Ya Gotta Regatta

As we do every 4th of July, we headed to our hometown for the annual Madison Regatta.

And just like every year, we came back exhausted but had a really great time.

Unlike the past couple of years, the weather was perfect this weekend and we spent 90% of our time outside soaking it up.

It was great to really unplug for awhile and just be with our friends.

My bff Whitney and I showed up in town in the exact same outfit.  And nail polish.  All no surprise to anyone.

On Saturday we hung out on the river bank and watched the boats qualify in the time trials.  Later in the afternoon we were used our pit passes to go down into the pits to get up close and personal with the hydroplane boats.

We all took turns sitting in the boat and, as cool as it was, I can not even imagine how they drive those things.

Not to mention the windows are about 6" tall.
I need a little more vision when I'm driving than that.

Well that and the fact that they go about 150mph because they're powered by a jet engine.
But other than that, I'm sure they are a piece of cake to drive!

We decided we would stick to our day jobs.

While at a cookout with our friends, Floyd took the reigns as the beer boy.

He takes his job very seriously and wouldn't slow down for me to get a good picture.
Regardless, it's funny every single time. 

Weekend Wrap Up: You Gotta Regatta

Oh Monday.

I am not ready for you.

Four days off playing with my friends having an adult summer camp and eating our faces off does not make me want to head back to the office. 

We headed home this weekend for the yearly Regatta.

We had friends come in from all over the country and in the end there were almost 20 of us spending the weekend together.

Without a doubt, we had a blast.

The Regatta normally consists of a weekend full of hydroplane boat races.

Well this year, we didn't see one, single race :( 

Because of all of the rain we have had, the river was too high and the boats couldn't race.

It was incredibly sad that our friends weren't able to see the races but we still made our own fun.

And ate our faces off. Nonstop.

We have started deeming Regatta weekend 'Adult Summer Camp' because that is what it feels like.

We spend just about 24 hours a day together having the best time and by the time Sunday afternoon roles around we want to cry at the thought of leaving one another.  

Because my brain still isn't functioning at full capacity, here is a photo recap of the weekend.

And that's a wrap on another fantastic Regatta.

Whether we saw boat races or not, it was a fabulous time and I'm counting down the days until we are all together again.

How was your 4th?

Linking up with Sami

Regatta

You gotta....Regatta.

And we did.

And what a fantastic weekend it was.

So much fun was had this weekend that I'm still 

tired and I think I will be until about Thursday.

It was all worth it though!

We made some fantastic new friends, spent time with old friends,

crafted, watched the boat races, ate and drank our hearts out and

just had the best best best time!

It was like our own little summer camp crammed into one weekend.

I'll let the pictures do the talking

(I stole a couple of these from the other girls)

There may or may not have been a crafting competition between the boys and girls.

We clearly won, thank you Pinterest.

Cheers to another great Regatta in the books!

Happy 4th!!

Happy 4th of July, friends!!

I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday!!

We will be Regatta-ing it up with lots and lots of friends on the river

 You gotta Regatta!

Floyd is ready for the 4th as well and has a cold one waiting for you!

I have a post scheduled for tomorrow to show you what I got in my Bauble Swap but other than that I am going to take a little bliggity bloggity break and enjoy time with friends!!

See you back here (tomorrow) and then again on Monday for a recap of our weekend!