Thank You.

I think we sometimes forget just how much we owe our soldiers. These people are putting their lives on the line for us. We may not know their names, the how, or the where, but they are.  I want to say thank you to my cousin, Ethan, for doing just that with the Marines.

Ethan, you are awesome for doing what you do. I wish we could see you more often, but know that your family loves you so much!

The Lawn.

Every year, fireworks are set off at my old high school. The school collapsed a few years ago, but the fields and track are still used by the community. Across the street from the old school is the recreation center for the entire town. They have a skate park, a playground (it's still fun to play on at my age), soccer fields, baseball/softball fields, a big, red caboose, an indoor pool, and basketball courts. On top of all that, they have a big lawn in front of it all.

   This lawn fills with people from town to watch the fireworks. Instead of just having fireworks, there is a band, fairground food, and spontaneous games everywhere. I see people from all my years there as they come back to visit their own families who are still there.