I think I have wanted
to go to the Carolina Cup since I joined Pinterest in probably 10th
grade and saw all the pictures. And now that I'm in college…and in a sorority, I thought it was the perfect year to attend. You envision this sea of Lilly and vineyard
vines bow ties and while it definitely
is that, it’s also a whole lot of other things.
And what an eye
opening experience it was. There is a whole section for strictly college kids.
Close your eyes and imagine, a massive field, 100+ tents filled with students doing all sorts of things, and Carolina Cup
police driving around on little golf carts taking people to the “Carolina Cup
jail”
Literally out of a
movie.
At one point I was
standing in the middle of all the tents just looking around and trying to take
it all in. It was one of the many moments that hit me that “wow I am the same
age as most of these hooligans”.
I’m not really sure I
can describe it properly. Something you kind of just have to experience for
yourself. But long story short, I went with a great group of people and had an
amazing time. I, unlike many students who go, actually walked over to the race
and saw 2 of the races. It was so fun to pick a horse right before they start
and root for him the whole time. Plus it was one of those surreal moments that
you feel like you’re living out a pinterest picture. I was standing along the gates,
with great friends; in a fun Lilly dress with a big sun hat watching a horse
race under a clear blue sky.
Speaking of clear
blue skies, it rained the whole way there. The forecast predicted massive
thunderstorms all day so I took a big gamble going. On the ticket it says rain
or shine so we figured we’d make the best out of whatever situation was thrown
at us. Luckily, we pulled in and it was only drizzling and then by 11 it was
just cloudy, and then by 1ish it was blue skies all the way. It was crazy! No
one could believe it. It was 70 degrees and the perfect day for a horse
race.
Prepare yourself for a picture overload. The sad part is this is probably one tenth of the pictures I took.
Am I artsy yet?
The Vineyard Vines van….obviously we had to capture the moment.
xoxo
The Hunters were a must.
We ran into a Prep Ave
reader (and also a tridelt!) so we had to get a quick picture!
Candid laughing pic.
Those Carolina blue skies I was talking about! How lucky were we?
Have you been to the Carolina cup? Tell me about your experience!
It looks like it was a lot of fun! I am glad that the sky cleared up for y'all since here in the Triangle Saturday was pretty gloomy! I hope you enjoy your last few weeks of the semester of your first year! It is crazy how fast it flies by.
ReplyDeletethis looks like so much fun! love your dress!
ReplyDeleteSounds like so much fun! I want to go to the Carolina Cup so bad. Maybe in a couple of years I'll get to go! That's great how the skies cleared up - I can't imagine it would have been as much fun had it been pouring!
ReplyDeleteConstance || Prep Northwest
Where is your dress from? It's so beautiful!
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