memorial!

okay, so spring in norfolk is pretty awesome. "not as cool as spring in _________ (insert major city here", you say. well okay fine, you're probably right but it's still pretty sweet. one thing that always tips me off to the arrival of the warmer months is greek fest (and specifically the eating of locomades, fried dough balls covered in honey w/sesame seeds). in high school my friends and i always lazily conspired to spray paint out the "r" on the "greek fest" sign.

another clue is the coming of memorial day, which is awesome. my grandmother and i went to a graveyard 21 gun salute once for memorial day which was really sweet. i honestly didn't really know what it was for other than cookouts, but it's for those who died in wars (just in case you didn't know). watching people celebrate makes me love america despite it's many undesirable qualities political, consumer, and otherwise speaking. some things i love about america:
1. this lady at the grocery store with an american flag bandanna and matching ensemble
2. sunkist. can be bought by the single bottle at farm fresh as well as these other treats.

3. carnivals of any kind like the strawberry fest. with or without real or fake rednecks.

"fake" rednecks from va beach. they think it's ironic:

4. soft serve ice cream preferably from d.q. or a stand like this:


5. and finally bike rides and convenient store treats (Flintstone's push-up pops):