It's Fair!

I'm a huge fan of going to the fair. Fair food. Rides. Exhibits. People watching. Animals. Concerts. I miss the County fair in Woodland, CA so very very very much. I miss the Sacramento State fair too. But since I live in Arizona now, I'd have to settle for the state fair here.

I was lucky enough to go to the fair a couple times with friends 2 weeks in a row. The first time I went with my friend Ben (his first time to the fair ever!) Jennifer & Melanie, and their friends Sam , David and Becky. We went ate fair food ( I had pork & rice ) and went on a couple rides...

Ferris wheel - a'ight....Haunted Mansion (there were 2) but this one was lame!

since it was Ben's first time at the fair, it was also his first time on the Ferris Wheel

Went to the Old School Jamz concert where Lisa Lisa performed and Stevie B. Some of Lisa Lisa's songs sounded familiar. I liked Stevie B even though I'd never heard him before. Fun show! With lots of people, age ranges, up dancing or singing along. Way cool.

Got some more fair food....stopped by the exhibition building on the way out and then Melanie was nice enough to drop me off at my car.

The other night I went to the fair was a Tuesday night and I skipped play practice to go...shh!... and I went with my friend Chris who had about 70 or so ride tickets to use up and I still had about 30 to use. I stupidly forgot my battery charging at work so all I had was my camera phone - boo! - but it was better than nothing. Sorry for the not so great pix though. Once at the fair, I got a hamburger which was super good and only $4. We went to the David Cook concert...

which turned out to be a great show. Chris wasnt so sure but he's a fan now. I didnt know so many of David's songs but I still enjoyed the concert. The BEST part about his show was when he came down off the stage (surrounded by a bunch of security of course!) and was singing IN the crowd of people. I wanted to rush down from my seat but it only lasted a couple minutes. Still though...it was neat to see him singing on the main floor down with everyone and of course ther was a mad rush of people trying to get a close pic of him or touch his arm. Kind of funny but very very cool. Mad props to David Cook for being brave enough to do that!

Then we went on a bunch of rides.;Disc-O , we went on the spinning cups, cyclone, a roller coaster, many other rides until the ride Chris wanted to go on, it's his "tradition" was this upside down ride thing called the Zipper. I was not a fan at all. It was my first upside down ride ever. I tried to tell the people in the cage across from us before the ride started that I wanted to get out. Haha!

my new favorite ride - Disc-O!

Chris & I on the tea-cup ride...hehe



I liked this ride, whatever it was called. It went FAST (to me)



The upside down Zipper ride - I did not really like it! This was my FIRST upside down ride I've ever been on in my 27 years of life. For reals!!

Then we ate more fair food & went home. I'm so glad to go to the fair twice! Esp bc of the pineapple whip that I missed the first time around..and the fact I got it for $2 instead of $4 was extra nice ;-)

I thought they only sold these in Disneyland!! and maybe Hawaii! And to think, if we had not been searching for corn-on-the-cob for Chris, I never would have found this booth! it was a little bit tucked away...phew!

Cant Forget About Sunday!

The last day of the best. weekend. ever.

Hopefully its not the end of best weekends ever, right?!??!

My morning of sleeping in & watching a movie online & cleaning my room was good.

Church in the afternoon was good I think. I dont remember now if I went to the family ward, Gable YSA ward or the Countryside Park Ysa ward. O well.

I DO remember that I burned Brennen the Owl City cd bc he is really liking that band now and he had invited me over for a family dinner at his parents house. Heck yes!!

I got to meet some of his step-siblings and get to know his dad and step-mom better. His dad made the BEST lasanga...not too much sauce or cheese. It was PERFECT. The broiled french bread turned out so so so good. Not burned at all. We had a veggie, played Uno! (one of my favorites) and sang Happy Birthday to Brennen & had some cake & ice-cream. I was SO FULL!

Then we played Wii until I left around 9'ish or so. It was so fun spending time at Brennen's parents house & enjoying good company , laughs and food!

*he turned 27...not 25! there are 2 single candles off to the right...*

Super Busy Saturday

Part 2 of the Best. Weekend. Ever.

Saturday started early. I went to REI and waited in line with my friend Justin for the members only sale. Some people camped overnight. Justin got in line a bit after 6. I arrived at 8. Was supposed to get there sooner but when I heard they werent giving out numbers, I slept in a little. They put people in 2 lines and there were 2 sections fenced off with orange plastic and at 9am they let everyone in and once everyone was in their sections (this all took place outside) then you could go inbetween both sides. People are quick and grab the good stuff but I was able to snag a camelback waterproof backpack for $20 instead of $130 and the only reason it had been returned was because the customer wasnt satisfied.

Hooray for me!

Got a couple other things , said bye to Justin & went to Target. The best deal I got was a car seat cover for the drivers seat in my car. $4.99. I love the end shelves at this store! I used a bunch of coupons to get $$ off soap and toothpaste. Exciting I know.

In the afternoon I kind of relaxed after my busy morning and chatted with my dad online, worked on cleaning my room, washed my car and washed my birds!

They really enjoyed being sprayed by the mist from the hose. Chloe' is on the left with Mr. Chubbs and Rococo and Shanaynae (on the ladder) on the right hand side of the cage. Chloe' has her wings all spread out in this pic, enjoying the "rain"

Went to Chandler to pick up my battery charger from work for my camera. Stopped by Fry's Foods to get this whipped cream stuff that doesnt expire til January! and it tastes WAY better than regular whipped cream. It is so so so so so GOOD!



Here is 1 of the containers I bought (less than $2!) and I'm trying to do the healthy thing and eat some apples with it. A little more whipped cream, a little less apple!

Picked up food from Panda Express because I had a coupon that was about to expire, got some for Brennen too. Drove back to Mesa to his dad's house where we hung out until I got a call from my friend Kyle saying that he had been able to get me into the Owl City concert @ Martini Ranch in Scottsdale. YAHOO!!!! I had been wondering all day if he'd be able to get me in and he was able to do it!

So I went to Jamba Juice (had a coupon for there too and got a gift card for some friends who got married) and changed clothes at home, went to the reception for about 10 minutes or so and then headed out to Scottsdale. I had to be there at 8:45pm . No sooner. No later. Or I wouldnt be able to get in. Luckily I was able to get there right on time, talked to the guy at the door, showed him my ID and he lead me around to the back and wah - lah - I was in!!!

The show was awesome!







It was so packed inside so I managed to get on 1 side of the stage but that meant that Adam, the lead singer, never really looked over towards me. OH well, his drummer was real good so that was fun to watch. There were people of all ages here. It was a really fun concert.

Got back to Mesa about 10:15 and Brennen and his sister Kim picked me up and we went to a Rock Band party hosted by Countryside Park ward. The Rock Band was set up on a big screen outside.



There were also tons and tons of boxes of pizza that had been eaten. There was delish homemade rootbeer. Steve Cox kissed my eye. I talked to a few friends. Dil avoided me it seemed. Haha. It was so much fun. I'm glad I got to go. OH and I wore my Owl City shirt (had to get one!) and on my way in, a guy heading out said "Oh I love Owl City!" and I said "Me too! I just came from their concert" and he was like "No way! Lucky! How'd that happen? " and I said "I have a friend who got me in. Dont worry, they'll be back in April if not sooner."

Saturday was a jam-packed day but it went so awesome I wouldnt change a thing (well, being able to go to Joey's soccer game would have been hecka nice..but..next Saturday I'll be there!)

Best. Weekend. Ever.

And because ( I know sentences shouldnt start out with those words..but..its a blog...) it was the best weekend ever, I might have to write about it in 2 or 3 separate posts.

I'll start with Friday night.

Kristi Yamaguchi Ft. The Backstreet Boys @ US Airways Center in Phoenix. AMAZING. It was SO worth the money to go. It was worth it even though I went by myself. They were taping this for a tv-special airing November 1st (I think). Here are some pix I took from the evening:

The arena was set up SO COOL! Lots of neat light combination's and the Backstreet Boys were at the opposite end from where I was but its okay. At least I could see them.

This pair was amazing! Eesp when he swung her by her feet!





This couple was amazing! They skated to one of my favorite songs from Glee.



I should probably crop this pic, the camera crew is in the way, but this is Michael Wiess mid-air




This couple was really good. She even flipped him upside down!



I will have to look up what his name is but he is the guy who can do a back flip on ice! WITH skates on! So amazing.



Yuki Sato




My Backstreet Boys!! Loved the stage background behind them too. Sooo pretty



Ekaterina Gordeeva was one of my absolute favorites growing up to watch on TV so it was so awesome to see her skate live!



Kurt Browing. Another favorite! He is so funny & entertaining.





At the end of the show all the skaters came out and skated together and then they lined up with the Backstreet Boys.

GREAT SHOW. YES YES YES. Did I say that already?

Then afterwards, since this is going to be on tv, they had a few of the skaters who fell in their routine, redo that part so they can fit it into the tape and make it "perfect" for when it is on tv. I had no idea they did stuff like that ! LOL

Chris Daughtry in concert!

Thanks to fairly cheap tickets online & a rescheduled show that opened up more tickets to be sold I guess, I was able to see Chris Daughtry LIVE at the Marquee Theater on October 13th. Here are some pix from the show...

I didnt know all the songs her performed but it was great to sing along to the ones I did know and see him again in real life! The last time I saw him was in 2007 when he performed at the state fair in Sacramento, CA. I liked the single he performed coming off his new album , which I am not sure when it comes out, but probably soon! Cant wait!

I got a bit closer to the stage towards the end of the show which was cool. Also it was nice that my friend Bryan & his friend could come to the concert as well so I wasn't totally by myself.

I posted a couple vids I took on my Facebook page so feel free to go check those out as well

Random Photos of the Day

The bangle tiger cat at work just chillin. Looked funny so I took a pic.

I thought this car had sweet rims

The morning I was to get my wisdom tooth out. Got $1 off a strawberries & creme Starbucks frappachino. It helped my morning a tiny bit.

Protesters that slow down traffic above the freeways (the 60) and they usually are protesting the cameras that are going west-bound towards Phoenix

Free Pei Wei

I heart Pei Wei. Not "pee-wee" as my sister Laura calls it. Thanks to Facebook I signed up to be a fan on their page and got a card in the mail for free food! Mmmmm

Got this on Saturday evening, a day after having my wisdom tooth out. Everything was nice and soft & tasted great as I laid on my bed and ate and watched a movie online with Tony.