Fourth of July

Yesterday I started my fourth of July celebration by working from 7:30 in the morning until 12:30, in the Farm Stand. Imagine what the last minute rush for fourth of July barbecue and family dinner, ingredients was like! The stand usually opens at 9, but at 8:40 some anxious customer pushed open our front door and before we knew it the store was open, and over 40 people were inside. One week after learning how to work the register system I was on register 5 checking hundreds of frantic fourth of July customers out. My favorite part about working the register is the small talk you get to make with the customers. However, my constant search for the buttons of bizarre fruits and vegetables on the register screen often prevent me from doing much more than searching for the item they are buying. The register system is crazy, I have to take a picture of it for you all sometime, but honestly it has 1 million colored buttons with little to no relation to one another!!! Anywhooo, so after checking customers out for 4 hours, the stand closed and we were all free to enjoy our day! I ran back to my tent, changed my clothes, and jumped in the back of one of my fellow farm companions pickup trucks. Off to the beach we went! The beach we went to was a private beach near South Beach, a nice public beach off of Katama rd. It was the beach of one of the girls who works in the flower stand. At the beach was the entire Morning Glory crew, sitting on beach towels, swimming in the water and snacking on a wide range of fourth of July treats. I was surprised by how many bags of chips there were, I figured these kids would only be eating trail mix or flax seed crackers, not potato chips, but oh well! After hanging out on the beach for a few hours my car headed to the Stop and Shop to get some groceries for a BBQ. We got some veggie burgers, hamburger buns and some condiments. But that was all.... we didnt need to buy any vegetables, for we have an entire farm at our disposal! So after stopping by the store we made some detours at some of the fields and picked strawberries, green onions, carrots, lettuce and beets! NOT BAD! Then we headed back to the farm and enjoyed a wonderful BBQ with the rest of the Morning Glory staff outside of what is known as the Blueberry house. The Blueberry house is right near my tent platform and features a small room with two windows, a sink, a mini fridge, and a bed. Outside of it is a small deck, a clothes for hanging your clothes on, a small hammock and a few yards away, the outdoor shower I use every morning! It was nice sitting on the porch, feasting on farm fresh veggies, and observing my new companions and surroundings!