Dallas |

I’m 25 years old and I have lived in Texas for 23 years of my life. In those 23 years, I have never made a trip to Dallas for the State Fair. I know, who even am I? This historic event has been running annually every year in Texas since 1886. My wonderful friend + co-worker, Monique, finally convinced me to go with her and her mom this past Monday. I was totally free so I had no excuse not to be there this year. I bought the twins new strollers for the occasion, Monique and I got matching shirts, we packed our bags, and headed to Dallas!

Parking was pretty easy to find and only cost $10. We entered and naturally, the fair grounds were PACKED. There were people elbow to elbow, but everyone was courteous of each other’s presence. We started off with a beer and made the hunt for fried oreos, frito pie, and cotton candy. The twins tried all of these delicious treats for the first time (obviously, not the beer lol) and they were on cloud 9. Their favorite was the cotton candy and they devoured a whole bag by themselves. And instead of a sugar rush, they had a sugar crash and passed out in their strollers. It was the cutest thing to watch!

We also found Big Tex and took tons of selfies with him. He is just as big and Texan as the ads show him to be. After our photoshoot, we started walking again and a live band started performing 70’s disco music. Everyone started dancing – there were good vibes all around. We grew tired so we finished off our trip with a margarita for us and two free giant cookies for the kiddos. (thanks to the sweet concession lady who loved the twins enough to give them to us!) We did get hit by a 5-minute rainstorm while we were leaving, but we were laughing the whole way to the truck.

I’d like to say how proud I am of Kasun + Amelia for behaving so well while we were there. I’d also like to thank the fair for having a kid’s changing cabin with full air conditioning! It was so helpful when it came to change the twins’ outfits and get them cleaned up from their candy spree. And lastly, I want to vouch for those strollers I mentioned earlier – the brand is Kolcraft Cloud Umbrella Strollers and I purchased them from Walmart for only $26.99! So any moms reading this, if you need a quick inexpensive way to roll your child through a fair, I highly recommend!

I definitely want to go again next year! My ONLY regret is that I wore pants! IT WAS SO HUMID! Next year I’ll dress better.

Until next outfit,

– Aubs