race weekend in the rear view
Back in Orlando... had so much fun this weekend. I drove home Friday afternoon; got some stuff done around town and visited some old co-workers. Had dinner with the parents. Went to bed late and got up way too early (5:30am!). Got to the track before 7am and parked in the second row, which was perfect. It was so hot on Saturday... we tried to stay in the shade as much as possible. We went to the grandstands for a while to watch practice, and I had to go downstairs after only 20 minutes before I passed out. I drank lots of water and we had some lunch and a quick nap, then headed back to the stands for the race. Yay Carl! and yay Clint on getting the championship! Headed home and went to bed late and got up early again, 5am this time!
Got the same parking spot again on Sunday morning, this time setting everything up in the chilly air and gusty winds! That was an adventure. We had pit passes for Sunday so we spent about 2 hours walking up and down pit road, taking tons of pictures. Didn't get any autographs or run into any drivers (but Bob Osborne walked right by us!). Went back to the truck and ate lunch and took another power nap then headed back to the grandstands. Broke my camera (knocked the lens crooked as it was turning off) and finally fixed it about an hour later (yay!) The chilly air was great, but I was only wearing a t-shirt and jacket, and by the end of the race was pretty damn cold from the strong winds. Went back to the truck and grilled hot dogs for dinner while waiting for the traffic to clear. Got even more cold, and was practically running circles around my truck trying to keep warm. Finally drove home and passed out pretty early.
Monday morning we all had breakfast at home, then dad and I headed back to Orlando. I took him to dinner at High Tide Harry's and he loved it. I love that place more and more every time I go there! Tuesday I had the day off again so we went to breakfast then shopped for a while (well, did more looking and planning than actual shopping). He headed north in the afternoon; he's spending the week with his mom in Lake City. He'll be back Saturday night to spend the night with me again, and I have to take him to Smokey Bones... no complaining here! :)
So after 2 straight days of walking all around at the racetrack, I decided my sneakers had just about had it. They're about 2-3 years old so they had a pretty good run. I decided to go shoe-shopping tonight... and couldn't find anything. I've only worn Adidas for the past 10 years or so. But tonight, between two different shoe stores, I barely found any Adidas, and the ones they did have I didn't really like. Well, I really liked one pair but of course they didn't have my size. I finally found an awesome pair of black and tweed skate shoes though, so I'm happy. and it was buy one get one half off, so I got another pair of skate shoes in white and blue. score! :)
After my extended weekend of vacation it was hard to go back to work today. Usually I don't even feel like I was gone when I come back from vacation, but this trip was so long and jam-packed and exhausting I felt like I was gone for a month. I'm so glad I took an extra day off yesterday so I could relax and have a vacation from my vacation! haha
That's it for now. I'm still recovering from this weekend and I feel dead right now. Off to bed!
Got the same parking spot again on Sunday morning, this time setting everything up in the chilly air and gusty winds! That was an adventure. We had pit passes for Sunday so we spent about 2 hours walking up and down pit road, taking tons of pictures. Didn't get any autographs or run into any drivers (but Bob Osborne walked right by us!). Went back to the truck and ate lunch and took another power nap then headed back to the grandstands. Broke my camera (knocked the lens crooked as it was turning off) and finally fixed it about an hour later (yay!) The chilly air was great, but I was only wearing a t-shirt and jacket, and by the end of the race was pretty damn cold from the strong winds. Went back to the truck and grilled hot dogs for dinner while waiting for the traffic to clear. Got even more cold, and was practically running circles around my truck trying to keep warm. Finally drove home and passed out pretty early.
Monday morning we all had breakfast at home, then dad and I headed back to Orlando. I took him to dinner at High Tide Harry's and he loved it. I love that place more and more every time I go there! Tuesday I had the day off again so we went to breakfast then shopped for a while (well, did more looking and planning than actual shopping). He headed north in the afternoon; he's spending the week with his mom in Lake City. He'll be back Saturday night to spend the night with me again, and I have to take him to Smokey Bones... no complaining here! :)
So after 2 straight days of walking all around at the racetrack, I decided my sneakers had just about had it. They're about 2-3 years old so they had a pretty good run. I decided to go shoe-shopping tonight... and couldn't find anything. I've only worn Adidas for the past 10 years or so. But tonight, between two different shoe stores, I barely found any Adidas, and the ones they did have I didn't really like. Well, I really liked one pair but of course they didn't have my size. I finally found an awesome pair of black and tweed skate shoes though, so I'm happy. and it was buy one get one half off, so I got another pair of skate shoes in white and blue. score! :)
After my extended weekend of vacation it was hard to go back to work today. Usually I don't even feel like I was gone when I come back from vacation, but this trip was so long and jam-packed and exhausting I felt like I was gone for a month. I'm so glad I took an extra day off yesterday so I could relax and have a vacation from my vacation! haha
That's it for now. I'm still recovering from this weekend and I feel dead right now. Off to bed!