One of my first dates with the B.F. was at the Minnesota State Fair (hey, we were in MPLS on business...its a huge deal there!) so I thought I would try and be all romantic-like and take him to the fair again, almost two years later. I hadn't been to the Lorain County fair since I was a kid...and now I know why. Death-trap rides, gross carnies, greasy food (and not the good kind!), cut-off teeshirts, hillbilly's and the smell of manure may have been a magical combination when I was 10, but at 31 it was hell on earth. The BF was a good sport about it as he always is, but I wanted to turn around the minute we walked through the gates. One tour around the fair and 2 Oh Boy burgers later (the only thing good thing about this trip in my opinion) and we were outta there. I can't say it was a waste of money because it was only $4 to get in, but it was definitely a waste of time. read more