October 15, 2022 - Saturday


RENAISSANCE FAIRE DAY!!! I have been waiting for this for a long time. We got out of the house right when we wanted to, the drive went smoothly, and when we got there, there was a CRUSH of people waiting at the gate to get in. It took about 20 minutes to get through, but it was fine. We had such a fun day! We saw some really fun shows, listened to some good music, spent a bunch of time walking, saw some incredible costumes, and hung out with HC friends. The kids got a bunch of free stuff (thank God, because everything is too expensive there!) so that lessened their desire to shop and made it all more exciting for them too.

I love going to the ren faire. First, it was a favorite of my mom's. We went there every year for many, many years and I love going in her memory (kind of). I also love the bravery of people willing to dress up and put themselves out there that way! They put so much time and effort into those costumes and even get into character. I just love it. I've never participated in that, but I think it's great! I also just like doing stuff sometimes. Shows and music and food and people having a good time...I like that kind of thing on occasion! 

I'm already looking forward to going again next year. :)





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