WOW. What a weekend!

Two of our favorite and most looked forward to summer events ended up on the same weekend this year: Jimmy Buffet and the County Fair Demo Derby. You know what they say about too much of a good thing? Well, we are definately tired, but it sure was fun! And, as a bonus both events provide great opportunites to sharpen not just my general photography skills, but my storytelling ones too. I've shared some of my favorite shots from the weekend here.

For anyone else who loves Buffet, you know it is all about the tailgating. We like to think we tailgate like no one else. We upped the ante this year with a kid's swimming pool crowded with Corona and a few pirate rubber duckies. My abilities to take pictures after a few long islands or margaritas (thanks bartender Mike!) always amaze me. And every once in awhile someone grabs my camera from me and I show up in a few pictures as well.

Hubby and his buddies have been running in the demo derby since before I met him (8 years ago). They have their own team (a total of 7 drivers this year) and take the whole thing very seriously talking strategy and building cars for; what seems like to us girls, all year long. Unfortunately, they also take Jimmy Buffet seriously. So, we partied hard on Saturday (though you will see one of them took a nap) and then crashed into each other even harder on Sunday. Two of them made it into the finals this year (hubby included), but neither won. For the first time though, it didn't seem to bother any of them. Guess that Buffet buzz was still in effect... I didn't even get mad that my new camera bag (Shootsac!) got all muddy.