Last Thursday evening we went to the annual carnival in our town. (You may remember last year's visit where we left after 10 minutes due to the skank-factor.) This time we got smart and went on the first night, and though there was some questionable fashion (i.e., lack thereof) going on we were happy with the more family-friendly crowd we saw.
This year was also our first time buying tickets ahead of time. I don't know why we haven't known about this before, but it is way cheaper to go this route. The tickets were $1 each and were each good for one ride, as opposed to buying tickets at the carnival and having to pay up to 4 tickets for one ride (highway robbery).
Yikes!
Whitney was originally concerned that we only had 20 tickets, but she failed to realize that Randy and I would not be going on any of the rides (we can't stomach them anymore).
Landon ended up with gum on the back of his shirt after his very first ride...ew!
I was rather impressed with the kids for braving all sorts of crazy rides.
I love it that the kids are good friends and are happy to spend time together.
The carnival is always more festive when the lights come on at night.
We stood in line for 30 minutes to ride the Ferris Wheel, which cost us 1 ticket each as opposed to the 16 tickets it would have cost had we bought our tickets there that night!
I have gone on many Ferris Wheels before but as we were ascending on this one I felt some panic and seriously questioned my judgment. I really couldn't stand the rocking of the chair that went on each time the wheel stopped to unload and load another car, and I begged Landon not to rock our seat. It was seriously scary for me and will be my last Ferris Wheel ride (I feel like an old fogy).
Really, what was I thinking?
Pretty much the carnival is all about the funnel cakes! I kind of can't believe that we pay $5 each for these, but since it's only once a year we're willing to do it...it just says summer.
**Have you gone to a carnival this summer?
How do you feel about going on rides?
Have you had a funnel cake this year?**
Comment Window Tidbit: Michelle was kind enough to make my new blog banner for me since I'm still Photoshopless!
16 comments:
Looks like so much fun. I can't stomach those kinds of rides either... not really even when I was a kid.
That carnival looks like so much fun! And I'm so glad that you found the frugal way to go.
Is it a sin that I have never had a funnel cake ever in my life??
Hmmm...well, let's see. I gave up rides ten rides ago when I promised God if he would let me off the one I was on safely I would never go again. I have only succumbed to peer pressure ten times since and each time I have promised I'll never do it again. I mean it this time.
Like Charlotte, I have never had a funnel cake. I see them all the time, even thought, "Hey those would be easy to make" but never had them. I'd rather give my carnival grease to a hand-dipped corndog or a great hand-dipped ice cream bar.
I'm guessing if you still don't have photoshop that it means your wish of a new computer for your birthday did not come true. That's okay. Sometimes dreams take a few years to come about.
Summer. It's fun to hear about yours.
Fun to see you guys there. First time we bought pre-paid tickets too...the only way to go now. I feel the same about the Ferris Wheel, I think that was my last ride on that one. And we bought three funnel cakes. Yum.
i totally have never been able to stomach the rides. i did tilt a whirl once and have prob never been the same since.
and i have never had a funnel cake but that prob does not surspise you one bit. i did make a mean black bean brownie cake last week though, heh heh.
I remember your post about this last year and thinking it was so funny. I totally hear ya on not being able to stomach rides--I get sick on the tiny roller coasters at the jr. amusement park here--even the grandparents go on them and are fine! Those lit-up pics are fun--makes me sort of want to go to a carni.
I can't handle rides anymore, either, and I've always been afraid of the rocking on the Ferris wheel!
I think maybe I've had a funnel cake once. Perhaps I'll try to make them sometime... that sounds much more fun to me than going to the carnival. I'm so not fun.
Happy Late Birthday to one of my favorite "ladies!" (did you get my little bag of b-day goodies I dropped off? hope so!)
I SO love that 1st picture--at the top of this post--of your family! You should totally use it for this year's Christmas card, for reals. It's seriously all kinds of cute.
xo
(i share your computer woes...my desktop is currently rigged together with a woodworking clamp. don't ask. But it's going to die a final death any day)
*sniffle*
One last thing: your new made-by-michelle banner is fabulous-o! Love it.
I dont do rides that spin. I was at the same carnival on the same night and I even wondered if you may be there. That is the city celebration of my youth and it has not changed much. The rides are still in the exact place and I still get sick thinking about going on them.
I'm so glad you learned you could buy the tickets ahead of time--so much money saved!
I always freak out on carni rides because they are portable. Something about knowing that the ride was put up yesterday makes me nervous.
Glad this year was a better fair experience--both for the crowds and the cheaper tickets.
We usually skip our local fair because of the questionable attendees and the heat.
I like most rides (except for those going in a dizzy circle) but the rocking seat basket might freak me out too.
No funnel cake yet. Yours looked sooo yummy!
I just noticed the liquid fear label. Totally appropriate. and funny.
Ok, the BEST family day out ever. Looks so great. Though I would probably hurl. I sort of lost my mind last year over deep fried oreos at a fair. They are shockingly better than they sound.
You look like a teen in that photo! Seriously!
My parents are still holding onto the Orange County Fair tradition. It's definitely become sleazier as time has passed.
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