My favorite holiday or celebration has always been the 4th of July. Alot because of when I was younger, I felt the fireworks were for me, because my birthday is really close to July 4th. And I love the glow sticks, and the late nights. So as a kid I felt like I always had two celebrations for my birthday. I love everyone getting together, I'm a social butterfly so its just fun, the parties, and fun that goes along with the 4th. One year we went to The Lake of the Osarks and people drank and shot fireworks off their boats all over the lake, it was something else. I have so many different memories of the 4th. Soe more romantic, some just with family, but I always have loved it. i feel its more a self check to myself, like "do i feel like my life is great now, so much as I want to celebrate and give thanks for what I have?" it always makes me think. Am i so happy as to run around screaming YEA ITS THE 4th Of JULY!!! WAHOOOO.... and yes. I usually am, or it makes me think if im melancholy, if im not happy, or I'm worried, I really makes you think about if you are living your life the right way. because you should want to jump up and celebrate your life every day.
So this year. hilariously enough. I was down by the beach here in Del Rey beach, where we are vacationing. This town is known for its holidays and especially 4th of July and Christmas, they go all out and shut down the main street downtown. You have to cross a river and Atlantic Ave is the only street to take you across so sometimes you get stuck behind the bridge opening for a boat.
Well i was down at the beach all day burning up and forgetting to drink water. I got so over heated. Im also hypuglycemic and need snacks and water...and forgot to take care of myself while baking in the sun all day!
I started feeling really out of it, and realized I had to ride my dad's bike home and relax immediately. So I left my kids with my parents down by the beach so they could see the fire works. I started riding my dads 1970's bike home. The seat is way too high for me and I could barely ride the thing.I was on the phone with my mom just as I was heading home, just kinda scooting along with one foot pushing on the ground, one arm holding the left handle bar, and my right hand holding the phone to my ear. Well usually I can do this with my mountain bike, but as i came up to the busy sidewalk full of people crossing I realized I couldn't find my dad's breaks, or stop, and I couldn't drop my phone or run into people so I crashed right into the store window in front of like 20 people!!!! it was hilarious!!!! Some couples were standing there saying " I dont know what to call that, drunk texting while biking or..." I looked at hem, and said " This is called being plane stupid!" lol
I in fact had not been drinking at all!!!! I simply was overheated! and out of it and couldn't ride my dad's bike very well lol. I ended up getting home through the insane croud of thousands of people and just layed down sick in my bed while i heard fireworks going off for like four hours!!!!
I still am so happy though because my daughter said it was the best fireworks she had ever seen. And so many people on the beach, made it magical!!!!!!!
next year Im going to drink more water if its a hot day!!!!
happy 4th!!!
Osiruss
