Mid-state Fair Part I

Howdy y'all,

Guess where I am? At the mid-state fair! And omg, nothing Kelly could have told me would have prepared me for this experience. I mean we are talking real cowboys and farmers up in here, not that pseudo LA stuff they host down there. Culture shock in my own state? Yup...well done universe, you got me on this one haha. 

||ROAD TRIP||

On the drive up we took a random highway because it said it would be faster and ended up in this national park with a Chumash reservation right across the way! It was so cool to drive through these hulking trees, and thanks to Downey's emergency potty break, we actually found this spectacular lake and viewpoint! It was no Maui green, but it was dazzling enough to make me reconsider my lack of desire to camp.

We might have been a little worse for wear, but we made it here safe and sound!

||DOGGY DAYCARE||

You know you are really out in the woods when your doggy daycare drop off, also includes a goat drop off too...just kidding! But actually the daycare center was a farm, so they did have goats right across from the dogs. Also, there was a Great Dane literally as tall as me, I refused to get out of the car, that sucker was barking and the fence was only 6 feet, you can't tell me that that would have kept the beast inside. I have no clue who owns that dog, but I'd bet my money they own a Ford, Chevy, or maybe even a crane to transport that dog around.

(yes I brought my cowboy boots to this affair hehe) 

Goat Daycare lol

|| PARADE||

Well, if you've never been to a mid-state parade, here's the layout folks. You've got a tractor as the opener, a bunch of cheerleaders following, superman on a unicycle juggling, and a Clydesdale drawn beer wagon. Yup, it just got weirder and weirder. Although I have to say, I was pretty impressed by the juggling superman's on unicycle. Being a circus freak myself, I always love to support the arts, that is until the superman comes over and delivers possibly the worst line ever referring to my best friend's father: "Excuse me ladies, is this man bothering you?"....ummm what is the right answer to that question sir? "He's my dad," "He just drove an hour to bring us to this fair," "He's with us, even though I don't look like him"....yeah...I just went with a silent smile and just laughed it off. Still thought it was funny, talk about a foot in mouth situation. But that wasn't the best part of course, it was the HORSES!!! Ugh, I wanted to take one home so badly, they were just so pretty. You are very lucky mom and dad that I am not an early riser, or else that 8 am show horse exhibition most definitely would have included a large credit card purchase, and my own two thousand pound friend to road trip home with. Who cares about logistics? I'm sure we would have figured it out later hehe. 

I'm tempted to start driving this around LA, it would be the height of fashion

Circus Superman (pre-faux pas)

HORSES

If you know me, then you know this smile is the one that automatically follows any equine interaction or spotting, I just can't help that I love them so much