What are your plans for today? A backyard BBQ? A parade? Watching a big fireworks display? Watching the celebration on TV news at 10:00 p.m.? Or hitting a local fireworks stand and creating your own show for your kids?
Whatever your plans include, please take time to remember our troops and the sacrifices they make for not only our continued freedom and democracy, but for others as well.
I'm originally from Washington state (the Seattle area to be more specific) and in order to enjoy one of the BIG fireworks displays, you had to fight the traffic to get to one of the launching points. And if you wanted a good seat you needed to get there early in the day to stake your claim on the best spot. Then you had to fight the traffic to get back home and hope you didn't get run off the road by someone who had partied all day.
Here in Arizona it is SOOO easy to enjoy the fireworks going off all around us. I have two locations I could go to that are both only about 10 minutes (or less) away from where we live. The city of Surprise has a wonderful display right at the Surprise spring training stadium. You can take a blanket or towel to the stadium and lay down under the stars while waiting for the big show. But you don't even have to go to the stadium to enjoy the display. While not as spectacular, I can actually see the show from my backyard.
Every year though my husband and I go to a friends house in Sun City West to enjoy the fireworks display Briarwood Country Club has. Every year I am surprised they take on the expense of doing this for the community. I'm always thankful they do and oh how convenient it is. Gone are the days of fighting the traffic (and sometimes the weather) just to catch some 4th of July spirit.
Hope you have a wonderful day with your friends and family
