Fry Fest 2012

As most of you know, I LOVE my family.  We are fun, funny and just overall good people.  No bias here though.  I think we are one of those rare families in that in our immediate family, we are super close.  We have our moments but generally we get along.  Throw the cousins in there and it is one big party!
Having a such a strong alliance to University of Illinois in my family, we try to make it to at least one football game a season and "tailgate".  About 4 years ago, my dad had the brilliant idea to bring his deep fryer and literally fry everything!!!  It was then that "Fry Fest" was born!

Fry Daddy!!

My dad does most of the shopping and let me tell you, he absolutely does not hold back.  We have everything from homemade doughnuts to corn corn dogs, toasted ravs and one year, we even tried to deep fry a chicken pot pie!  And of course, there are a couple of turkeys that go and this past Fry Fest, we had a dish of mac and cheese and we decided to ball that up and throw it in as well!!  Along with all of the eating, there is definitely a lot of drinking.  My uncle makes the most amazing bloody mary's so that starts the day off right.  It has become a huge family event now!  Even my cousin from Texas who is at IU now drove over for the day to eat, (not drink) and be Merry!!

Everyone is invited and as the day goes on and the beverages are flowing, we extend to our right and left because a small country could never eat the amount of food we have.  So we offer it up to everyone around us!  We are very popular.  The first couple years, some people actually used to go to the game...this year, no one went.  Let's be honest, who wants to watch that football team when you could be eating friend food, drinking and spending the day with the Rybicki family!!

Seems like a fitting time to take a Christmas Card picutre!!

Not so sober sibling love

We have so much fun it shouldn't be allowed!!  And in all honesty, probably isn't!  Not sure how we have not gotten in trouble before, deep fryers are definitely not allowed.  But we will continue to party hard and eat right until they stop us!  If you are ever up at a U of I game...check out research park and look for the crazies with the deep fryer!  Everyone is welcome.  Maybe one of these years, U of I will be a football team worth watching:)










Until next time my friends!


Eat, Drink and Be Mary!!