Fun at the State Fair

It is fall, which means Sate Fair time! I love going to the fair each year- it is the one place each year where I don’t give myself restrictions on what to eat. It is also a great place to see cool things our state is doing and people watch. One of my friends does PR for a neighboring state, so he spends a part of the fall traveling to all of their state fairs (main one, western, coastal, etc). He had been posting picture of fairs since early September, so I was ready for ours to get here this month! I went twice- once with my students and once with a group of friends. Below are some highlights from both.

Night at the Fair

Food vendors…

Food…

Dinner on the first night, I like mine with more mustard than hotdog.

The best thing ever… deep fried cookie dough

Deep fried cookie dough. I can’t take all that sugar of the normal four, so I ask for a half order.

And the old fave…

On the second trip I passes up the cookie dough and got funnel cake!

Fun with friends…

Hanging with my sweet niece Bimmer. Love her!

More…

Come on… she is the cutest, right?

And on her first fair car ride…

Ready to take her driving test?

Things I will remind my friends about…

That time Gail and Bimmer had matching shirts…

and that other time….

When Puff rode the camel…. and then smelled like camel. I love my friends, I love them even more when they let me take funny pictures of them.

And finally, taking in the sights…

Every year they do a giant sand castle. The theme this year was Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes. While the detail was amazing and it is a work of art, I think Mother Goose is looking a little like Ben Franklin… anyone?

OK- That is the fair recap for 2014! Maybe next year I will finally try that Krispy Kreme doughnut burger? Or, maybe not…