county fair

After waiting anxiously in a two mile car line, which seemed more like ten miles, we were finally at the gate waiting to buy our ticket of fun and joy for the county fair, which was no different each year that came around. While waiting for my pass to paradise, which seemed as if we were in the same spot for hours, I could not stop thinking of all the fun I was going to have once we pass those rusty old gates that were separating me from heaven. What most worried me though, was if I would actually have enough time to eat all the goodness, ride all my favorite rides and get to see all the interesting animals at the petting zoo. “Next, next!” I heard the grumpy lady scream at the entrance booth, thinking I would never hear those words I glided to the front and received my colorful wristband and with a huge smile across my face, I was finally in! Once I was in the land of joy, I did not know where to start my journey, but what I did know was that the funnel cake stand was looking straight at me, as if it knew what I wanted. I ran straight to the stand, gave the man my money and grabbed my prize of funnel cake greatness. The fried dough covered in powder sugar and topped cherry jelly, was stripped into pieces and eaten in seconds by me. Walking further, I bumped into my other weakness “elephant ears”, not resisting the smell I had one in my hands within moments and practically finished it in one bite. Feeling a bit stuffed by the food I thought it was time for the next step. While wondering around for a bit, waiting for the food to digest, I stumbled onto my favorite ride, the Zipper. The ride shook with each person that stepped on the old metal cages. Once I heard the loud siren go off, I grabbed tighter onto the metal bar and closed my eyes knowing that it was going to get wild. After the first spin there was not a better feeling I could have experienced, with the death screams of the other riders and whooshing wind in my ears, I felt thrilled. After the