1. When you get to ride on a float in a local parade (And there were, indeed, giant tractors)
2. When people buy you lunch from the local Mexican restaurant and bring it to you in the library
3. When people give you freshly baked chocolate chip cookies
4. When small children recognize you as the librarian outside of the library
5. When groups of old ladies walk into the library and flatter you with compliments about how nice the library is
6. When a small girl reads "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" aloud in the cutest little southern accent
7. When a little boy stands with his face right up against the glass front door of the library, looking inside
Numbers 6 and 7 are reasons why I really should have a video camera with me at all times.
Also, a little boy asked me how old I was today. I told him to guess. His first guess was...wait for it...70. Apparently, I am quite ancient to 7 year olds. This was one of the kids riding in the float with me. He kept asking me, "Where are we going?" and "When are we gonna get there?" and "Are we there yet?" It was the cutest thing! Then again, I'm sure when I grow up and have 7 year olds of my own, those same questions will be highly annoying and bothersome, especially on excruciatingly long 18-hour car trips.
2 comments:
Did you get to throw candy from the parade float? That's a sure-fire way to make all the children your best friends.
No, sadly, candy-throwing was prohibited. In fact, throwing anything was prohibited. And I was all fired up about throwing books at people, oops, I mean to people.
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