Utah State Fair

My grandma used to be the boss of the Utah State Fair, and every September, she would send our family tickets to the Fair. 

This year, we got tickets thanks to an old friend, we went with Mom's friend Kayalauna, and it was a very nice little trip down Memory Lane. We actually went yesterday; I was too tired the night before and too caught up in resting the next day (had the day free from work) as well as a few art projects to make this post, but here it is. Christine wasn't able to come with us (her kids have school) but Mom gave her some money to go on Friday.

We didn't go on that many rides; the tickets are expensive and Mom didn't want to spend even more money on wristbands, so we just divided the tickets we did have and we managed to go on three rides, four for myself and for Chris. We went on the Ferris Wheel (I have a slight phobia of heights but the Ferris Wheel is okay), some kind of spinning ride, the bumper cars, and Chris and I went on the Pharaoh's Fury, which is basically an enormous playground swing. That one, I'll admit, was just a tiny bit scary.

I wasn't able to take many pictures (they don't allow photography in many of the exhibits and we were all trying not to get separated in the huge crowd) but I managed to snag a few. I was a tiny bit jealous of all the art pieces I saw there; I'm quite tempted to give my own artwork a try at the Fair one of these days. Only time will tell. 

My boss's daughter had submitted a piece of art and won second place this year, but unfortunately I was unable to find her in the exhibit. But we did run into a lady that Dad used to work with; she had given us our first cat, Lucky, and it's obviously been a while because she didn't even know that Dad had been gone for a few years.

There were some nice quilts (I saw a cool Harry Potter quilt that Christine would have really liked), nice baked goods, and some pretty good-sized produce. We even got to pet a couple of animals, like an adorable piglet and an adorable baby goat. I always had a soft spot for "kids!"

And at dinner, we saw a mime who pulled off some rather impressive magic tricks. One lady was particularly blown away by how he was able to "break" a long balloon in two pieces without the balloons popping. She actually yelled out, "How did he do that?"

Since payday was this week, I bought myself a few treats. I paid for my own dinner (you'd be amazed at how expensive burgers and fries are) and later I treated myself to a frozen banana pop with nuts, and then a Rainbow Shaved Ice, which is a really nice blend of cherry, banana, and bubble gum. 

Overall, it was a great day, albeit an exhausting one. I was a little sorry to leave, but I sure was glad to get home, take a hot shower, and go to bed.