cap'n crunch in my hair

yesterday, i went to the Ventura County Fair with my parents and my friend jenny. now, many of you may be wondering, "why in the world would you go all the way out to ventura... about an hour and a half away?" i will tell you why: one of my favortie bands, the newsboys, was going to have a concert there.

the concert didn't start until 7:30 pm, so we got there in the late afternoon so we could look around a bit. we arrived at around 5:15, and i was amazed at business and size of this fair. i will admit that there was a moment of panic... when we drove up, the sign said there was entertainment tonight by the "newboys"... it was lacking the 's' in the middle (newSboys). but all turned out well. :) i had never been to a county fair before, so i thought this was awesome. we decided to make our way to the grandstand because the seating was first-come, first-served. we arrived at a short line at 5:30 and decided to switch off holding a spot in line till they opened it at 6:00 so we could sit down. me and jenny took the first shift till 6 so my parents could sit down inside.

jenny and i then walked around and checked out the fair grounds. i ended up getting a newsboys t-shirt, then jenny got some glazed almonds (which i had a few of). we made our way back to the seats and my parents went off... they didn't stay for the concert.

the concert was awesome from the beginning. they played all my favorite songs and were great performers. the lead singer spoke for about fifteen minutes in the middle... the message was great!

then, towards the end of the concert, they walked off the stage like they were finished without performing one of their most popular songs "breakfast". the audience beckoned them back on stage and they came back to perform "breakfast." now, i don't know if any of you are familiar with this song, but during the chorus, they make a refrence to cap'n crunch cereal. earlier, while in line, i saw people with boxes of cap'n crunch in their hands... i was wondering what for. well, i found out as soon as the song started. everybody opened their boxes of cereal and started throwing it on stage by the handfuls. i thought it was great. the lady behind me, however, had terrible throwing skills and pelted me in the back of the head about 5 times... really hard. it kind of hurt, but it was funny. jenny and i ate a few pieces that we caught.

after the concert, we went to look at the animals with my parents. i saw the BIGGEST pig i have ever seen... over 5 feet long. she had 12 piglets that she was nursing. then we saw a bunch of rabbits that were really cute (my bunny Oreo is still the best!). jenny and i both bought some roasted corn on the cob.... that stuff is sooo good, i love it. i think i will put a pic of it up :)

then we were on our way home. while in the car, i was going to put my hair down so i could sleep, and i found a surprise. there was a piece of capn crunch in my ponytail/bun. it was hilarious... and kinda gross :)

well, thats my story of the fun at the ventura county fair and my first concert (besides the n sync ones i went to when i was little :)

hope your summers are well!