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.

Dear John and JoAnn

Good luck ever saying no...

It's not a good sign when your clothes can double has Halloween costumes...

I love this time of year! But I won't lie, at least one person during this month will tell me "they like my costume" or guess what I am. I would be flattered, except, I'm not dressed up.

Though I must say, this flaw of mine comes in handy sometimes...


Exhibit A:
Cruella Devill


I used my own dress and shirt and tights, in other words, all I had to do was buy a fur coat and hair paint. Embarrassing?

Exhibit B:
Dorothy

I used to have these cute shoes with bows that I loved to wear in high school. Once, the "cutest boy in school" told me that he liked them. It made me happy...until he followed that comment with a snide "...my three year old sister has the same ones!" Yikes. But little did Tyson Berry know, these shoes would make the perfect Dorothy shoes a few years later.

(before)

(after)

For those that know me, you probably aren't surprised that I have chosen to be Dorothy for the 10th Halloween in my life...you can't blame me, I've always had a fascination for those ruby red slippers. So much so that seeing Dorothy's Slippers in the Smithsonian was far more exciting than seeing The Star-Spangled Banner. Does that make me a bad American?

(me being Dorothy one year, of many)

(this year)


(the real deal)

And Other pictures from our spooky dinner:


(no offense to my dead relatives, but their family picture is spooky...)



Happy Halloween!