Corny dogs and Big Tex

This weekend my dad and stepmom came up for a weekend of the famous State Fair of Texas. Having grown up in Texas, it might be surprising to know that this activity is something that neither E, nor me, nor my dad for that matter had ever participated in. So we went at it with gusto. We arrived at the gate 10 minutes before everything opened, and we started our quest maximize fair time. We wandered through the midway, and then happened to find Big Tex, the larger-than-life cowboy who sounds an awful lot like Johnny Cash when says "Howdy Folks!". Right in front of Big Tex is Fletcher's Corny Dogs, home of the original and first ever corn dog. Nevermind that it was only 10:30 am, we decided to partake anyway. They were delicious. We looked at cars, we saw livestock, we watched some dogs perform an interesting frisbee show. (Let's see my dog do that!) We even looked at the sculpture of Annubis made entirely out of butter. It was a full and productive day. Oh, and we also managed to have plenty more fried food before the whole thing was over. All in all, a great day at the fair.

Today we're resting up and the weather is so beautiful that we've opened up the house. Zoee is loving this, and she's managed to find the small spot of sun in front of the office French doors. I imagine she'll only move enough to stay in the sun for the rest of the day.