We made it a year. About sixteen months ago I walked into a
restaurant for a job interview and walked out with a dream. I saw the most
beautiful woman I had—and have—ever seen, and I would take the job just to meet
her. It was a terrible decision and I hate my job. No, no, that isn’t true at
all. I love my job, and I love my girlfriend who happens to be that beautiful
woman. Yesterday was our first official anniversary and we celebrated in grand
fashion.
For her birthday which was ten days previous, I had
purchased tickets to the Minnesota
Renaissance Festival and a show inside called the Feast of Fantasy. During
our holiday party earlier this year, we won a night’s stay at Hotel
Minneapolis West End in St. Louis Park, so we finished our day on the
rooftop looking over the Minneapolis skyline, and enjoyed a couple appetizers
and she a few adult potions.
This post will be mostly pictures and a pretty cool video
from inside the Feast of fantasy. It was the last show of the year, and they
pulled out all of the stops, including dick and fart jokes. Those are my
favorite.
Before I show off my pictures, I’d like to say that this was
my first time at the RenFest, and it was really cool. It was nice to be in a
place where people weren’t afraid to be who they wanted to be, even if it wasn’t
themselves. If anything, we were the odd ones out, but nobody looked at us
sideways; nobody made fun of us for the way we looked. I think the opposite is
not so true outside those walls for people that are….you know, nerdy. I
like most people, especially people who have fun.
So, we walked around in circles for a couple hours, watching people and spending
money on various wares and fares, and of course, we had to have a turkey leg.
I tried on a kilt because when you are in Rome, you do as the Romans do. When you are at the Renaissance Festival, you try new things. Obviously, I look good. |
Just a cool shot. |
I had to resize this video to fit it onto this post. I hope it's viewable.