Other people's holidays

This was a really fun Memorial Day weekend. But one of the things I like the most about this holiday is it's a holiday with merit. One that means something to many Americans and people who call America home. Friends and families gather to enjoy their first lake trip of the season or a good backyard BBQ. But it's a real goliday.

And it's our holiday.

I felt funny a few weeks ago on Cinco de Mayo. It hit me wrong that bars all around took advantage of another nation's holiday to sell more beer. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that most Mexicans don't even celebrate. Most people don't even know what it means. Their real independence day is in the fall.

So why do we celebrate it? I guess it's just a day for drinking, like many other 'holidays' on our calendars.

When I lived in England years ago, some of the bars and nightclubs had American Independence Day parties. Yeah, really. I know because I went to one. It felt really odd that my sister and me were the only two Americans in the place. But someone else's holiday sold some booze, and I got a shout out from the deejay.

These holidays always give us all a much-needed break from the work grind. Even though there is alcohol consumed, I believe holidays are for spending time with family or friends - or both - and appreciating the freedoms we have.

Love to the single girls,
Addison