I'm fully aware that the weekend is long over. In fact, I'm mere HOURS away from the next one, but still, I want to share about a most delicious weekend. Okay, a good Saturday night (only because that's the only part I can remember right now).
One of my favorite things to do, has always been to go to the Utah State Fair when it comes to town. I'm not sure why, but I LOVE it. My Mom used to take me when I was younger. She would help me take pictures so I could enter the kids' photography contests. Guess what? I won. A lot. More than one year. I was the Grand Prize Winner when I was in 3rd grade. I won a camera and a Kodak duffle bag. Seriously.
See why I love the fair? Anywho, we went there.
(I'm suddenly remembering other bits of Saturday - like how I made breakfast - for me AND Josh)
I love the smell of the Fair. Well, I take that back. I love the smell of the food at the fair. The roasted corn on the cob (highway robbery though - $4 a pop), the cotton candy, the caramel apples, the fried goods, oh the fatty fried goodness! I've never ventured to try the deep fried PB&J (I'd rather not die before I have children), but I have had the corn dogs. and the funnel cakes. mmm...funnel cake...
Anyway, we enjoyed ourselves. I bought 3 treats, 2 for me, 1 for Josh. Well, and then I funded his tattoo. So maybe really 2 for him too.
Exhibit A:
Cotton Candy isn't just yummy, it's fun!!!
Exhibit B:
I heart sweets. Especially "fall" sweets. Last year I had a candy apple. Never doing that again. So glad I got the caramel apple. Speaking of caramel apples, I wonder if the Fair is still going...
I should note that I almost didn't get my apple. I was about to take one for the team, and save a buck (or 4!) but Josh made sure we stopped (even after I'd had the cotton candy). If that isn't love, I don't know what is!
Either that, or he was buttering me up for this:
Trent and Josh got matching (aww!) tattoos. Want to guess what they had "tattooed" on their arms?? I think the funniest part was the explanation about, "I can't have it in a visible place, I work for the LDS Church". I chuckled.
Then the "tattoo artist" told us he makes $80,000 in 5 months at carnivals/fairs. Hmmm...okay...then he tried to tell us that we didn't pay him. Believe me, we paid him. I was thinking about seeing if the corn stand was still open when I forked over the last of our cash. It's okay, it's better that way.
Speaking of tattoos... just before we stopped for Josh and Trent to get their tattoos, we went to the Funnel Cake booth (?) and bought Josh his treat. While we were there, a lady who was (VERY) pregnant found her way to the line to enjoy a fried confection. I looked at her, and then snapped my head back to look again. We realized she had her shirt hiked up so it was wedged between her chest and her belly. We figured out the reason for the overexposed belly as soon as we saw her straight on. She had just gotten a henna tattoo around her belly button and it was still drying. I stole a picture (or 6) for proof. I felt awkward for her. Then we snarfed Josh's funnel cake. Of course, as I was snarfing, I inhaled powdered sugar and choked. It's unavoidable with funnel cakes. You can't have one without the other. It's a package deal, but totally worth it.
Have you ever been to the Fair?
What is your favorite thing about the fair?
OR
What makes you avoid it at all costs?
4 comments:
I LOVE the fair. The rides, the cheap and unhealthy and completely delicious food, the crazy people, the atmosphere...it's basically perfect. I wanted to go desperately last year, but being pregnant, I couldn't go on any rides. And now, with the Bwun, how would that work? I thought about getting a babysitter for a whole day, but that seemed kind of selfish.
My absolute favorite thing about fairs is how hard of a time I have deciding what to buy - get food, because it will taste so good and I don't have to carry it around once I'm done, or get a tacky souvenir to remember the moment by? Or an overpriced "handmade" piece of jewelry? So many options. I usually end up getting funnel cake.
I never regret it.
I have read this over and over and have not found what his tattoo is. Is it one of things that someone guesses right off because they know him? Anyway, since you asked, I like all the exhibits at the fair. I like the selling exhibits and all the art and crafts that people enter. Use to like the animals, not so much. Ah, and fair food? There's nothing like it!
Ha! Alison, you're right! His tattoo is "RP" for Rose Park. That's the neighborhood we grew up in, and now live in. My husband thinks he is a thug. LOL.
Last year, I liked the pigs. They had little baby pigs and they were pretty cute. oh, and the bunnies. Oh how I wanted a bunny...stupid allergies. This year though - the animals all smelled EVEN worse than usual! yuck!
Glad you had fun. I LOVE the fair! Do they still do concerts? I used to love going to those. Hey, where is the pic of the lady? lol You should come to our fair...in March (I think). We have seals! lol That is the ONLY thing better than the Utah State fair. :)
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