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Independence Day
Yesterday was the 4th of July and we had a holiday! It is the biggest holiday on the American calendar and everything from cars to houses to children is plastered in American flags. Even stone lions in gardens were wearing red white and blue (rwb) hats. We got into the spirit of things by wearing rwb clothes (Lucy), eating an all-American breakfast (Andrew) and eating rwb cupcakes (Fiona). We started the day at Wrightsville beach with a swim followed by brunch at Sweet and Savory. Wimbledon was next followed by a party at Bob & Carol's with an amazing fireworks display (that Lucy slept through). Fireworks tents popped up all along Market Street to sell to eager customers that had not had the opportunity to go to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina to buy rockets, roman candles and other more interesting fireworks. Even in church last week we sang 'God bless America' (well everyone else in the congregation sang and we listened in) 
Having been in Boston the other week where we saw the balcony where the independence declaration was first read we thought that this was the birth of the new nation. But interesting North Carolina was the first state to declare independence through the Halifax Resolves on April 12 1776 where it was voted unanimously that North Carolina declare independence from Britain. But don't worry about us becoming too Americanised. We have a little Aussie flag in our front garden and an opera house lamp in our window. And we are looking forward to next Australia Day where we can put on a real BBQ with lamb chops and pavlova.
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Yesterday was the 4th of July and we had a holiday! It is the biggest holiday on the American calendar and everything from cars to houses to children is plastered in American flags. Even stone lions in gardens were wearing red white and blue (rwb) hats. We got into the spirit of things by wearing rwb clothes (Lucy), eating an all-American breakfast (Andrew) and eating rwb cupcakes (Fiona). We started the day at Wrightsville beach with a swim followed by brunch at Sweet and Savory. Wimbledon was next followed by a party at Bob & Carol's with an amazing fireworks display (that Lucy slept through). Fireworks tents popped up all along Market Street to sell to eager customers that had not had the opportunity to go to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina to buy rockets, roman candles and other more interesting fireworks. Even in church last week we sang 'God bless America' (well everyone else in the congregation sang and we listened in) 
Having been in Boston the other week where we saw the balcony where the independence declaration was first read we thought that this was the birth of the new nation. But interesting North Carolina was the first state to declare independence through the Halifax Resolves on April 12 1776 where it was voted unanimously that North Carolina declare independence from Britain. But don't worry about us becoming too Americanised. We have a little Aussie flag in our front garden and an opera house lamp in our window. And we are looking forward to next Australia Day where we can put on a real BBQ with lamb chops and pavlova.
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