This was the first 4th of July I haven't had to work since I was in high school and, go figure, I'm in a different country. But fun was had by all!
My friends and I got together to have an Independence barbecue on the rooftop of one of our apartments. Since my friends are from all parts of the world, we decided to not celebrate any one country. We had Koreans, Canadians, Irish, Kiwis, Americans and South Africans at the barbecue. It turned into an American and Canadian party, however.
I showed up with watermelon and Budweiser. I don't even drink Budweiser in America, I think it's crap beer, but I had to drink it for the party! Somebody else brought an American flag and one of the Canadian chicks brought graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows for s'mores. Yeehaw!!!
At one point, three of us Americans broke out with the national anthem. I couldn't remember I actually remembered the words. It's been so long since I've actually sang that song. Then the Canadian chicks followed suit and had to sing their national anthem, too.
We also shot off fireworks and had sparklers. Yay for lighting shit on fire!!!!!
The police eventually showed up because, apparently, we were being too loud. Keep in mind this was before 10 p.m. on a Saturday. Luckily we had Korean friends at the party and they managed to get rid of the cops. If this had been a Korean party, there would have been no issue. But god forbid the Meegooks and Waegooks celebrate their independence. Whatevs. We had a great time regardless.
I didn't get to go camping, float the river or watch a parade, but I still had a great Independence Day celebration with good friends, beer, barbecue and fireworks. Sounds like a pretty successful Independence Day to me.
Happy Birthday, America!!!!
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