Stronghold

The Stronghold Olde English Faire was this past weekend.
We camped at Lowden State Park. It was really, really cold, but definitely worth it!

I wore my red and gold upper class garb, which really wasn't warm enough and I'd forgotten my cloak (I'm not sure where it is, actually. I should look for it), so I was pretty chilly! Lizzy brought me a cloak the next day, so I was able to be warmer on Sunday.
I saw some shows at Stronghold, but I mostly visited with friends. And froze.

Rather than having to wake up Sunday morning, pack up camp, then get to faire, we opted to stay Sunday night and leave Monday. John Wohlers and Andy Maar stayed Sunday night too. Andy left early Monday morning (before anyone was awake), but John and my family stayed until a little after noon. John's car battery died, so we had to get out the jumper cables and jump his car, but he made it home safely.
The original plan had been for us to go straight home, but we ended up taking an unexpected trip to Kenosha, where we stayed at Stefanie's house. I think I managed to fully thaw out by Tuesday!
We left for home on Wednesday. We'd planned to leave sometime around noon, but Stefanie had injured her foot the previous night. She called the doctor and they told her to come in for an x-ray, and not to drive or walk. So, we stayed later so that we could get her kids from school for her.

It was an interesting weekend with all the freezing and the unexpected trip, but it's been my favorite year at Stronghold so far!