October 12th

The State Fair has opened! Now you have to understand that in North Carolina, the State Fair is serious business. All this past week, there have been reports on the news about the fair being set up and how many rides have passed inspection. During the week, I commented on how beautiful the weather was, and the gentleman's reponse was "Yes, it's terrific fair weather!" The schools even used to close for "Fair Day" although I don't think they are doing that anymore. We went tonight mainly for the Mercy Me concert so we didn't see much of the fair. I'm hoping that we can get back Sunday after church if I'm feeling ok, or next Saturday.

There are all the cool rides - well cool to take a photo off since I'm afraid of heights.


Games,


More games,


And every food known to mankind. And a few that haven't been know before there were state fairs. We got there about 7:00 so we didn't have too much time to weigh our options. Arthur chose the cheese steak and I went with the healthy choice - a chili cheeseburger.


We got into the arena and although you can't complain about the ticket price ($10.00), the chairs are not the most comfortable.


Once the show started though, I wasn't paying attention to the seats. We saw Meagle and Muggle, then Aaron Shust, and finally Mercy Me!


We did walk around for a little bit after the concert.




Neat photo opportunities


And finally I had to have a true Fair food - Roasted Corn on the Cob. It was so good and was steaming hot. Considering it was freezing (a bone numbing 51 degrees!) , it was the perfect choice!