Interesting Day....

It was a slow weekend at this new venue for field work.  There were some people who seemed to have been in more of a rush than others.  There was an older man that caught my eye.  He must have been about six feet tall, wore a cowboy hat, boots, Wranglers, and a button up.  He walked with three little girls, who I assume would be his granddaughters.  The girls must have been between five and nine years of age.  The youngest, excitedly grabbed her grandfather’s hand and pulled him to an ice cream stand.  He smiled down at her and explained to her in Spanish that she hadn’t eaten food yet, so she couldn’t have ice cream just yet.  She crossed her arms in protest but did not insist further.  He sat the girls down while he went to order food for all of them to eat.

As I looked around, I noticed this young girl, who looked to be about fifteen.  She was wearing extremely short shorts, and was sporting a Rayfield High t-shirt.  She sat by herself, and hunched over the table fully invested in her phone.  She seemed to be getting a little ancy.  She moved quite a bit and changed her position just about every minute.  She wore glasses, and it looked as if she couldn’t decide whether to keep them on, or take them off.  Finally, a tall boy approached her.  He looked slightly older than she did, but her face lit up like the nighttime sky on the Fourth of July.  He hugged her, and his hands wandered a little lower than they should have for being in a public place.  She smiled and they walked together hand in hand down the walkway to a different food area.

To the left of me, a young couple sat down with their newborn baby.  The baby was such an adorable baby boy.  The young man went to go order their food from a burger stand.  Meanwhile, the mom pulled the baby out from the carrier, and breastfed the baby.  As she did this, there was a group of middle school-aged kids who giggled, while other people displayed a look of disgust.  Most people did not seem to have a problem with her breastfeeding in such a public place, however, some still were not happy although she covered herself and the baby with a blanket.  As the young man approached the table where his significant other and child were sitting, the baby began to get fussy.  Mom covered herself with her shirt and removed the blanket then cradled the baby in her arms until he fell asleep. 

From the doors came a group of girls who were dressed with almost no clothes at all.  They all wore crop tops and short shorts.  As they walked, guys, both young and old, began to turn their heads.  As one girl passed by me, I heard her murmur “ew, that is so gross!” but continued walking, all while swaying her hips slightly.  The girls stopped to get ice cream.  They sat just close enough for me to slightly hear their conversation.  They were gossiping about their high school drama.  One of the girls was pretty short.  She was definitely under five feet tall.  She had the mouth of a sailor, and was pretty vicious.  Eventually the girls moved on from the drama of high school to making fun of those around them. 

There were some interesting people here.  Not all of them were students this time.  The young couple could pass for college students, but nonetheless, it was an interesting day today.