The One About Freedom

I am going a little stir crazy. I am the only one home right now. I have run errands, actually cooked, cleaned the apartment, and watched Downton Abbey and Castle. I am just not used to not having classes. I have gone four semesters straight, and even before that I always got bored when I was home for summer vacation. When I was at home for the summer when I was younger, my dad would count the days until I would say, "Dad, I'm bored!" It usually did not take long. Sometimes it was only a day. When I was younger, I also watcher "Full House." Here is a little video to start off the holiday post. With liberty and puppies for all! 

Yesterday Meghan and I started off the festivities. We went to see the Utah Symphony in front of the waterfalls at Thanksgiving Point. There really wasn't a bad seat. The music was beautiful complete with Music Man, West Side Story, and patriotic music. They also played the song Chicken Reel which was apparently for all of the Texans in the audience. What is that supposed to mean? Anyways, after they played all of the songs on the program they played Stars and Stripes Forever. At the end of the song, the fireworks went off. I almost peed my pants. Wasn't ready for that one! The fireworks show was beautiful, and I am so glad I got to share this fun night with Meghan. I went home and because I was alone and kind of scared I watched Music Man in the living room until I fell asleep. That brings us to the Fourth. I would like to begin by saying that you know you are a BYU student when you look in your closet for something red so you can be patriotic, and you find absolutely nothing. The only thing red I own is red socks. So, I went with a Texas Rangers shirt. I am showing love for my country by showing pride for my state. Yeah... This fourth of July was extremely different than last year. Last year I was in the parade with all of my friends. This year I sat on the sidelines by myself taking pictures of it. It made me a little nostalgic once again. I am still waiting for the reason why I was not meant to get that BYUSA position... The parade was good even though it made me a little sad. That night I went to save a spot for Meghan and me to watch the fireworks. I found a good one, and without having to pay I got to watch Cirque du Soleil and hear Carly Rae Jepsen and Kelly Clarkson in concert. So good! When Meghan met up with me, we happily watched the fireworks together oohing and ahing, picking which ones were our favorites, and figuring out what to name each of them. The feeling you get in your chest when the sound hits you still amazes me, and these fireworks were HUGE. One would fill the whole sky. They were beautiful. It was a wonderful end to the holiday. Then again, it wasn't the end. I got up early this morning to go to another Provo Freedom Festival event. I went to the Balloon Fest. It was extremely early starting at 6:30 in the morning, but it was worth it!

 

 

You know you live in Provo when Spiderman has garmet lines.