Indiana State Fair

Eric and I made our annual trip to the State Fair tonight, though we felt a little more lost than usual... we normally have a purpose to go. Like an exhibition or event we want to see. But this time, we just decided to go because it was nice out and it was Two-Dollar Tuesday. Not the best reason to decide to go. But we went.

They were calling this year a transition year, as they had no concerts, nor a 'signature dish' like in years past. The signature dish always features the 'agricultural byproduct' of focus for the fair that year... the theme, if you will. You know, pork, tomatoes, soy beans, etc... But this year it was popcorn... while, yes, it is a derivative of corn, it's not really a 'straight from the farm' type of food you'd typically think of. But it worked, I guess. They did have fun with it, at least.

So we just did our normal lap around the fair grounds, with the sole goal to eat some fair food. And people watch. It's always fun to people watch. And the nice weather made the people watching spectacular this year - the fair was packed! But after we had our ribeye sandwiches, we were ready to go. We finished our lap with a walk through the farm vehicles - the size of some of those things amaze me, especially the combines! And then we were off.

All in all, a nice time. Wish we were there for more of a reason, though... which we didn't even realize that we were there for no reason until we sat down to eat. I guess we'll just have to put more thought into next year.