another day at the store

A windy yet bright afternoon winding down what has been a long weekend, I venture over to a very popular grocery store in Las Cruces.  Known for its stranger clientele, I did not know what to expect.

                One of the things that I noticed while I was at the store was the larger Hispanic families that were shopping.  Some of these families were just a few people. Usually below 4, but the majorities of them were probably between 5-10 people.  Most of them seemed to be in the same family, with the mother and father, several kids, and grandparents as well.  The amount of these families present at the store greatly surprised me.

                I also noticed that the majority of the patrons at this store were Hispanic.  At least 70% of the population was Hispanic, with most of the remainder being Caucasian.  This holds true to what most of the population of New Mexico, and Las Cruces as well seems to be.  Most of the Caucasian population at the store seemed to be college students from the school, all around the age of 20, plus or minus two years.

                Running around the store at every available opportunity were children.  Children seemed to be constantly breaking away from their parental units, and running rampant.  Most of the kids were under the age of 12, with most of them being from Hispanic families.  However, since the majority of the people at the store were Hispanic, and those who weren’t were not at the age to have kids that could be running around, it was only fitting that the Hispanic children would be causing trouble.