My First Non Faire Post Faire Weekend.

Okay, so I cheated. I went to PA Faire. But it was dramatic. . . .

So first we all woke up a little later than we had anticipated. The faire didn't open until ten which meant we had to leave our house by 8. I didn't get up until about 7:20. For those of you who don't know me very well, it takes well over 40 minutes for me to get ready in the morning. But I jumped in the shower really quickly (opting for curly hair due to the rainy forcast) and got out. I decided to just wear my pants and a cami instead of my chemise and corset on the ride, because that wouldn't be comfortable. So I get everything together and I decide that I should just put my make up on in the car to save time. Well. . . we get about half an hour down the road before I realize that I have forgotten my make up. So no make up. Not a big deal. . . . Maybe not for you. Half my confidence comes in my make up. Its exactly why I'm willing to pay so much money for it. It makes me feel better about the pizza pie that is my face. Anyway another hour and I had gotten over that.

Well according to our GPS we arrive three hours later, but wait. . . that was the wrong address and the real faire was actually another 40 minutes away. . . this meant we were going to be 40 minutes late to the opening of faire. Gr! On the way to the real faire grounds we got stuck behind an accident. More ickyness.

But finally we got there and we all finished dressing. It even looked like the clouds had cleared and the rain was finished.

We weren't there for an hour before it started POURING. Unfortunately it poured at a pretty costant rate, so it was very hard to walk around without being miserable. Mandy and I were both cursed with cold wet feet and Jason was soaked from head to toe. Needless to say that fairgrounds were like a ghost town. There was NO ONE. Finally we gave up and took shelter under a small over hang where some guy was singing good songs, and we tried to wait it out. We were under there for a really long time. It was cold, and windy, and wet and no one seemed to be very happy. One tiny silver lining was a rather attractive man that was also under the overhang, but he quickly went from attractive stranger to creepy guy.

After forever we decided to brave the rain (me with a spiffy new umbrella) to go shopping. (PA is an excellent shopping faire btw.) Well by that time all the shops had begun closing up. . . the faire was closing. . . and we had to leave.

To add insult to injury as we walked out they were handing out free tickets for the next day (sunday). We were planning to go home THAT night and couldn't come back the next day. So the three of us had paid 30 bucks to stand under an overhand and then get kicked out of the faire.

We were seething. . .

I've generally had a good opinion of PARF I've been there two or three times before and they were all a blast, but this was really upsetting. In Maryland. . . we would have stayed. They would not have closed and it would have been one of the best faire days ever. Just like Hurrican Hannah. I understand that they have a significantly smaller gate count than Maryland usually does, but still. Thats ridiculous. They even have paved roads. Maryland turns into a swamp on days like that, and they don't close.

Ultimately I was really dissapointed with my weekend. However, I do have photos for you. Including one of me and my umbrella. Not the lack of make up though. Scary isn't it?

H&S's last weekend. :(

This past weekend was Hack and Slash's last. Boy is that a sad concept. Let's be honest, they're the most comical act there. They're both freakishly intelligent and very talented performers. I hate that they give up the final weekend at Maryland for the Medieval Babes who I find to be vastly overrated. Anyway on a slightly less bitter note, I hate fun yet again this weekend.

Despite a rather slow start Saturday was likely one of the best days ever! Not only was it Jason's birthday weekend, but Jim Nieb AND Scott Grossman were back visiting. Albannach was also back looking just as fantastic as ever. I even got to see Becky Sue for a bit. Which was great.

Needless to say Bloody Drama was FANTASTIC having Jim and Scott back. Not that Slash and Bob don't get the job done, it was just nice seeing the old crew up there again.

Sunday had a rather slow dramatic start as well, but eventually we made it to faire, but the overall mood of the day was kind of sad. It was my second to last day and I was pretty down about it. I'm not ready to say goodbye to everyone for such a long period of time. Despite my general unhappiness I still had a good time. Running into a real scotsmen :) and getting to spend time with Jesse and Joe and all the other people there that I love a whole bunch.

Plus Jesse gave me the pretty rose ever.

Anyway, I'm sure I'll have more to say later. Maybe at some point I'll start to talk about my non faire life. . . . didn't think I had one of those did you? Well I assure you its significantly less interesting.

My Men Have Left the Building. . . well obscure woodsy area actually. . .

So this is a little late, but you'll get over it I'm sure. So the weekend before last was The London Broil's last weekend. Let me just say, if you haven't figured it out from my previous posts that I ADORE this juggling trio. I'm incredibly upset by the fact that they're gone now, but they've moved on to other faires. I'm not the only faire for them obviously. But anyway, so I've made it a tradition to give them gifts on their last day. This year. . . . *drum roll please* it was homemade throw/cuddle pillows or implements of destruction as some of us call them. I made each of them a pillow that matched their outfits. Accent colors included. Yes sir. They also got other individual gives that were specific to them. Duncan got oversized sunglasses to help him with Debra. Louie got new bunny ears with a tail and bow tie. And Matt got IB profen and a pain relieving heat patch to help him with his painful fall from Saturday. They all really really liked their gifts and I was pleased with that simple fact. I can't wait for them to come back next year, they're really a hilarious group. I miss them already.

I got a lot of commendations from random audience members for my idea. . . which was weird, but flattering nonetheless.

Here are the color coded giftbags. :)

Matt Opening his gift!

Louie Opening his gift!

And Duncan opening his gift!

Oddly enough, something I haven't mentioned was that this was also Pirate Weekend. Which as a rule is my favorite weekend and is often very crowed, however, on Saturday it was pretty rainy so there wasn't as many people there as usal. Although it was an impressive number based on the amount of rain. Naturally this made Sunday a complete Mud Show. People were litereally getting stuck in the mud. It was especially fun to watch the girls in high heels sink. :)

This past weekend was Oktoberfest and boy what a blast. There were more people there than I think I have ever seen and the weather was fantastic. We got there late both days and had to park really far back in the parking lot, but all in all it was a great weekend. Saturday seemed dull sometimes, because I didn't have the London Broil to occupy my time. But we did see Wolgemut and Hack and Slash. :) Mandy and I like Wolgemut a lot. Let's face it, they're all attractive, and they all strip.

We also finally got to catch up with Bloody Drama on Saturday. This year Spencer (slash of Hack and Slash) is an addition to the show.

Then on Sunday, possibly the most eventuful part of the weekend was Mrs. Sheltons involvement in the Polar Bear Dancing Contest! She was by far my favorite, but she didn't win. Though she did get a very neat Wolgemut pin. Sorry the Video is sideways, Mandy didn't think about it.