{"id":35,"date":"2025-07-04T08:40:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/?p=35"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:42:17","slug":"fireworks-front-porches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/04\/fireworks-front-porches\/","title":{"rendered":"Fireworks &amp; Front Porches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fireworks-porch-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fireworks-porch-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fireworks-porch-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fireworks-porch-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fireworks-porch-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fireworks-porch.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s something about the 4th of July that makes me think about porches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe it\u2019s the memory of sparklers glowing against a backdrop of fireflies. Or the neighbors gathered with mismatched lawn chairs and paper plates loaded with too much potato salad (as if that\u2019s a thing). Or maybe it\u2019s just the simple, sweet joy of watching fireworks from your own front steps, drink in hand, surrounded by people who know your dog\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s easy to get swept up in the big, loud celebrations\u2014and hey, I love a good fireworks show as much as anyone\u2014but what I\u2019ve come to appreciate more are the quieter moments of freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The freedom to build a life where your feet feel steady.<br>The freedom to paint your walls bright yellow if you want.<br>The freedom to invite your people over and say, <em>\u201cMake yourself at home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Owning a home isn\u2019t just about space. It\u2019s about the freedom to belong.<br>To <em>choose<\/em> where and how you want to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So whether you&#8217;re lighting sparklers or just lighting citronella candles tonight, I hope you\u2019re somewhere that feels like yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if you&#8217;re still searching for that place?<br>Well, I know a girl. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy 4th, friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Carla<br>#CarlaMovesYouHome #CarlasCorner #FourthOfJulyVibes #FreedomAndFrontPorches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s something about the 4th of July that makes me think about porches. Maybe it\u2019s the memory of sparklers glowing against a backdrop of fireflies. Or the neighbors gathered with mismatched lawn chairs and paper plates loaded with too much potato salad (as if that\u2019s a thing). Or maybe it\u2019s just the simple, sweet joy of watching fireworks from your own front steps, drink in hand, surrounded by people who know your dog\u2019s name. It\u2019s easy to get swept up in the big, loud celebrations\u2014and hey, I love a good fireworks show as much as anyone\u2014but what I\u2019ve come to appreciate more are the quieter moments of freedom. The freedom to build a life where your feet feel steady.The freedom to paint your walls bright yellow if you want.The freedom to invite your people over and say, \u201cMake yourself at home.\u201d Owning a home isn\u2019t just about space. It\u2019s about the freedom to belong.To choose where and how you want to live. So whether you&#8217;re lighting sparklers or just lighting citronella candles tonight, I hope you\u2019re somewhere that feels like yours. And if you&#8217;re still searching for that place?Well, I know a girl. \ud83d\ude09 Happy 4th, friends. \u2014 Carla#CarlaMovesYouHome #CarlasCorner #FourthOfJulyVibes #FreedomAndFrontPorches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"none","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-real-estate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42,"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions\/42"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carlamovesyouhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}