Celebrations

The Fourth of July this year was low key for us, which is really not that different.  From our house in CO we could see several cities' fireworks, so we tended to stay home.  This year we were at a resort-y RV park where you could see fireworks from nearby cities if you were down by the pool.  So that's what most everyone did.  Earlier in the day we had some fun food and such, we decorated the trailer, and just laughed a lot.  

Watermelon is something we almost never have on the road.  We generally don't have the space for it, cutting it makes a lot of trash, blah blah blah.  But it was the Fourt of July peeps, watermelon was a must for us.  Not the best watermelon we've ever had, but because it had been so long since we'd had watermelon, it disappeared almost before I even got any.                                  

The kids had never had deviled eggs before, and I had to use up some eggs.  Fate.  I must be starving the kids, because these also disappeared in a jiff.  I'm not a fan of hard boiled eggs, so I did not partake in the deviled egg experience.  But I do put hard boiled eggs in my potato salad, which I DO eat.  There's no explaining me.  The kids also got to spend time down at the pool.  This was our first time having a swimming pool, aside from the times when we've been at hotels.              

Dinner was homemade mac and cheese and some fried chicken tenders.  On festive plates.  That's one of the things I miss from being in a house--I miss decorating and the associated making of stuff for holidays.  Not that I miss making a mess and such, but I miss getting into the holidays.  I know people do that on the road, but I think they're also the people who are only out for that particular holiday, not out for an entire year.  Space is limited, our focus is other places.  So we forgo some of the things that we enjoy in order to do new things that it turns out we enjoy as well.  




This month is full of celebrations for us.  Our country's birthday, the anniversary of starting this glorious trip, my birthday, and many other "ordinary" celebrations (ice cream for everyone!).  I hope that as you read this blog, you think about travelling the country as well.  There is so much to see and do all over this awesome country of ours.  There's no possible way to see and do everything, but getting out and doing and seeing something you've never seen or done before just is so fantastic.  Even if you never want to do it again!