OK State Fair

This is a big deal here in Oklahoma. Big rides, lots of food, a car show, petting zoos, arts, crafts, games. Boys to Men were even there last Friday. I was there for the food. The roasted corn, fried oreos, and indian tacos were on my list. I ended up disappointed. Everything was battered, deep fried, dipped in butter, and jammed on a stick. Even after all that, the food was still just mediocre. Here are a few pictures:


Biggest Corn dog I've ever seen. And massive curly fries.


On A Stick:



They even had manicotti on a stick. Imagine this on a stick.

I miss you all. Just wanted to let you know

Bun Thit Nuong made by me

I was craving bun thit nuong yesterday. "Should I go out, spend 7 bucks and about 45 min of my time to get it? Or should I drive down to the Saigon Taipei (or whatever its called) buy the ingredients and go home and spend 2 hours experimenting with no guarantee that what I make will be edible?" Hmm.. let's experiment!

Step 1: prepare the ingredients. (looks like I'm off to a good start)


Step 2: Mix it all up. (I know you're feelin' my bright red bowl)


Step 3: Sizzle Sizzle



It looks and smells like thit nuong. AND it even TASTES like it's supposed to! This is proud moment for me, as some of you know, I am far from your domestic goddess. So what if it didn't taste exactly like my dads or Co Nga's. This little bowl was just enough to satisfy my craving. John was happy too, saying my "inner FOB" came through.

Weekend finally came and it's raining here in Oklahoma. I wish I were in Maryland at the Renaissance Festival with the giant turkey legs and pasty white ladies dressed in colorful corsets that are a wee bit too tight for them. I'm expecting pictures to be uploaded from the recent GB trip to the festival. Heard there were elephants involved!

I am clueless when it comes to these things, so you'll just have to tilt your head and watch. One day, I will figure it out. One day, not today.

How does she do it?

Holly

She was in a pen with one other dog. She was the calmer of the two, afraid to come up to us. And when she did, the other attention hungry puppy, who was bigger than she was, pounced up behind her to get closer to us. What a meanie. A little girl and her mom came to take the other tan pup out. So it was just Heidi, the white parson(jack russel) terrier, left behind. I liked her immediately. She was definitely NOT your hyper active jack. Which was sad. She was probably scared, tail and ears down low. There were at least 25 other dogs of all sizes in pens a few feet away, and even I was a bit scared by the loud echoing barks, uncomfortable florescent lights, and strong odor (pew!). A few other folks came by cooed at how cute she was and read through her paper work. "oh no you don't, she's coming home with me!' I wanted to see the other dogs, but I didn't want anyone else to have her! So as those people were reading up on her, John and I grabbed a leash and took her out! Boo ya! She was very well behaved, not once did we hear her bark, she didn't even pull on the leash, but allowed us to walk first and she followed closely behind. (something I was not used to since we know how little Ralphie commands the leash!). She was small, 13ish pounds, quiet, and very calm. Perfect apartment dog! We'll take her! 30 minutes, $25, and a signature on the dotted line later, she became ours :)