Popcorn, Anyone?

Festival after festival, the local communities seem to have these great events for families to enjoy on the weekends. This past weekend was the Popcorn Festival...yes, they celebrate Popcorn here!!(along with beans, potatoes, strawberries, pumpkins...you name it, they have a festival for it) The town of Beavercreek closed off a large street to host this event. There were arts and crafty type booths aligned down this street and of course there were many booths making the delicious Kettle Corn and all kinds of other "Good Eats" (BBQ, Corn-on-the-Cob). First order of business was to get our bag of hot Kettle Corn as you could not ignore the sweet aroma filling the air. We washed it down with a delicious cup of old fashioned Sarsaparilla and Cream Soda that was drawn from an old oak barrel. There were so many booths promoting their handiwork that it became a blur moving from one booth to the other. Strategically positioned in the middle of the street was a wagon cart holding three precious "free" kittens that my girls locked eyes on. For the next 30 minutes, both Trace and I were dealing with our girls begging for a new kitten. Then we noticed this high school boy holding a sign that said "Need a Prom Date". Sadly, he was not getting any takers. I assume because there are several months until prom season and in the life of a highschooler alot could change between now and then! Although he lost his dignity that day we admired his ambition and creativity. Eventually, we landed at a carnival type attraction that was a scaled down version of bungee jumping. The girls were willing to wait an hour to get their turn and they had a blast jumping 15 feet in the air doing flips. After about three hours of enjoying the Popcorn festival in the hot sun, we were spent and ready to go home. This next weekend will host a new festival for our family to enjoy...can't hardly wait.