The fair is always one of my favorite days of the year. This year we went on a double date with friends and had a blast. We visited the auto show to see all the concept cars, the building showcasing all the products made in Texas, and the building featuring crafts and a giant butter sculpture. Of course, we also had to go see Big Tex and take our picture with him!
Once our friends left, Chris and I decided to go visit a few other museums. I loved the exhibit on the history of Texas, and it was fun to walk through the Taylor Swift Experience. Then, we got serious about the food. I always go for two fair classics: buttered corn and funnel cake. Chris loves to try something from the new fried food released every year. This time it was a hard choice between trying the fried jello and the barbecue-infused brisket balls. He decided to go for the brisket balls since we knew we would want funnel cake later. They were delicious!
We spent a little more time checking out some of the vendors before getting a funnel cake and heading home.
Chris and I had planned for Sunday to be a day where we got a lot of random things done around the house, but my parents spontaneously decided to have a Russian party, and one of my close friends from childhood was coming. It’s so nice to only live an hour away from my parents and get to see them more often! We had a great time chatting and watching my dad make tea from his samovar.
My parents brought home a samovar from their latest trip to Russia, and my dad has loved using it for parties. Samovars were used traditionally in the 19th century to make tea. Some of them were extremely ornate, but the one my parents brought was used as an economical way to make tea because you can use birch or pine cones to keep the fire going. It’s definitely not time efficient these days, but it’s a neat experience!
Linking up with Biana for Weekending.
I love going to the fair but haven't been to one in years! It sounds like you had a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteWe were so sad we missed the fair last year while in Chicago, so we knew we wanted to go this year! :)
DeleteThe Taylor Swift experience sounds awesome! I've never heard of a samovar, how neat!
ReplyDeleteEveryone has been posting about the state fair and it looks awesome!!! Funnel cake is my favorite at the fair! Those brisket balls look amazing!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like y'all had such a great weekend! I feel like such a bad Texan because I've only been to the state fair once, but I want to go back to try the food and to see Big Tex since he was burned down the only year that I've been. Hooray for getting some quality family time this weekend too! Living next to family is the best!
ReplyDeleteThe brisket balls sound amazing! Yum!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a really fun weekend! I wish I had gone to the fair a 2nd time to try more food.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun weekend! I'm glad you guys had a great time! Those fried brisket balls sound delicious! How have you been feeling?
ReplyDeleteSo fun girl!! The food at the fair looks seriously delicious!! How great that you are only an hour away from your parents, definitely makes life nicer!
ReplyDeleteI miss russian parties so much - we usually have one for a big occasion but the spontaneous ones are always the best! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston
ReplyDeletefried jello?! omg haha. the taylor swift experience looked super neat. i saw the Samovar thingy on your snap but didn't actually know what it was, so thanks for explaining :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like it was a great time at the fair. I haven't been to a fair in years now I want to go to one.
ReplyDeleteShorts and t-shirts! Oh my gosh, it's way too cold for that here now, haha. The Taylor Swift experience sounds right up my alley. The fair looks wonderful!
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Fried jello sounds nuts! I know nothing about Russian culture so I was super curious about your snap from the weekend! I'm glad you went into a little more detail here :) What a fun weekend!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun excuse to have a tea party!
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