The Fair! The Fair!

I LOVE going to the fair.  The food, the exhibits, the animals, the shows, the food.  Did I mention the food?

This past Saturday a couple of my friends and I went to the Western Idaho State Fair.  We arrived at around 1:30PM, and started by scoping out the area.  Of course, for me that means scoping out the food options.

Now, since I lost weight I’m always on the look out for healthy (or at least healthier) options.  After seeing the requisite booths containing corndogs, funnel cakes, and potato ice cream (this is Idaho after all), I was surprised to find “Salad On A Stick”.  Since I couldn’t really imagine what a salad on a stick looked like, I immediately ordered a “chef stick”.


And yes, it was terrific…and healthy!

Since our first consuming of Fair Food was complete, we then decided to go look at all the terrific animals.  There were goats, and pigs, and chickens…oh, my!

Yes, his name is Heart

He decided to wonder outside his pen.

The biggest horns I've ever seen!

We then went and had one of the best turkey burgers I’ve ever had (you didn’t think all I had was the salad on a stick, did you).  It was perfectly seasoned and cooked.  I’m drooling just thinking about it again :-).

Off to the Hypnotist Show we went.  Now honestly, I spent most of the time during this show on my iPhone because I just wasn’t into it (and yes, I do have it for just such occasions).  People getting on stage, pretending as if they are being “suggested” into doing odd things that, well, I didn’t think were really that funny.  Madonna jokes were funny, like 10-15 years ago.

Anyway, off for more food (which is the REAL reason I come to the fair).  I found a fresh fruit stick, which really was some nice juicy strawberries on a skewer and dipped in chocolate.  I rationalized this choice by saying telling myself that it was fruit and there wasn’t THAT much chocolate on it (yeah, right).  But it was wonderful!

The exhibits were incredible, especially the photos, paintings, and drawings.  There is such incredible local talent at all levels.  I couldn’t help but wonder how the judges came up with the winners because they were all so good.  We literally spend HOURS looking at all the exhibits.

The final food stop was this wonderful coconut almond brittle.  OMG, I ate some of that and almost went into a sugar coma!  It was sooooo good, even if it did almost break my teeth.

This is for my sister...She knows why :-)

We then went to the vendor booths.  I did fairly good at resisting temptation until I got to the Miche booth.  I have been wanting this bag for a while, and decided the deal they were having at the fair was a good one.  Now, for those that don’t know Miche bags have a base and a shell that you can change instantly.  I got the base, and picked out two shells that came with my deal.  It took me FOREVER to finally pick out the shells.  Thank God for great friends that are so patient!

Our day at the fair could not have been complete without a shout out to the King of Pop.


Goodbye, dear Fair, until next year.

AFTERWARD:  As we were heading out, we noticed storm clouds rolling in.  Later that night there was a huge thunderstorm with 70 MPH winds that evacuated the fairgrounds, sending 7 people to the hospital, with 70 needing medical attention, and delaying the opening of the Fair the following day.