I've always loved state fairs. Maybe it's the weird food? The nasty, greasy food I only eat once a year? The rides that they assembled in five minutes? The hoochie teenagers? It's all part of the appeal. I grew up going to them, drawing about the Zipper and the Gravitron in my journal when I was 8 yrs old. Let's be honest, I can't remember most things about my childhood, but the Zipper I do remember. The Pirate ship? Clear as day.
This year I went to the Utah State Fair. It did not disappoint!
We saw lots of weird things/people...
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And lots of weird foods....
And lots of fried (good?) foods...
But my favorite, I think, was the Utah sheep ugly-sweater-contest-gone-eights-spandex party. This sheep had my vote, for sure:
I told Jacob all about my favorite rides and just as we turned the corner, there it was. Shining brightly, carts twirling, people puking, and squeaking machinery - THE ZIPPER, ablaze in glory.
Needless to say, I realized I don't quite have the eight-year-old resilience I had the last time I rode it. We were both sick-tired for a good hour after.
love the 80's neon ugly sweater party! ahah! And love the fact that you and J went on the ZIPPER!
ReplyDeleteThat's really funny that you went on the zipper. That is THE classic fair ride in my childhood memory. Guess I'm not alone. Although I'm certain I will probably never ride it again. I crossed that off my bucket list in childhood and I have no desire to repeat the nauseous misery. Glad you had fun at the fair, though :)
ReplyDeleteI think I'd take hushpuppies and corn on the cob over chocolate covered bugs any day. I can't believe you two did the zipper! Oh My! If sick-tired was your only consequence, you did pretty well!
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