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The 4th was not as "American" this year


I thought our 4th was very "American" even though we didn't even fire up the grill. We slept in a little (kinda, Nick got up ate then was put back to bed and slept for 2:30 more), then had breakfast then went to a state park. I had never been to Afton State Park before. It looks like it really has some nice trails and it does have a beach. All the camp sites are backpack sites, funny that they also have backpack sites, they must be really remote. Had we went to Afton to hike and have a picnic, instead of bike and picnic, it would have been better. Since Andrew got a new bike this week he wanted to go for a bike ride. Afton just proved to be too hilly, maybe that is why it is good for skiing :) . Really, it was a great low key day. Later that night April and Andrew went to see fireworks and according to April, Andrew was an angel and they both had a wonderful time.

The one thing I did notice is the lack of the "Super American (dum dah dah dum)" attitude this year. The focus of the news articles, radio, and blogs, there was more of a focus on fireworks, grilling and from the parking lots of any store we went by, shopping. Nobody seemed to have the "yea! America! we rock! Proud to be American! "These Colors don't run!" attitude. It is like we Americans have finally realized that this was is not going so well and that maybe we should be just a little ashamed of what we as a country have done outside of our borders

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