
It has certainly been an interesting Independence Day this year. I spent this morning squeezing past crowds, trying to find a good spot to watch the annual parade. There was so much festivity in the park, something I didn’t think I’d ever see again after more than a year of masks and social-distancing.
The city started celebrating on July 2 and I got the feeling that this was a belated celebration of the city’s 100th birthday was supposed to be 2020 but…
This was my first time seeing this parade. I was an active participant last time, walking alongside my church’s float while tossing candies into the crowd. It is definitely a different experience. One, I get to see all the parade floats and two, I know now why there is a plastic bag tied to the little kids’ wrists. This is like a second Halloween for them.
If I get to go to this parade again next year, I would be better prepared. I would pack chairs, a tent, and lots of ice and water to keep cool and to prevent my arms from getting ten shades darker.
It sounds like a wonderful way to spend the weekend.
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Absolutely, though I did wish it wasn’t so hot.
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It has been a scorcher….well here we are having wild fluctuations. A few days ago it was in the 90’s and now it has dropped into the 60’s
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Wow, I wish it drops to the 60’s here. It’s’ been so unseasonably hot here, it was around 108 yesterday. I saw the temperature in my car and my jaw just dropped.
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That is horrible. I consider us very fortunate.
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I think a lot of people are so over the lockdown and ready to return to social contact.
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I know I am.
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