From Georgia:

What am I doing on Independence Day? A few days ago my daughter’s boy friend came to my door to ask my permission to marry my daughter. His plan is to ask her on the fourth of July during the fireworks. My wife and I can hardly contain ourselves keeping the big secret. So on the 4th I’ll be basking in my daughter’s happiness. We are so blessed to live in a town with a huge 4th of July parade, followed by the Boy Scout BBQ picnic, neighborhood parties until dark then incredible fireworks that seem to get better every year. It’s the kind of town that raises kids like the one that, in 2010, was thoughtful and earnest enough to ask me for my daughter’s hand in marriage. And there are thousands of cities and towns like mine that make up the greatest country on earth.
Yep, this year my favorite holiday will be the best ever.