tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258898549308554189.post4383343208711299523..comments2009-07-06T08:22:24.264-05:00Sarah Vonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714179408766699953noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258898549308554189.post-21660792077013098842009-07-06T08:22:24.264-05:002009-07-06T08:22:24.264-05:00I love Independence Day!!! I miss it so much!Our military base puts on a pretty decent show, and they invite all the local Brits to join the party, which is, well, hysterical...<br />&quot;Hey everybody, come and celebrate the fact that we kicked you off our continent!&quot; <br />...but it&#39;s not the same when you are an ocean away. This year we went to Bruges for the long holiday weekend and missed the fireworks all together...although we did have a picnic in a park that consisted of French wine and Belgium truffles, so can&#39;t complain too much.<br />Anyway, these are some GREAT ideas, and I can&#39;t wait to put them to good use next year!Kittyhttp://ww.abellevie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258898549308554189.post-39152077308851254542009-07-03T02:29:12.309-05:002009-07-03T02:29:12.309-05:00I want to do the beets on the grill and the sparkler photos. Also, I love you for just suggesting that we talk like MATT DAMON. Seriously. Amazing.Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173369530050037666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258898549308554189.post-13660078912447693812009-07-02T15:56:58.555-05:002009-07-02T15:56:58.555-05:00I will be watching the fireworks on a sailboat in the middle of Resurrection Bay here in Alaska. The extra twist...it really doesn&#39;t get dark so the explosions go off at midnight when it is a tad dusky out. Fireworks really aren&#39;t the same in the low light of the midnight sun....Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430963887513406428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258898549308554189.post-34968965078718391392009-07-02T14:04:21.114-05:002009-07-02T14:04:21.114-05:00Great suggestions, lady! I&#39;ll be stimulating the economy at the flea market, myself. What could be more American?Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05316749500678318719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258898549308554189.post-77059713180481189222009-07-02T11:25:14.288-05:002009-07-02T11:25:14.288-05:00My future in-laws are visitng, and we can legally shoot off fireworks in our yard (yeehaw Tennessee), so I think we&#39;ll likely get drunk and try not to burn our hands off. Or at least my fiance and I will while the adults chat. I forgot about sparklers though!Freyahttp://www.fishnorfowl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258898549308554189.post-1394009261818842672009-07-02T10:54:10.008-05:002009-07-02T10:54:10.008-05:00I am kind of a hideous traditionalist myself, actually. The country club where I work always throws their party on the 3rd, so after feeding 500 people, all the staff gets to watch the fireworks along with the partygoers. Then my family always goes over to the country club that my Dad&#39;s friend manages, and participates in their party. I always rock something un-ironically tacky.<br /><br />This year I am definitely looking forward to kissing the mister under the fireworks, as I have been apart from my misters for the past few July 4ths.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709377893502729103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258898549308554189.post-76492337633226547442009-07-02T08:11:39.658-05:002009-07-02T08:11:39.658-05:00Excellent ideas, all. But the 4th just isn&#39;t the 4th without a barbecue of some sort. Just like our founding fathers used to celebrate.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12321505516350090098noreply@blogger.com