Opening weekend of ren faire has always been like a homecoming of sorts for me, in the past. A time to see all the friends that I haven't seen since last faire, or more recently, since Pirate Fest. It's different this year, but not in a bad way.
This year I know faire is coming up fast, and normally the anticipation would have brought me out to a couple site visits by now, but I just don't feel the need. Don't get me wrong, I love faire and am really looking forward to when I can go. I just don't feel like I'm missing out on something important by missing opening weekend and I figured out why.
Ren faire has always been where I fit in the most. In this past year, we have grown closer to our friends from faire, some of them to the point where we're family. I've seen everybody from faire several times throughout the year, some of them as much as once a week, some every day. I think this is why my levels of anticipation are not as demanding this year.
It's not that I'm no longer looking forward to faire, it's that faire is not all I have to look forward to anymore. Thank you, everyone.
