so here are the promised pictures of the renaissance faire.

first, the mudd brothers.



i know, i know, so many wonderful renaissance costumes running around and i take the picture of the half naked guys covered in mud. here, people who are dressed:



then, the magician guy who lit off fireworks from his chest (really). here he is before:



here he is during:



and the maypole dance.



all in all, it was a lovely day. gorgeous weather and i didn't eat even one funnel cake.

last weekend, i noticed that a dear friend had posted an invitation to a party she was throwing. i called mike to see if he wanted to go and that night we were on our way to a party. in philadelphia. that's right, folks, mike and i took a spur of the moment trip to philadelphia. we had a great time. and philadelphia is on our list of cities that we might consider living in (although cities closer to home are still higher up on the list).