Yesterday Dr. Man, Lawyer Friend (who is visiting us– our first house guest!), and I went to see a fireworks show in nearby StickTown. It was a great fireworks display. It went on for about 40 minutes with a tremendous about of bangs, oohs, and aahs. It was a slice of Americana.
We drove to StickTown after a very patriotic dinner of Pan-Asian cuisine (yum!). There were booths where people sold various goods (T-shirts! Herbs! Art!) and food (Funnel Cake! Hot Dogs!). People stretched out on the big field with towels, blankets, and camp chairs. In front of us a small child clapped her hands over her ears whenever the fireworks went off while her sister (?) danced around waving a glow-stick necklace. To the left was a group of teenagers trying to remain nonchalant about the fireworks display. It could have been a Norman Rockwell-ish type painting.
Then, the music accompanying the fireworks came on. Most of it was the usual God/America- yay! type country music fare. Then, Have You Forgotten? was followed by American Girl. And all I could do was giggle.
It sounds like the perfect way to celebrate the 4th (Except you are *supposed* to eat hotdogs and hamburgers!)
Funnel cakes…*drool*
Susans Musings: Well, honestly ever since Ag in the 7th grade (yes, I grew up in The Sticks) and found out what was in hotdogs, they’ve grossed me out. So, I stick to hamburgers 🙂
Aunt Becky: And they were yummy, too!