At one point in my life I was very proud to be an American. I think I'm still patriotic somewhat, but not as much... What happened? I'm thankful I'm American, but I don't believe that makes me any more special than anyone else in the world. I'm blessed to be an American not just to be blessed, but so that I can somehow bless others.
Anyway, I tried to be festive this Fourth of July weekend. I missed our annual neighborhood picnic, but we still found plenty to do here in Virginia. I had a great time:
-Visiting George Washington's home at Mt. Vernon
-Eating a picnic by the Potomac
-Taking the metro into D.C. with about 25 million other tourists on the hottest day of the year
-Going to the White House, Capitol, Art Gallery, Chinatown, Washington Monument, Air and Space Museum, lunch with Aunt Susie, and Georgetown
-Walking many miles
-Laughing a lot
-Swimming
-Going to church
-Listening to an army band in Reston
-Hiking in basically a swamp at a national park
-Eating Asian food
-Shooting off a giant firework
I was also thinking of my dear mother who has been in China for almost a week now! She is doing fabulously and I'm so proud of her...
1 comment:
Sounds like a pretty patriotic weekend! Wish I could have been there, hahaha! :)
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