Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Three Nation Celebration

Over a two week period we got to celebrate the freedom and independence of three nations.  On July 1 my son and I were in Canada and celebrated Canada Day.  This was the fourth time in the past seven years that my son and I were able to take in this celebration.

Steinbach, MB July 1, 2019
July 4th, Independence Day my family and I were in  Kansas visiting my in-laws.  It was a special day as it was our son's first time to set off fire crackers and fireworks.  This year was also the first time that I got to celebrate July 4th as an American citizen on US soil.  I became a US citizen in March of 2012 but every year until the current I was in a different country for Independence Day.

Burlington, KS July 4, 2019

On July 13 the French Consulate had a celebration for Bastille Day (July 14) at the Houston Polo Club.  We started the day by going for lunch at a French cafe and then some sampling of French wine at a local wine store before heading off to the Polo Club.  There were no fireworks but there was an exhibition polo match, French food, French beverages and French being spoken.  For a few brief hours we soaked in the faint feeling of being back in France.

Houston Polo Club, Houston July 13, 2019



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