Day one

Well, the first day of the three day weekend started off with a bang.  Well, let me back up to Friday, first.  Our tickets that I ordered through Craigslist never showed up in Spearfish, Henry checked back at the old apartment for us, and they still haven't made it back to the guy who sent them to us.  I think they should be back to Minnesota by now!

The gents showed up around 10 PM or so, we went off to Applebee's for some food, as we were all a little hungry, minus Q who had to go to his brother's house, lest he not have a place to stay for the evening, as they were locking up for the night. 

Another night of eating greasy food late at night, then going to sleep soon after.  Not good for the stomach.

Got up early today, Q and Jamie stopped by, and we piled into two cars and headed off to the land of the Renaissance Festival.  It was a nice, cool morning to start with, but slowly warmed up throughout the day.  There is so much to see.  So many shops, acts, and people, wandering about.  There were definitely more people dressed up than not, but I definitely didn't feel like a fish out of water in my plain ol' clothes.

Shows don't start until noon or so, so we did a lot of wandering around.  There was a quest for the perfect mug for Henry, and for sandals for Thomas and Austin, who were monks, and their Nikes didn't go well with their robes. 

Food and drink are expensive, but the gyro I had for lunch was amazingly good.  Either that, or I was amazingly hungry, but mostly, I think it was really good.  We watched some fun shows, including belly dancing, fire manipulators, and vilification tennis (an insult war). 

I lasted about seven hours before giving up.  I was getting hot, and my ankles and feet hurt.  I'd twisted my ankles several times during our softball game on Thursday, because the infield dirt was packed hard, and I have week ankles.  They're still tender from that, apparently. 

I did leave with one souvenir - a sun burn.  I am sporting a pretty good farmer's tan at this point.  I don't think the burn will be bad enough to peel, but I'm definitely going to find some sunscreen for when we go tomorrow.

All in all, a good time.  It was different than what I expected, but better, also.  There was plenty of shade, but lots of people.  As soon as we got home, I collapsed into bed and slept for about 3 hours.  Mmm, felt so good.  Now we are trying to figure out what to do for dinner!

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