Like Total Jackass, Juice Plans Big Family Outing to State Fair Only to Discover it Hasn't Even Started Yet

Shad's brother Eric is arriving from Milwaukee by Wednesday a.m. so there will be lots of family fun, despite plans for Wednesday being foiled due to poor research. Today was a great day spent shopping with my mother-in-law. She bought me an incredibly awesome present but I can't tell you what it is just yet--it will be delivered in a few weeks and then I'll post a photo.

My mother-in-law disclosed some of the secret family recipes and she, Toby, and I spent the evening chopping up veggies and making pasties, which was super fun. Those crazy Michigonians love their pasties (smothered in ketchup....gross. I prefer gravy). When word spread of our kitchen shenanigans, friends began to arrive. Adam, Rita, and Amy showed up with wine and crackers, and we all enjoyed the pasties on the patio. Extras in the freezer! Yum!

Amy and I intended to just enjoy the last half bottle of wine before she headed home, but that turned into a several-hours-long affair. Oopsy-doopsy!