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We Are Now Patriotic

It’s official- J and I are totally proud to be Americans…we put up a flag in our front yard! I have been wanting one forever, and J surprised me by picking one up this past weekend. Just in time for the 4th, right?!

Honestly, I can’t tell you how happy I am to finally have a flag flying proudly in our garden! It makes me feel so happy looking out the window and seeing it fly! So much so, I wish we had got one sooner but I wanted to find the right one for the garden, not one that fall apart as soon as the weather changed. I did a lot of research before buying the flag, because of course, I want it to last forever. I scowled sites looking for the perfect fit, and even came across several patriotic posts coming from Ultimate Flags which lifted my spirits and made me feel proud to be American.


Here is what that sad un-patriotic corner of our front yard looked like before:

a million and one dog toys scattered..such is life!

And here it is now:


It just took one easy install of a holder and now we have a fantastic American yard! J was pretty excited, and so was I:


Little did I know though, there are just about a million and one rules that go along with flags. To make sure you are following the guidelines, check them out here. Silly me thought that you could fly that bad boy all the freaking time, you know- showing off how much we love the good ol’ USA, but now I know better. How many of you have the flag in your front yard? Doesn’t it feel good?!

Go USA!

Comments

  2. Tricia N says

    Yay! I LOVE flying our flag! We move every 2-3 years(Hub’s is in the Army) and we install a flag in EVERY.SINGLE.HOUSE. We are about to move to OR now and guess what we will do first?!… then set up a nursery(baby is due Thanksgiving Day) BTW, I LOVE reading all your pregnancy posts and about Baby Boots!

  3. Angy says

    Aww, loooove the new addition! It looks great! Who knew there were actual rules to flying a flag?! Good to know 🙂

  4. Anonymous says

    I always fly our flag all summer long. It goes up Memorial day and comes down Labor day. I dont follow all the rules, so dont tell anyone. I love coming home and seeing the flag blowing in the breeze (the hot oven breeze 😉
    Happy 4th!
    ~Rosanne