State Fair Festivities!

Yesterday marked the last day the fair was in town. It was in Raleigh for a little over a week and we were lucky to get to go twice! My Mom has a customer who works one of the gates every year and she is sweet enough to let us in free, which is awesome because we probably wouldnt be able to afford going!

Wednesday night after Dan got off work we headed out there. Traffic was very mild and it was easy to get in and out. The crowds were no where near as packed as other nights. Gabby had never witnessed anything like that before and was overjoyed. We played a few games & enjoyed the most deliciously unhealthy food all night. We had to get the infamous 'Al's Fries' drenched in vinegar. Yum. We also indulged in deep fried Snicker's, Reese's & Oreo's (don't judge, it was a combo deal!)


In Heritage Circle, our favorite section, we danced to bluegrass, sipped on apple cider & couldn't pass up the apple pie at Smitty's Apples. On the way out we may or may not have stopped for some deep fried cinnamon buns! This was the latest we ever had Gabby up & left the park at 10pm. Her bedtime is around 7:45. She did excellent & was in good spirits the whole time.

Deep Friend Cinnamon Buns!

We had no idea we would end up going again, just 2 nights later. My brother, Daniel & his girlfriend, Lindsay came to town from the mountains and we thought it would be fun to all go together. While we were waiting for their friends to get there we noticed a Duke University bus and a sign out front that said 'Make $$ for Surveys.' The guys were skeptical but Lindsay and I were all for it. The guy in charge told us it would take 15 minutes and we persuaded the guys to do it. It was easy, quick and painless & we walked out of there with $35 bucks. Not bad! We will definitely be doing this next year!

We were there on a Friday night this time around and it was packed! Pushing the stroller through the crowd was a task. This time around we tried the deep friend Girl Scout Samoa cookies that Dan & I both agreed were the best thing we ever tasted! We walked around while Gabby got to play with her Uncle & Aunt and even with the rest of our group! Gabby protested early & we headed for the car, but not before grabbing a gourmet turtle brownie funnel cake. HOLYYYYY, yeah.

See ya next year NC State Fair!

Turtle Browie Funnel Cake!