we've been gearing up for the Wapello County Fair for a month now (and i'm sure everyone is sick to death of hearing me talk about it!) it was a joke at first. then Adam decided that we all NEEDED to go! so, we did. we planned it, we got tents, we got food, we got beer.... and we WENT! i even prepared myself by downloading and listening to the artists we were going to see!
and then Saturday finally is here! we got the truck and the car packed in and headed out for Eldon, Iowa. for those of you who dont know, Eldon is just past Ottumwa (so about an hour and a half from Knoxville) and it has 1 major attraction. the American Gothic House!.... please tell me you've all heard of that!!
American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood from 1930. we were told its the second most recognized house in the world-next to the White House!
somtimes we just assume that people know these important historical paintings and landmarks.. but we happen to meet a gentleman at the house that hadn't ever heard of the painting... it was odd to us. he was from Florida and a real estate agent. him and his wife were headed to somewhere around Des Moines, saw the sign for the house and decided to check it out. he also thought Matt was Adam's dad.... so he was a little off his rocker i think.
Matt and i AS the painting!
All of us outside the house!
after our educational tour and some American history we headed back to the campsite for... pizza. what else?! okay okay, we DID bring hot dogs to cook, but couldn't have an open fire.. so we opted for quick and easy Casey's pizza!
sometime around 7 we headed up to the grandstands. the "pre-opener" was some american idol type contest of country music. only 6 people sang and only a couple were decent. after that the opener was on, David Nail! he was great and was really happy to be playing in Iowa! after him came our headliner, Jake Owen! he was GREAT! (sshhhh, don't tell anyone but i'm a closet country fan because of Jake Owen!)
(the picture isn't great... we were pretty far away. but we could hear perfectly!)
all in all we had a great time! oddly enough, the Wapello County Fair is a good time!!
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