[center][h3][color=ff6363][b]V[/b]anessa [b]L[/b]opez[/color][/h3]
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The Fourth of July - America's birthday and another day for family and friends to get together and have a great time while commencing in celebration with others on this national holiday. The stores around the area were hustling and bustling with people doing some last minute shopping for their parties or whatever they were doing tonight. Standing in line stood and curvy Latina, with a cart full of chips and dip, hamburger and hot dog buns, along with a few sodas. She finally made it to the cashier and smiled while paying him then exiting the store.

She placed the items on the backseat of her 2013 Tahoe, which was red in color then started driving back to her place. Vanessa was currently living in a beach house, which she obviously didn't mind since her and her friends would have more room to have fun and party tonight. She smiled at the thought of her friends - Well, the ones she invited to her Fourth of July party, something she did almost every single year or they would take turns hosting the party. 

While pulling up at her residence, she grabbed the few bags and walked inside of her home, placing everything on the counter. With a soft breath over her parted lips, she realized that she didn't have any ice for the sodas. [color=ff6363][b]"Oh, shit."[/b][/color] She cursed underneath her breath then pulled out her cell phone with a slight smirk. She knew the one person she could get to go and get her some ice.

[center][color=blue]To: Dominic[/color] 
[color=ff6363]Hey! Because you love me, mind stopping at the nearest convenience store and grabbing a few bags of ice. :)[/color][/center]

She sat her phone down onto the counter then started setting up for the party, she placed the chips in a bowl while sitting the dip in the middle of them. Vanessa had already grilled the hamburgers and hot dogs earlier so she just them sat them down on a tray with them already placed on buns. She eyed everything and made sure it was perfect then looked around to see that she wasn't forgetting anything. She made a small checklist in her head and breathed when she finally realized that everything was good to go.

After she had everything set up, she went to her room and started to get ready for her party. She showered and brushed her teeth then got dressed in a small, knee length skirt that was blue in color. Vanessa placed a white blouse onto her body and a pair of blue heels upon her feet. She reviewed herself over in the mirror then walked over to her vanity and applied a small amount of makeup. Vanessa combed her hair then tied it up in a small bun. She stood up and walked back into the kitchen as she looked out her window, to see if anyone had made it yet.

Her eyes scanned over towards her phone, which she picked up and sent a group text out to her friends.

[center][color=ff6363]To: Everyone[color=ff0000]♥[/color]
I hope you guys are safe and finding the place okay. Cannot wait to see you all again![/color][/center]

Vanessa sat the phone down then slightly jumped at the sound of someone already popping fireworks. The sun was slowly setting now and the sky had a very nice glow of red orange. She grabbed the trays of food and sat them on a long table, which had an American flag tablecloth she had placed out back along her patio. Vanessa had also cut up a watermelon but decided to leave it in the fridge until later that night. She then walked back into her beach house and sat down on the couch, waiting for her friends to show up and Dominic to bring her some ice.