Happy Fourth of July Eve, friends! I am a big sucker for Independence Day as I feel nothing quite screams “SUMMER” like it. For me, it also packs the same Americana vibes as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Super Bowl.

Happy Fourth of July!

In honor of tomorrow’s holiday, I will not publish a Thursday Rundown. This goes against the precedent I set in 2019 when the Fourth of July also fell on a Thursday and I threw together this rundown. I don’t know, I guess five years of additional blogging service later I feel more entitled to use my holiday time (😂).

But let me add one final anecdote to the “Fourth of July on a Thursday” thing: It’s great, isn’t it?!

I much rather my Fourth of July begin the holiday weekend as opposed to end it. Since Independence Day last fell on Thursday in 2019, it has either landed on the weekend or, like the past two years, on a Monday or Tuesday.

With the holiday landing at the very beginning of the week, working people usually pack all their fun into the preceding weekend. They then use the Fourth of July to perhaps take a small step back and celebrate the holiday knowing they have work tomorrow. If that isn’t the epitome of a firework dud, I don’t know what is!

Call me crazy, but I like opening my long weekend (because let’s face it, most everyone will take Friday off) with America’s big birthday party and then having the next three days to relax. So, I guess all I am trying to say is that I am really glad the Fourth of July is on a Thursday this year 😉.

Please enjoy an awesome and safe Independence Day. We are blessed to live in this country and should have every right to celebrate accordingly. Don’t Blink.