4th of July

Every year our family gets together on the 4th of July and celebrates independence day. This family ritual is never planned, everyone just knows where it will be, what time, and obviously the day. Everyone contributes something and by the time we get all of the food laid out there is enough food to feed a small army. And the even sadder part is that most of it is gone at the end! This ritual is kind of like family reunion; everyone shows up, they gossip, eat, play games, and then eat some more. Our family then departs for the day and goes their separate ways. Some of the family wont speak to each other for a couple more months or maybe even tell the next 4th of July.