Awesome Indepedence Day!

July 7, 2008 | Filed Under Holidays, Simplify, Family 

The Fourth of July is one of our favorite holidays. (For me, it ranks up there at Number 1).  So naturally, we set out to find some festivities in our new locale. We found out about one small town big on celebrating Independence Day. It is about 40 minutes NW of Lincoln, called Seward (we called it “Sea”ward but…it’s not pronounced like that… Hehe. ). Weird name aside, the place rocks. We had a blast and will likely go there again next year.

This town is Middle America in the best way. Streets sectioned off for foot traffic, classic architecture, BBQ cooking everywhere (people walking around eating GINORMOUS turkey legs wrapped in foil); snowcones, merchants selling painted rocks and wood carvings, a big parade with horses and kids riding their bikes, an outdoor amphitheater with a live orchestra playing patriotic music; the works. We even watched a staged gun fight between some tough cowboys. The marshal/sheriff gave him a silver star to put on.

We walked around the town, got some food, just enjoying the atmosphere. When we got tired, we just sat underneath a shady tree. Flags were waving, people taking free shuttle rides around the town (pulled by a tractor). It was unreal. We stopped at a large yard sale. Kids were out front asking if we wanted to “buy one and get something free.”  After spending the day there, we drove home and crashed for a couple of hours. That evening, we drove  to a ballpark across from the Haymarket (near downtown) and watched Lincoln light up the night.

It was a great day. See more pictures HERE.

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