another 4th come and gone...

i'm confused... a lot of people are calling me this year to "see how yesterday was." i'm confused. this is the 14th time. nothing different, just spending time with my family. my mom's changed things up a bit, so it's nice to see things are toning down.

change #1 - no mass well, there was a mass, but not in my backyard with tons of people over to witness it. no sprinkling holy water on dad's picture either, saving his soul from purgutory and all that. and what's even better about the no mass at home thing is - no novena. sorry, but that sh*t is boring.

change #2 - no mass = no people the most annoying thing on a day of mourning is having to deal with people. this year, no masses of people at my house, just mom, me, bro and 3-5 people that stopped by for lunch. quite pleasant. funny thing is, my mom still cooked for 30 ppl anyway. silly mom

that's the only two things i can really think of, and they're really major. so thank god for changes this year... mom's even off at atlantic city today and staying overnight. talk about changes! :-P

maybe it is strange, though... that i don't really celebrate the 4th or really care about patriotism or fireworks or any of those things. i just stayed home, read "dude, where's my country?" and crocheted most of the day away. i guess i just don't find it that exciting, really. oh well... onto today and enjoying my day off. must get ready to go out and enjoy the sunny, humid day.