Labor Day weekend was the last weekend of the annual sate Fair in
Pueblo.
The State Fair hosts a horse show that weekend, and Jeb got to
attend with his boss.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the State Fair.
I love:
The food
People watching, (Jeb’s boss said: “If you are ever feeling a bit
down on yourself, just come to the state fair” and he is right, characters galore!)
The Vendors
The Food
Sugar loaded lemonade
The food
Usually the concerts but this year we didn’t attend one because
the lineup was pretty poor.
The food
Oh and… deep fried pieces of heaven with
generous amounts of powdered sugar on top.
This year, since Jeb was working from Thursday to Monday, I drove
down between my work shifts to spend a few extra hours with him.
What I didn’t realize was that he was going to be extremely busy
with all of the show horses.
So, I drove down after work on Thursday and Friday to catch the
tail end of the horse show both days and to have a fair food dinner with my
man.
My sister Lacy was kind enough to let us stay at her house all
weekend, so we would head over to her place after all the horses were fed and
taken care of for the night. (This was usually around 11:30 or 12.)
Both nights Jeb insisted we rent a movie to watch once we got to
Lacy’s place, both nights his eyes were shut before the opening credits.
Jeb had to be at the fairgrounds by 6a.m. and I had to be at work
by 7a.m. So, we were up bright and early by 5a.m. for a quick trip to the gas
station for a coffee, and then I dropped him off and headed back up the hill
for a few hours.
After two late nights and two early mornings, my 6 hour shift on
Saturday seemed to take forever. Plus, Jeb’s parents, brother and brother’s
girl friend were all down at the fair, so I was itching to get down there as
fast as I could.
Tyler and Robyn decided to stay the night with us at Lacy’s
Saturday night so when Jeb was finished working for the day the four of us
walked around the fair and rode some rides.
I just love that the four of us can do things together.
Tyler’s girlfriend is such a sweet girl. She is so easy to get
along with, and she fits right in with my sisters and me.
When you grow up with two sisters, (one 16 months younger than
you) you learn to share everything.
I mean EVERYTHING.
And Robyn joined right in.
Tyler and her hadn’t planned
on staying in Pueblo overnight so neither of them had a change of clothes.
Lacy had a big t-shirt that she lent Tyler, and dressed Robyn in
a whole outfit. (It’s also a plus when you are close to the same size as your
sisters.)
I made breakfast for Lacy and her two room-mates on Sunday
morning as a “thank you”, we had “monkey bread” and “green monster smoothies.”
We spent the morning finishing the movies that Jeb had rented the
two nights before and getting ready to once again head over to the State Fair.
We walked around and watching different parts
of the horse show, and indulging in some more lemonade and a few turkey legs
Lacy Tyler and Robyn went back up to Westcliffe in the afternoon,
so I soaked up some sun in the bleachers.
Jeb was given the night off so that we could get some real food
into our bellies, not deep friend and smothered in butter. We went to Chili’s
to split two appetizers and then over to Lacy’s
so Jeb could catch a few extra hours of sleep.
Monday Lacy had class so
Jeb woke me up before he had to leave and I spent my Labor Day watching the end
of the Colorado State Fair Horse Show.
That evening we had to go
our separate ways, back to Alamosa for my cowboy and back to Westcliffe for me.
The only thing that will
make next year’s State Fair better is that my last name will be Stoltzfus and
we will get to go to OUR home together.
