The Strawberry Festival
No matter what I do, I can’t get myself to wake up. I think the lack of sleep with a side of Saturday morning hangover is taking a toll on me. Does this mean I’m getting old? I never used to be tired or get headaches after a night of wine. I have been fighting my eyes all day and I’m already looking forward to going to bed tonight.
I laid down next to Grumples last night to rub his belly before going to bed and I ended up falling asleep on the floor next to the front door. I woke up around one, confused as to where I was, and then made my way into my room. I turned on a documentary, got so into it, and ended up staying awake for the whole thing. I watched the Short Game; it’s about world champion golfers who are about seven to eight years old. It was incredibly inspiring that little kids can be so determined at a sport. I loved it. The eight year old girls were driving the same yardage as me; that’s nuts! It just goes to show that golf is not just about strength; it’s mental.
I woke up at seven this morning with little Tino biting my ears to get me to take him out. After I came in, I made coffee and then had breakfast! Just a little 2 egg omelet, and an english muffin with organic raspberry jelly.
Last night, Nick and I went to the Strawberry festival to meet up with his parents. It was like Coachella of the south. Some girls were even dressed as if they were going to Coachella, though that style is in. There were so many people there; it was crazy. They had two stages, carnival rides, vendors, games, food, and contests.
For dinner I had a corn on the cob, but it wasn’t as good as the corn in Iowa. I also had a giant smoked turkey leg. I’ve always wondered how they tasted because I see people with them all the time, especially at the fairs. I wasn’t a fan though…I ended up handing it to Nick and his dad to finish it off.
Nick and I decided to get a funnel cake to split with his parents. I hadn’t had a funnel cake in so long that I forgot how good they were. You can’t really go to a fair without getting a funnel cake, but it’s better to share.
The festival had a Journey tribute band playing before we left and they were outstanding. But, I had a headache I just couldn’t get rid of all day or night and so we decided to call it a night around ten and headed out. You think I would have learned my lesson by now with drinking too much wine at weddings.
Looks fun! Have you ever been to Coachella though? The only similarity I can see to Coachella is that it is outside, which is true of pretty much all festivals in the spring/summer.
I know it’s nothing like Coachella. It was just a joke. Everyone gets really excited for Coachella and here everyone gets excited for the Strawberry festival. I know Choachella is 10x cooler.
THAT FUNNEL CAKE LOOKS SO FFFFFING GOOD.
Try sipping on a mixed drink next time. I always find I won’t overdo it with a mixed drink like I do with wine or beer.
Yeah thats true!
sounds like fun, us midwestern states can make some good corn 🙂 I’m not a fan of those big fair drumsticks either.
Glad you had fun! Maybe the headache was a combo of wine and allergies? Allergies are really bad this year the forecasters are saying. I haven’t had a allergen headache in like 9 years, this year almost every day.
I don’t think I can blame it on allergies, they never bother me. I just had too much wine! My boyfriend gets bad allergies though!
This sounds so so cool!
I saw you there! I wanted to say hi but I thought that would be creepy. Your romper was adorable 🙂
Awwww thank you! & that wouldn’t have been creepy! Next time, say hi! 🙂 Hope you had fun at the festival!
Loved this post!! We have excellent strawberries in Louisiana, too. Definitely my favorite thing to get from the farmers market here. And funnel cakes have nothing on beignets 😉
P.S. Love your blog… keep up the good work. It’s a great distraction for finals week!
Thanks Kat! & good luck on those finals!! I bet you have some AWESOME strawberries in Louisiana!
Ok, I’m sure I am the only person in the world who doesn’t know this….but what is Coachella….?
The strawberry festival looked so fun! I hope we have one up here soon!
I am so jealous of the strawberry festival! I love strawberries and i’ve found the ones from stores have completely lost all their natural sweetness. Good thing its farmers market season again!
You’re right about the funnel cake – it’s just something you have to do. The calories don’t count when going to festivals, right? Right.
I live in FORT MILL! OMG!