A Weekend In Review

It has been too many days since my last blog post! I figured I would at least try to post tonight before the biggest day of the week for me, Weigh In Wednesdays. So over the weekend, my husband and I went to the Georgia National Fair. This is our first going by ourselves and only our second time over all. We hadn't even really planned on going until about last Thursday, I believe. We figured, what the heck, let's get out of the apartment and have some fun!

 So on Saturday, we woke up, got ready, and off we went to the fair. It's actually located pretty close to where we live, so we were there in no time. We got parked (a lot of walking!) and made our way through the gates. I just LOVE the atmosphere. If you aren't familiar with the Georgia National Fair, its a HUGE fair that is focused a lot around agriculture. There are many buildings with livestock, shopping, and exhibits. They even have a circus. They have cow shows, horse shows, sheep shows, and so many other things. We were there on opening weekend, so there were barely any horses there. :( Last year when we went with my parents, all of the horses were there and getting ready to show, so they had their manes braided with ribbon.



A 2 week old male calf.

Daisy, the 2 week old female calf.

We some how missed the chickens that apparently were there, which was sad. We also managed to miss out on the building that displays all the quilts and goods that people make for judging. With so many buildings, it's easy to skip over some. They also have rides, games, and other attractions. There is something for everyone! They even have 2 places in the fair to ride a mechanical bull, which was SO funny.

They also have "walking entertainment." For example, the talking tree. Yes it's on stilts, yes I was a little terrified, but amazed at the same time. They also have another one, called Mango and Dango. These I LOVE, but didn't get to see. Its basically the same concept, but its a man and woman. You can read more about them here.

About as close as I would get.

 I went into the petting zoo and saw this guy. Take a look at those horns!

Now I'm sure you're all wondering how I handled the fair food since I'm on Weight Watchers. The thing is, I didn't deprive myself. I knew before we went that there would be a ton of food vendors, and it would definitely take will power. Instead of getting the foot long corn dog like last year (yes, that's a thing), my husband and I halved a regular sized.  We walked around a bit more and decided to eat a real meal. We both got cheese steaks, which were not very good. Of course, we had to have something sweet, so my husband got fried Oreos and I got a small Dippin Dots. It's been at least 10 years since I've had those, so it was treat. Lastly, a coworker of my husband's told him that we had to try this place that had cheese sticks and such. We also split these, and they were fantastic! When I got home and starting to track my food in weight watchers, I was actually surprised that I didn't do as bad as I thought. Portion control helps a ton.

We didn't do much shopping, except for some honey sticks and some handmade soap. It took a lot of will power to not spend a lot with all of the wonderful products that people had to offer.

Clover, Watermelon, and Strawberry honey sticks.

All in all, we had a fantastic time. I chose to wear cowboy boots which, by the way, was NOT a smart choice. I took them off as soon as we got back in the car and was greeted by 3 very unfortunate blisters. :(


On Sunday, we pretty much just laid around the house and did a little cleaning. That wasn't a very eventful day for us, but it was nice to relax.

Thanks for reading and I will be back tomorrow for Weigh In Wednesday! :)