Ye Old Basic Good Time

One of the items on my list of things to do before I turn 30 was to go to the Ohio Renaissance Festival, so Tyler and I went up there yesterday. It was your standard basic good time. I knew that it wasn't going to the best experience of my entire life, but it turned out to be pretty good fun. We got there right when it opened at 10:30am and went on in with the masses of people that were dressed up in some really crazy costumes. Just for the record, Tyler and I did not dress up. The only costume I even have is my sparkle Minnie Mouse ears so.................... yeah........

We walked around the whole place and went into the shops that weren't too weird. There were a lot of shops that were the clothes that everyone was dressed up in, but we just didn't manage to get around to purchasing those capes and velvet gowns. I know you are all disappointed. We did get a few cool souvenirs which you can see if you come over to the house! 

Leading up to the day, Tyler kept talking about doing the wax hands and I honestly didn't believe that was even a real thing. But alas, it was. And no, we did not get our hands dipped in wax. 

We got some mead to sip on and it was delicious!

We saw a full armor joust! This was the real deal folks! 

We saw a parade of the people in the renaissance village before the joust and that was kinda cool. Check out the guy with the pumpkin on his head. (Sorry, it is hard to see; my camera skills need some work)

And lastly, we saw this guy. Obviously a giant knight. Maybe the Festival's mascot or something. 

Overall, it was a good time. We drove back through some back roads of Ohio and loved seeing the pretty fall leaves. And most importantly, I have checked off another item on the list! Next week is the pumpkin patch!!