The Carnie Life

Last week mom called me and invited me to the circus for last night. Apparently dad ended up with some extra tickets so he and mom were going to take Alayna and I and make it an awesome family outing. It has been years since I have seen the circus and I thought it would be fun.

I've been seeing billboards all over town for the Barnum and Baileys circus, so naturally I assumed that was where we were going, I was so wrong! Barnum and Baileys isn't in town until the fall- it was Cirque Du Solei! So while I as getting excited for Elephants, Tigers and seriously creepy clowns; instead what I got was acrobats, improv performances, beautiful set design, live music, and only slightly creepy clowns.

It was such an incredible night! I could not believe the talent and strength of these performers! The only downside of the night is that I kept getting distracted with thoughts of what kind of life a carnie lives. How much do they actually travel? Do they date? if they do it must be to other carnies, right? Maybe there is a online dating service for carnies, something that fits their busy lifestyle. All my questions went unanswered, but it did give me a goal of someday meeting a carnie. Someday.