State Fair of Texas!

They say everything is bigger in Texas!  Well, the State Fair is no exception.  I wanted to make it to the fair to have some fried yummy goodness before Ali arrives, and I have to be on a diet.  We went to the fair on Friday night which was opening day.  My goal was to get a corny dog and funnel cake.  Todd's mission was to try the fried margarita and fried beer.  I tend to stick to the tried and true, while Todd likes to live on the edge and try the new fried novelties.  I guess he hasn't learned from his fried moon pie experience last year that caused his stomach to hate him.

Big Tex greets us at the Fair!

First off, we check out the Fried Margarita.  You do get carded for this thing since it's a margarita with fried margarita in it with whipped cream on top.  It was pretty tasty.  I might have it again, although there's always something new to try.

Then, we continued our fried food quest... and we walked right up to the Fried Beer stand.  Unfortunately, we were too excited to try it and finished it before we realized we didn't snap a picture.  Basically, these things looked like fried raviolis and they had liquid beer in them.  Not so great.  We're glad we tried them, but it's definitely a pass next time. 

Next, we headed over to the main Fletcher's corny dog stand and got us a jalapeno and cheese corny dog.  I don't know what it is about fair corny dog, but they are definitely better than any one I can make.  Here's Todd all fixed up with the corny dog and beer.  Life is good.

In my third trimester, I've discovered a new hazard... my expanding belly!  I don't typically think of myself as a messy eat (correct me if I'm wrong!), but it seems that lately, everything that's been meant for my mouth somehow ends up partially on my belly!  It was no exception with fair food.  I managed to drip ketchup (and quite a few other things like margarita and powdered sugar from the funnel cake) onto my shirt.  This really isn't my best look since I've also managed to sweat enough liquid to probably fill up 3 spaghetti sauce jars.  (Okay, that may be an exaggeration, but I was definitely sweating up a storm.  It may have something to do with the multiple layers I had around my belly to hold up the extra weight with all that walking.)

After we filled our bellies with fried foods, we decided to check out the Auto Show since Todd will need to buy a new car for work next year.  We actually fell in love with the new GMC Acadia Denali with captain seats... not sure if that is a good thing or not.  At one point I asked Todd for my chapstick that he was holding in his pockets... look at ALL of the stuff that came out of his pockets!  I guess it's a good thing he wears cargo shorts.

We also stumbled in the Pig Races... not planned, but it was interesting to see.  We were cheering for the red piglet, and she won!  Is this one of those things that only happens in Texas?

Before we left, we finished our fried food quest with a delicious funnel cake, but again, we were too excited and ate the whole thing without taking a picture.  Todd also got suckered into the Lotto booth and tried his luck at spinning the wheel for a chance to get into the money booth.  This wasn't his lucky night, and he said he learned not buy lottery tickets.

All in all, we had a great Friday night at the Fair.  We had a successful fried food quest and even found some extra fun!