Friends and Fairs (Dallas TX 10-11-12)

Timing is everything in life and once in a while it works out just right.  So many times as Paul and I travel we “just miss” a festival, fair, or other event.  This time it worked out perfect.  The day after we arrived in Denton, just outside of Dallas, we spent the day at the state fair.  Of course, we saw Mike and Julie within minutes of arriving in town, and have met and spent some time with their friend MJ as well. 

We were greeted at the fair by Big Tex, a bigger than life Texan, who actually talks, complete with mouth movements.  Everything is big in Texas!

We did a lot of eating and drinking all day, having all decided we weren’t going to worry about calories.  We even tried a deep fried grilled cheese sandwich, although I don’t recommend it.

We skipped the agricultural exhibits in favor of the vendors.  Our first stop was at the Ford exhibition, where Julie and Mike checked out an F450 that bears a remarkable resemblance to ours, although Mike says he is just going to wait for Paul to upgrade, then scoop up ours.

We spent a half hour playing “games” at the Ford exhibition, winning T-shirts, hats and chap stick.  It was fun though, and you can’t have enough Ford paraphernalia, as far as Paul is concerned!

MJ is thinking about changing her hairstyle, and came up with the great idea of trying on some wigs to see what she likes. I liked this one but I hear that her daughters vetoed it.

Just as we were leaving the fair, we heard the U.S. Marine Corp Drum and Bugle Corp come marching down the street.

 

Of course we stopped to listen to them play.  There is something about a marching band playing patriotic songs that sends a chill down my spine. 

The next morning, Julie and I, as tired as we were, managed a short walk, and returned to witness the guys “working hard’ on Mike’s trailer.  We couldn’t resist giving them a hard time for sitting down on the job, although we were obviously kidding.  Mike is as handy as Paul, and these guys love to find projects to do!  This particular project was to do a quick fix on Mike’s trailer.  A deer made a suicide run into his 5th wheel while he was towing it down the road.  There was a fair amount of damage to the front, but it sure could have been worse.