Spoils of the fair...

The theme of the fair this year is "Taste the Fun." If by 'fun' they mean all kinds of interesting fried food, count me in! If I were still eating on plan for WeightWatchers, I would not have indulged myself. Like I noted the other day, this is my last day before I start the low-iodine diet, so I decided to eat to my hearts' desire today. Here's a run down of my day at the fair...

First of all, I had a little wardrobe problem before my friend Judy came to pick me up...some jello landed on my top, in an unfortunate place:

Luckily it dried without leaving a stain. I ended up wearing a light jacket the whole time I was at the fair.

Fair food: Like last year, I decided to try some of the more interesting food options. This time I tried 'deep fried bread pudding'

and 'chocolate covered bacon'

I also ate Tasti chips (lemon/pepper seasoning), a pork sandwich with waffle fries (fries were not crispy!), and an ice cream cone.

Other than the food options, the only other reason I wanted to go to the fair was to 'open a pearl.' On Saturday, Kayci, my PaulMitchellTheSchool student stylist had mentioned a friend had gone to the fair on opening day (Friday, 6/11), and watched the four people in front of her at this booth open black pearls. Hmmm....that sounded kinda cool, esp since you can have the pearl(s) set at the booth as well. So, I decided I wanted to open a pearl and have a ring made out of it. Judy and I walked through all three exhibition halls and found the pearl booth in the very last hall. Kayci said you are supposed to pick the biggest, ugliest clam, so that is what I did, and this is what I opened: It's a 6.5 mm blue black pearl, estimated value of $55. I had it set in a silver ring. The vendor said to wait overnight before I wear it. It's beautiful. This is my 'cancer survivor' ring!

And I found somethings for my mom: She's been bugging me about buying her some new cutting mats and I've been looking for something I can use to fry eggs in that will keep them the right size for breakfast sandwiches. Sadly, I find the perfect kitchen tool but I won't even be able to use it for myself until July 4th.  : (

We walked around the fun zone and student photography exhibit before deciding to call it a day.

We weren't at the fair for too long, but we also didn't want to get stuck in rush hour traffic, and of course game six of the NBA finals were on this evening. Overall it was a fun outing despite the wardrobe issue. I indulged in some interesting fried foods, found my 'cancer survivor' ring, and some much needed kitchen gadgets. Couldn't have asked for a better day at the fair!