a "Fair" Weekend

my recap of my recent visit to the REZ.
thursday:
THE DRIVE BACK. rather uneventful, except for having a close call with a semi. i just started passing it, about a third of the way around it, the driver decided to pass the car in front of him. i know i could see him and i was visible, he just came right at me. i slammed the brakes and he barely missed me. the 2 other cars behind me saw the whole thing. i'm sure they had camaras ready to see a huge semi squash my neon. after catching my breath, and taking my emergency heart medication (jk. i really don't have any medication, it was starburst). the drive went by very quickly. the fall colors really bring out the mountain graduer. loved it.
THE CARNIVAL. Right back home. my sister wanted to go to the carnival. they had family night which was awesome, first night for the carnival and prices were one dollar a ticket and rides were one ticket each. besides the dust and a few dlaani's it wasn't too bad. some of those rides really require you to check your pants after each ride. still, it felt great being around so many natives. just felt like home.
friday:
BABYSITTING. pretty much what i did most of friday. my sister is in nursing school and she dropped the kids off at the house. i was asleep on the front room couch when they came in. reminds me of an approaching storm. they rumbled in and bam. all over me. i love them. brynne is a hoot. she is so smart. leah is a very lively and often likes to put me in my place. she couldn't get enough of my beard. i hadn't shaved since saturday. we had several races on who could peel a boiled egg faster. she won 2 out of three. they played video games, watched movies most the day. taryn the youngest was the funnest, just trying to get her to walk was the best part. she does not like the beard.
saturday:
THE PARADE. i usually get up early to save a spot down on the highway. got up at 5:30 and got a necessary shower. got to my location and although people camped on the east side of the highway, the middle part is often open, which was the case. so i laid down my two blankets and started playing a video game. after which i though was an eternity, i checked my watch. 15 minutes!! this is going to be a long morning. which it wasn't. about 6:45 my brother-in-law showed up. and after a breakfast burrito and some gatorade, i was ready for the day. i love watching people show up for events. i do the same thing at football, basketball games. well, everyone got there and the parade started at 9:15am, just the usual crowd of bands and politicians. on the plus side, they increased parade registration and cut the number of floats in half. thank goodness. the best part of the parade, the candy. my niece leah made off like a bandit. like tons of candy and stuff. and she was good at running for it. brynne could have cared less. if the candy was thrown at her and it landed in her lap, she would pick it up. she chased candy the first few minutes, after she had a good two hands full, she picked a spot on the road and proceeded to fill up on candy. she didn't want any more after that. she's so cool.
THE COOKOUT. well, brynne wasn't feeling too good for some reason, so we, meaning the kids went back to my sisters house. soon after everyone came back. then the floodgates opened. the rain started pouring, and it didn't stop. never seen it rain so much on a fair day. it stopped for 5 minutes and then kept going, for the next few hours. we still had our burgers and steaks. it was good to be together as family. the kids kept entertained on the wii system. and i did what i could to keep taryn from killing herself. toddlers get into everything. after eating and everyone settled i finally got taryn to sleep. later that night we just kicked back and digested all the food we ate. spent time watching dvd's with my mom, i'm sure she's a fan now of Pushing Daisies and Supernatural.
sunday:
GOING HOME. always the hardest thing to do. after my goodbyes, i usually find most of my dvd's i brought home. give everyone their goodbye hugs then after a quick personal prayer, i head back to Utah. i usually just leave when i get up. that day i slept in till 7:30. had some eggs and hotdogs for breakfast and left. no problems until colorado, caught the end of a massive storm. then closer to monticello, caught my first sight of the mountains and there it was, all covered in snow. alot of snow. this far south, it was amazing and beautiful. the rain eased up and really had no other problems. just another Fair, but with my family, it is always a great memory.