HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY, Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
*fireworks and explosions*
I love the Fourth of July so much. It's that one time of year that I feel so patriotic and proud of my country and state that I could cry. Sometimes I do. During the annual July 4th symphony, I get teared up during the Service Medley and National Anthem. Speaking of which, have a video of Aaron Tveit singing the National Anthem. Because why not.
So yes, I'm so proud of the USA and I love it with all my heart. True, the government is quite a corrupt mess right now, but when are governments not? The ideals that our Founding Fathers began with are what America is to me. Not what it has become. Americans are still good people who abide by those same ideals even if our leaders don't.
The America that George Washington founded and our soldiers fought for is the America I know and love. Honestly, there is nowhere on earth like the USA and as much as I would love to visit other countries, I would always come back home.
And to her troops, and to all the soldiers, the men and women who have served the United States and sacrificed their lives for our freedom and peace, thank you. I don't think we could ever thank you enough for what you do for us. You have my everlasting respect and gratitude.
Yep. I love the United States of America. And by that, I mean Texas, of course.
Just kidding.
Okay but not really. If I haven't mentioned this before, I'm Texas born, Texas raised, and Texas proud and I ain't never gonna move anywhere else because this glorious state is my home and ever shall be. Amen.
This wasn't supposed to be a bash-the-non-Texans post, so lemme just clarify that YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC, TOO AND JUST BECAUSE TEXAS IS THE BEST STATE IN THE USA DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD ABOUT IT.
So yes. I had a fantabulous Fourth of July. (Seriously does everything get better when you turn 18??)
We had a big family get-together and went swimming while blasting country music--cause you GOTTA have country music on the Fourth. It's just about as American as you can get--and had a glorious barbeque and got sunburnt because sunscreen is gross and I refuse to wear it. Also it was like 104 degrees Fahrenheit so whew. SUMMER IS UPON USSS.
So after that we watched Mel Gibson's "The Patriot". Lemme say a few words about that film. YOU WILL CRY. Also it's very patriotic. And SPOILER: everyone you love dies.
To quote my mom, "Doesn't Mel Gibson just play the coolest characters ever? He's always so COOL in his movies."
It's so true though. Mel Gibson is just so insanely cool. He has those slo-mo shots of him running off to fight bravely and you're just like, "Woah, I will never look that cool. Ever. Nope."
ANYWAY. So the villain in the film, this fellow who's name I still don't know:
I can easily say I have never hated a villain this much. This guy. Is pure evil. PURE EVIL, I TELL YOU. You know, most villains seem to be misunderstood or have a sympathetic, good side to them BUT NOT HERE. No this guy is the devil and I was rooting for his demise during the whole film right after that part where Thomas.....*stumbles off to cry in a corner*
Then after all of that, my family went and we watched the big huge fireworks show and that was exciting because apparently they had misjudged stuff and not only did they have the biggest fireworks I've ever seen in my life, but they were too close to the ground and so the show was called off halfway through because a house caught on fire or something. Oops.
So it was all terribly exciting and awesome.
And then of course, I sang Hamilton and introduced my cousin to Hamilton and randomly screamed "LAFAYETTE" all day and it was fun.
LONG LIVE AMERICA! The land of the free, and the home of the brave.
Did you have a fantabulous Fourth of July?
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