It Smells Like Home

We were welcomed home to our little apartment by neither duck or raccoon. However, it still smelt like home, it still looked the same, and besides newly paved roads, not much had changed. We made it through our first week of school and to celebrate we went to the Boise fair Friday night. We ate buttery corn on the cob, elephant ears, fresh squeezed lemonade, and fair famous Pronto Pup corn dogs.

Besides the food, there is plenty to do at the fair if you have the money to waste on it. We window shopped, checked out the 4H building and the commercial building, saw the baby quail hatch, and watched strangers show their cows. We avoided the carnival rides solely because they cost a fortune. $1.00 per ticket and it costs 3-6 tickets per ride per person. How do families afford this? We couldn't rationalize spending $10 dollars to go on the ferris wheel. It already costs too much to get into the fair. Michael had to keep reminding me not to compare it to the Cassia County Fair. It was hard not to none the less. We did have fun though. The smell of cotton candy, the lights, the people watching, it all made for a great Friday night date.

Will we go next year? I don't know; probably. I'm sure we could live with out it. But if we don't take advantage of the time now... We wont have many more experiences with out crying children and added costs to ride the little ponies. So Boise Fair, you may see us next year.