By far our greatest expense was food: $23 for a basket of deep-fried shrimp and a couple baskets of hush puppies; a $10 steak sandwich and a $9 sub sandwich; $5 for 2 bottles of water; a $4 deep-fried Reese's PB cup / Oreo abomination; and $13 for Neomonde Mediterranean's award-winner SoJo Melt sandwich - a Turkish twist on Philly cheesesteak with ground lamb, cilantro and jalapeno, hummus, lettuce, tomato, etc. Should have been served in a pita but oh well.
We did not throw money away on midway games. The prizes are cheap throwaway crap that we as grown-ups wouldn't want anyway. We did plunk down $5 a head to ride one of the FOUR Ferris wheels. We did very much enjoy the craft and gardening exhibits. We should have been better-prepared for all the other little free shows, and a "boarding pass" for the tram seems like it might be a good deal if it's the unlimited hop-on/off deal I suspect. We did not quite make it to 9:45 for the fireworks display. We stopped in at Harris Teeter for lottery tix on the way home, and rested our tired feets while we did social media stuff with pics before bed.
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Sunday - slept in, meal plan and groceries, mixed up some marinade for boneless pork ribs, paid washer/dryer rental, paid car loan and CC bills