El 4 de Julio

We spent a lazy Fourth of July together. We baked a nectarine crisp to take along to a party in DC where we grilled it up, and enjoyed some celebratory beverages. When it was time for fireworks, we all went up to the roof top where we had a spectacular view of the DC fireworks show, without the massive crowds. Someone brought up a stereo so we could hear the National Symphony as they played along with the fireworks show. The view was awesome. We had a 360 degree view of all the surrounding city fireworks as well.

I was really upset with myself that I didn’t think to bring our video camera or regular camera up to the rooftop. By the time I realized it, the show had already started and I didn’t want to miss it by going down and back up three plus flights of steps. But Gabriela stayed up for the show. We thought she’d be putting her hand to her ear like crazy with all the noises she’d hear. Instead, she clung as tightly as possible to daddy. She was nervous, yet in awe. She watched the whole show with those great big brown eyes of hers while sitting on her daddy’s shoulders and once in a while even pointed to the show. It was precious.

And I just want to end this post with a little note to self.

Self,

Next time you attend the fireworks extravaganza in DC and you notice a number of fire trucks converging upon the very metro station you are approaching, think twice about going down the escalator and trying to board a train. You might walk downstairs and notice a bunch of smoke. As the firefighters walk back and forth and not one single train shows up, your husband might volunteer to check to see when a train is coming, but he might be prevented from going back down the escalator to you. You might have to go back up, exit the station, walk past all the fire trucks that are still there, and walk to another metro station all together, only to find that someone had the “bright” idea to set off fireworks INSIDE the metro station. And THIS was the cause of your commuting delay. SERIOUSLY, people?? Fireworks IN the metro stations???? Classic.