Nasty...Nasty Car...

(that was supposed to be a play on Janet's "Nasty Boys") Warning: This is a long post but only b/c of the pics. :)

Here's our trip in photos! Eric and I went down Friday night...my bladder made us stop at a gas station that had a mini casino. We played for like 3 min. We won! (like 14 bucks cumulatively. We smelled like truckstop smoke the rest of the drive. Awesome.) :) 

My friend, Emily, posts cute pics from her self-timer when she's on trips. Kinda funny, kinda cheesy, kinda cute. :) And we were a bit giddy after 4 hours in the car and caffeine. Whatever. Dont judge. They're cute. Damnit.  Our hotel was super cute-really contemporary! I recommend. 

Some people want to go to the (actually cool) club/bar in the bottom of the hotel...others like to jump on beds and take self-timed pictures. 

I look like something out of the movie Cocoon or Alien. And I'm okay with that. (Please note, I had all my clothes on. I'm not a sicko. Thanks.)

Saturday, we shopped a little. Among the places was American Leather's warehouse. Eric found a sofa and got it. An orange sofa. (I actually really like it.... just enjoy teasing him). It's more orange-brown than this pic shows. Please see his "test" aka can he beach himself on it...

As you can tell, no one was watching us go through the warehouse.

Sat night, his parents joined up and we headed to a great dinner to prepare ourselves for Nasty Car! YEAH-YUH!

It was so.windy. And the wind was friggin cold. Therefore, a sweatshirt and hat were added to my race attire. See me with my guy. (aka the guy's hat I was wearing). He didn't win. Whatever. He had pretty hats.

We had awesome seats.. 3rd row and right in front of the pits. Here's a pic of some of em coming in. All tires changed, gas filled, things replaced...in 14 seconds. Literally. Nuts. 

My attempt to capture how fast the cars were going in front of us. 

Loud might be an understatement for the sound as the cars roared by at 150mph. So, you're able to rent these stylish ear things. We also had a scanner that lets you plug your headphones in and listen to the announcer or even any driver communicating from his car to his pit crew, etc. Kinda cool! I think Eric was prolly okay with being unable to hear me...hahaha...

I cant remember the last time I've seen that many people in one place at one time. It was nuts! And I know people talk about "nascar fans" but really... I didn't see anything bizarre. Not sure if I was disappointed..haha.. I mean..a girl sitting by us had heels as high as my forearm's length and some guys had their beer/bags/etc in a shopping cart...haha...but really...nothing crazy.

Overall, I give the trip an A+. We had a blast. Definitely a unique experience. And if you want to borrow my hat, I'll think about it... ;)

And my day off was fab. I took total advantage- dropped off dry cleaning, wandered around utica square, ate lunch by myself at 2ish at queenies while reading my Tulsa People, bought a great dress for summer weddings, cleaned the apt...and Maureen came over with the bed! It's now in my dining room/area. As "stylish" as it looks there, I'm excited to get this sanding/staining/assembling show on the road. Maureen saved me some serious dough and the bed is super cute-very excited about my new project!!

*phew* That was a long-ish post. Thanks for indulging me. Hope you had a fab weekend and Monday!