Everything is bigger in Alaska...

I have been looking forward to today for a while now... two main reasons: (1) a day off to go to the Alaska State Fair and (2) my Emily took the day off to hang out and enjoy the fair with me!

Overview of the fair
(Pic by John Gomes, from the Channel 2 Weather Team's Facebook Page)

Everything is bigger in Alaska ... see what I mean?!

This is what happens when you go to the fair on the (next to) last day!
I'm sure they used to be pretty...

Can you imagine how many pies could be made with a 931 lb pumpkin?! 

That cabbage was only 69 lbs (vs. the one that was 138 lbs!) ... And I realize these pics might not quite do the veggies justice... but look at the next one.  There is a (normal size) microphone next to some veggies that are 4 times the size of it! 

Those tomatoes are more than 1 lb each!

Huge, gorgeous lilies

I have always been a big fan of the Fall season! And today... today was just a gorgeous, fall day. The only thing that would have made it better would have been a pumpkin spice latte. ;) I had so much fun hanging out with Emily and experiencing the Alaska State Fair for the first time. Emily has been working/living in Anchorage for the summer, and I have definitely missed having her around Girdwood.  Just another reason to look forward to the winter months...!

We noticed a bit of termination dust (the first, light dusting of snow on the very tips of the mountains) settling on the highest peaks in Palmer... I saw some in Anchorage, too.  The Denali Park page on FB has also mentioned it.  I am keeping an eye out for it in Girdwood... Winter will be here soon!