The great Minnesota get-together is always a big event at the end of Summer in Minnesota. Nothing like
enormous amounts of people, animals, plenty of advertising, and some seriously fattening (but delicious!) food! You can find just about anything deep fried & on a stick at the Minnesota State Fair. This year I attended with Joe's mom & sister. When we left Lake City, the skies were pretty gloomy and rainy. When we reached the fair, luck was on our side because the rain stopped and we had a humid but sunny day. There were only
two qualifications for my trip. Number one was to eat deep fried pickles. Number two was to get a cup of
all you can drink cold milk (white OR chocolate) for only a dollar!
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| we stopped shortly to watch the lumberjack show! |
After walking around the fair for hours, I found myself defeated when I couldn't find the deep fried pickle stand ): We were going to take one last stroll through the horse barn and head out when I saw at the end of a very busy and long street....THE PICKLE STAND!! (:
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| Such a happy camper!! |
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| Katie, Marian, & Myself (cold milk in hand!!) |
I had such a great time with you ladies! So thankful you let me join you on this fun day! (:
My best friend from forever ago is getting married next July. I was thrilled when she asked me to be a bridesmaid because this girl means the world to me. I am so excited to be such a big part of her very special day (:
Last weekend, we all got together to go bridesmaid dress shopping! After a
long and tiring day, we finally all found the dresses!! We rewarded ourselves with lunch at Olive Garden. It was much deserved ;)
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| Me & the beautiful bride-to-be! |
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| Kendra & her bridesmaids (missing one!) |
Every year, Joe's family holds a tradition they like to call "Kid's Day". They decided, if there is a Mother's Day, & a Father's Day, why not have a day to appreciate such great kids? I think its brilliant ;) We had a gorgeous Sunday to celebrate with fun activities! Including dinner, gifts, badminton, & golf ball hitting competitions; we had a great time!
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| Me, Joe, Katie, Mike, & Amber |
Can't wait for next year when we can add
another "kid" to the bunch because Joe's sister-in-law is expecting in October! (:
How were the fried pickles?? We missed the State Fair AND the County Fair AND Rochesterfest this year so no food on a stick for this gal until next year...boo.
ReplyDeleteOOOH, the milk stand! One of my faves :) I know, I know - you can get it in a store... but the milk there is really good :) Have you checked out the winery area? That have wine ice cream - sounds gross, but soo good! We've gone with my sister the past couple years, but missed it this year. If we make it next year, I might have to look the pickle stand up :)
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