OC Fair 2009

It's our first post-graduate summer and we HAD to finish it off with a bang. So we did, along with few other things like rollercoasters, pig races (where Gail led our cheering section in the wave), and a staggering sports performance by Nellie the pig (see Michelle congratulating her below), and don't forget the acrobats and Al's Brain 3-D show.

Gail pulled a few strings at the OC Fair and got Michelle and a few other friends in for free. The theme was "Think Big" and the mascot animal was, of course, the pig.

Perhaps the theme animal was what induced us to buy this massive Mexican funnel cake. At 5 lbs., 2,000 calories, the stack of churro-like coils was more for the wow effect-- eight of us couldn't finish it. Here's to free ride tickets and the end of an incredible summer together.

Michelle and the .22

The SoCal college kids piled into Ryan's white car (along with their dirty laundry) and headed upstate to the Rindel abode and cold weather to do as many NorCal things as possible. One of these things was shooting a gun at a rusty can. This is Michelle's first time shooting a .22 and I must say she did very well. Sit down? Heck no. She snuggled up to the hilt like a true hillbilly. She didn't hit the can--but out of 25 shots, no one else got anything either, so no shame there.

Battle of the Push-ups

Ryan (my brother) challenged Gail to a push-up competition. Now, as I've previously mentioned, Gail has been training for moments like these all semester. So when the heat was on before Thanksgiving dinner, she was successfully able to give Ryan a run for his money. Was it because Ryan did five separate workouts the day before. Psh. That's what he thinks....