Hey there folks! Happy Independence Day! Hope it’s a great day for you!
Sorry about the confusion from the old post from Coronado. I was trying to limit it to FB just for the old pictures. I was reminiscing on how much fun we always had there on the 4th. I always miss Coronado at this time of year.
WordPress updates faster than I write and my widgets are out of whack among other things. I was having great difficulty and spewing many ugly words trying to post those pictures. I accidentally republished the entire blog entry with no explanation of it being a repost. So, if you are a “follower” it found it’s way to your mailbox. So here is my disclaimer: No, I am not in Coronado and the Big Bang Bust in San Diego was in 2012. I understand though that Fort Mill, SC had a fireworks mishap this year. Bound to happen somewhere. The only California debacle so far this year for the 4th was an earthquake. I didn’t feel it. Maybe if I hadn’t been out eating and drinking and laughing so hard with some new friends I might have. It was pretty big. It’s not dark here yet on the west coast though so there is time left for some other fiasco.
It’s hard to believe it has been 7 years since that last 4th of July post. We left San Diego because of the crowds, the traffic and the taxes. And here we are newly back in California on the SLOcoast (so called for San Luis Obispo and the fact that life is a lot slower here). It is a whole different California here except for the taxes. Drive out of our neighborhood and you are in the midst of strawberry fields, flower fields, vineyards, goats, cows, and horses. And newly repurposed farmland growing the latest cash crop. Yep, pot fields. And you know what the Eagles say about the Hotel California? “You can check out but you can never leave.” And thus, here we are again for the third time.
It is much more peaceful here and life is easy. On the other hand, we don’t have these great 4th of July events that draw in 100,000 people. We have a neighborhood parade that has more participants than spectators. Which is still fun. And much more the norm. Here’s how we do it in SLO County.
There are fireworks tonight down at Pismo Beach. But it’s a crap shoot which will come first. Could be the fireworks or could be the fog. I’m opting for bed. We have already been out twice this week and we are going out again tomorrow. I am having trouble keeping up this SLO pace. Who knew there were so many party animals in these retirement communities?
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Haha! Love it 😍 I cant wait to visit you in your new place! Vineyards and strawberry fields sound amazing! Happy 4th!!! X
I can’t wait for you to come!
Yeah, losing interest in fireworks 💥 but I’ll take my youngest (15) to see the now-hapless Giants this weekend. SLO gin fizz!
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Looks like great fun! I love small communities. Glad your away from the earthquakes.