4th of July

Fourth of July was real good to me, as it should be for all Americans out there. The day marks our independence for our country, the day when our story of an underdog won against not only opposition from other countries, but from the difficulties of what it meant to be independent and the struggles of starting from the ground up. I'm proud of the history of my country and still believe in her great capacity to be a shining light for the world, as it has been time and time before.  Definitely, the 4th of July to me is a reminder too, to be like how my country did and strive for the independence from all the powers trying to hold me back from being my full potential.

My 4th of July was amazing to say the least. I spent the day with my family at Folsom Lake, you really have to appreciate Sacramento - for being a city in the center of the state, far away from the ocean, we really make use of our man-made lakes and the one river running through it, lol. Chill, chill, chill. And perfect weather to accompany the lake-side chilling, too.

A whole block filled with people lit with over-sized sparklers. A grand  finale to the 4th of July. 

The night was crae. I can without a doubt say that my block is one of the best places to be in Sacramento for 4th of July.  One of my neighbors holds an annual block party for Independence Day and the general public is invited.  This year was definitely one for the books - the fireworks were legit (as in, they actually went up in the air), laser dance lights through the darkness everywhere, there was even a famous radio station DJ on the ones and twos providing dope music for people to dance to in the streets (and I definitely took advantage of a DJ on deck, it's such a shame when a DJ plays and people don't dance!).  It was pretty much a club ;).  One of the best parts of the night was the grand finale - everyone was provided an over-sized sparkler and asked to light it at the same time... perhaps 300+ people at once and the whole street was lit!  Crae crae. Hmm, if I had to try and convey the mood the party feel had, I would tell you to listen to "I Like it Like that" by Hot Chelle Rae ft. the New Boyz. Did I also mention it was a summer night? :) Hahaha I'm sorry, I just can't get enough thinking back to the memories.

A lot of other things happened post-4th of July, but I'll blog that later. Stay up peoples!