a letter to the state fair

dear alaska state fair,

how we love you so. so much so that we braved a downpour to wander down your paths. a serious, bone-chilling, soggy downpour. thank goodness for your huge animal pavilion that beckoned to us to stay awhile. don't mind if we do. petting zoo, giant vegetables, fuzzy sheep, and huge hogs.

we love you so much we sat for a half hour in the dripping to see your lumberjack show. it was a yo-hooooe good time. the food, oh the food. of course, it's always your best feature. we forgo rides in favor of more cash for your delicious bites and morsels. turkey legs, hot dogs, hot chocolate, birch syrup caramel, halibut and chips, another hot dog for john, and dipped ice cream bars(yes, that was the boys' choice in the downpour and then they shivered all the way to the car). but even the shivering couldn't dim the spell you cast on us. we just munched on carrots from the alaska grown booth to occupy our chattering chompers.

love,
your biggest (wet) die-hard fans