Fame, Fantasy, & Friendship, Part 3: Friendship

Nothing is better than a friend. That one person who will tell you when you are screwing up, or laugh at your stupid jokes, or miss you when you are gone too long. 

We all need friends.

Enough said.

Time traveling?

Every year I get to enjoy a fall tradition: The Texas Renaissance Festival. We don't get a great display of nature colors in this part of Texas, but we do have the best fall festival EVER! The Texas Renaissance Festival is a place where I can go to get away from the crazy whirlwind that is my life. I can get in touch with nature a bit & I can travel through time. Despite the name, it's more than the renaissance period. People come from all over dressed as all kinds of characters. It's OK to run into a fantasy character or someone from a different period of history, I loved the new Treebeard this year, but I am still coming to grips with the idea of running into a galactic warrior in a kilt! Some things just mess with my mind. ....but it's all good. My four year old surprised me this year with a strange new sense of courage: he insisted on riding the carousel, the camel, & the elephant! We enjoyed a nice ride on the carousel frog next to a beautiful young mom & her stunningly sweet little girl. My dear friend, Cory, joined us once again & his company always makes the days so much more enjoyable. The artisans, the performers, the music, the food...I wish I could live there! The mood is always fun & casual, the goal is simple: relax, enjoy the cooler weather of fall, and have a glass of mead! Forget today, go away... for a while anyway.