State Fair of NC

This past Saturday, we decided to take the family to the NC State Fair. We were out of the house by 8:30am. We stopped and got a bite to eat at the wonderful Hardee's and then we were off to Raleigh. We made it there in a little over an hour. We were so excited. We stopped at all of the animal exhibits. Those were my favorite. We looked at chickens, roosters, chicks, rabbits, turkeys, goats, pigs, cows, horses, and a few more.
We enjoyed strolling in the different craft sections of the fair. We saw so many wonderful artists. One of my favorite parts, was the Yester-year Village. It so reminded me of Asheville. I loved going to the Belle Cher Festival each year that we lived there. Asheville is such a beautiful place to live. In the Yester-year Village there were so many beautiful handcrafted things. It was neat to walk around.
Among the other sights, we saw the NC record breaking pumpkin at over 1100 pounds. We saw other horticultural fruits and veggies. One lady offered to sell us apples, but the children weren't interested in an apple, until it was smothered in candy. We saw men making taffy, the wonderful, filling-pulling candy that is a delicious southern treat. We bought some hand crafted, old-timey wooden cars and planes. We ate and ate until our bellies were full of sour pickles, elephant ears, gyros, steak sandwiches, cotton candy, candied apples, and corn dogs. We rode a few rides and went into fun obstacle courses. We were splashed by a water ride too! We saw a few of our dear friends from our old Ward in Asheboro and a few friends from our Wal-Mart days. We had a blast!
If you haven't been to the State Fair, it is highly recommended. It is good family fun. Just be prepared for the high priced fair food, port-a-potties, and the tons of walking. (There other bathrooms available, which were worth the wait.) One bathroom attendant had little poems and my favorite one she said was, "This is the best urination station in the nation!" Ahhh...the State Fair!!