July Second

Quick summary...

Wednesday: Philadelphia Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky with Tanya.

Fireworks after the performance.

Thursday: C.L.I.M.B. invited to Pastor Mark's house.

Dinner with friends.

Saturday (today): fishing with Sara at Peace Valley Park.

Tomorrow is Sunday, which means that Fourth of July is right around the corner. Unlike the previous years, my family has not planned to be at a traditional BBQ with the rest of our relatives. Instead, they're having a friend over and we're gonna do goodness knows what.

To be honest, I was really disappointed when I found out that we weren't going to a BBQ because it's our last summer here in the U.S. for the next few years and I haven't celebrated Fourth of July with the whole family for what, the past three years?

Besides New Year's Eve and Chinese New Year, Fourth of July has got to be one of my favourite holidays; just because it's in the summer and it usually includes all the things that I love- barbecues, pool, fireworks, family and friends.

Time is flying and it ain't coming back.

Come to think about it, why is it called "Fourth of July" anyway? In the States, people write dates with the month first followed by the date. For example, today would be July second, instead of second July like we would say in Singapore. It's kind of ironic that this truly American holiday is called "Fourth of July" instead of "July fourth".