Sunday, January 10, 2010

Market Fresh!

The fresh squeezed orange juice is fantastically AMAZING. Each time I take a swig from my bag of juice complete with straw and tied with rubber my taste buds sing a song about the wonder that are ORANGES.
"This is my Ode to juice at the market,
for YOU I'll definitely get out of my car & park it!
I happily walk past meat hanging from ceiling,
'Cause I know when I swig, it sends my heart REELING!
I watch Maria open the bag, fill it up & tie it,
Reaching for the sack of delight, I can't fight it!,
I grab it, I suck it, and my thirst I QUENCH!
At that moment I no longer am a wench.
For the juice that rushes into my mouth,
Makes me HAPPY & quickly heads south."


This is not a bag lady as one may think at first glance. I'm pretty sure she's been selling her fresh veggies here in this same spot for probably 75 years. I've noticed people with a Spanish background don't age gracefully.


















This picture is a demonstration of child labor still in full force. It is part of the Mexican culture that ALL members of the family pull their weight in supporting one another. This child is the vendor of this fried pork stand.
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Jocotepec, Jalisco, Mexico
We are a family of 5 consisting of a Mom & Dad, a set of twins and a 4 year old. With the exception of Javier, Jaden, Jorden, Corbin and I were Utah born and raised. Javier was born in California and has lived in MANY places including Mexico. Javier is a social butterfly (for lack of a more masculine word) while I am more reserved, because of this I think we make a good fit. We are doing our best to raise our three sons as well-rounded, respectful individuals who will prove to be responsible and HAPPY when grown. We like to make the most of life. We LOVE traveling & seeing new places! Javier has made magical things happen for this family and I love him for that (even though MY Mom may not.)

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