Today would have been Father's Day at the fair. On this first Sunday of the fair, exactly one month after his passing, Julie and I celebrated my dad at the fair by doing everything he and I would have done. We stopped by all of the animal barns and looked at all kinds of animals. We stopped in the birthing center to see what animals had been born that day. We rode the Skyride (his favorite thing), we gathered free stuff in the buildings. I really had to keep my eyes on my dad, because he would take things off of the tables that weren't free, but actually for sale. In his mind, if it was laid out on the table, it was free for the taking, Lol. We ended our day by eating Bernard's BBQ at the food court. Pulled pork and fries. The only thing missing was my friend Des, who always came out and picked on me, good-naturedly. My dad always got a laugh out of that. My dad also enjoyed Ron Diamond and Pronto Pups, but we had already done those things during our first 2 days. It was fun retracing my dad and I's steps today, but at the same time, I sure missed him.
While we did things that my dad and I had done, Julie and I also did some other fun things. We rode the big Ferris Wheel and got pictures and selfies. We looked at storage barns and tried to imagine living in one. It would be a tight squeeze, but it could work. At the merchandise booth, I saw a friend of mine who serves on the State Fair Foundation board, and has also been on the State Fair board. I asked him how one gets on one of these boards. To get on the State Fair board, you have to be appointed by the governor. They take care of basic policies and financial things. The Foundation Board is a more hands-on, behind the scenes type of board. A person get on that board by invitation. He asked me to write down my information, and said that as board members step down and rotate out, new board members are invited to join! How exciting would that be! I told this gentleman how much I loved the fair, and he said that is a perfect qualification to be on the board. I will definitely keep you all posted on how things develop with this.
We had the opportunity to test-drive a massage chair today. The gentleman running the booth invited us in to try them out. I was not a big fan of these chairs. The guy let me test out two of them, and they just didn't feel good on my back. I only liked how they felt on my feet. The gentlemen didn't high-pressure sell us, he was pretty low-key and gave us some info on the chairs. Later on in one of the buildings, they had Shiatsu foot massagers. You stick your feet into these, and oh, wow. I suffer from foot pain due to diabetic atrophy, and these machines made my feet feel so good. They are just over $200, so that is a luxury that will have to wait for another day. I'm trying to save and get out of debt so that I can go back to Manila. They are in one of the Sunflower buildings. If you see these guys, have sore feet, and have about 25 minutes, take these things for a test-drive. Maybe they should give me a free one for promoting their product??
What a day. I am really tired. I do not work tomorrow, so I'm going to rest in, and head to the fair around noon. Julie has to work, :-( but we'll meet up later in the afternoon. Thanks for taking the time to read my daily blogs. Let me know if you have questions about anything fair-related, and I'll do my best to answer your questions. Be sure to comment or like this post to give me a general idea of how many people are reading. Good night and God bless!
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