The Fair...

So every year (well almost) we go to the state fair. We love going there and it has become a tradition that Daniel and I have shared every year. This year was no exception. We packed our bags and were out the door on Wednesday evening to go visit Grandma and spend the night at her place. As we were driving.. about 30 minutes out, I realized that we forgot the tickets at home! OOO I was so mad. Not mad at myself and definitly not at Daniel but just angry that I had to drive an extra hour that day and that we lost that time. Daniel did lift my spirits and did his very best to be positive. I just wanted to get to Grandma's before dark and not drive with the sun in my rear view mirror. I guess it wasn't my lucky day. O well. We ended up just meeting Grandma for dinner and not at her house because it shaved off a few minutes and it was already getting a bit later than what we had expected.
We had a great dinner and Grandma was very knowledgable about the menu and helped us pick our items from her thoughts. Afterwards we were all stuffed and pretty much called it a night. It was late anyways.
The following morning we had breakfast together. We had the best eggs, ham, and waffles. We had to start off on the right foot because it was going to be a LONG day outside on our feet. We said our goodbyes after a bit and zoomed off to the excitment of the fair.
We realized it was canned food day so we figured it was going to be exceptionally busy but it wasnt to our surprise. We already had a plan for the day. First get ice cream then walk then rides then before we leave more ice cream. We got there a bit before 11 and the ice cream wasnt open yet! Who says ice cream isnt good for breakfast??? So we walked around and finally went back about thirty minutes later to find out that they were about to open up. We got our ice cream but what I was served wasnt what I ordered. It was still good and I didnt complain because that was one of my choices I was deciding about... I guess I would have to go back later for the other flavor. :)
We made our way to the rides, went to the exibits and saw the livestock. My favorite part was the pig races. They are so darn cute! Of course they had pot belly pigs, ducks, goats, and regular pigs racing. Some of the animals didnt want to race and that showed. We went next door to the petting zoo and saw the animals there. The camel tried to eat Daniel's finger. Ha!
Daniel got me to ride 2 scary rides. My stomach was all in a knot after both rides. Thankfully I have learned from the past to bring rolaids. They were a total life saver. Later in the day Daniel rode a super high scary ride that I had no interest in riding. So I took pictures and video as he asked me to. We also did the farris wheel. That is always fun to see the fair from above.
Before we left we did go back for a second helping of ice cream. Daniel got a milkshake. We then went to see the BMX people and headed home later. I zonked out in the car while Daniel drove all the way home.
I still was recovering yesterday but today I feel a lot better. I just needed some good sleep and a few rest days from the gym.

Quiet days...

I must say that August for the most part and the better part of September were not the greatest months in history of blogging. I really did not have much that I wanted to say. They were tough months and no one wants to hear negative things so I kept it out of writting.
Anyways... on to positive stuff... I passed the NC Realtor exam so now I am licensed!
I must say that I had thought of doing this since about 2006 but just never had the push to do it. I learned a lot in my class and I know it has made me a better person. Of course the class doesn't teach you how to sell but it does teach other very important information that I had no idea about.
I also have other positive news... I am now up to 8 miles in running. It has taken some time but last night I was able to crank out that milage and then not even be tierd to go to bed. I had to force myself to at one am! So I am on the search for a race sometime in the near future. My only problem is that I still want to get to work on a Saturday and a lot of the races that I want to attend are in WS and I have no place to shower in that city. It would be quite silly of me to race, then drive back home, only to drive back to WS for work. That is an extra 1.5 hours for the day in driving.
On a side note... Happy Birthday Grandma!