'Dega baby

Hey guys! Remember when I told you all about my first NASCAR experience? This weekend I had my second one. And compared to this weekend, you can hardly call the Atlanta race an "experience." This weekend was the Aaron's 499, held at Talledega Super Speedway (you've all seen Talledega Nights, right?). We decided to go all out and camp this time around, from Friday until Sunday. The phrase "roughin' it" was used several times throughout the weekend. Here's a glimpse of what it was like:

 

1. Saturday morning it was rainy and cold. So we decided to wait it out in the truck until our friends arrived.

2. I had to buy those boots after we were there because our whole campsite was nothing but ankle deep mud!

3. Celebrating Cinco de Drinko Mayo with limearitas.

4. We saw some interesting characters, but perhaps the most interesting was this woman in a yellow string bikini with a feather hairpiece and bright green boa.

5. There's not much that can beat sitting around a campfire with cold drinks and good friends.

6. A look at the pits and some of the infield.

 

Despite the abnormally cold/wet weather, we were able to have a blast! We stayed (mostly) dry at our campsite, and even though the race had a huge rain delay (when we ended up leaving) I wouldn't have traded the experience. I definitely can't wait to go back. Some more pictures for your enjoyment:

 

Campsite on Saturday. Cold, wet, and windy.

 

Campsite on Sunday morning, when it was sunny and warm.

 

All of the cars after a restart.

 

Trying to stay dry during the race.

 

 

If you don't enjoy NASCAR that's okay, we cans still be friends. I used to think it was boring too. I hope everyone had an awesome weekend and has a wonderful week ahead! Happy Monday!

 

Linking up with Sami and Sarah.