Coffee, floats and pups.

Saturday, 9:30am.
My roomate Josh and I are up early to hit the homecoming parade. We have about half an hour before it begins so we make a quick trip to a locally owned coffe shop up the street. He brings his dog Eva along for the ride. We arrive at the shop and Josh and I head on in. As we wait, two women in 50's chat as they wait in line. A couple in their 30s are in front of them ordering. A female barista in her late 20's takes their order. The coffee shop is extremely busy today. She looks a bit overwhelmed but is still managing to get the job done. 3 males in their their 20's are standing in a circle, waiting for their orders. They stand in front of the creamer station and a male in his 50's walks in between them and says excuse me, in order to grab sugar. The barista multitasks between making drinks and getting orders. This has to be the busiest I've ever seen the shop.  There are about 25 to 30 people scattered throughout the dining room. Everyone might be here  for the parade or its just a busy Saturday. There are various groups scattered about, eating drinking and engaged in conversation. At one table 2 women are seated. One is in her 30's the other is in her 50's. The 30 year old looks like she was studying at one point because of the open book on the table with glasses placed on top of it. They  laugh and chat. At another table are a 60 year old male and 45 year old female.  They seem to be in a heated conversation. He looks irrate and waving his arms while she sits and listens with her arms crossed. If things weren't busy enough for the barista the 3 guys waiting by the creamer station get their orders and they appear to be wrong. The male barist who brought the 3 plates out puts them back on his tray and runs it back to the kitchen with a frustrated look on his face. We get our orders and we head out to the parade. We find find a free location on University and sit.
By us are a pair of male students a a dad in his 30's with his toddler and a mom in her 40's with her daugher who is about 7.
There are many familes and students scattered about. A platoon of about 50 soldiers  marches as a female soldier calls cadence.  Behind them follow a group of 3 students handing out candy to kids. One of them a male, greets one of the male students sitting by us. More families arrive. A woman in her 40s walks by with 2 Corgies. The dogs stop and greet Eva. The owner carries on and the dogs follow. Another float comes by with a pop song and students dancing to the tune. Some throw candy and the kids run for it.
The front of the Parade Parade which has passed  us  comes to halt at Espina while the rest of the parade joins A group of three girls hand out fliers. One pets my roomates dog and says she's cute. She then makes baby noises at Eva then apologies for doing it. They walk off.
Another float blaring modern  country with a group of 40 students passes. A Males points his fingers at the kids and says "put your guns up! No one responds or copies him. He walks up to one child and tries to make him mimic the gun shape with his fingers but the boy who is about 4, isn't feeling it or doesn't get it. He halfway attempts the barrel of the gun with his tiny midde and index fingers and releases them. The parade ends and everyone heads out, so we do the same. FIN