The 57th Parallel: 'murica the beautiful

What an eventful week folks! To give you an overview of last weeks festivities, let me begin with what I know you all have been waiting for....4th of July! My first event of the day was watching the parade, and it seemed the whole town was out celebrating. It was your typical 4th of July parade....firefighters/police, cheerleaders, local businesses, etc. The special thing about this parade that sets itself apart was how we got to see it TWICE! I was not kidding with the lineup, firefighters/police, cheerleaders, local businesses. So if you missed it the first time, don't worry folks, you have been deemed a second chance. After the parade, the staff from the Beachcomber all met up and went to the bar to start our long day. We eventually moved to the beer garder where I got really excited they were serving PYRAMID! A little piece of home was nice! Three...four....okay five beers later the Beachcomber crew went to see the egg toss with Momma Lee and Billy (Beachcomber manager/bartender). Next we went onto the food tent, where I got "Fry Bread" (alaskan native bread?), but basically tasted like a funnel cake. Finally we went to see the log races (2 people on a log in the harbor) where a sea lion decided to join the races at one point! We ended the night with a family dinner and fireworks at the baseball field (see video below...really). Overall FABULOUS birthday celebration, 'murica, you certainly know how to party after 236 years.

The next day was the start of my first day at my new job! I am now an employee of Inga's Galley, a food stand in town that sells Alaskan Native foods, seafood, burgers, etc. The employee's are trained to do everything, and that even means cooking! For now I am taking orders and preparing food! I made salsa, beef patties, breaded rockfish, korean beef, and cut produce. Haza! Yesterday was my first day working both Inga's and Beachcomber....and I surprisingly did okay. Inga's from 9am-3pm (plus a free meal!) then Beachcomber from 5pm-10pm. So today is my day off and I'm going to take total advantage of it by going downtown to get some comfortable work shoes at Lee's Clothing, groceries, and then go out with some of the Beachcomber crew for some drinks! Here are some pictures (and videos!) of this past week!