July 4th

 

Dear Friends,

 

I hope you had a marvelous Independence Day along with the long weekend. For me it was gratifying. But then at the end of the day I thought to myself why do we celebrate Independence Day?

Let me share what I know and read.

4th July, also known as Independence Day, became a federal holiday from 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day goes back to the 18th century. It all started when the Second Continental Congress arranged a meeting in Philadelphia. They created a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the continental congress (Government of thirteen colonies) voted in favor of Independence, two days later delegates from 13 different colonies adopted the declaration of independence (Document drafted by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R). From 1776 to present day, July 4 is celebrated as Independence Day, with festivities ranging from fireworks, parades concerts to more casual family gathering and barbecues, we went for the latter. So, to celebrate July 4 me and my family had a blast at Little America Amusement Park. It was a roller coaster! so, hop on board and I will take you on for a ride. My dad drove us miles away from our house on July 4, 2021. I do get motion sickness, so to me it felt like we were traveling to another city. Still, it was worth the wait. When we got out of the car my legs felt free. I stretched them out like I was getting ready for a jog. It took me and my sister a while to get all stretched up and ready to go. My parents were already on the move. We rushed up to them. Soon we made our way to the ticket counter. My dad had gotten us tickets. After getting the tickets we started roaming around the amusement park. When it hit us. We did not have lunch. So, we quickly had our lunch at the nearest subway. It was delicious and appetizing. After lunch, we headed back to Little America. 

We scampered around looking for the first ride we were going to do. My dad suggested that me and my sister should go on the Mad mouse. It was a roller coaster which had many twists and turns. I loathe roller coasters. But I went anyway. My sister and I handed tickets to the man who controlled the roller coaster. He scurried over to a smooth black cart. “The little one has to sit in the front, and you have to sit in the back.” The man said. I sat in the cart first then my sister joined in. We were soon off and away. The roller coaster was zooming fast. It made me dizzy and whenever it went down, I used to get a strange feeling in my tummy. After the roller coaster, Me, and my sister rushed back to our parents. Next stop we went to the Merry-Go-Round. I opted for a brown horse and my sister went for another horse a behind me, it was a fun experience. After that we went over to the monorail. It is a beautiful yellow cart with a great view of the park. Me and my sister handed a woman the tickets and hopped into the cart! “Have a great trip.” Said the lady. She pulled a lever, and we went off and away. We slowly rode around the park, noticing different rides. I suggest you go on this first to get a glimpse of which ride you want to go in next. As soon as we got off the cart, we knew exactly which ride we wanted to go to next. We headed over to the twirl-A-whirl. We gave a man our tickets. After giving him our tickets, we hurried over to a huge chair which would probably be able to hold 4 people. There was a bit of a line, so we had to wait for everyone to give the man their tickets. After a long wait the chair started turning. It started slow, then picked up pace after every minute of the ride. It was frolic! Me and my sister could not stop laughing until the ride ended. After we got off the ride. I wanted to go to the haunted house. This time our parents tagged along. We handed a man tickets and entered the house. In the “haunted house” there were these pressure plates. If you stepped on one it would make a loud sound. But the bad part is there are no windows nor lights so we could not see where we were stepping and where we needed to turn. I suggest that if you are going to Little America Amusement Park please go to the haunted house at your own risk. It is not haunted! Rather it is a dark room and we had to grope our way out and on top of it if we put our foot in the wrong place loud noise was adding to the chaos, we returned to our house after spending half a day at the Little America Amusement Park

On the same day in the evening, we decided to go and see nearby Fireworks. Since we arrived late at the firework site all parking was taken away. My dad had parked our car on the grass like other late arrivals. Me and my sister sat on the trunk of our car waiting for the fireworks. Spark boom! A noise came from the distance. The fireworks had started! We watched curiously at the radiant colors filling the night sky. It was eye catching. I took a few pictures of the fireworks. After a while, the fireworks ended. It was a beautiful sight. Well, this was not my first 4th July but then I wanted this one to be embedded in my memory.