Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.

First of all thank you to all the people who bestowed get well wishes on me yesterday. I was sick yesterday, barely able to get out of bed. But I am feeling much better today. Anyway, what a busy weekend in store for me and my family. On Saturday (which is actually the 3rd) I will be riding in the 4th of July parade in Middletown DE. My first official appearance as Mrs. Patriotic United States. I am so excited about this, I have been playing with my hair all last week to figure out what will look best with my crown. If anyone has any suggestions please feel free to give help me out! My husband and my 2 little boys will also be riding in the parade. My work is going to be participating in the parade so my family will be riding with them. Its going to be a fun experience for us all. After that we will be going down to my parents house so I can finally meet my new nephew. I have always enjoyed the 4th of July for many reasons. One of them being the uninhibited family time. This isn't one of those holidays where everyone is running around trying to make sure that everything is perfect. Its a very relaxed holiday where you can just hang out with family and friends. And my family exemplifies this mentality perfectly on this holiday. Often times we all just come and go as we please, but mostly we are either hanging out by the pool or just sitting on lawn chairs on the porch taking in the sweet aroma of the grill. Yes, the 4th of July is a great holiday. Also, being able to walk down the road and being able to find my weakness is always a plus, cotton candy. It isn't everyday that I get to partake in the pure sugary goodness. Anyway, Saturday will be a nice day with family while on Sunday I will be doing another appearance at Liberty Day in Newark, DE. I don't think wearing that crown will ever really get old. And this wouldn't be a complete blog if I didn't tell of the exciting movie coming out this week. Yes, Eclipse from the Twilight series is coming out tomorrow. I am very excited, and just so you all know I am on Team Edward, although I will admit that in the movies Jacob is much nicer to look at. My friend Shana and I intend to drag our hubbies to this movie sometime this week. I would go to the midnight showing of this movie (I guess that shows how much I like) but upon closer consideration I have decided to opt out of going to this showing to avoid all the screaming tweens. But I will be attending at some point.