Posts Tagged ‘festivals’

  1. Supercar Saturdays

    September 20, 2011 by JillyBean

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    Labor Day weekend we had the opportunity to attend Supercar Saturday in Boilingbrook, IL.  Its similar to those cruise nights where everyone parks their classic cars but instead of 1970 Mustangs you see 2011 Ferraris!  Although the event is geared toward exotics (and they get the premium parking), it is open to everyone who loves cars so you also get to see GT-Rs, Raptors, Minis, and Cameros.  It happens the first saturday during the summer months so if you’re looking for something to do, I highly suggest you check this out!

     

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  2. Fair-y Good Time

    September 5, 2011 by JillyBean

    Summer Event Season was eventful this year (pun intended). We attended the Lake County Fair (not as good as last year), Gurnee Greek Fest (great!), Niles Greek Fest (just ok), Wisconsin State Fair (excellent!!), Cuban Fest (great experience, probably wouldn’t go back), Holland Farmer’s Market, Buffalo Grove Farmer’s Market, Gurnee Farmer’s Market, and of course the Grayslake Farmer’s Market. Overall the season was a good one, there are some events I won’t be repeating and some I can’t wait for!!

    As the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter it’s time for the summer fests to end and the fall fests to start. I am looking forward to a variety of corn mazes and apple cidar. I think maybe this year I would like to go pumpkin picking and maybe make something from it (pumpkin pie? soup? I’ll leave those decisions up to the chef…). I am also thinking of attending Trail of History this year; I haven’t been in 3-4 years but I am sure its pretty much like I remember it :)

    But anyway, I am jumping ahead of myself – there is still a solid month of various summer festivals and farmer’s markets left for 2011 so while I count down the days until the next Grayslake Farmer’s Market, have a look at these photos from my time at the Wisconsin State Fair. (Click on the link if you would like to see the whole album)

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    Dep Fried Butter - just as gross as you imagine

     

    Deep Fried Peanut Butter and Jelly on a Stick - I could have done without the stick but the sandwich was delicious!!

     

    A picture of Harry Potter created out of Jelly Bellys - there was a whole gallery of tdifferent art pieces created out of Jelly Bellys at the fair (they where displayed at the Jelly Belly booth.

     

    Drinking delicious Sprecher Rootbeer from their booth at the fair (official root beer of the fair!) K turns to me and says "If I had an army, those are the flags they would carry into battle". Almost made me spit my rootbeer across the table!!

    Sheep Judging - didn't realize this was so complex!

     

    Draft Horse Competition (at least I think that's what this is called)

     

    Chicks - aren't they just adorable?!

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  3. Catching Up

    September 3, 2011 by JillyBean

    I have been very busy with work lately so I haven’t really wanted to come home and spend more time on the computer. Thus my blog has been slacking. However this weekend I plan on relaxing and catching up on things I have been missing – including this site! Hopefully I will get several posts up this weekend, but if not, just know I havn’t forgotten about you!!

     

    In the mean time, enjoy these photos from Cuban Fest in Chicago. A delicious time was had by all!

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    Authentic corn in a cup - with mayo and sprinkle cheese!!!

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