Fireworks with Friends

Celebration on the 4th of July was the first for our family in our new residence. Festivities included window shopping, lunch in the Forest, swimming at the pool, and viewing fireworks at NIST. The weather conditions could not have been more perfect, the best in years. It was cool with a slight breeze. We were joined by the Zhao's, Huang's, and Lee's. It was fun to be with them, talking, playing frisbee, and just sitting in the lawn chairs and on sleeping bags. Finally, around 9:30pm, the fireworks began, a steady of bursts of pyrotechnic display, but separated by moments of pause. After 15 to 20 minutes, the finale of continuous popcorn-like popping of fireworks went on for a couple of minutes. We knew it was going to be the finish. At the end, everyone applauded, packed up, and went home. We all had an enjoyable evening under stars, gazing at the celebratory fireworks, and hopefully for a short moment stopped to think about and thank our forefathers for their sacrifices to give us a free country. Happy 4th of July!

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