NC State Fair 2007: Round 2
I know I promised to do this for Monday, but better late than never.
I went to the NC State Fair again on Sunday, this time with Ashley in our usual anniversary tradition. Ashley arrived at my place a lot earlier than I’d expected, which was nice because it gave us a full day of fun. First, we exchanged our gifts; I got Ashley a cute Halloween decoration of a metal witch cat on a pendulum, with hands that wobbled as it swung. Ashley got me some bat boxers and a winter coat, of which I’ve been in need of for years! After some snuggle time, we were off to adventure!
Our admission was covered–I’d received free tickets from my boss at work as reward for completing my first big web development project. Since I’d been to the fair a few days before, I was Mr. Navigator for finding just about anything. The first thing I grabbed was another ear of roast corn (that stuff is good!) and Ashley got a bloomin’ onion. Good appetizers to prime us for the feast to come…
I next set my sights on some fried cookie dough, but the booth that I thought had it didn’t! It was the same booth that sold the fried peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, so Ashley dug into one of those while we were there. This time, they had the sense to use the tongue-depressor type of sticks instead of the thin spears. It held the sandwich a bit better, but still not quite.
Somewhat defeated, I moved on to my next mission: a giant turkey leg. However, those things are so big, that Ashley and I have to split one. So I waited until she had a craving for one. Heh, but once she get her hands on the frozen cheesecake on a stick, I knew it was all over. As much as she loves it, cheesecake always defeats Ashley; it’s so cute. With Ashley now stuffed, I decided to go ahead and get a turkey leg for myself. I did as much damage on my own as I could, but I barely got through 2/3 of it. Then I became stuffed and needed a break. I think that unless Ashley really wants to share one, I might pass on one next year.
We walked around, catching the attractions. Of course, we hit the craft areas and the bunny barn. Ashley bought a viking troll. Later in the day, we watched a pig race. Ashley bought some fudge to take home. I felt dehydrated, so I snagged a snow cone and a couple bottles of water. Later, I managed to find room for a BBQ sandwich.
We got in contact with one of Ashley’s friends that she hasn’t seen in ages. We hung out together for a little while, though I know Ashley wishes she could have seen more of her. While we were all walking around, I thought I’d try some “chicken on a stick” (which is just a very long chicken finger…on a stick), but they were charging $7 for it, and that’s nonsense! I don’t think that anything else caught my fancy on our way out, so shortly after Ashley’s friend parted from us, we set a course for home.
I wasn’t expecting to be there as long as we were. I thought we’d be 2-3 hours…and we were there for over 5 hours! As a result, my face and neck are all pink from sunburn. It’s kinda thrown my body out of whack in that my body wants me to sleep and rest, no matter how lucid my brain is. Not only that, since my body is in regeneration mode, I’m hungry all the time. I get the same way when I’m recovering from being ill. So with that and all the junk food I’ve already eaten from my trips to the fair, I gotta watch myself so that I don’t balloon up! Between now and Thanksgiving, I’ll have to cut back what I eat normally and hit the gym more often than usual.
I gotta say, though… Best. Anniversary. Ever.
