Spud Day Baby!

So growing up Spud Day was always something that seemed a little ridiculous. I mean, a day to celebrate potatoes?? But it turns out, if you move away for four years, it becomes exciting again! We went with Miss and Makoy on Saturday, despite getting rained on. It was fun and Weston had fun seeing the parade. But then we were a little disappointed by the lack of things to look at once the parade was over. We remembered it being much bigger then it was when we were growing up.

So I thought that since some of you who look at my blog have no idea what Spud Day is I would fill you in with a little info about it. The day begins with a parade full of cops and fire engines, all the city council members, every cheerleading, dancing, and other school group you can think of. It could not be more boring as far as parades go. But they have discovered a way to get hundreds, probably thousands, of people to come every year...throw candy!! It's pretty sweet.

After the parade everybody heads over to Dawn Lloyd park (formerly the City Park) and people stand in line for HOURS (not kidding here) for a free baked potato. You could probably go home and make one yourself by the time you get one. While you wait to get your various other foods they also offer such as hot dogs, hamburgers, chinese, etc., you get to enjoy the wonderful aromas. Including horse manure from the parade, onions for the potatoes, and the musty smell of the inside of a potato cellar. Isn't it miraculous?

After you stuff your face with all the food you walk around and look at all the booths. Which are mostly cheap jewelry and knock off t-shirts. There are some fun ones to see like paintballing, but mostly just boring stuff. The most exciting part of the day is the Spud Tug. That's right folks...a tug of war. But not just any tug of war. This is SPUD day after all. The losers of the tug of war end up landing in a hole filled with mashed potatoes. How exciting!! 

So you might have guessed that we didn't stay long. The rain and cold weather were one factor, but there was also too many people. And our minds just couldn't handle the excitement of all that Spud Day has to offer. Here are some pics of our day. We had fun while it lasted. =)