Thanks for all of the support with moving and everything! It feels good to finally take a break and sit down! Oofta it was a busy weekend!
I'd have to say, the one thing I will miss the most about my old place is the view! Well, and Sanity Island...
My favorite month is almost here!
However, our new house features a brighter kitchen (yeah blogging benefits!) and I can't wait to be able to shoot things inside rather than have everything be out on the deck. Especially now that cooler weather is on its way!
Blogging While Moving
Right now I'm blogging at 9:30pm from the couch of my old condo. Empty boxes are everywhere. My fridge is completely empty except for 5 eggs, one slice of cheese, sour cream, and half and half.
As for our new place, everything is still in the boxes--sitting all over the dining room, living room, staircase, kitchen counters, and bedrooms. Awesome.
I hope I can find my toothbrush in the morning.
And so...back to where I left off. It's now 9:32pm and I'm making sweet potato fries in the oven while I just realized all of my potholders are at the new house. This is going to be interesting.
MN State Fair
This past weekend, we went to the Minnesota State Fair with Andy's brother and his wife, along with two of their friends. The day was perfect weather and it was really fun to spend time with Tory and Casey, plus two new friends--Becky and Matt!
However, let me tell you one little secret.
I don't like the fair.
I bring my own food to the fair just in case
In fact, I never went to the fair until my freshman year of college, and it poured the whole time I was there. I don't do well with crowds, humidity, and spending boatloads of cash on unhealthy food. And that, my friends, basically sums up the fair. Andy, on the other hand, loves the fair.
And, I love Andy a million times more than I dislike the fair, so every year I go with him because let's face it...he does a LOT for me. Like helping me move, staying up late to help me finish things, and doing things that he probably doesn't want to do, such as watching movies like "The Last Song" with Miley Cyrus.
I don't know why, but the phrase "unlimited milk" makes me gag. I feel like drinking unlimited milk would just make me feel so sick...
However, the Minnesota State Fair is the thing to do here. Everyone talks about it all summer long. Every radio station broadcasts at the fair for the entire 12 days. The end of August revolves around Sweet Martha's cookies and all the milk you can drink.
Browsing through the new IKEA catalog for decorating ideas.
So, to get my day off to a good start, I hit up the gym before the fair festivities. It felt great to get an intense strength-training session in before heading to the fairgrounds.
My gym just put in a brand new water fountain that has a spot to fill your waterbottle rather than trying to aim the stream of water into your bottle.
The little yellow screen in the upper right hand corner shows how much water is saved or something. Pretty high tech!
As soon as we got to the fair, I actually had a lot of fun and was glad I went. There are always tons of new things to see and lots of foods to try!
Right when we walked through the gate, we came across a booth for Ocean Spray. I sampled a fizzy cranberry juice and a cranberry + lime juice--both were really good!
The "bog" from the commercials. Naturally, I picked out a cranberry to see what they really looked like.
First food item for our group--mini donuts!
I'm not a fan of mini donuts, so I passed on these--saving room for other things!
However, I was totally amused by the little conveyor belt that these little guys were cooked on. They all scooted up the belt and into the bags!
Funky new fireplaces on display
Then, we stumbled across Mr. Bubble's 50th birthday party!
They had this huge bubble blaster that shot out tons of foamy bubbles for kids to play in.
I bet the parents loved walking around the fair with their sticky, sudsy children after this romp through the bubbles...
Next up...some sweet new cars! We signed up to win a new one...cross your fingers!
Ohhh yeah!
Aren't these the cutest things ever? I want the little lollipop girl to come home with me
Awww
They had an area that was covered in bits of tire pieces that you could walk on. I tried jumping on it but it wasn't very bouncy. Killjoy. Andy somehow lost a leg in the process...
The trolley! Whenever I see these, I always think of Mr. Rogers!
CUTEST exhibit ever. Last year I made Andy go in it with me; however, since we were with friends this year, I just took pictures from the outside instead.
Pick me!
And now onto some fair day eats:
Andy's favorite--cheese curds!
Frozen grapes--these were so good!
Smurf flavored gelato! We didn't get this but I found it pretty funny.
My veggie sub for lunch
Fresh, juicy pineapple
Andy's pina colada! It was so good! My pineapple in the photo above actually came from the guts of his drink!
It's always fun to try new things at the fair since many of the items can only be found there once a year.
Alright, off to work, then unpacking and hopefully moving some furniture tonight!
Do you like fairs?
Ever tried frozen grapes? If not, what's your favorite frozen fruit?
What would be your dream car?
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