Another year in the books

The weekend could not have gone better. Eric and Emily were the best hosts and everyone who attended had such a great time. It's been a year since I've seen most of the people who came out again this year, but it's like we haven't had a moment apart. Tons of laughs, inappropriate moments at times, but it couldn't have been better.

For the first time in probably 15 years (for me) we decided to hit up Georgetown Road Saturday night before Race Day. You see all sorts of individuals....ALL SORTS. The Indianapolis 500 has the best "people watching" of any other sporting event. The Coca-Cola lot is packed with thousands of people in tents & campers...all enjoying the weekend with their favorite cocktail in hand. We decided that night to walk what seemed to be 5 miles to visit some friends that were parked in the lot, not exactly sure if it was a great idea or not. =)

The morning of the race was just like years past - the drivers are all cut out and put into a hat and for a $5 buy-in you can choose someone to cheer for. Like Dan, you can get someone who isn't so hot (Sarah Fisher)...poor guy - - or you can get someone who stands a chance (Helio or Dario). Of course, when I picked from the hat and didn't receive my Alex Lloyd...I traded up with the person who got him. Now, I know he wasn't going to run away with the victory, but I had to have him. The winner of the buy-in went away with $100...not too shabby.

The race was loud as ever, but it's something every single person needs to experience just once. Even if you hate racing...you will never see anything else like it. Drivers zooming by you at 230+ speeds...it's amazing! But be ready to not talk to the people you are with for several hours, you can even scream to hear the person next to you. I get chills just thinking about it*

Here's the group - - all packed into 3 cars - - what a joy!