Independence Day in Okinawa

It was our first Fourth of July in Okinawa: last year we were in Romania-- oh the memories! While that was great we didn't get much of a birthday celebration for our country. 

This year was wonderful. Victor made us pancakes, we packed up our beach gear and headed to a beautiful beach with our friends Anna, Logan, and Coree, which was infested with jellyfish YIKES so we packed up and drove down the road to our favorite beach where we knew there were no jellyfish ha. 

Then we ended the day with BBQ ribs and fireworks at the beach on base. Quite the fabulous day, celebrating how blessed we are to have such a great country with such a noble history.

My favorite holiday. Happy Birthday, America! We sure love you.