4th of JulyFavorite Things about 4th of July in Bristol, RI

  1. biking to The Parade
  2. lobster and steamers with the family
  3. fireworks
  4. celebrating my birthday, my little brother’s birthday, my aunt’s birthday, and my grandmother’s birthday
  5. the concert in Colt State Park

There are 3 comments on this post

  1. how bout just the absolute craziness of Bristol trying to squeeze 100,000 people into a town of 25,000?? Its nuts here tonight
    Love
    Dad

  2. sigh……4th of july just isn’t the same anywhere else; outside of bristol, it’s just another day except people have an excuse to light miniature explosives in their backyards….

    ps you could also have mentioned:
    anxiously awaiting the arrival of the aunts, uncle, cousins, and nana’s first batch of summer cookies
    badminton in the backyard
    cheap, plastic souvenirs
    awesome glow-in-the-dark necklace souvenirs
    sparklers and bottle rockets

  3. Our Delta flight out of Maui was delayed until 1:00 o’clock tomorrow morning, so we said, “ **** it,” and are now sitting on the beach in Lahaina waiting for the fireworks to start …

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