I love fireworks. I'm such a firebug... if playing with fire really did lead to bedwetting, i'd be sleeping in a waterbed by now. I'm serious. Fire and sparkle and light... *squeeeee!*
SO, i love the 4th for that reason, for one. It's like everyone is afflicted by the same pyro-tendencies that I am for a night. Everyone is caught up in the same insanity... it's magnificent!
I remember watching fireworks at Disney with my family when i was a little girl, laying on the soft grass--oh, and not that "normal" St. Augustine grass like we had in our lawn, but the bug-free, velvety-soft, spongy grass that's only found on golf courses--and looking up at the wide expanse of sky, with the live orchestra playing in time with each ear-splitting *BOOM* and the crowd "Oooh-ing" together with each explosion of color and light... It's enough to make a kid feel small and helpless, but somehow it was so empowering--and still is. I'm addicted.
I wanted sparklers at my wedding, but alas, it was not to be. They wouldn't light as we exited, so at the last minute, we used bubbles instead.
Nice, but not the same. *shrug* ...i mean, you can't get the same feeling from a bubble. It just reflects light, it doesn't create it. I mean, don't get me wrong: i like Bubbles. Especially this one:
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| BUBBLES is by far my favorite PowerPuff girl. ;) |
But i digress... FIREWORKS are where it's at, people. The loud, booming, light-up the night kind. And i'm not into having wars with them, or blowing fingers off. That's not cool. I've seen severed fingers before. It's part of my job, and i always wonder around the 4th how many more we'll get in the lab and i'll have to think: "oh, man...i wonder if this firework was really worth never being able to properly text or play angry birds again." Sad. (And totally not what i'm referring to.)
What i truly love the smells of summer, the feel of the grass, the light and sound, and the feeling in your chest when the bass booms along with each rocket that goes up to light up the sky, and the way your heart widens and feels FULL as you watch the magnificence of it all. THAT is celebration. And what better way to celebrate the freedoms of our God-blessed country than with something as awe-inspiring as that!?! :)
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Fun post. Love your wedding gown!
See I can't stand fireworks. I hate the fourth of July. I'm not really afraid of them, I just hate the traffic and noise (and more traffic and noise) associated with it. I hate how the city fills up with cars and millions of people. I'm just a curmudgeon for this holiday I suppose.
Thanks, Chi-town! :)
And Cake Betch, my hubby and i didn't get involved with all that traffic BS. We found a cool pub outside of downtown with a rooftop terrice. So, we sat back, good brews in hand, and watched for free (no parking fees) and sans traffic noise and hubub. It's the only way to do it.
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