fairest of them all.

Four things that must be done when you go to the fair:

Ride in circles until your stomach turns inside out.

Eat whatever you want.

Admire how the sky goes from being brightened by the sun to highlighted by all the bright, colored lights on the ground.

Look around at the people you came with, and be thankful that you've got a good tribe to call your own.

Oh, and whatever you do, don't go to the booth where the man tries to guess how old you are. There is a chance that he will tell you that you are "a 32 year-old country girl with a hippie vibe." Trust me on that one.