If I say,”The Texas State Fair”.
Any decent Texan will automatically think of Big Tex and Fletcher’s corny dogs.
Yepp, we also think of both of those things….
But we also think of the Crazy Mouse ride.
Last week, with our busy travel schedules, we managed to make it to the State Fair of Texas.
Even with all the rickety carnival rides to choose from on the midway, there is only one ride that we wouldn’t miss out on…the Crazy Mouse.
It’s also the only ride at the fair with a camera that takes pictures.
We ALWAYS buy this picture……I love the sheer joy that we undoubtedly have on our faces just as we drop 4 stories (and how we look sick and excited at the same time).
Here are those pictures from the past 6 years.
Enjoy
Can you hear us laughing/screaming just looking at these pictures?
We can……….
Every time we see them.
( UPDATE on this post )
I couldn’t ignore the fact that just a few hours after we posted this post, Big Tex caught an electrical fire that singed him into nothing but a metal skeleton in a matter of minutes. And on his 60th birthday too……
No doubt that the kind folks at Dickies will have him better than ever by this time next year,
but still, he will be missed…….
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Those are awesome!! You’re just a couple of big kids! 🙂 It’s the crazy simple things that make life rich. Love that you enjoy life together the way you do – makes me smile every time you post. Thanks for sharing with us all.
Anne, we are so glad that follow our adventures with us!!! We never pass on those little pleasures.
I saw this right after I read your post: http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Fire-leaves-Big-Tex-a-skeletal-frame-174951021.html?gallery=y&img=1&c=y
Also, LOVE those photos!
We’re still in shock! He caught fire just a few hours after we posted this post!!!
You guys are so cute. And I really love that ballcap! Excellent choice.
AAAAwww, you are so sweet Marieanne. We are just ourselves. My hat is more a reference to Spielberg than a team endorsement.(it’s in most of his movies) ..but people are always asking me about the Yankees anyway….
Just say ’27 WS Championships and counting’! 🙂
I love you guys,you both know how to make life better.
Oh no! With my great love for the Minnesota State Fair and all of its symbols, I’m so sad to hear about your poor Big Tex! 😦
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Wow!!! Y’all are really scared ! It is so fun to have that feeling and then it is safe again!!!! I want to go on that ride some day! Yes!!
Best ride at the fair, Mary Jo