Ohio State Fair!

A few weeks ago I went with a group of my marvelous friends to the Ohio State Fair =]

Our main purpose was to eat as much deep fried food as humanly possible (and I think we succeeded) BUT we got heavily sidetracked by roosters, and then ran out of time to eat the rest of the world.

Anyway! we saw the world's smallest ghetto woman (a very scary experience), watched a friend ride a bull for an insanely long time, prepared for the apocalypse with million dollar horses (pushed onto us by the breeders no less), and talked about turning into monsters on roof tops. It was a blast, and I can't wait to go again next year!

So here are some of the (very late) pictures from that very awesome day!

A sample list of just some of the deep fried goodies.

What a deep fried PB&J looks like!

Chocolate covered bacon (yuk yuk yuk) and deep fried Buckeyes (yum yum yum!)

Theresa and I gang gear up for our iron stomachs to wage war!

(I even brought Tums so that we could stay in the game longer! X_X)

Theresa and Byron being stupid cute during our last round of food buying. All in all we devoured:

-Deep fried Buckeyes

-Deep fried PB&Js

-Deep fried cheese on a stick

-Deep fried mashed potatoes (my favorite).

-Deep fried manicotti

-Deep fried ravioli

-And chocolate covered bacon.

There was a lot more that we wanted to try, but then THIS happened:

Noodles.

A lame footed (stealing of hearts) rooster who was being given away for being broken.

Oh, pony. Why couldn't YOU have been free to a good home?

Aw!

I had such a blast, made new and exciting friends, and am determined to go back next year and gain 15 extra pounds on deep fried food.

OMNOMNOMNOM.

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Oh, and PS. How has THIS only existed recently? My child-self would have died...

(hamster balls in water with kids trapped inside ='s my kind of babysitting!)

Hello!

Update Part 1: The Move to Ohio!

I apologize in advance for the large absence in updates, it has been an insane move!

The first few days of it were pretty intense, as we simultaneously moved during storms, 95 degree weather, across cities (and eventually a 24 hour drive through different states). All in all it was a blast though, and while we miss Jacksonville at times, Columbus is more than making up for it.

It took 2 days of re-organizing and re-packing, 3 hours to unload the storage unit and reload the Uhaul, and several trips to the dumpster to trek all of our things up North.


Unfortunately we had to leave Florida sans one cat, Darla. Tuesday and Dash spent the whole trip knocked up on Dramamine, yowling and panting annoyingly right behind my head. They were troupers though, and loved finally being home.

The drive itself wasn't too terrible. My dad clearly enjoyed the scenery =]
We drove non-stop, only stopping once at a little hotel in SC that was just horrendous. Roaches, hot rooms, smelly walls, and a bloody washcloth underneath the mattresses... It was the funnier, not so fun aspects of the trip.

And now, for some random pictures of the drive up:

Wildflowers literally spring up from everywhere. I love it!

Apparently we drove by a landmark on our way in! The annual state classic car festival!


Downtown Columbus isn't as big or as pretty as Jacksonville, but it's definitely a little more interesting!


A priceless little 50's theater right across the street from my school.

I'll update more later, but for now I need to sleep!

Updates to come:
-Details on my new apartment and NEW CAR!!
-Day to day life
-Pictures of various roadtrips