From Sea to Shining Sea: Fourth of July...Boston Style

The fourth of July this year was different than any other year. There has been years at the singing flag, others at barbeques, others at the Clayton parade, one on the top of our roof, one at the Clayton Community Park...many different places to spend Independence Day and in different ways and with different people. 2006 was in East Asia. I remember throwing up that morning and it was probably the one time I was thankful to vomit. I think we had been there a few days, maybe a week, and I was still feeling sick from the plane ride, and after that morning and resting a bit, I felt much, much better. 2009 will also be a memorable one. I slept in a bit and went to study for a few hours before going to the Esplanade right along the Charles River to meet up with a few friends. Thankfully the day was GORGEOUS! It had been gloomy and rainy for who knows how long before (pretty much the whole month of June) and it was forecasted to rain on the fourth, but God had a great surprise for us and it was so nice out all day long! Not a rain cloud in the sky (there were clouds) and the sky was nice and clear--perfect to see the fireworks! I found my friends in the sea of people spread out all along the waterfront. They had a few blankets out and books and flashcards and we studied a bit more while a few boyfriends/husbands who were there did a bit of trivia on their own. We were quizzing each other on the thoracic and abdominal cavities while the significant others were quizzing each other on random trivia or movie or sports trivia. It was rather enjoyable. Then, the sun started to go down and the Boston Pops concert started, but since we couldn't see it, we listened to it over the speakers set up. It was the CBS televised fourth of July celebration and it was fun to be a part of it. It was somewhat similar to the Singing Flag celebration except there were maybe a hundred times more people and one was unable to watch the musical performance and the fireworks both. So, we opted for the fireworks show. It was a great show and there were many people out on their boats in the river, which is where I would have preferred to be, but it's kinda hard to be on a boat in the water when I don't have a boat (or access to one at all). After the fireworks were done, it was like a crazy madhouse leaving and the T was PACKED full of people. It was free that night though, which helped the non-Bostonians who don't know how to ride the T get through faster and out of our way for those of us who knew where we were going. :) Just kidding. :) There were so many people though; it was crazy! Just look at some of the pictures below.