Yes, I'm Still Alive. Thanx All Who Were Asking.

I was just in a serious blogging funk.  Actually a serious tech funk.  I didn't feel like blogging, my Ravelry posts were way down, and then when my phone went all screwy, my Tweets were non-existent as well. A lot of people commented/e-mailed/texted/Im'd/Pm'd their concern about my absence.  So thank you all.  It's nice to know I was missed.  

Anywho, on to more fun stuff.  Yesterday, Curt and I rode up to the Crawfish Fest at the Sussex County Fairgrounds.  We hadn't been there for several years because it had been conflicting with the NASCAR race at Pocono, where we haven't missed a race in many, many years.  A girl's got to have priorities you know?  The whole concept of the fest is pretty cool.  It started as a crawfish boil for less than a hundred people, who missed LA (the state not the city)  We discovered it when it got bigger and moved to Waterloo Village.  It has since gotten bigger, and takes over the Fairgrounds every summer.  This year they had 2 stages, a dance hall and of course the food.  After stuffing ourselves, We got crawfish, crawfish pie, crawfish bread, crawfish etoufee, jambalaya, alligator sausage, spicy fried chicken, bread pudding, and rum pralines and put them in tupperware in the empty cooler we brought. ( I call it reverse tailgating)  They were out of boudin links and gumbo by the time we were "shopping"  Angie didn't come with us, so she was eagerly anticipating the return of the cooler.







Besides food, the other big draw is the fact that a lot of New Orleans music comes up for the Fest. (Thus the 2 stages)  Curt was really anticipating Tab Benoit.  After he played we went up, curt bought a tshirt and cd, and then we went over to the fenceline where Tab signed the CD for Curt.










Although it was cloudy all day, there were only a handful of raindrops, so even though I didn't even out my shoulders in the weird tan I'm getting working outside, I can't complain about the weather.  One last note.  Apparently there is a restaurant in Austin, TX called Green Mesquite.  I must go there one day. Mostly to buy this t-shirt I saw on a guy:

Crawfish fest

Went to the Crawfish Fest today at the sussex county fairgrounds. Angie had a bunch of stuff going on and couldn't go. SO we brought a cooler and some tuperware ( genius isn't it?? people in line with us thought so) And brought back, boiled crawfish, etouffee, jambalaya, gumbo, crawfish pie, crawfish bread, alligator sausages, beignets, sweet potato pie, strawberry pie, and bread pudding.. and yes we did find other stuff to eat while we were there. WE split a catfish po-boy. Split some red beans and rice w/ sausage, deep fried veggies, shrimp creole, ice cream& iced cafe au lait) We got the bracelets to drink alcohol, but the only beer they had was bud and mich- yuck. So we ended up drinking tommy bahamas hurricane, and pina coladas. If anyome ever gets the opportunity to go it is definitely a great time. They bring up a lot of musicians and bands from New Orleans, cooks are all from down there. There are tents selling jewelry, glass, and all kinds of other hand crafted things. Here are some pics.



We got there about 1, and had to park like a million miles uphill - more of a problem when we were walking back.



Curt



me n curt



Tent City, NJ



STAGE



rigging to use HUGE baskets about 6x6x6 (feet) to boil the crawfish. The only time they had one of the baskets lifted, I didn't have my camera handy.