Today is going to be big

I've been up since 5:15 this morning since I had to go set up a bake sale for our school's PTO at the polls which opened at 6am. It was dark out and as I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed at least 30-40 people already in line waiting outside. Inside, the poll workers were frantically running around getting ready, and the guy in charge was pumping them up like before a big game, or a Broadway show.... "this is it people! doors open in 5 minutes! cell phones on vibrate! get ready for a long one! keep things moving!" It was actually quite exciting to see it all unfold. I got my vote in early when I looked up and saw my line miraculously empty, while all the others had people backed up. The volume fluctuated... people with last names in the beginning of the alphabet are early birds, and those in the end of the alphabet like to sleep in. Just my scientific observations.

At exactly six, the people flooded in and scrambled to find their correct line to receive their ballot. These were the people that had to get in and out before work, and unfortunately for me, no one was going to risk their space in line for a cup of coffee or a bagel. I got many interested looks, but people were afraid to get out of line. By the time my shift was done at 8am, sales were picking up a little and the wait to get a ballot wasn't more than 10 minutes. The big challenge was finding a place to put your car.

When I got home, Jason was ready to leave and was going to vote on his way. He asked where all the fruit went for is lunch. I had to explain that at the last minute I wanted some healthy things to sell, and if he wanted fruit for his lunch he'd have to go buy it back for 50 cents a piece!