Today I am Thankful for: The State Fair

Me and Harley on the carousel. That was fun.

There's the llama that tried to eat his cage.

Maddy and me on the SCARY Ferris Wheel!

Well, on the first Sunday of September, my dad took Maddy, Harley, and me to the state fair. It was not like I expected it to be. When I think of state fair I think of taste contests, eating contests, and animals being judged for size and stuff like that, and rides and cotton candy. This wasn't really like that. It was more like a carnival. It was really fun though! Maddy had decided that we were going to go on the Ferris Wheel. So, in the car, on the way there, dad asks who all is going to go on the Ferris Wheel. Obviously Maddy said she was going to, and Harley said she would only do it if dad did it, so he said he would. He then coerced me into doing it. I was not excited. I was scared to death. So, we wandered about a bit, then went and got in line for the Ferris Wheel.  I was terrified. I was shaking and I thought I was throw up. And that was before the darn thing even started moving! Then it started moving and I was SO scared. I was telling Maddy, "I feel like I'm gonna throw up!" And all she did was laugh at me and then she said,"Well, make sure you do it over there and not on me." No commiseration whatsoever. None at all. And then, we got all the way around, and I was under the impression that the thing only went around once, but NOOOO. That's not how it goes. No sirree. So, the blasted thing picked up speed!! Oh my word. I started to cry. Not even gonna lie. And Maddy was laughing at me and having a good ole time at my expense. And it kept going around and around and around. I mean, after the first five times I started to think, "surely this is the last time around." BUT NO. IT went around like 20 times. It was ridiculous. And I even prayed on it. I said, out loud "DEAR GOD DON'T LET ME DIE!" The girls in the seat in front of us had a very good laugh at me... And please don't think this is me being dramatic. I. Was. Terrified. Absolutely TERRIFIED. I hate heights. I get nervous on an escelator in the mall. Seriously. So, when we got off my dad gave me a big hug and he kept asking me if I was ok. And I was completely fine once we got of the thing. It was while I was ON it that I was a mess. So, I ate my cotton candy afterwords and felt slightly better. In order to feel all the way better though, I had to play a game and ride a fun ride. So, me and Harley played a ring toss kind of game, and then we went on the carousel. SO much better and WAY more fun than the Ferris Wheel. I'm tellin' ya. :) I rode a horse with an American Flag painted on it. I am patriotic. After that that was really all there was to see. We watched a puppet show and then we watched a magic show, and we also went to the petting zoo where none of the animals wanted to be pet and the llama was trying to eat his cage. Weird. But, I had a grand time! And everybody had a good time on the Ferris Wheel. Not because of the wheel itself, but because of my distress on it. Thank goodness my dad was terrified too. I mean, he didn't cry or anything, but, he was scared. He fell of a ladder many years ago and had to go to the hospital and get stitches and stuff, and ever since then he's been terrified of heights. So, at least I wasn't the only one that was scared... Hahaha.

All in all I had a very good time and so did everyone else! And I'm thankful for the experience and I'm thankful that God answered my prayer and didn't kill me while I was on the Ferris Wheel. 

And my next post will probably be about my niece!!! YAY!!!!  

 Romans 5:18 Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.

And yeah, I don't know why it's doing that funny space thing after the first paragraph... But whatever...