{"id":540,"date":"2005-10-03T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-03T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawrencem94.sg-host.com\/?p=540"},"modified":"2005-10-03T07:10:00","modified_gmt":"2005-10-03T12:10:00","slug":"apples-drinks-the-puffy-taco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plazajen.com\/?p=540","title":{"rendered":"Apples, Drinks & the Puffy Taco"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AppleKids\"<\/p>\n

We went to Weston on Saturday, for their annual Apple Festival. On the way up, we met at Mike & Gordon’s, where our start got delayed when someone spilled their drink in the carpooling process. (I was laughing because I heard Gordon say, “DRAMA!” and I knew we were delayed.) So JWo drove around & around the cul-de-sac, like a spinning teacup, until I shrieked “ENOUGH!” <\/p>\n

Weston is an adorable little town, lots of classic storefronts & shops, plus vendors & artists in the streets. Opting for a shuttle, we boarded a big yellow schoolbus that dropped us off a block or so from the start of the action. This becomes important at the end of the story.<\/p>\n

Traipsing about, we ended up in an Irish pub, minus Roger, who was antiquing. We had awesome food & beer, Roger joined us, and then we roamed the vendor booths & people-watched. And then? We proceeded to eat even more. EVEN MORE. It was the sharing that made it seem “ok”. An apple dumpling. A bottle of root beer. Suddenly, we’re each eating what was, quite possibly, the best ear of corn ever. OOF. <\/p>\n

This man had built his own mini-hay-baler. They had them in two sizes, and it was fascinating to watch.
\"HayBaling\"
\"Hands\"<\/p>\n

We waddled up the hill to catch our shuttle back, and you’d think, ok, we’re in this small town, it’ll be a short zip-zap back to the school where we left the car. But noooooo. We ended up driving probably 8 miles out of town, because that’s the way the road went, and there was no place to turn around. Cornfields, hayfields, ponds….. it started to feel a little scary-movie-esque. I was in the seat right behind the driver, and all the boys were in the back. After two drop-offs (and we’re still not at ours), I turned around and said, “I have to sit behind the driver because I’ve been BAD.” That cracked ’em up. It did feel oddly familiar….<\/p>\n

Anyway, we got to the car 15 minutes later, and parted ways (we went on to a banquet, more on that later). BUT! I forgot the funniest part, which was on the drive, before you get to the airport? There’s a restaurant called PUFFY TACO. And that, dear friends, is why we have focus groups. Though I bet their t-shirts are funny…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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