I love being American. My favorite part of a baseball game? Hearing and singing our national anthem. I get excited when, as an adult, a chance arises to say the Pledge of Allegiance, and I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time researching our country’s history — both in school and long after. I love talking about our founding fathers (and mothers), and learning more about how the United States came to be is a frequent topic of conversation ’round these parts.
We bandy about words like “freedom,” “independence,” “opportunity” . . . and I’m as guilty of anyone for taking those concepts for granted. For taking our nation for granted. But though we’re just a newborn in the grand history of civilization, we are a proud and mighty group — and I hope to never forget how fortunate I am to have been born in a place where “hope” is a real, tangible thing.
I’m not sure if I’ll make it to any fireworks displays tonight (the traffic! the mosquitoes! the humidity!), but we are planning a trip to Mount Vernon, George Washington’s estate, for some festivities and fun. Seems like an appropriately patriotic activity on such a festive day!
Happy 237th birthday, America!
write meg! 
I hope you and yours enjoy a brilliant 4th July
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Happy celebrations,you guys have fun.
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Great time in celebrations then…
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Enjoy your day, Happy 4th July 🙂
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I don’t think there will be any fireworks around here tonight – we’re supposed to have another day of rain. 😦 Enjoy your holiday!
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Have a great holiday. Even though the weather is nice here, I’ll watch the fireworks on TV. No bugs or crowds.
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L’ha ribloggato su italiahomestaye ha commentato:
Thank you, Meg!
To my American students…
Happy 4th of July!!!
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Meg, America the beautiful takes on new meanings when you’ve been behind the Iron Curtain and traveled through 35 countries like I have. As for humidity and mosquitoes… these are daily fare in Florida. Bring on the fireworks, I say; we’ll be there!
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Amen and amen.
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