One for the Market, Two for the Show

July 1, 2017:  It was way too early & already way hot too on the Saturday morning of the holiday weekend to be serving Cheezers under a tent.  Welcome back to market life, Kate & Zach.  

Our spot at the Scripps Ranch farmers market was next to a smoothie booth that was constantly crushing fruity green & purple potions from behind three full wind walls.  The buzz of mixing, pureeing & blending stretched from the 9AM start until well after one o'clock.

If that weren't enough, our booth faced the othe blue bloods of the market- the crepe guy.  Bebe's Crepes had a line for most of the morning & you could tell his adult customers had been eating his made-to-order crepes since they were kids.

On our other side was a small tent with live entertainment.  Around 10:30, they set up a guitar, mic & the equivalent of a karoake machine.  Their stage name was "Coffee & Creme."  He was Hispanic & she was white.  I thought the name was clever.  She did most of the singing & he played the guitar & sang.  

I'd never seen anything like that at a morning market.  Lunch markets & OB on Wednesdays had music but not full on karoake before noon.  And, I thought it was hard to get people to sing after midnight on Lower Broad in Nashville!

I could see why Bev, the market manager called it a "Family Friendly Weekly Festival."  A lot of the kids were curious about our snadwiches & we even made a little money that day.  But, it was an adjustment.

By the time we were breaking down, Kate was on the verge of tears.

"Promise me- this is only temporary," Kate said. "It can't go back to this life.  I can't."

"Don't worry, babe.  We'll get through it," I promised.

That night we decided to use a gift card to Shogun (an engagement gift) to help cheer us up.  We took public transit to Kearney Mesa, had a nice dinner & even hit a brewery afterwards.  

Something familiar in a time of transition to calm our nerves.