The London Surrey Cycle Classic

There was much excitement this morning when the London Surrey Cycle Classic wizzed by our windows at an early hour! We woke up and poked our heads out the window to watch the bikes zoom by and then rolled over for another 20 minutes of snoozing.

Even better was that the route called for the cyclists to double back around 2 hours later at which point we were poised at the window for photographing of the event! It was pretty exhilarating to seeing them ride by, all so close together and incredibly fast!

This race was a trial for the opening event of the London 2012 Olympics as well, testing out the route that will be used for the road race next year! It's pretty exciting that an Olympic event will pass right outside my living room window! I'm excited!

Congratulations to Mark Cavendish who won the race! To read more about it, click here. Do any of you have plans to attend any events at the London 2012 Olympics next year?

USA!!!

My husband and I headed out to Fidel Murphy's, the Irish Pub here on Grand Cayman Island, to watch the USA vs. England World Cup Match! It was great fun and the USA team was excellent! This is only the 2nd World Cup for the USA and given that, the England team must be pretty embarrassed at the tie!

I shall walk into my office on Tuesday with my head held high... when all my British colleagues talk about the World Cup match! Tee hee!

Hope you're all having a fabulous weekend!

xoxo,

Pink Julep!

Oxford Cambridge Boat Race Recap

We had an amazing time yesterday watching the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race yesterday! I thank my lucky stars all the time that I found our flat in Putney because this neighborhood is the business! We had this fantastic event practically on our doorstep and the atmosphere in Putney was unbelievable!

I had to take a photo where Oxford comes out...

As well as Cambridge. These were my two big BLUE carpet moments!

Hunter is a sponsor of the race, so I had to wear my Hunter wellies! My OOTD was a grey top from Esprit, Uniqlo denim mini, Banana Republic grey tights, Payless grey and white striped scarf, Hunter Carnaby Boa short wellies, Hunter cable knit wellie socks, H&M orange purse, Cambridge blue (like Tiffany blue) earrings and ring from Accessorize and a black Dana Buchman puffy jacket. I was very comfy and suitably dressed, but I had to laugh a bit at a few girls we saw out wearing mini skirts with no tights and 4 inch heels. They were definitely trying too hard and they looked ridiculous!

All the boating clubs on the riverside were decked out and full of spectators!

The crowd was insane! Apparently 1/2 a million people decend on Putney for the race every year! And the crowd stuck around after the race, drinking in pubs and eating in restaurants! We hung around for a bit, but in the end, it was too crowded to be enjoyable so we retreated, ending up in our flat for warmth and some dvds!

I loved this guy! He was fully dressed in early 20th Century garb with a boater hat and a blue ribbon on his lapel that said Oxford Cambridge Boat Race. I wish I had gotten a photo of him from the front, but he was a bit wary, so I took the photo from behind.

All the rowers wear hunter wellies! These Cambridge boys looked great with their Cambridge Blue wellies!

Loved watching them come out and putting their boats in the water! They were so syncronized! I had never seen a boat race before and I must say, there's nothing like it!

In this photo, you can see both boats in the water! They got in about 500 yards in front of Putney Bridge (the starting point) and rowed back to their positions.

The syncronized motions were amazing! Not to mention their muscles and Ivy League good looks!

The navy blue Oxford Boys:

The Cambridge Crew (their Cox was a girl! Well done!):

The race:

Oxford won the race apparently by a lot! I was rooting for Cambridge and hubs rooted for Oxford, but to be honest, I liked them both... how could you not? They were all cute!

The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race was really fun! I can't wait to watch again next year and feel that this will be a great new tradition for my husband and I! I'm also looking forward to seeing other boaters on the river this summer! We live literally a 5 minute walk from the Thames so I'm excited about experience the great culture of living in a river city!

I hope you've all had a great weekend! xo