{"id":263,"date":"2017-07-04T19:54:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T19:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/?p=263"},"modified":"2017-07-04T20:04:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T20:04:14","slug":"born-on-the-4th-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/04\/born-on-the-4th-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Born on the 4th of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was little, having my birthday on the 4th meant that my Grandpa Joe would be throwing a big party at his house up on Golf Hill. I loved having my birthday on the fourth, because that meant I got to go swimming, eat chips and salsa, and get a flag birthday cake (made by my Mom traditionally each year!).<\/p>\n<p>At the party, I would run around talking to all of my grandpa&#8217;s friends that had come, thanking them for coming to my birthday. Most would laugh in a &#8220;isn&#8217;t she cute&#8221; type of way but some would give me money and pretend that this is the true reason they were there. It wasn&#8217;t uncommon for Grandpa to have a house full of people and a pool full of kids on this fun day! One year, he even had jazz legend Jay McShann, a close friend of his, play me Happy Birthday in his study upstairs.<\/p>\n<p>My younger brother Joe could never understand why he also didn&#8217;t get fireworks on his birthday or why no one put the flags out to celebrate him. It was at this point that it had to be explained that they weren&#8217;t actually doing it for my birthday, but the nation&#8217;s birthday instead. Mom then started putting the flag out for Joe&#8217;s birthday, too. Which was nice.<\/p>\n<p>Today I turn 35. When I told my daughter Mackenzie this she said, &#8220;You could run for president!&#8221; When I was growing up, this is what I would tell everyone who would ask me the famous question, &#8220;What do you want to be when you grow up?&#8221; I would always respond with, &#8220;The first woman president!&#8221; I thought my opportunity was up after watching Hillary Clinton run last year, but\u00a0I suppose the world is still giving me that chance.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-264\" src=\"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/10448699_10203207276655889_5967307747835814758_o-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"10448699_10203207276655889_5967307747835814758_o\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/10448699_10203207276655889_5967307747835814758_o-683x1024.jpg 683w, 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