Fried Food, Fireworks, Fair!

Wow! It's been so long blogger friends. No excuses really, except for lots of work and lots of grad school. Still...no excuse! I'll try to be better! So tonight we wrapped up an amazing time at the NC State Fair! I really don't appreciate the fair as much as I should. I never even knew there was such a crazy/amazing place until I became a resident of RTP. College was actually my first ever Fair experience. I mean, the Snake woman, the Carnie's, the crazy food. It's all a bit much, but it has become a tradition of sorts! Where else can you get 2 corndogs for $1, a deep fried Snickers, or deep friend "Mac & Cheese." Our state fair tradition happens every year with some great friends who continue to brave the elements & crazies with us in the world of the fair!

The only ride worth riding (and probably the only ride you are guaranteed to live through), is the Gravitron (aka Starship Exodus). It has become the thing of legends....


Also legendary is Melissa's love of sheep. Anyone who has read even a portion of our blog, or has ever hung out with my wife for more than 10 minutes has probably experienced her love for sheep! Melissa got up close and personal with a sheep this year with a "friendly" sheep who was eager to jump up to introduce itself to Melly! Maybe it was cool...maybe it was a little scary. ;)

Last but not least was the "cute" goat who I thought it would be cool if I let it lick my finger. This picture was 5 seconds prior to it biting my finger. I think there is some life lesson here, but I don't really know what.


You can see all the pictures at our State Fair Picasa Page