the best way to kiss summer goodbye.

it's that time of the year.
days are getting shorter, the air is becoming thin and crisp, hot coffees are being chosen over iced coffees, and i am pretty sure my tan is already fading. summer is coming to an end. *sob*

the real clincher that my favorite season is almost over is the start of the minnesota state fair. and the wonderful 'great minnesota get together' starts tomorrow.

so instead of crying over the spilt milk that is the completion of another summer i'm planning on how my days (yeah, i'm going twice, don't judge) at the state fair are going to be filled.

food is obviously at the top of my list. we (and by "we" i mean minnesota) are known for having our fried foods on sticks but most of my favorites are more finger foods.

cheese curds are a MUST even if it means the next day it will feel like i swallowed a bowling ball that is just sitting in my gut. they are my favorite. 

my second favorite is deep fried pickles. but they have to be the slices of pickles not the spears. i'm particular about my deep fried pickles. 

i'm really hoping someone i go with decides to get a deep fried candy bar because those things are bomb but i can only eat like one bite before tapping out. 

mini-donuts are one of my mom's favorites so we always got them when i was a kid and now they are a fair staple for me. nostalgia wrapped up in a sugary little dough ring. 

in a vain attempt to pretend i'm healthy i usually get some sort of wrap or something. it's not fooling anyone, i know. 

my day is not complete without an iced coffee. because i love iced coffees and when it's hot (like it usually is at the fair) and you've walked miles there's nothing like a cold shot of caffeine. 

and then depending on who i'm there with i usually steal a couple of their fries, a sweet martha's cookie or two, a bite of corn on the cob, a drink of their milkshake, and a handful of cinnamon roasted almonds. we literally just eat all day.

in between eating we check out the barns, the 4H exhibits, the butter busts of the dairy princesses, the grandstand building (where i drool over all the minnetonka moccosins), the DNR pond (because why not), the bazaar, the midway, at least one random horse show or something in the colliseum, and then usually we hit up the leiny lodge stage for some free entertainment. 

AND THIS IS WHERE THIS BLOG GETS REALLY EXCITING: 

my boy, andy grammer, is playing the free stage this year! not once, but twice! i'm only going to see him once though because he's playing back-to-back days and i can't eat that much food two days in a row. but he just released a new single and it's got summer anthem written all over it which helps me ease into fall. listen to it now! DO IT.

i may be kissing summer goodbye but this is one of those kisses that lingers. i just made that weird. whatever. yay the fair! 

xo