Sunday, July 5, 2009

4th of july in nyc

We packed an awesome picnic and found a great spot to eat, chill and watch the fireworks. We got a perfect spot on a pier at about 70th street. Lots of good food, good company, perfect weather, relaxation, surprisingly not too crowded, and a spectacular fireworks display to top it all off. It was a ton of fun.





mixed berry parfaits. we got fancy.




entertainment



scotcheroos




gorgeous sunset. it got even prettier later.



the main event

I was surprised there weren't more organized events happening in the city for the Fourth. In Provo there are a ton of things happening July 4th with Freedom Festival. It made me a little sad to know all the traditional things our families were doing together all day: wake up early for the hot air balloon festival, watch the parade, go to breakfast, set out blankets to save a perfect spot by the Marriott Center to watch the fireworks from Stadium of Fire, have a BBQ, light fireworks, get KFC. Here in NY, there didn't seem to be a ton going on besides the fireworks in the evening. And the thought of people in NYC trying to save a spot by leaving a blanket on the grass is laughable. Guaranteed, your blanket would be long gone within a couple hours. It is such a different mentality here in so many ways. It was still a wonderful holiday and it was cool to spend it somewhere so different but still feel proud to be an American.

6 comments:

Lindsay said...

DANG!!!! You saw the whole thing! We regret not setting up camp during the day so we could have seen the largest firework show in the nation!! Super Jealous!

Lynsie said...

WOW! It looks like you had so much fun! I love all the pics! I want to come out!!!!!!

Morgan said...

Your 4th of July looks so fabulous! I'm catching up on your blog right now and your whole past week looks amazing. It's so sad that your visitors left, but the job and the callings sound so exciting, definitely something to look forward to. Good luck with everything!

Sharla said...

Wow! The fireworks were NYC style for sure!

Mike said...

Mmmmmm....scotcheroos... :)

Mills Family said...

fun 4th!!!!!