So all throughout prep week and the State Fair, I jotted down a few of my favorite moments of each day. They aren't in any particular order (thanks to a not-so-organized memory haha), and some things are there more than once, but they're there, and that's what counts. smile
2010 Minnesota State Arts-In Memories
PREP WEEK
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Hand-washing parties
“Hey Soul Sister” and “Over the Rainbow” on ukulele
Lion Sleeps Tonight
Green Eggs and Ham bedtime story
Rocko, question game
Barbie & the Three Musketeers
Talent show awesomeness
Birthday cake!
“Shock! Sausage!” (*yells to get juice*) (discussing brunch)
Line up by age & b-day on the sidewalk
“Shut up, mailbox”
“It’s a private matter”
Salsa warm-ups
Around the World dance
Pajama Party/Time…??
Little Boy
Showboat
“I’m confused!”
Hot chocolate amazingness
State Fair dance
Fire drill
Artsie dance :]
Setting up on stage!
Pretty dresses at the banquet (&borrowing Mary’s shoes ^^)
Kristoffer magician
Preview show
LET THE STATE FAIR BEGIN!
Meeting the ambies
Seeing all of the luggage for 2 weeks
Ride down w/ Mary :]
First performance
First day at the fair!
Listening to vocal warm-ups
Toothpaste, anybody?
“I got a bucket!” <-Julia
‘Truth or Dare’ waiting in line for lunch
13+ people charging towards the rabbit/poultry building
Deep-fried Milky Way bar
Echo spot next to 4-H building
Program stuffing
Sunrise :]
1919 Root Beer
Barns
Band warm-ups in the stairwell
Awesome food by the caf staff!
Barn dance smile
Tim McGraw concert
Petri the pterodactyl
Sweating profusely
“Just for fun” performance
Parade!
Chillin’ by the stage & in our room w/ the artsies
“Would You Rather…?”
GENERAL ENCAMPMENTS!
AMBIES!
Fleet Farm t-shirts
Newspaper museums & hats
Andrea and her sis both got purple ribbons!
Goofing up lines
Morning walk and free applesauce w/ Andrea
Wandering w/ Mary
Doing State Fair dance in the fire tower
“LADIES”
“working” w/ the wii :]
Making up songs in the stairwell
Hide and seek in the trucks across from 4-H bldg
The Frog Game…?
Parade w/ small group, ambies, & green team!
Getting the newspaper and not being able to stop yawning
KARE11!! & a bag & Showcase Minnesota!
1919 Root Beer floats
Late passes for no particular reason :]
Cleaning the artsie room
Sleeping in and getting breakfast later in the artsie room
Awesome days
Wandering around until midnight & singing/dancing for Fudge Puppies, large glasses of lemonade, and cheese curds x]
Julia taking over drums on (very very) short notice
Fireworks and dances! biggrin
More CWF peeps!
“BAND GUARD”
Rain <3 :]
Playing songs and dances that aren’t popular… YET.
Sleepy mornings
“Lean on Me” impromptu group singing w/ drums by the stage
Chill time in the artsie room
Insane downpour w/ sunlight & a full (HUGE!) rainbow :]
Michael saving the show
Getting lost in the music & finding a way out of it
Scavenger hunts!
Improv skits
Pterodactyl
“Germs grow on crap!”
Pronto pups
Fleet farm t-shirts
Cotton candy
Sensodyne thing
Waiting around in the artsie room for something exciting to happen during a dance
Then Nathaniel (?) showing up & plays guitar :]
The realization that Beth-who-made-Fleet-Farm-T-shirts-song = Beth-the-small-group-leader :]
Piano Man at the park & dance
Teaching gen encampment kids Around the World
Popcorn & juice at closing
Sleeping in through breakfast
60 degrees!!
Sunny, Leon, & the Plagges (spelling?) coming to visit! :]
Grandstand w/ Andrea
Fun w/ the State Fair song
Our encampment!
Chillin’ w/ the county peeps
(&Jon purposely running into a pole… TWICE)
KISS FIREWORKS!!
Jake’s Memorial thing
Karen’s judging
My judging! (& getting a blue!)
Rushing to get changed to hear orientation
Epic warm-ups
Chillin’ w/ the sibs in the morning
Final closing
Final performance
Hugs after final performance
Caf staff party moment
Hauling luggage to the car
Pat’s house
Coming home :]
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