July 4th in STL

July 5, 2009, 9:19 PM
Filed under: Family

Wow! It was so great to celebrate the 4th of July in my hometown!

My family and I (my parents included) dropped in on Fair St. Louis (previously known as the V.P. Fair) yesterday to celebrate America’s 233rd!

The boys were absolutely blown away by their first St. Louis fireworks display as we laid on our blankets on the Arch lawn looking up with tens of thousands of others as fireworks were lighting up the dark sky right in the center of the downtown Arch…it would be tough to beat that view anywhere in America, and we enjoyed every minute of it.

We had some great moments yesterday – from just being with my family to eating some amazing food – from watching the boys play some intense ‘air guitar’ to the band Train’s version of Aerosmith’s ‘Dream On’ to getting to see that guy on this seasons’ America’s Got Talent do some amazing tricks with his dog at the Purina Dog Show…but, one of the greatest moments for me was at the start of the display, they played our national anthem and lit up the sky with some amazing fireworks…it was in that moment that I realized once again just how proud I am to be an American…man, what a country we live in…we are so fortunate and a BIG THANK YOU to all who serve and have served our nation in our military for allowing us the privilege to enjoy our freedom.

Blessed to be an American!

Jesse