5 big ones

this year was anniversary #5, so stephen and i wanted to do something special. we thought perhaps per se? or maybe wd-50? after much deliberation, we decided on....



the allentown fair!

it had it all, really.

first, there was the fine dining. we began with:


(eaten too quickly to get a photo of the actual item...)

and washed it down with:



then we started searching for our main course. first we saw this:



but it just gave us bad flashbacks, so we moved on.

and oh were we glad that we did. becasue we found this:



where we got this:



mmmm-hmm. in trying to sell us the ribs, mr. pigg told us that his ribs "aren't like what you'll get at applebee's or chili's". and while i'm not qualified to verify that statement, i can say that they were porcine perfection. he dry-rubs them with a spice mix and smokes them over an applewood fire, spritzing them occasionally with apple juice, which gives them a nice glaze. and his sauce was perfect—tangy and vinegary, not too sweet and not at all smoky.

and for dessert?



which are little mini fried dough pieces tossed with powdered sugar, which leave you (or at least, me) looking like this:



of course, the fair had more to offer than food. there was shopping:







and attractions? oh, were there attractions....


personally, i would have preferred if the woman was normal-sized and had a ginormous cat, but that 's just me....


bilingual freak show!


and where there's the smallest horse, there's also, of course....


taller than bigfoot!

we rode the ferris wheel, where there is

why? are they afraid of people choking? or, possibly more likely, spitting it down on to innocent bystanders?

and, last but not least:



all that, plus:


children on leashes.

and then, why, look who we ran in to!


hi gener! hi deaner!

oh, and look! it's....


WAYNE!!! hi wayne!!!







and then we went home. the end!