Happy America Day!

I'm feeling a little homesick today. I'm a few weeks away from my one-year anniversary in China, and would love nothing more than to be home for the summer. The intense summer of Shanghai is in full swing. I'm getting ready for a season being hottest I've been in my life. This year's a doozey!

Of my 23 4ths of July, I have spent 21 of them at the beach. The only other time I wasn't at the beach for the 4th was when I was in Shanghai in 2007. I have to say its much more fun at the beach than in the hot, humid, sticky, gross, hazey Shanghai summertime. I swear I really do like this city.

But Happy Birthday America! Love and miss! I'll see you soon(ish)!