What a day! There’s nothing like a lot of humidity at a county fair full of prize-winning animals to make for a necessary shower at the end of the day! Last year, our day at the county fair fell on my birthday. This year, being the day BEFORE my birthday, I made sure to walk an extra amount to counteract the inevitable birthday treats tomorrow.
And, on to the numbers:
237: Campers in attendance
10: Campers in my group between the ages of 4.5 and 6
4: FANTASTIC junior counselors with my group
87: Degrees Fahrenheit outside
6: Spinning rides my campers went on
2: Rides my campers said “OH MY GOSH NO WAY” when I asked them if they wanted to go on
4.5: Fried cheese balls consumed
18: Inches high the shared slushie cup was that my girls shared
10: Very blue tongues that followed sharing said slushie
64: Photos taken
6: Photos that included kind of creepy carnies
1: Photo that looked way better fake-aged (I’m up there in the top cart)
75: Ride tickets used
10: Blue sno-cones purchased
4: Sno-cones that were both blue and red
6: Sno-cones that were both blue and green
2: Sno-cones that were completely consumed
~11,000: Questions asked about what we were doing next
44: Minutes each way spent on the bus
7: Inches of corn dog consumed
9: Varieties of farm animals viewed
22: Inches of the largest zucchini on the 4H winning vegetable table
1: Counselor who got hungry looking at said vegetable table
3: Rolls of sushi ordered at dinner by Sarah (a now self-named FBIT, or Food Blogger In Training. She took the pictures of her plate)
2: Rolls of sushi ordered by me at dinner
1: Rice bowl full of spicy goodness
2: Pieces of “experimental sushi” sampled (rolls of crab, asparagus and cucumber, topped with mango and strawberry)
1: Adorable cupcake keepsake vase sent to me for my birthday by my mom
10: Hot pink carnations also sent to me by my mom
58: Mini cupcakes made to share with campers and counselors tomorrow
1: Exhausted camp counselor heading to bed…
