Lansing's Own Beerfest

In October 2008, I had the adventure of a lifetime and got to go to Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany! It was one of the craziest and funnest days of my life.  So, when my friends approached me about going to another Oktoberfest that was a little more local, how could I turn it down? So, this past October... thats right folks...I got to go to the one, the only, Lansing Beerfest! *crowds cheer*

Ok ok...this Oktoberfest was definitely much smaller than the one in Germany. It had less beer options and less German entertainment. However, it was close, it was cheep, and it had enough beer and german food to make my heart and stomach happy!

We arrived about the hour after the event started. One of my friends found this great deal on groupon...so instead of paying for 4 tickets, we only had to pay for 2! When we entered, we were given enough tickets for 1 drink and our drinking mug that we would take from beer station to beer station. All together, I think we stayed for about 4-5 hours. I had a lot of fun and it was such a great break from the struggles that were my life on my surgery rotation!

Michelle's dog Kuma wanted to come...he even had a costume!