4th of July

I awoke this morning to the sound of my phone beeping. My Scottish friend had sent me a message congratulating me on my independence from England. I sent him a thank you text and then rolled over. As you might have guessed - the fourth of July isn't that big of a deal in Ireland... And to be honest with you it does not really seem like the fourth of July. It is a cool seventy-five degrees here with a very strong wind. There are no makeshift trucks selling fireworks, no watermelons, or flags flying. I went for a walk into town and wished my friend working in the post office a happy 4th. She just looked at me with a blank stare until I explained the importance of the day... I won't do that again. ;) We are going to have a bit of a celebration later this evening. We are getting together with some American friends for a Bar-B-Q... and who knows mabe a bit of watermelon if I'm lucky! We hope that all of you have a great 4th!