05/17/2026
Nothing good comes easy.
I was trying to figure out what to write about this weekend, looked down at my shirt, and realized this year’s quote as was much for me as it is for you.
Nothing. Good. Comes. Easy.
Putting this show together is not easy. It’s an internal battle being a college student on a competitive judging team with a job, all while upholding this legacy that my high school self created. It’s a panic phone call to my parents when the first draft of banners doesn’t come together in my design space like it did in my head. It’s a desperate prayer up to my Savior that the rain and heat won’t ruin the weekend.
It’s not easy. But it is so good.
The people that run the fairgrounds are so good. Our volunteers are so good. These friendships are so good. My family is so good. GOD is so good.
To my parents and my brother, thank you for answering the phone when I’m panicked, thank you for being the solution to every problem, thank you for being you. To the Blanks, thank you for always being the first people to ask me what I need a hand with, and the last people to leave with us when the day is done. To Tim, Brianna, Josie, Aiden, and Ryan, thank you for jumping in where I needed you and making the weekend so efficient. And to all of YOU, thank you for believing in this little dream of mine, this little slice of heaven that I get to see two days a year. We do this all for you, and we love every second of it.
Nothing good comes easy. Nothing easy is worth having. I wonder what 16-year-old me would say if she could see it now.
Love you guys. Until next year!
Ally