Talk Derby to Me!
Written 8/15/2016
I LOVE this picture because you can see our little shadows sitting in the grandstands!
It is true that I have never been to a demolition derby before! Can you believe it? I don't really know how that is possible, considering this is something I would definitely like! We drove about an hour east to the Indiana border to visit the Georgetown fair and demos. I'm trying to put into words how I felt when we were driving over there, but it's hard to convey the depth of my smile! It just felt like we were young kids again going to the county fair to hold hands without our parents being around. Kinda like the time where you would wear short shorts and sneak in little kisses here and there! It was just...sweetness. Purely sweetness!
We walked by the food vendors and decided to get something to drink before the derby started. We ended up ordering two lemon shake-ups...OMG. PURE SUGAR! I have to admit: I was nervous about consuming that much sugar and ruining our date night with a sudden heart attack or something! Ben ordered a Ribeye sandwich, mainly because the lady who took our order was telling him how good it was. We walked over to the grill area to pick up his sandwich. We see this lady beating the LIVING DAYLIGHTS (does that make sense? lol) out of this piece of meat! I mean, she was chucking that meat tenderizer like she was killing a live cow on the grill...it was really odd, but #carnies, right?
So, while it's cooking on the grill, she goes to help a boy pull out 5 pounds of sugar from a box. The boy is holding the bag and all of a sudden a hole erupts in the bottom and spills sugar all over her, the boy, and the ground. THIS FREAKING LADY made the BIGGEST deal about the spilled sugar. I mean, she was standing there like she was trapped in quick sand and couldn't move for MINUTES! Ben and I are just standing there watching the ribeye burn to death. Meanwhile, her facial expressions would have told you that LAVA was just thrown all over her leggings (which it's August, BTW). Another lady yells, "Hey! You know you still have a Ribeye on the grill to cook!" and the lady literally puts her hands on her cheeks and says, "I just can't deal with the ribeye right now. I can't believe the sugar just went everywhere!" And she literally stood there without doing anything for at least two more minutes! Finally, she pulled herself out of "shock" to pick up the tar puck (formerly a ribeye in a past life) and placed it on a bun! Ben took one bite and threw it away!
We took our seats in these bleachers that were pretty empty compared to the rest of the area. I feel like we were sitting in the mud section, but we never saw any mud flying!
Ben grabbed a funnel cake right before the race started, so we shared that. I asked for an elephant ear, and he came back with a funnel cake. He said there isn't much difference between the two...UMM, NO! MAJOR DIFFERENCES, husband...MAJOR DIFFERENCES!
Secret Disclosure: the funnel cake was BOMB, so he was quickly forgiven. :)
When we left the derby, Ben said, "So, I take it you want to enter the demos now, right?" He definitely knows me! YES! It looks so fun...expensive, but fun! We will see if we ever accomplish that dream, but he said it's doable. :)
We spent the rest of the night grabbing a couple drinks, and ended the night with a country cruise to our favorite spots.
Perfect Date. Perfect Night. Perfect Man. :)
