Happy Birthday July Fourth Celebration

  • July 4, 2021

This holiday is not just the standard Independence Day celebration for my family, but also a date honoring my dad’s birthday. In particular, 2021 is a milestone for my father, hitting his eighty year mark! While I really wanted to travel to the United States to join the festivities in person, tough Japanese COVID-19 travel restrictions prevented me from flying to Washington state to spent some quality time with the family.

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