So, I'm a wee bit behind, but here we go:This 4th of July I embarked on a two hour journey through the Dingle Swamp to a tiny little place called Montpelier to watch some fireworks. Quite the drive to watch a few sparkly lights in the sky! Of course, there was a better reason to make the trek: Melissa was going to be there!!! YAY!!
I hadn't seen Melissa in two years, which is WAY too long to be separated from your twin, so I used the fireworks as an excuse to finally see her. Curt
and Melissa were as cute and photogenic as ever! I really think they're quite perfect for each other. :)
I also was finally able to meet the ever adorable Matthew. He was a little tired and not too talkative, but still super cute. Jexten and Adessa were quite the opposite; little whirlwinds of energy entertaining anyone within earshot. I was laughing so hard at all their antics! If you've ever met Vicky then you know where they get it from.
I had a wonderful time catching up with Melissa and watching the fireworks go off. The 4th of July is one of my very favorite holidays. I feel so blessed, grateful, and proud to live in this great country! In my various travels to China, Mexico, and Europe I have grown even more appreciative of the freedoms I enjoy. We have clean drinking water, sturdy houses not constructed with rusted scrap metal and various bits of garbage, and we can move freely anywhere we want within our own country. I never would have been able to recognize this seemingly small (but in reality huge) blessings if it weren't for my travels to places where they don't have these luxuries. We
truly are blessed to live in America.I LOVE my country! :)
"The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things that matter for a nation; the great peaks of honour we had forgotten - duty and patriotism, clad in glittering white; the great pinnacle of sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to heaven." ~David Lloyd George
