A Day at the Races: Keeping things foxy at Foxfield.

Just got home from a weekend full of perfect weather and good company at the Foxfield races in Charlottesville VA. Ben met up with us in DC for a night out in Georgetown on Thursday before we headed to UVA to link with Juliana the next morning. Although Virginia is only a state away, it definitely has more of a Southern feel about it (due in part to it's very apparent affinity for chicken and biscuits. Olly even met the South's king of KFC in the president's booth at the races.) Friday night we explored downtown Charlottesville, grabbed some dinner with everyone, and checked out Juliana's sorority Tri-Delt. We subjected Ben to some Freddie Prinze Jr. flicks and passed out early so we'd be ready to go full-force the next day.

We got an early start the next morning, as although Foxfied is only a few miles from UVA campus, the trip is known to be made at a crawl due to the impossible amount of people that drive in for the races. I wore the Larkhill dress (as pictured above,) but forgot a very important accessory: sunscreen, and am now coping with a sunburn that highlights the dress's keyhole back design. Attractive. We eventually made it to our plot of land, where we set up our JW tent, complete with bumping tunes from the Land Rover and goodies like customized Foxfield sunglasses and beer coozies. We quickly made a lot of friends, and saw a lot of old ones too!

According to UVA students, actually seeing a horse at the event is completely unexpected, as many people never make it off their own plot. We quickly learned that the event centers more around the outfits and the beverages than the jockeys, but we were still determined to catch a glimpse of the races. Luckily were able to watch from the presidents booth, where we even got close enough to pet one of the horses, which I'd say makes our first Foxfield trip a success. Abby and I placed bets on a few of the races, but unfortunately had no success, although we met a lot of interesting people doing so!

As usual there was plenty of revelry and laughs throughout the day, complete with some rooftop dancing on the Landy. After a long day in the sun we headed back into town where we had a nice supper and hung out with some of our new Charlottesville friends. I'm currently recooperating from an overload of fun, so until next time, XOXO.