Thursday's Theme (in more ways than one)

So the theme this week is FAIR and I'll admit that I was inspired by our annual trip to the OC Fair. It's always a summer highlight. This year my daughter won ribbons for her photography submissions. I am beyond proud of her. I'll have to post them soon to show off her handiwork. She's quite talented!

We went on fair rides, ate fair food, danced to fair music, saw fair animals and had an all around perfect day doing the whole fair thing. I took a gazillion photos with MY NEW Point & Shoot CAMERA (the latest HP model-R937, hot off the presses...OH BABY!) but my favorite was this one of me. My husband did the honors.

With me heading off to BlogHer today (I'm probably on a plane as you are reading this) and from there off to Florida for a terribly exciting work project (more on that soon, very soon) and topping it off with a little family vacation, I feel exactly how I look in this picture; riding the roller coaster of life!! I'm holding on but I am laughing (and screaming) all the way....

How have you all faired this week?

Comments

[melody is slurping life]

Have a safe and fun trip, all of them.

Mine's up

http://slurpinglife.typepad.com/slurping_life/2007/07/life-is-not-fai.html

[melody is slurping life]

Meant to say congratulations to your daugther. Your new camera, I'm giving away one of those at my place. :)

[melody is slurping life]

Boy I shouldn't post at this hour...camera at my place HP R837. I'll hush now and let others talk. Geez...

[leeshamak]

Yup~ That sums it up! Laughing, screaming~ But having Fun! What a great picture Mr. Clark! Make sure you take your airborne~ safe journey...
Here's mine~
http://flickr.com/photos/7288645@N08/900112399/

[carey]

oh, i love that shot! very nice!
here's wishing you safe travels!!

http://blueberryandbean.blogspot.com/2007/07/thursdays-theme-fair.html

[MelA.]

Would never catch me on that ride. Eeek.

http://thehipmommasjournal.blogspot.com/2007/07/all-is-fair.html

[allie]

Great shot! I love fairs . . . we might have to go hunt one down, now:)

Here's mine.
http://www.bigasthesky.typepad.com/photomom/

[Christina]

Congrats to your daughter - that's awesome! What a fun day...I can't wait until the State Faire vists us in a couple months. Love that pic of you, too!

I don't have anything to share for this theme...

[Brittany]

Oh I want a funnel cake and a candy apple, now! :) Great picture!!

Here's my take on the theme:

http://mommeeandherboys.blogspot.com/2007/07/not-fair-thursdays-theme.html

[Cari]

That's a great photo! Looks like you had a wonderful time. Have fun at Blogher, FL and your vacation.

http://lunaandfoo.blogspot.com/2007/07/theme-thursday-fair.html

[Dawnomite!]

so many great subjects at fairs!

http://dawnreissphotography.blogspot.com/2007/07/thursdays-theme-fair.html

[Meliss]

I love the shot your husband caught! :)

http://auntiemissa.blogspot.com/2007/07/thursdays-theme-fair.html

[arizaphale]

I've put mine up but after two reeeally late nights I will have to wait til tomorrow to look at everyone else's lovely shots. Drat! You look very cool, calm and collected in that wild ride Tracey!

http://arizaphale.blogspot.com/

[Kelly Bera]

Fun shot! We love fairs, but haven't been to one in a while.
I took a different route to "fair"...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24075973@N00/905609172/

[Mandy]

Tracey, you look like you're on top of the world!!! My fair post was a few weeks ago, but thought I'd add the link anyway. I like the face painting on Violet in the post, to me really exemplifies "fairs"
http://mandaroo1128.blogspot.com/2007/07/swimming-cherries-bbqs.html

[Jenny A.]

I love your shot---I needed one of myself for this theme, too.

Here is my shot of fair!
http://sliceofjennyslife.blogspot.com/2007/07/thursday-theme-fair.html#links

[Anna]

Fantastic fair shot, Tracey!

Okay, a big stretch to the FAIR theme, feeling like life is pretty FAIR and balanced this week, and I wrote a post celebrating that moment in time.
http://hankandwillie.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/heart-melted-in-a-puddle-on-the-floor/

[Colleen]

I followed your lead... and pulled up some pictures from a fair we went to on June 13th.

Love your shot!
http://amadisonmom.blogspot.com/2007/07/thursday-theme-fair.html

[Christina]

Okay, I do have something to contribute today after all! It's a bit of a stretch, but hopefully that's okay. :o)

http://momology.blogspot.com/2007/07/its-fair-to-share.html

[Karen]

I had to stretch so far this week, I think I pulled something... but here it is!

http://merrilyrolling.blogspot.com/2007/07/fair-not-fair.html

All the pictures of actual fairs are making me crave cotton candy and funnel cakes.