We’ve made it a tradition recently to spend the Fourth of
July in New Bern, NC with my husband’s parents. We got to New Bern shortly
before lunch. I had prepared some vegan baked beans and maple roasted Brussels
sprouts to go with the vegan Kielbasa and hot dogs I brought for myself and
the kids. The in-laws provided the hamburgers and hot dogs for the meat-eaters.
My husband helped his dad with the grilling while I got to relax for a bit. My
husband’s sister and her family arrived just as the food was coming off the
grill. It was a pleasant lunch and then we visited for a while. My
sister-in-law and her family then left to spend the evening with her husband’s
family. Then we left Sugar Plum with my husband’s parents while we took the Charmer
with us for a quick trip to Wal-Mart. I needed some things (shampoo,
toothpaste, borax, etc.) from there but have not been able to go to our
Wal-Mart since a shooting that occurred there back in June. It’s probably for the best, as our Wal-Mart
is absolutely disgusting to walk through in the first place. While the New Bern
Wal-Mart was still a Wal-Mart, it was far less gross than the one we’re used
to.
After our Wal-Mart trip, we all had a quick dinner at Taco
Bell (the most vegan-friendly fast food restaurant we have here) and got ready
to watch the fireworks. We had a great view from the train tracks overlooking
the Trent River.
As the fireworks started, my 17-month-old son was fascinated
and loved them while my 3-year-old daughter was terrified and screamed for the
fireworks to go away. So we pack up our things and walked slowly back to the
car, looking back at the fireworks every few steps. At least I got some pictures of the kids before the fireworks started:
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