Let me begin by saying...I FREAKIN LOVE AMERICA!!! Besides Christmas
America's birthday is my favorite holiday! I was born a patriot...I
bleed Red, White, & Blue and I can prove it. It started at a very
early age. I was and am to this day OBSESSED with the Statue of Liberty.
True story...for my 5th birthday I requested a Statue of Liberty
birthday cake, and got it along with Lady Liberty earrings.
I finally
got to meet her a few years ago, and you know how you build things up in
your mind but when you finally come face to face with it it's kind of a
let down...This was not the case! The Statue of Liberty was just as
majestic as I thought she would be! It was A-MAZ-ING!!!
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| One of the highlights of my life!! |
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| America!!! |
But anyway my
favorite song as a child was God Bless The USA by Lee Greenwood, and
remains a favorite to this day. I also remember my parents letting me
stay home from school so I
could watch President Reagan leave office...I cried...I was 7! And I
swear saying the pledge of allegiance was one of the highlights of my
school day. My parents probably thought I was either a very strange
child or I was going to be president one day (which I still haven't ruled
out).
Now present day : I still get chills EVERY time I hear the
National Anthem (Unless someone is murdering it). Whitney Houston's
Super XXV rendition of the Anthem is hands down my favorite...Don't
worry I have it downloaded on my IPod! Nobody ever has or ever will do
it like Whitney. And I wish I could take a leave of absence during the
Olympics so I could watch all day and all night. I can hardly handle all
the patriotism and USA chanting. And when an American is on top of that
podium, they start lowering our flag, and the Star Spangled Banner
starts to play I cry every single time. I never forget how blessed I am to live in a country that is
free! And I never stop being thankful for those who have fought and those who have died to keep it that way! "Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty." -Louis D. Brandeis
I really wanted to post this yesterday obviously, but I was too busy celebrating America's awesomeness. We had an All-American throw down. It was epic...here are some highlights:
My famous jello shot mold...Its awesome!!!
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| Livin the dream...'Merica |
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| Our parties come complete with man candy |
