Saturday we went to the Minnesota State Fair. It was a gorgeous day. The sun was high and bright and a breeze blew through the fair grounds. I think a few others shared our idea.
Chimes and bells by www.chimegarden.com
We had to do it. None of had rode the Space Tower before. The views are amazing...
We will be going up!
We found our way to Spamville.
Can only wonder if my artist son will create like this one day. He is a skull master.
Yup, Loverboy.
Gorgeous sunset from the Grandstand.
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. http://benatargiraldo.com/
The couple dancing here, we ran into much earlier in the day at the Northwood Industries Display of really nice bunk houses, storage shed, gazebos, kennels and lawn furniture and accessories. Who knew when Steve dubbed him "beer guy" we would run into them again. I love that "Open Arms" is obviously their song and felt compelled to dance to it. I love seeing people in love.
Needless to say it was a long day. We walked, we ate, we saw, we observed, we shopped, we danced and we rocked the Grandstand. I learned a couple things at the Fair today.
1. Steve wore his Stomp out Suicide 5K Walk/Run shirt to the Fair. An amazing number of people said, "Way to go! Love what you did up there in Wyoming." "I was at the walk/run too." "What is Stomp out Suicide? I want to know more," and there were more. I think it's pretty cool that Steve made a choice to wear a shirt that spoke to him and in turn spoke to those around us. I love that he wore his shirt and brought even more awareness to the work Stomp out Suicide is doing. People do care and want to know how to make a difference. So when in doubt of what to wear to an outing where there will be lots of people wear something that shows something that you believe in and support and others will take notice. They will rally with you and you will know there are others wanting to share the things you deem important.
2. Music from the Eighties is not dead. It was so cool to see the crowd at this concert wasn't all 40-somethings, but a blend of multi-generational lovers of this music from the 1980's. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo put on an amazing show and really rallied the crowd. She sounded marvelous! He jammed his heart out on guitar and piano. I'm discounting Loverboy or Journey. But I really think that Pat and Neil really got the crowd fired up for the high energy show that Journey delivered. It was a great show and a wonderful day spent with my love, Steve and good friend, Kim. It was only fitting that after some 30 years from when Kim and I saw Pat Benatar and Loverboy perform at Parade Stadium we see them together again.
Thank you Kim, for coming up with this brilliant outing. We had a terrific day.
1. Steve wore his Stomp out Suicide 5K Walk/Run shirt to the Fair. An amazing number of people said, "Way to go! Love what you did up there in Wyoming." "I was at the walk/run too." "What is Stomp out Suicide? I want to know more," and there were more. I think it's pretty cool that Steve made a choice to wear a shirt that spoke to him and in turn spoke to those around us. I love that he wore his shirt and brought even more awareness to the work Stomp out Suicide is doing. People do care and want to know how to make a difference. So when in doubt of what to wear to an outing where there will be lots of people wear something that shows something that you believe in and support and others will take notice. They will rally with you and you will know there are others wanting to share the things you deem important.
2. Music from the Eighties is not dead. It was so cool to see the crowd at this concert wasn't all 40-somethings, but a blend of multi-generational lovers of this music from the 1980's. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo put on an amazing show and really rallied the crowd. She sounded marvelous! He jammed his heart out on guitar and piano. I'm discounting Loverboy or Journey. But I really think that Pat and Neil really got the crowd fired up for the high energy show that Journey delivered. It was a great show and a wonderful day spent with my love, Steve and good friend, Kim. It was only fitting that after some 30 years from when Kim and I saw Pat Benatar and Loverboy perform at Parade Stadium we see them together again.
Thank you Kim, for coming up with this brilliant outing. We had a terrific day.
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