One of the things you are supposed to do at some point in your life is to spend the Fourth of July in Boston. This is my mom and I last summer in front of the Boston Pops on the Esplanade.
Although Elaine couldn't make it out this summer (she'll be back in action in 2011), I was still able to make it out and enjoy the Fourth with the Boston Pops and several good friends.
Interestingly in California I am considered to be fairly intense while on the East Coast I am thought to be laid back. Where ever the truth may lie - I like the laid back label better! :) - I am pretty intense about getting good seats at the movies and for things like this. So this morning I was up at 6:00 and ready to get in line with all of the stuff I didn't realize I needed last summer. Last time Mom and I sat in the hot sun for about ten hours hiding under whatever cover we could find. Our seats were too little and I didn't have the right cooler. This time I was prepared.
Cooler: check
Umbrella: check
Blanket: check
lunch, dinner and snacks: check
magazines: check
Book for class: check
sunscreen: check
chairs: check
I was in line by 8:00am and ready to set up my campsite. Please keep in mind the concert didn't start until 8:30pm! We filed in and I got my spot and settled in.
I think it looked pretty good myself.
I settled in with a few thousand of my closest Bostonian friends...
And waited as my friends trickled in over the course of the day.
Laura #2, Laura #1, Jarrod and Greg.
Laura and Marie...they were very happy the sun had finally dipped behind the treeline!
We are standing to sing God Bless America.
These were the local hosts for those home watching the concert on TV. We tried our best to get on TV but alas no one saw us in California.
Marie and I after a long day guarding our space!
The entire group! We made it till game time!
The gorgeous sunset of a lovely summer in New England.
Awesome spot if I do say so myself!
Had to get Greg in there too.
This was the ass who thought it would be a good idea to bring a helium balloon to a concert. I had to run down and tell him to take it down and then so did about five other people!
Singing Yankee Doodle and waving the flag!
This is the finale...Stars and Stripes Forever!
And they said you couldn't see the fireworks - pshaw I say!
After the concert was over we trooped back up to Boylston to get in the car and drive back home. It took us about 45 minutes, but I was super glad to be in air conditioned car and not on the smelly T.
Fourth of July in Boston is pretty outstanding!
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