Our Visit to the Utah State Fair

Attending the state fair is something that I look forward to every year. I love to see the animals and exhibits, but I especially love to "people watch". All I have to say is that there are some very interesting people at the fair.

This year's visit started out like any other. We went to the fair with our friends Lori and Kevin and Ashley and Taylor. When we first arrived, we decided that we wanted to make the most out of our visit by feasting on some good old, greasy fair food. Mike chose to eat a brick (yes, I said brick) of cheese fries, while I chose to have a Navajo taco. After dinner, everyone bought funnel cakes for dessert.

Mike's brick of cheese fries

After everyone had finished their funnel cakes, us girls decided that we ought to go on at least one of the carnival rides. We chose a ride called the Tornado. While we were in line, Lori made a comment about how she thought it would be hilarious to see someone spew all over while they were riding...This ride consisted of four-person carts that were attached to these arm-like things that moved up and down while you moved in a circle. Each cart could add additional spin for some more fun. We decided that we wanted to have as much spin on our cart as possible.

At first, everything was going really well. We were all working together to spin, but soon Lori and I started saying that we were feeling a little queesy. Soon, Lori and I stopped helping Ashley spin the cart, and I was starting to feel pretty sick. I just kept thinking to myself that as long as I could make it to the end of the ride, everything would be okay. Well, I almost made it. Just as the ride was starting to slow down, I felt a gag reflex that I couldn't hold back. Before I knew it, I was leaning over the side of the ride and had vomited pretty much everything I had eaten that night. Needless to say, greasy fair food and rides called the Tornado do not mix. I guess you could say that I was able to provide the nightly entertainment for our little group.


Fortunately, the rest of the evening was pretty uneventful. We checked out the livestock, which included seeing a HUGE steer and pig. This trip to the fair was probably the most eventful I have had in a while. We'll see what happens next year...