Showing posts with label feeling like a kid again. Show all posts
Showing posts with label feeling like a kid again. Show all posts

Monday, February 15, 2010

Florida State Fair 2010

Last week our good friend Weslie and Jeremy were in town for their daughter Avery's birthday, which also coincided with the State Fair. Weslie's mom runs the 4-H dog show, so she got us some tickets and we headed down to the fair. It was the kids first time, and mine too! I always went to little church carnivals, but nothing like the State fair before. It was a lot of fun!


The kids on a tractor in the Ag area of the fair.

Savannah's first pony ride!! She was so excited :)

My beautiful girl.

Riding the ferris wheel with my girl. She takes after me SO much, the faster the better! She loved being at the top and looking down at everything, even though it was freezing!


Savannah riding a fire truck ride.

We had so much fun at the fair. We got to see a ton of animals- besides the cows, goats and dogs, there was a menagerie set up with llamas, monkeys, kangaroos and giraffes!! Savannah and Landon were so excited to see the giraffes. Savannah's best "friend" is her stuffed giraffe, Melman, named for Madagascar. It was neat to see them so up close! And then of course we had to enjoy the food the fair had to offer- corn dogs, cotton candy and funnel cakes, yum! But we had to laugh at the variation of fried foods- oreos, cookie dough, butter (!), snickers... but by far the most disgusting food offered up was a Krispy Kreme donut burger. The thought of it makes me gag!!

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Cover Girl

This past Sunday night, I crossed an item off my 'bucket list'. I have been waiting for this specific date for close to 5 months, and waiting for the event for close to 17 years. 


Yes, that's right.

New Kids on the Block.

Live. In concert. In MY town.

You'd better believe I was there.

No 15 year old paraphernalia, no side pony-tails. Just me and my man, at the St Pete Times Forum. And thousands of other screaming women, standing around us and losing their voices, too. An the occasional husband who was man enough to accompany his wife. 

It was loud, but it was worth the pierced ear drums and swollen vocal cords. These are not Kids anymore- they managed to put on one heck of a show even at close to 40 years old. They had the same smooth, albeit cheesy, moves that they did in the late '80s - but it wouldn't have worked any other way. And it was one of the most fantastic concerts I have ever been to.

While I forgot to charge my point-and-shoot camera battery and all I have t show for it are some grainy pictures and videos on my cell phone, I will always have my memories. And they are sweet, sweet memories. 

It was great to feel and act like a kid again, just for one night.