::Friends, Fun, and Fair::

A couple of weekends ago my trusty AZ friends decided to escape the crazy heat and take a last minute trip out to the C-A to visit yours truly.

Its always so much fun to have them here and this was no exception.

We started the weekend off by putting our stunna shades on and heading to the beach to watch the huge waves in HB.

Then we headed back to back bay to rent ourselves some fun.

We put our super color life jackets on

and hit the water...

After working up an appetite we came home and had the ultimate summer time bar-b-que including pasta salad, watermelon salsa, and fruit pizza.

After our bellies were all filled up and happy we headed out to the fair.

Okay.... So normally I super hate the fair.

There is something about it that I just hate. Maybe its the crowds, or maybe it is the outrageously priced deathly foods that everyone pretends to like but really goes home wishing they didn't eat, or maybe its the caliber of people the fair attracts.

Regardless... I normally hate the fair.

BUT

I have to say that I went to the fair and

I LOVED it.

We went and watched the demolition derby. It was AMAZING. It was the prefect length of time and exciting the whole way through. I couldn't stop myself from joining the white trash of orange county yelling for the car of choice. It was a blast!

After the demo derby we headed over to take a ride on my long lost friend... the GRAVITRON. I hadn't been on this ride since the Bret Harte (my middle school) carnival days. At first I was super skeptical about going on a ride that spins you right round but I took my chances... and like most risks... it was SO worth it.

It is the best ride ever.

I haven't laughed that hard in forever.

So I have a new love and respect for the fair and have decided that I will go to the fair once a year... on demolition derby night. I will watch the derby, ride the gravitron, and watch the hypnotist. And I will leave one happy girl.

Who knows maybe next year I will even try the deep fried smore.