"HAZAA!"

The crowd cheered as we showed support for the Declaration of Independence, read by Ben Franklin and friends, on the steps of the National Archives yesterday morning. Matt and I joined in the celebration thanks to the magical mass transportation known as the Metro. After the reading, we camped out in front of the Natural History Museum and enjoyed the parade, complete with "Independence Bird." We staked our claim to Oktibbeha County (it looks like we're claiming Texas... I was too quick with the clickity clicks) and signed the declaration as well. After long walk around the monuments and a quick storm that almost made us return to Spotsy, we joined Stevie Wonder on the Capital lawn for a musical celebration and, of course, fireworks.