Thursday evening, I was euphoric - I had a three-day weekend! At home! I could get so much done.
By Saturday afternoon, all I could see in my house was the projects that weren't done. Time to get in the car and drive away to continue my tradition of listening to a reading of the Declaration of Independence.
This year, I headed back to idyllic Williams College, where my tradition first started. Copies of the Declaration of Independence, the British response, and the Constitution are held in the rare books library, and members of the Williamstown Theatre Festival read from the documents each Fourth.
Dylan Baker read the American documents, and Michael Coglon read the British response with all the necessary disdain. We cheered, and boo'd, and had a great time. The museum was open so that we could then go look at the documents themselves.
As long as we left the balloons outside. Probably good advice for any museum visit.
I never knew you could listen to a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th! What a fantastic thing to do! I'll have to google it for my area to see if there's an event nearby. I'd love to attend a reading! I even promise to tie my balloons outside! lol!
Posted by: Arizona | July 07, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Wish we could of been there with you this year. We have such found memories of the 2 we shared with you!
Posted by: Tracy | July 07, 2009 at 11:51 PM