Fun at The Ohio State Fair

Jay and I had gone to the Ohio State Fair when we lived in Dublin at least once and maybe twice...and that would have been enough for me. Although it is fun to go, it is not something that I could go to every year, but since Mike and Jeff had never gone, we decided to go and check it out. Arabella had a ton of fun - she loved checking out all the animals and they had an area set up with just kid rides which she loved. I guess I go for the people watching - and boy is is amusing! While we were there, all you have to do is look around to see what is inherently wrong with American society - this is my inner Holistic Health & Wellness Coach talking - all the food is fried, fatty and just plain gross. If it can be fried, they will fry it, even if it wasn't meant to be fried - YUCK!! There are huge cups of soda with free refills and the candy and junk food you can buy is everywhere. The healthiest thing I could find was grilled corn on the cob - which they want to douse in butter - they looked at me like I was crazy when I told them I wanted it plain! I will get off my soap box now...we had a great day. The weather was a bit overcast, but not too warm, which made it easy to do all the walking. We had a great day, but I (and I think Mike and Jeff) can check off that box and say been there, done that! Here are some of the highlights:

Whatever happened to just plain - fried dough with powdered sugar??? When did they start putting all these toppings on them?? Guess we missed that when we were living in Montreal.