Homecoming, Cowboys and Sewing club

Again, life in Gainesville was VERY busy this weekend. We had a long weekend, which you think would be relaxing but not for us! Friday was our day off to kick off the homecoming weekend. We started our day off with the Gator Gallop, a 2 mile race down University avenue. It's a tonne of fun because people line the street waiting for the parade to start as we run by. This year over 100,000 people were lining the road. It was a great time, especially because I convinced Chris to run with me......a HUGE accomplishmen, he's not really the running type:)

A view of the street while running

The running gang

After the run we watched a bit of the parade which was entertaining. I can't believe the lengths people go to around here to show their gator pride. It sure does make this city a fun place to live and there is definitely never a dull moment. Here are a few pictures from the parade and what you can expect in the Gator Nation over homecoming weekend.

puppy parade

It was also our very special friend Nicky's birthday last week so we celebrated with her on Friday night in style. At Nicky's request we all put on our cowboy boots and went to 8 seconds (the cowboy bar). Here is a picture of the birthday cowgirl and her gang.

The Bday girl!

Her Cowboy Joe

This was an amazing night and everyone had an absolute blast!!!! The boys even rode the mechanical bull.

We all had a great time and danced the night away. Jaimie was the biggest trooper of the night. The poor girl was hit by a truck last week while riding her bike, but she's a tough one. She still pulled on her one cowboy boot and joined in on the dance floor

All in all Nicky's bday ended up being one of the greatest nights!!!!!

Next on the agenda was for Kimmy and I to have our inaugural meeting of our sewing club. This meeting started out very well........with a lot of humming and hawing......for those that know Kimmy know how thoroughly she likes to think things through hahaha.

Eventually sewing club turned a turn on us and started to get pretty frustrating.....that is why you see the two glasses of wine in the picture above;) After some time of learning about/fighting with our new machines these were the final, slightly altered products

As you can see Kim's clutch turned out darling and my bag/satchel/sewing supply holder came out in questionable form........oh well, we are all learning:) Hopefully we will be able to produce something brag worthy at some point!