The Puyallup Fair was spectacular! Sunday was my first time ever going. Brian took me there on a date there.
We bussed in from Bonney Lake. It was a really good move. Parking was horrible!We got there just opened up so it wasn't that crowded.
We went to the Jack FM booth and Brian bought himself and me one of those goody backpacks. It came with some energy drinks, water, chips and a few coupons.
Afterwards, Brian and I headed to the rides. We walked around to get an idea about how many tickets to get. I quickly realized that I needed one of those Dizzy Passes, but they're not available weekends. We decided to get 20 tickets each. We went one this wooden roller coaster; it was fun, but we were in the middle and missed out on the uber thrilling rush of being in the front. We walked around the rides some more; I was being a tad indecisive. We ended up going on a ride that makes people go upside down. Then we had four tickets left (I think we had 8 and I'm willing to bet the other four are in Brian's pocket). We went through a "fun house" which I will forever refer to as "the house of filth and disease."
After the rides, we meandered around for a bit. We went through this one vendor hall with a ton of stuff to buy. It seemed they had a demonstration every 20 feet. I stopped at a booth where you could look up ancestry of your last name. I bought a copy of the Becerra coat of arms and a history of the name. I'm giving it my dad for Christmas. Brian found some really cool metal aged looking posters. He bought an Elvis one and Silver Surfer. After a few halls, we were hungry so we went to Earthquake Burger.
Brian went to buy the food and I went to find seats. I had to linger until a family got up. These two dudes were trying to steal my table, but I told them I had it and they went elsewhere. We split an Earthquake Burger and Fries. I thought it was tasty. Perhaps not worth all the hype. We ended up sharing our table with a really sweet gal who was working the fair. She was trying to hold her own after the husband of a friend of hers had died the night before. I'm really glad we sat with her.
It was getting really warm at that time so we continued through the vendor halls. The Hobby Hall was interesting. Brian said he would enter his Star Wars figures next year.
Brian and I made it through almost all the fair. We were near the Blue Gate when they did the Human Cannon Ball show. I was picking out some Henna to get done on my hand when he shot off. I did see him fly through the air though. It was cool. I ended up getting a really neat design on my hand. I wouldn't mind getting a tattoo, but I don't think work would approve.
We headed towards the gate after that. Brian bought me a dozen wooden roses. They're scented and everything. I put them in my office. They've gotten some compliments.
We just missed a bus back to Bonney Lake so we did some more shopping. We had some food (Brian had a turkey leg and I had a kielbasa). Then we went through this really cool booth with drawings of famous characters and other such thing. I bought some for Brian for his birthday and gave him some on the spot. He'll be super surprised by one of them.
We were really tired after that long day. It was well worth fighting the crowds and heat. I can't wait to go next year!
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