4th of July is always one of my favorite holidays- "Not because it's always great," I say, "but because it has so much potential." Sometimes looking forward to the 4th of July is even greater than the day itself.. kind of like Christmas. That being said, you could imagine my dolefulness when I realized my 4th of July would be spent in Japan- a country that, obviously, does not celebrate the day (though it does exist on their calendars). However, fireworks (called hanabi) in Japan, are very popular.. more than that- they're legal. That's right folks, no ID required, not even for those "in the air" ones that we love so much. With that knowledge, 4th of July was lookin' up! We invited students to celebrate with us, and had a great turnout.
The evening was complete with:
1) A traditional American meal
2) $80 in fireworks
3) Dangerous firework stunts.
4) The words "crazy awesome!"
5) An "in-the-air" firework that exploded on its side into an open grass area- thanks Dan!
6) Mosquitoes
7) A cranky cat.
8) Lighting fireworks with.. other fireworks.
9) Tying old fireworks to new fireworks so we could hold them
while they're on fire and make an arch...
that people could run under.. great idea.
10) Lots of laughing
11) Ice cream
12) Frisbee
13) The game "signs"
Needless to say, I had a great 4th of July.
Definitely unforgettable and CrAzY aWeSoMe!!!
is your quote at the beginning of this blog from our conversation? or is that a quote from something else? (or did you just put quotation marks "because" lol)
ReplyDeleteand you guys played SIGNS?!?! SO fun :)
we need to play when we're back at school!
WOW! I'm glad the day lived up to all its potential! What a fun video! I think your next blog should just be a video of you talking about your day! So we can hear your voice!
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