What do a Kiwi, an Italian, some Canadians, a Northern Irishman, some English and an Estonian have in common?
Don’t worry, this isn’t a dirty joke. The answer is an undying love for the good ol’ USA and a desire to celebrate it in style with their favorite American friend.
Maybe that’s a joke, too. But in any case, we gathered and ate and drank!
I made cornbread that was gone almost immediately. My American friend Melizza made amazing chocolate chip cookies, and they were gone before I took a picture.
I did, however, get a picture of the bread she made.
Manuela made her perfect apple pie.
And that completes the food photos! I can’t believe I took no photos of the food other than this. We also had burgers, lots of mixed drinks, and three different salads.
Although we had to celebrate a bit early I’m really glad I decided to do something this year rather than feel like I’m missing out while all my friends back home have cook outs and parties.
These are my two American friends. I don’t now why I look so crazy here.
Most of the people who came were people from work. I don’t think I’ll ever again be lucky enough to work with such cool people.
I hope everyone here had a fun “Fourth of July” and that all my friends back home have a fun one in a couple weeks!
Happy 4th! 
June 25, 2012 at 19:04
Umm, amazing. This looks like a blast and a half. And makes me wish my 4th celebrations in the US were as fun as the ones out of it, haha. I’ll be working. And then maybe I’ll hold a sparkler when I get home in the evening.
June 25, 2012 at 19:06
Snakes and sparklers! Don’t those go together? I learned that from joe dirt. You’ve got chickens to celebrate with, what more do you want
June 25, 2012 at 19:14
So, I just had to google Snakes, didn’t even know what they were. Bottle rockets and black cats were my favorite childhood fireworks…that I probably shouldn’t have been playing with as a child.
June 25, 2012 at 19:15
Hahaha! I can honestly say I’ve never set off a firework, which I think slightly makes up for the fact that I like country music.
June 25, 2012 at 19:21
You definitely aren’t too country then, haha. There is a fireworks tent in just about every parking lot here right now…
June 25, 2012 at 19:43
Usually I’m caught up in your food photos and recipes, and you totally captivated me with the people photos in this post. LOL.
Looks like it was a great time and you have several alternative modeling careers if you ever decide to go that way…
June 25, 2012 at 19:45
Haha thank you! It was a fun time! What will you be doing?
June 26, 2012 at 18:11
no plans as of yet. i did pull out my ‘independence day’ tablecloth (red background, white stars) and usually i listen to Martina McBride’s “Independence Day” song at some point…
June 26, 2012 at 21:10
Country! I can support that!
June 25, 2012 at 20:48
The photes brought a smile to face…looks like you guys had a good time. Bhavini
xx
June 25, 2012 at 20:49
Thank you! So nice to hear from you. Hope you’re doing well!
June 26, 2012 at 13:07
Looks like a good time was had by all! Don’t you love having awesome coworkers?! It makes all the difference. I too love my coworkers, which makes the job a hundred times better!
And now I’m thinking that I should bake a pie for the 4th! I’ve been itching to bake, even though I’m not much of a baker and we’ve been talking about pies at work. So that settles it! An old fashioned apple pie to celebrate the homeland!
A la mode of course since I have to include ice cream in everything these days!
June 26, 2012 at 13:09
Good luck on the pie baking! I get so angry every time I bake something sweet because it never turns out. How can it be so hard when it seems so simple – follow the directions. Not simple.
June 26, 2012 at 13:27
Yeah, we’ll see how it goes! I’ve been cooking all of Annabel’s fruits before I put them in the food processor to make them softer. The other day I added some cinnamon and realized it was just like a pie filling, so I’m hoping I can just do that with a little bit of sugar (apples are really sweet when cooked, so hopefully I won’t need much!) and throw it into a crust! Probably sounds easier that it will be.
Aaaanndd…now I’m going to eat breakfast because all of this food talk is making me really hungry!
June 26, 2012 at 13:49
Well I expect a blog post then
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June 27, 2012 at 08:00
Looks like so much fun!! I’m so sad I couldn’t be there.. I miss you all immensely. And I agree with you, I don’t think I’ll ever be lucky enough to work with such cool people again either…
June 27, 2012 at 08:37
We miss you too!! It’s sad looking over and seeing your empty chair
Be sure to take lots of pics of Dubai! Manuela and I were looking at ticket prices!
July 2, 2012 at 16:42
you’re cute.
July 3, 2012 at 05:23
Aw thanks