| trifle -again & pride |

| tuesday |

4th of July!

did you guys witness fireworks last night?

I planned on going but my migraine stopped all of that.

I was happy to *not* hear a ton of fireworks in my neighborhood.

Most people have no idea how that  scares the dickens out of

pets and livestock.

So yay.

Today I am starting out with a coffee.

I had tried stopping caffeine, and I am not sure if that started this migraine that

will not end, so coffee it is.

I have posted this trifle recipe before.

Today you may get asked to a BBQ with nothing to bring.

Pick up:

carton of whipping cream

any cookie that can withstand moisture

{ stella dora makes a few kinds}

*the GF version is out of stock everywhere...boo *

and berries

whip the cream with 1T of powered sugar

{ I have made this without it}

1t of vanilla flavoring

layer the cookies first

berries

cream

cookies

berries

cream

crumble cookies on top.

Done.

My favorite 4th food will forever be the cheeseburger.

{ and tuna mac salad made by my mom}

Quite honestly, I could eat these {without the roll}

every day of my life.

I am secretly wishing restaurants would offer burgers and eggs for 

breakfast one day.

Growing up,

my mom would host picnics and this was the food of choice:

Yep.

Lobster roll.

2 schools of thought on this one:

with mayo or without

Me? 

I just loved the lobster casserole- skip the bun all together!

Now, I just pick on a whole one because there is no wheat in lobster and

cross contamination rarely occurs in a lobster pot.

But where I am from, this is a big divide.

When it comes to patriotic holidays, I am a huge supporter.

I grew up in a neighborhood  full of immigrants who served in the military.

We all would get together and I remember the stories of 

how they traveled from their countries & the sad often heartbreaking stories of war.

One thing was evident:

Pride.

How much pride they took in being an American and how far they would go

to defend our freedoms.

I loved listening to their stories especially the ones about becoming a citizen and

owning their first home.

Our neighborhood was newly built in the 1960's and they all had the most beautiful gardens, lawns and finely decorated exteriors.

The forth was a big block party and many would grill out as we visited one anothers

driveways, having a soda or coffee here & there, while us kids played amongst the houses.

Wonderful memories.

What is your favorite memory?

You see, it is the memories that live on & the feelings that you get remembering them that are important.

May today be filled with those.

xxx ooo 

Count those blessings!

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