Our First Full Week in Texas

This week was our first full one in Texas, and holy cow (there's even a cow mentioned later) it was busy!

Monday morning we went over to Jake's grandparents' house and prepared dough for the upcoming North Texas Fair and Rodeo that we would be working. Later that day Jake and I went swimming with his three youngest siblings and his mom, and it was so much fun! It was our first time EVER swimming together, because we've never been close enough to a pool to enjoy it together. I've missed swimming so much! The rest of the week was spent preparing for the fair, relaxing in the glorious air conditioning (just FYI: it is HOT in Texas, if you didn't already know that).

Look at that saggy neck!

On Thursday we set up our booth on the fairgrounds, and Friday it was opening day! It was fun looking around the fairgrounds and seeing what kinds of booths other people had, and seeing all the different kinds of animals. There was a cow there that Jake and I named Bertha who was the saddest looking cow I have ever seen. She looked much too old to still be attending these kinds of events...poor old thing!

I helped cut and hand out pizzas, and it was a lot of work but very rewarding. The fair didn't start until six that evening, so most of our work was cooler since the sun set fairly soon after that. We all came home tired, hot, and dirty around one am. Jake and I both slept like rocks that night!

Saturday was another fair day. The gates opened at one pm and didn't close until one am, so it was going to be a VERY long day. We went over to the grounds around noon and set up some of the things we put away the night before, and then the fair started. It wasn't as busy as it had been on Friday, but it was MUCH hotter. I ended up needing to go home around six because I was so tired and shaky from the heat that I could barely stand any longer.

Today is going to be another day spent working the fair, but after the rest (and cold shower) I got yesterday I should do much better today!