boom boom pow

it's 10 pm on the 4th of July and there are no fireworks.

no parades, no red, white & blue star spangled flags, no barbeques, or face paint.

but i do have a thunderstorm, country music (which is as American as you can get), a red, white & blue outfit, speculoo cookies, and thoughts of a tattoo.

so i guess that's as close as i'm gonna get over here.

there's also a photo of my boyfriend in his dress blues in front of a flag next to my bed.

my man in uniform.

i love America.

i love the fact that our military is comprised of men and women who made a choice and a vow to defend our country.

thank you to my dad, grandpa, brother, uncles, a bunch of friends, b, and everyone else in the military for being strong and brave enough to do just that.

i love that we're free.

i can vote whichever way i want, believe whatever i wanna believe, say whatever i wanna say, all that.

yeah, i may get some shit for it from a few people, but that's it.

and since when have i cared what people think?

i also love that America has Pandora, Netflix, and 92.5 WBEE.

i'm getting mighty sick of the music on my computer and paying $4 for No Strings Attached on iTunes was a hard decision to make.

and only my hometown people will understand, but i miss the Bee Morning Coffee Club :(

there's a zillion more reasons why i love America, but they all pretty much revolve around food.

soooo i'll just leave you with my favorite patriotic photo, taken last summer at the end of boot camp:

have fun celebrating today, everyone!

go to a barbeque and ooh and aah at the fireworks for me pretty please :)

and don't take it for granted.

happy independence day!

-wildchild