Yeah, that’s my ass

defying gravity

That’s right.  It’s me at the top of that wall.  I hadn’t climbed a rock wall in a long time but I managed to pull my fat ass up there and hit the button.  Before I started to climb a small crowd gathered around the rock wall and I thought “if I can’t get to the top I’m going to be embarrassed with all these people watching.”

I made it to the top with no problem and Dale snapped this picture (as I instructed him to so I would have proof) then repelled back down.  I even got a sticker to proudly wear the rest of the evening at the York Fair, letting everyone know my middle age ass could still defy gravity!  Little does everyone know I sucked helium out of 20 balloons before paying $5 to possibly make a fool of myself.  🙂

No helium required,

~P.

York Fair 2011

The York Fair  September 11, 2011

We had a wonderful time at the York Fair!  A special thank you to John for letting me have Tesla for half the day and an even bigger thank you to Dale for taking all of us.

Pictures range from the rides, including a little boy who only had tickets so I volunteered to stand beside him and SpongeBob on the carousel.  I didn’t want to see his dad have to waste 3 tickets to stand beside him while I had a wristband. 

I also took a picture of the back of a man’s head.  He was watching his son get thrown off the mechanical bull, meanwhile I was transfixed by the rolls of fat on the back of his head.  Is there an exercise to improve fathead rolls?

My mom entered a Christening gown she crocheted and took third place…GO MOM!  There were hundreds of pictures and paintings.  I was quite taken by Deb Lentz’s underwater acrylic painting.  It took first place and I’m curious if she would be interested in selling it.

We had a great day and only got a little sunburn.  Just as we pulled out of the fair gates, it started to rain.

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Once we arrived home the sun broke through and we saw God’s work of art.

Carnies are scary,

~P.