hardened state...arteries, that is

today, pete and i went to the infamous minnesota state fair with his brother isaac, saleit (his wife), and lahave (their son). the state fair is a big deal here, because people from places outside of minnesota (iowa, wisconsin, both dakotas) come up here to celebrate all things farming. it's mostly cool for the food.



pete is having a taste of some deep-fried calamari. yeah. didn't you know we raised squid in our 10,000 lakes?



this is an array of fries, deep-fried calamari, fried crab cakes, and deep-fried cheese curds. did we feel sick after eating all this? sort of, but i was ready for something else.



because lahave is just a silly baby, he ate saleit's glasses. we're hoping he gets smarter...(jk)



this tasty treat was the london broil steak sandwich with melted cheese, grilled peppers and onions, and banana peppers if you wanted them. i would have shown you the one pete and i shared, but we ate it before i remembered to take a picture. i had the banana peppers, because i'm not a wuss like the person above.



just a random pic of pete and i. i'm not mad. just ravenous.



we waited too long to feed me...




pete and i are enjoying a delicious corndog. this was fried too. duh.



and...here i go. if i didn't look fat enough, i decided to just down all the fried treats in one shot. no contest. just hungry.

the following are the other foods we ate, that i forgot to take a picture of:
fried cheese on a stick, tom thumb donuts, fresh strawberries and creme, martha's chocoloate chip cookies, cotton candy, caramel apple, apple cider, and a couple of pops

we did share most of this stuff, but it's still pretty redonkulous.

unfortunately, i didn't have any room for the following (these are some of the fair favorites that people dream about all year):
fresh roasted corn, fried snickers on a stick, deep-fried pickle, foot long hot dog, homemade ice cream, honey ice cream with sunflower seeds, sloppy joes, 3 foot beef jerky, and chocolate milk

even though i professed to be so hungry, i really didn't want to throw up in front of thousands.