Blake Jeffreys

10/24/11

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Fireworks, French toast, and Friends in Idaho

Have you ever gone to a new state to visit family, had a blast with fireworks, and along the way made some new friends. That’s exactly what I did on the fourth of July in Idaho a few years back. This event made me feel excited, nervous (around the fireworks), and it made me feel happy because I had family and newly found friends there. But it made me think when would I see my friends there again. The week I spent in Idaho playing with fireworks was one of the most memorable events in my life.

One day a few years ago my family took a fourth of July vacation, it was a week in Idaho to visit my Grammy and Papa. This event made me feel so excited because I hadn’t seen my Grammy and papa in one full year. But it made me think what would happen this trip in the state of awesome potatoes. We got on the plane, and sat there for 3 hours. It smelled funky because an old lady sat next to me and she smelled funny. The only thing I had to eat were those little packs of airplane peanuts, they tasted how normal peanuts do. The only thing I could hear was the dialogue of Star Wars I I I Revenge of The Sith. I felt very paranoid because there was a kid kicking me seat behind me. But that didn’t matter because I got used to it, leaned my seat back picked up a sky mall magazine and before I knew it I was in Cor De Lane, Idaho. We got the rental Hummer drove for an hour. Finally we made it to their house. Shortly after me my dad and my papa drove to the firework shack over by Albertsons. We spent some time looking but we bought an enough to last us that night and the next day, which was Independence Day. I got to pick one that I wanted; I picked a flaming army truck that made an ear-piercing screech once you lit the fuse. The plane ride was ok and it made me feel annoyed but I made it through. It made me think why did I get stuck by the annoying people, but it was a good trade if I sat with my dad I got use his DVD player.

After we got the fireworks we ate my Grammy’s spaghetti, and waited for the day to transform into night.

When the day turned to night we went into the backyard and my sister and I lit the sparklers, spinning eyeballs, and I had the honors of throwing the fog grenade.

It made me feel like I was a pro pyro technician. But I thought to my self what would be the danger if I dropped a sparkler????? After we finished off half on the cool stuff we went to bed. I slept down in the playroom on a couch that converts to a bed, while my sister she slept there to but she got an actual bed. That day made me feel like a pyro. I thought what’s going to happen tomorrow

I woke up in the morning and thought, today is the fourth of July and that means a butt load of fireworks today. I went up stairs and found my papa drinking coffee and sitting by their dog Goldie. Then ten minutes later I heard my sister get up and come to see my Papa and I. Later we went back to our room to watch TV, and play on the treadmill. This made me feel excited because today we would set off the big boomer fireworks, but I thought what might happen today before the fireworks.

A couple of hours later everybody got up and my Grammy made her French toast with her secret ingredient (The ingredient is love) and I was pigging out for an hour. Later on in the afternoon, we played croquet and set up a rope swing. With the rope swing we attached a sprinkler nose to a hose and swung though the squirting water. During that, the new neighbors asked us if we wanted to come over and play on their slip and slide. We accepted the invitation and in less than no time we were at their house. When we got in they introduced themselves, their names were Connor and Ashley. Then we did the same with ourselves. Then we played in the slip and slide. Later that day we created this fun game that we played for the rest of the trip. That night we invited them over to play with the fireworks. It was a fun night, and then after they left we got dressed warmly and went on the boat to see more fireworks.

This made me feel like I had just moved to a new state and made new friends. But yet I thought what fun would happen for the rest of the trip.

One of the most memorable times I spent in Idaho was the last time I went, we played with fireworks, and made new friends on the way, I will never forget that trip to the state of potatoes This trip made me feel happy how I made 2 new friends and I thought when will I ever go back to see them again. On the final day of our trip we went over the neighbors house and made some s’mores. I won’t forget the trip, the fireworks, or the friends in that time in Idaho.