Alan & Carie's Blog: May 2013

Well we did our annual “Camp Bremer” outing for the Indy 500 at our friends Pat & Jennifer Bremer. They live in Speedway, IN just a few blocks from the Indy 500 speedway. This is the 4^th year doing this and another T@B couple, Dane & Elaine Andree also attend where we set up our campers in the Bremer’s back yard and have a blast for the long weekend. Dozens of other friends trickle in and out and party all weekend before and after the race and it’s a great time. This year was different for Carie & I, though, because we actually went to the race (Thanks Pat!)!!! Usually Carie & I just hang out at Camp Bremer and don’t actually go to the race as we’re not really huge race fans to begin with but the party and camaraderie at “Camp Bremer” is outstanding with great people and great fun! But this year going to the race was awesome! The word “awesome” is used too often and too lightly these days, but that word truly fits in this case…the Indy 500 was awesome!!! The speed of those cars, the noise, the crowds, the exitement, the whole atmopsphere and energy in the air was just awesome! I’m not a crowd person usually but this was too cool! Another really cool thing is Carie & I are the first ones EVER to be able to bring Segways INTO the Indy 500!!!!!! It was a fight to do so at first (almost literally due to an ignorant gate attendant who had no regard for me or the ADA) but after all was said and done we were allowed in. Well, I got a lot of pictures for the blog this time of Camp Bremer and the race. You’ve heard of “The People of Walmart” well “The People of the Indy 500” is not much different and I got a few pictures of some of the freaks that attended the race, too. They had the 39 runners from the Boston Marathon who did not get to finish the race due to the bombing so they ran a lap in honor! Also got some photo’s of some friends and first-timers on (our) Segways and more, so enjoy the pics…

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