For the past couple of years, in addition to taking the kids to the Fair, Stephen and I have started a tradition of Date Night at the Fair. We had our first date night at the fair in 2005, back in the footloose and fancy-free days before we had children and, oh boy, did we have fun! Our date nights there now take us back to that time, when we were newly in love, playful and flirtatious. When we go without our children, we are able to take our time seeing the things we want to see without having to cater to the wants and needs of the kids. And then, as the sun goes down and the lights of the midway start to sparkle, we become children ourselves. Well, children who drink beer, that is.
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| At the AMAZING vegetable and flower garden, one of our favorite exhibits. |
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| Here comes the sun... |
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| So Sacramento. |
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| Heading towards the midway! |
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| On that ride that swings you around in circles, nearly parallel to the ground. Okay, not quite, but it sure feels that way! |
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| I hadn't ridden this ride since I was a teenager. I was a wee bit concerned I might puke. |
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| Nobody puked, but we did get a little dizzy. |
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| Waiting in line... |
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| Day 201: Weeee! In love on the ferris wheel, the wind in our hair... |
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| oh so moody |
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| The lights! Oh, how I love the lights! |
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| On another, bigger ferris wheel, way up high. |
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| I love him. |
I am a HUGE fan of photo booths and Stephen and I make a point of stepping into one for the classic strip of cheesy photos every year at the Fair (we also try to do this when we take the kids, but they don't always comply with our request). Here is this year's strip o' pics (for some reason, we decided to include our beers this time 'round):
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| 1) Why are we never ready for the first photo? 2) We like beer! 3) Gotta have a kissy-face photo 4) Let's do this every year, forever and ever, until we grow old and die. |
