So we’re gonna try something a little bit different today. After visiting the NC State Fair Saturday night (for those of you from NC you already understand the seriousness of the fair, for those of you from Harrisburg, picture the Farm Show, outdoors, with half as much ‘other’ stuff with animals and plants, etc. and 20x as much food) I have a TON of things to rate. But to make it a little more interesting I’m going to rate a couple, and I’m then going to leave the rest open to guess ratings. I’d love to hear what you all think the rating is… we’ll see how this works as a step closer to our first guest rating (which I know you’re all anxiously awaiting, and if nothing falls through could happen as early as tomorrow…).
NC STATE FAIR: 7. Overall it definitely earns a high rating and comes pretty highly recommended. If you’ve never been and live nearby, GO! Be prepared for intense crowds, but in my mind it makes for some of the most fascinating people watching ever. However, for the past couple of years I took a group of kids from my school, and there is absolutely nothing scarier than trying to keep track of a group of middle schoolers in this crowd. Going with adults, who in the worst case can find their own way home, is WAY more enjoyable. The food was good (and plentiful) and the weather was that perfect fall temperature where you have to start bundling up in fleeces and hoodies, yet another reason I love the fall. Only downside to that was it was too cold to wear my fun tights…
NC STATE ICE CREAM: 9. While I had every intention of enjoying plenty of fried delicacy to last the year, I got sucked in when I saw some people walking around with bowls of ice cream. It appears NC State students made (I think) their own ice cream and were selling it there. Being the huge sucker for ice cream that I am, I couldn’t resist. And it turned out to be the best deal at the fair. For only $4 I got this huge bowl of Cookies and Cream ice cream. I’m not sure exactly why I got cookies & cream, even though they had both of my staples (Mint Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough) but overall I was highly satisfied. Could have done with more oreos in it though…
COMING HOME WITH THE LAST PIECE TO MY HALLOWEEN COSTUME: 10! After looking through my stuff and piecing together my Stargirl outfit in my head, it appeared I had most of the pieces. Except for a ukulele, that is. I’ve mentioned it to some friends and asked them to keep their eyes out for one, but so far no luck. Until now. We walked by a ton of different games with all kinds of prizes, and naturally I got super excited when I saw one with ukuleles hanging from the roof!!! I immediately went over and attempted to negotiate a deal where I could purchase ones instead of attempting to hit a star with a dart, but apparently that’s a no go. So I spent about 10 minutes trying to figure out the best deal for however many darts I could get for the best price. By the time I finally handed over the money (I went with 3 for $5 figuring if i missed I could try again, rather than risking 8 for $10) the guy beside me had won one and handed it to me! I had mentioned to him earlier that if he got one I was going to pay him to win one for me, but apparently he didn’t want a ukulele nearly as bad as I did and just handed it over. So I ended up with my ukulele without having to throw even one dart. I love it 
Now it’s your turn
FRIED OREOS:
GIANT TURKEY LEGS:
MY ABILITY TO EAT GIANT TURKEY LEGS WITH GOOD TABLE MANNERS:
THE ABUNDANCE OF MCCAIN/PALIN STICKERS ON PEOPLE AT THE FAIR:
SWEET POTATO FRIES:
(Are we noticing a theme with food and fried things? This is exactly why everyone loves the State Fair…)
Off to New Orleans tonight, and then DC for the rest of the week. A little exhausted just thinking about all the travel but overall really pumped about getting back to AU!
