It's not often I feel homesick-after all, I've been away from the States for many years now. But today is often one of those days I feel a little twinge, I miss just a little of where I am from. It's just another day here (a day where Angus' newly arrived son Jeff and I will go to the movies and see Over the Hedge), a day of conference calls in the morning and normal life in the evening reign. We had our own brilliant party this weekend that I loved and more on that later however here, in my new country, it's just another Tuesday.

But in my heart it's a day of barbecues and fireworks, of laughter and corn on the cob, of the scent of foamy beer and hot afternoons.

Happy Independence Day, America.

I miss you today.

-H.

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1 I miss it, too... no barbeques or parties, no relaxed fun-in-the-sun. I still can't believe little things like this make me homesick. And that nobody even seems to realize that today's a special day.

Posted by: Hannah at July 04, 2006 07:37 AM (4Wiye)

2 I feel future-homesickness. I'm not gone yet, but I know I will be so today is a bit emotional in that respect. Have a good 4th of July, Helen!

Posted by: Juls at July 04, 2006 02:26 PM (ka1Yp)

3 Happy 4th to you Helen!

Posted by: Jen at July 04, 2006 03:17 PM (mcnrx)

4 Happy 4th of July to you from Houston TX. We've got the bbq pit ready for hamburger patties and hot dogs, lots of potato salad and corn on the cob.

Posted by: kim at July 04, 2006 05:40 PM (Jfcmk)

5 Happy Independence Day from Pompano Beach, Florida! Fireworks have been going off for two weeks now, so maybe we'll get some sleep after tonight. Ah... what do they call the 4th over in the motherland? 'ungrateful colonist uprising'?

Posted by: pam at July 04, 2006 06:09 PM (l6NIn)

6 thanks for remembering. We will go listen to the symphony and watch fireworks

Posted by: iowaslovak at July 04, 2006 08:05 PM (vBa9j)

7 I miss it too even though I was only in the US for 6 1/2 years. I got a beautiful email from my friend with photos of her 18 month old son running down the sidewalk with a flag in his hand and grinning. It made me heartsick for baseball (go Mariners!), hot dogs, fireworks, slurpees, the US flag on a flagpole and fresh cherries from our tree at the perfect stage of ripeness on the 4th...*sigh*

Posted by: Annalisa at July 04, 2006 10:18 PM (/kKbf)

8 We are just about to go outside and eat some homemade ice cream and set off our own fireworks...I'll watch some and think of you. And for those of you who are other than here: Nothing has changed. The 4th of July is exactly the same as it ever was.

Posted by: Marie at July 05, 2006 02:30 AM (qWBjl)

9 Happy 4th! I just got home from watching the fireworks in Foster City- had a BBQ earlier, some left over beer, so I'll go open one and lift a toast to you.

Posted by: Jen-Again at July 05, 2006 05:49 AM (QmzRL)

10 We miss you too!

Posted by: ~easy at July 05, 2006 02:11 PM (18jln)

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