Saturday, November 14, 2009

Greyhound Racing



Who knew there was such a thing? Better yet, who knew it was 4 miles away from Dustin's House?




Phoenix has been home to Greyhound racing grounds for over 40 years! These dogs go up to 45 mph! I think. I might have made that up though (like the way I made up that one ton=1000 lbs, apparently that is not the case. One ton=2000 lbs). The point is, they go super fast! So they totally could go 45 mph. It was a pretty fun night, so if you want to go, go before December 17th because they're closing down.


(Please don't mind my hand in a fist, I was freezing, and am a lady, as you can tell...)

Monday, November 9, 2009

My "Fair" Lady

...Last night Dustin had a dream that he made a blog post about the fair, and that was the title he dreamt up. Thank you for doing the work for me D.

There are a lot of things I like about Dustin...

...the impeccable shopping he always does for me behind my back...(he picks out cuter things for me than I can pick out for myself. I'm not even kidding.)

(one of the many gifts I've received, picked out by Dustin himself)

...his love of shopping in general...(H&M visit the first week it opened, without me)

...the ability he has to talk me into ditching a whole week of classes to hang out with him while he was sick with what we are pretty sure was the swine flu, or the "swan flu" if you're Tamran...(Jamba runs, Last Chance Visits (I told you the boy loves to shop) and movie outings)

...the amount of times he is willing to check my forehead to see if I have a fever...(I think I have a fever a couple times a day, it's weird..)

...but one of the funnest things about him is his ability to take me on fun dates. Still! He always impresses me...


We went to the fair! We love fairs! So we wore our fair apparel, and ate fair corn dogs the size of Dustin's head (because his is bigger than mine)!



While walking around the fair grounds, we came across a sign that enticed us. It beckoned to us. Telling us that for a small price, we could view a pig that weighed 1,000 lbs. That's right folks, one ton! It was even advertised as being "alive"--the curiosity was killing us. We gave in and decided that coughing up $2.99 to see the giant pig alive and kickin' was well worth it. We also go to see a really big horse, a really small horse, a huge cow, and a normal sized alligator. Pretty amazing stuff. And the picture does not do the pig justice. I haven't seen many pigs in my life, and am no expert in these piggish matters, but trust me, it was HUGE!





I have never felt more Amuuuurican than when The National Anthem was sung at the beginning of the demolition derby, at the state fair, while sporting red boots, with a corn dog in my hand. God bless Amuuurica!


We even got to see Kelley Clarkson for her encore!

And we ended the night with a ride on the Ferris Wheel.




The Arizona State Fair...where all my wildest dreams come true.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Dear John and JoAnn


Good luck ever saying no...