Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Anyone else?
Is anyone else excited about the temperature change...because we can now wear corduroy pants? I am! That is all.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Instead of cleaning the house
I will tell you about my wonderful weekend. After being disappointed about not going to the fair on Thursday due to bf not getting off work, we planned to go Friday. After being disappointed about not leaving as early as I wanted, we finally left for the fair about 3:30. Which meant we did hit some traffic, and we didn't enter the gates until almost 5. But we had all night. And it was pretty much perfect! The weather was amazing. I brought a little jacket, but didn't need to put it on until about 9pm.
We didn't see many shows, but we did eat. and eat. And ride rides. I didn't know my bf was a ride kinda guy. I guess I shouldn't assume with him anymore. He used to work in the summers at an amusement park, so he ran the rides. But not in a carney type of place. A regular place. Makes a big difference :) Anyway, the rides we did were pretty tame. But still expensive.
After getting a lemonade, on my recommendation, we watched a dog show. It was Dancing With The Dogs. Kind of lame in my opinion. I've seen better dog training at the fair before. A few were pretty good. A little wiener dog walking backwards was pretty precious. Anyway, then we went on the hunt for corny dogs. We were going to attempt to eat only pork and corn products all night :) We were mostly successful.
We also ate grilled corn on the cob (roasted is much better, this was kinda soggy). Then we did the Ferris wheel. I didn't know it was the tallest ride in the western hemisphere. It was pretty nice...at sunset. On a cloudless day. Did I mention the weather was perfect? Not even windy up there. Then we went on the hunt for the deep fried bacon. You heard me correctly. It was good, but not exactly something you want to eat every day. We ran into bf's old boss and his wife. I never run into anyone I know. We missed the pig races though :( Then we did the tall slide going down on a sack. You have to climb all the way to the top! It was tiring. Only because you would do something like this at the fair and no where else...we went into the little booth with the sign that says World's Smallest Horse. Every time I have been to the fair, I have always wanted to go look. Because the people coming out never have a readable expression, like ha ha that was lame, or OMG that was incredible. So my curiosity bloomed. I will leave it for you, and not spoil it with my opinion. Other than to say, I'm guessing miniature ponies must not have counted in the contest.
We headed over to the little pond to the swan paddle boat. It was fun, although the water was pretty rank smelling at times. But again, it was perfect...we hadn't been in the water very long when the fire works show began. And we could see most of them from our spot. The show was very short and disappointing, but I wouldn't have picked a better vantage point to watch it. Then we saw the pyramid sand sculptures...pretty neat.
Then it was time for dessert! I let him pick, and we got the fried peanut butter and jelly and banana sandwich. I'm not a big fan of bananas with stuff, but this was pretty good. The second section I had had more jelly and less banana, and it was yummy. The bread was like french toast consistency. The milk beverage choice was the best decision of the night. It was ice cold and very complementary to the sandwich.
We did walk by the main stage to see Jessica Simpson. I wasn't impressed for the 2 minutes we listened. And it wasn't overflowing with people, like I expected. After breezing through the car show, we had spare tickets. We were stuffed, so we decided to do one of the fun houses. Again, not something I would have done on my own, but that's the fun of it, right? We did the house of mirrors. It was hard to get the maze! So much harder than I thought.
We left a little after 10, and it was a very short walk to our car since we got there when lots were leaving. It was perfect!
We didn't see many shows, but we did eat. and eat. And ride rides. I didn't know my bf was a ride kinda guy. I guess I shouldn't assume with him anymore. He used to work in the summers at an amusement park, so he ran the rides. But not in a carney type of place. A regular place. Makes a big difference :) Anyway, the rides we did were pretty tame. But still expensive.
After getting a lemonade, on my recommendation, we watched a dog show. It was Dancing With The Dogs. Kind of lame in my opinion. I've seen better dog training at the fair before. A few were pretty good. A little wiener dog walking backwards was pretty precious. Anyway, then we went on the hunt for corny dogs. We were going to attempt to eat only pork and corn products all night :) We were mostly successful.
We also ate grilled corn on the cob (roasted is much better, this was kinda soggy). Then we did the Ferris wheel. I didn't know it was the tallest ride in the western hemisphere. It was pretty nice...at sunset. On a cloudless day. Did I mention the weather was perfect? Not even windy up there. Then we went on the hunt for the deep fried bacon. You heard me correctly. It was good, but not exactly something you want to eat every day. We ran into bf's old boss and his wife. I never run into anyone I know. We missed the pig races though :( Then we did the tall slide going down on a sack. You have to climb all the way to the top! It was tiring. Only because you would do something like this at the fair and no where else...we went into the little booth with the sign that says World's Smallest Horse. Every time I have been to the fair, I have always wanted to go look. Because the people coming out never have a readable expression, like ha ha that was lame, or OMG that was incredible. So my curiosity bloomed. I will leave it for you, and not spoil it with my opinion. Other than to say, I'm guessing miniature ponies must not have counted in the contest.
We headed over to the little pond to the swan paddle boat. It was fun, although the water was pretty rank smelling at times. But again, it was perfect...we hadn't been in the water very long when the fire works show began. And we could see most of them from our spot. The show was very short and disappointing, but I wouldn't have picked a better vantage point to watch it. Then we saw the pyramid sand sculptures...pretty neat.
Then it was time for dessert! I let him pick, and we got the fried peanut butter and jelly and banana sandwich. I'm not a big fan of bananas with stuff, but this was pretty good. The second section I had had more jelly and less banana, and it was yummy. The bread was like french toast consistency. The milk beverage choice was the best decision of the night. It was ice cold and very complementary to the sandwich.
We did walk by the main stage to see Jessica Simpson. I wasn't impressed for the 2 minutes we listened. And it wasn't overflowing with people, like I expected. After breezing through the car show, we had spare tickets. We were stuffed, so we decided to do one of the fun houses. Again, not something I would have done on my own, but that's the fun of it, right? We did the house of mirrors. It was hard to get the maze! So much harder than I thought.
We left a little after 10, and it was a very short walk to our car since we got there when lots were leaving. It was perfect!
Monday, October 13, 2008
For the last time
Hopefully for the last time this year, I mowed, edged, weed ate, and generally wore myself out on Saturday.
I had a full day of outsideness Saturday. I was outside playing tennis, or waiting around to play tennis, or waiting around for the other people to finish playing tennis, from about 8:30 until 11:30. Then I went home, ate some lunch, and headed out to do yard work. I figured since I was already sweaty and stinky, might as well get more gross. Trying to save shower water, being the environmentalist that I am.
Yard work didn't start out well. I began by edging (which I dislike...mowing is ok). I got about a good 10 feet down the driveway when I ran out of string on the edger. Before buying a house and a yard, I had no idea that the edger uses a plastic string that is spun around very fast and slices the grass. I assumed there was a blade. So there's your lesson for the day. I was positive that I didn't have anymore, and I was p.o.'d that I couldn't get through the season without having to go buy some more. So I put it away and started mowing, trying to decide if I would be brave enough to go to Wal-Mart or Lowe's all stinky and grassy. Luckily for me, I didn't have to. As I was cleaning out the garage after mowing, I found one last disc of string. Yippee! So I was able to finish making my yard perfection...or as close as I am going to get. I stayed away from the poison oak, but probably inhaled it since I was weed eating around the tree.
Then I took a shower, and played around on the computer, stupid facebook. Didn't even get a real good nap in!
Much later than I would have wanted, bf came over and we went to a local Greek Food Festival. Opa! I got very tired of hearing that. It was much more crowded than I expected. There was only one line for food, and we waited for close to an hour. We had beers and it was a nice night, and my hunger pains had faded, so it was a pleasant time. We could partially see the Greek dancers on stage, too. By the time we got our food, it was after nine, and they had run out of every meat except the gyro meat. So that's what we had. Bf had roasted garlic, and we split a fried cheese dish. I didn't like the cheese (too strong and stinky for me), but bf loved it all. I enjoyed the gyro very much. The food and drinks were all relatively expensive (free entrance and parking), but for a good cause, I'm assuming. The Greek Orthodox Church is planning to build a new church.
It was strange to see priests there with their children, since I am used to the celibate priestly life. But it was overall a very nice and different evening. Otherwise, we probably would have been on bf's couch watching hockey. The Stars lost anyway, so it was a good choice to go. Opa!
I had a full day of outsideness Saturday. I was outside playing tennis, or waiting around to play tennis, or waiting around for the other people to finish playing tennis, from about 8:30 until 11:30. Then I went home, ate some lunch, and headed out to do yard work. I figured since I was already sweaty and stinky, might as well get more gross. Trying to save shower water, being the environmentalist that I am.
Yard work didn't start out well. I began by edging (which I dislike...mowing is ok). I got about a good 10 feet down the driveway when I ran out of string on the edger. Before buying a house and a yard, I had no idea that the edger uses a plastic string that is spun around very fast and slices the grass. I assumed there was a blade. So there's your lesson for the day. I was positive that I didn't have anymore, and I was p.o.'d that I couldn't get through the season without having to go buy some more. So I put it away and started mowing, trying to decide if I would be brave enough to go to Wal-Mart or Lowe's all stinky and grassy. Luckily for me, I didn't have to. As I was cleaning out the garage after mowing, I found one last disc of string. Yippee! So I was able to finish making my yard perfection...or as close as I am going to get. I stayed away from the poison oak, but probably inhaled it since I was weed eating around the tree.
Then I took a shower, and played around on the computer, stupid facebook. Didn't even get a real good nap in!
Much later than I would have wanted, bf came over and we went to a local Greek Food Festival. Opa! I got very tired of hearing that. It was much more crowded than I expected. There was only one line for food, and we waited for close to an hour. We had beers and it was a nice night, and my hunger pains had faded, so it was a pleasant time. We could partially see the Greek dancers on stage, too. By the time we got our food, it was after nine, and they had run out of every meat except the gyro meat. So that's what we had. Bf had roasted garlic, and we split a fried cheese dish. I didn't like the cheese (too strong and stinky for me), but bf loved it all. I enjoyed the gyro very much. The food and drinks were all relatively expensive (free entrance and parking), but for a good cause, I'm assuming. The Greek Orthodox Church is planning to build a new church.
It was strange to see priests there with their children, since I am used to the celibate priestly life. But it was overall a very nice and different evening. Otherwise, we probably would have been on bf's couch watching hockey. The Stars lost anyway, so it was a good choice to go. Opa!
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