Monday, September 2, 2013

From Minnesota With Love

Ask and you shall receive...

Via a Facebook plea from Hannah:
"Can somebody please go to the fair and eat/do the following for me?I haven't been home for the last 2 fairs and it's heartbreaking. Tell me about the fun things you've done/seen/eaten so I can enjoy the fair vicariously through you, please!"

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[ ] "deep fried pickle slices with cream cheese (the "gourmet pickle")"



Yeech,...... breakfast! CHECK

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[ ] "Australian battered potatoes with ranch"



Meh. CHECK

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[ ] "cheese curds"



With pleasure....Twice! CHECK

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[ ] "chocolate shake from the dairy building"



What's to say? Bonus: We also gaped at the butter-heads. No, not the one's pictured. CHECK CHECK

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[ ] "a beer & people-watching at that one bar near midway where the staff put on giant heads and dance to greased lightning"



Sorry, they don't wear heads anymore. But they were just as enthusiastic to do this every hour. Haha CHECK

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[ ] "a beer & people-watching on those long colorful benches in front of that bar where reggae bands always play"



A classic. LOL. They were playing pop tunes from the 70's. CHECK

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[ ] "watch that corny, scripted lumberjack show"



They weren't having a show then, but two girls were log-rolling. Don't know why Zach took a pick of them after falling. EPIC FAIL

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[ ] "pet fluffy baby chicks"



*No one is allowed to touch them anymore, because it caused them too much stress. BOO! CHECK WITH AN ASTERICKS

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[ ] "be in the crowd for Kare11 news at 5 or 6"



WAY BETTER! BONUS! CHECK CHECK CHECK CHECK

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[ ] "watch kids skate/bike at the 3rd Lair skatepark"



Too damn hot for most normal people. Just one lone kid and two people watching. But cool effects in the pics have to count for a bonus. CHECK FOR TRYING

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[ ] "wander aimlessly until feet are bleeding"



Enough said. CHECKCHECKCHECKCHECKCHECKCHECKCHECKCHECKCHECK

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Added Bonus for your viewing pleasure. . .



Dad shoveling eating his Peter's wieners.



Visiting Grandma.