Fair week is well and done now (it ended last Saturday) and we went two more times.
Friday (Date Night, Fair Week Edition):
We walked down after work and moseyed about, looking for fun and exciting things. First off was dinner, because: food. We had been tipped off by a mutual co-worker (although, I suppose if you work in the same office they're ALL mutual co-workers) about a stand that was selling stuffed pretzels.
Pretzels. Stuffed with delicious goodness. This needed to happen.
So, we walked around a bit, managed to circle the place twice before we actually found it. But, oh, was it WORTH it. It was like a giant hot pocket made of pretzel. But better because it was made right there. There were several varieties, but we decided to get one that was filled with chicken, bacon, ranch, and cheese (because if you're going to get a stuffed pretzel, it better have cheese and bacon... see also: rules for any stuffed food items). It was fantastic. I'd post a picture, but, honestly, after the first day I got lazy and stopped taking pictures of food (or anything for that matter).
So then we wandered around a bit more, ate some fried cheese, drank copious amounts of lemonade, and ate a deep fried Snickers bar (I recommend this whole heartedly). After that we decided we had ate enough for a while and went and walked through the art exhibits for a while. I keep saying "Oh, I should enter some jewelry sometime" and then I remember that I'm a lazy, lazy bitch and don't. There was lots of super cool photography and paintings and quite a few of them I wish I could bring home and put on my wall, but unfortunately most of it is exhibits and not for sale.
Then we got some more food (because: fatties): I got shrimp jammers (these are shrimp stuffed with cheese and jalapenos... needs more bacon) and the hubs got seafood chowder. We then proceeded to run into a bunch of our co-workers and made our way back to the animal exhibits, because it cannot be fair week without seeing the rabbits.
They were adorable. And fluffy. And adorable. And did I mention adorable? I wanted to take them all home. Someday, I want to have a Flemish Giant, because go big or go home.
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| A random Flemish Giant, from Living the Dream Farms' website |
Then I got myself a roasted ear of corn and the hubby had some fries and we walked home.
Because the next day my sister was coming!
But first we had to go to the Selinsgrove Market Street Festival in the morning (a separate post about this may or may not happen). This is a yearly event in my hometown and you just do. not. miss. it.
So, we did that, had lunch at the brew pub, and came back home to wait for the kids (my sister and her fiancee). After struggling through traffic, they finally made it up and we walked down to the fairgrounds for more wandering and eating and wonderful.
Almost immediately after getting into the fair we ran into a friend of my sister's from high school that was at our house so much she might as well have been my other little sister. It was pretty awesome and we got to meet her college roommate whom she was taking to the fair for the first time.
Then we ate deep fried Oreos, deep fried pickles, and deep fried mushrooms (because everything is better when it's batter dipped and fried) and the also the world's messiest gyros. Messy, but oh so good. Then we doubled back to see the dog show, because try to tell my sister she can't see puppies and see how far you get with it. Then we wandered a bit and the kids got their own fried cheese and then my sister and I split a tray of chocolate covered strawberries from Catherman's Home-Made Candy & Cakes (free plug, because they're seriously awesome people that make seriously awesome candy and wedding cake and other delicious things). I attempted to find a place to get an apple dumpling that didn't have a line 8 miles long and the boys bought apple cider. Then, eventually I was able to get my dumpling (and the hubs got a peach dumpling) and the kids had gravy fries and we walked home, very tired and super sore (especially me because I developed a HORRIBLE blister from all the walking... stupid shoes).
The kids crashed at our house overnight and the next morning we took them to the diner for breakfast, since it was Lin's birthday and I had been promising her a trip to the diner for SOS (creamed chipped beef on toast, for those not in the know) for about forever. Then the kids packed up to head back to my mom's, since there was a birthday dinner and a 2 hour drive back to college for them yet.
Fair week was successful!
I'm a little sad that it's over, but now I have the opportunity to delve into one of my other fall favorites: comfort foods.
