So I may be in NY but my mind is in Utah today. Today is one of my favorite Utah holidays the 24th of July!! For those of you who are not natives of Utah this is the day when the Pioneers came into the Salt Lake valley and settled the state of Utah. It was always a day full of fun with the family. We usually went to a parade in the morning and then it was off to a picnic at the park. As I got older the tradition changed a little and we would spend the day and Carol and Len's. A full day of good food, swimming and chillin with family. Then of course once night came you could find firework displays in almost all the cities along the Wasatch front. We actually used to drive from one location to another trying to see as many as possible.
Believe it or not, I receive a lot of grief for being from Utah. Either I talk funny or I think everything is better if it came from the West coast. But what can I say? Everything is better when it comes from the West and to all of you people who are convinced that I speak incorrectly I think you should take a good long look at your selves. One thing you will never catch a person from Utah saying is "yous Guys". Does it really get any worse than that?
I have grown to appreciate and even love New York. There are things I never thought I would take part in that I now look forward to all year. I guess people from Utah will never understand until they experience it for themselves. Oh well, I guess I'm lucky, I get to enjoy the best of both worlds. Life is pretty good if I do say so myself.
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