Chocolatefest!

What's a better way to celebrate the Memorial Weekend than going to Chocolatefest? For me...there isn't. Last Saturday my roommate and I went to Burlington, Wisconsin to celebrate Chocolatefest. Anyone who knows me realizes this is a diabetic coma waiting to happen. Luckily, I had my great roommie with me to "supervise" my intake of chocolate.

The festival took place on the small town's carnival grounds. The only part that was "chocolatefest" was the large tent in between the corn dog stand and the funnel cake cart. Don't think I'm knocking the fest, but I suppose my imagination got the best of me when I heard the word "chocolatefest." Christina and I roamed the tent grabbing samples at almost every table, making fun of the obnoxious children with their WT parents and buying way too many chocolate goodies. My favorite purchase of all time is in the photo below. I literally couldn't stop laughing at the idea of giving this to someone as a present. Watch your Christmas stockings this year...

If you can't tell, I'm holding a chocolate lollipop with a picture of me on it. Is it any surprise I would do that? Only $3 too!

After eating my first Gyro and making our rounds in the chocolate tent, Christina and I went to the beer tent. We enjoyed two pitchers of beer while sitting on the grassy hill. You would think it being the beer tent that children would be prohibited, but no. Of course, we had all the WT children running around while their parents balanced a beer and cigarette in one hand. Another added bonus to the afternoon was Harley Day. That Saturday was Harley Day - full of leather vests, bandanas, biker boots, tight jeans and not much of a surprise...camel toes. Ugh. The photo of the man below pretty much sums up the crowd in the drinking area.

My Saturday was funfilled and a great little day trip out of the city. I left the festival wishing I had worn elastic pants after all the food we ate. Let me recap everything I consumed at the carnival: a Gyro, a pitcher of Miller Lite, deep-fried cheese curds, a funnel cake, frozen custard cone, half a bag of taffy, and lots 'o chocolate (chocolate chip cookies, chocolate water, chocolate-covered strawberry, mini candy bars, etc.) My stomach was pissed at me on the way home, but it was worth the tummy ache. The deep-fried cheese curds were amazing, and I agree that Wisconsin has the best cheese. Anything deep fried is delicious though. Looks like I will have a reason to go back to Wisconsin.

Happy Chocolatefest!