video diary: my trip to jamboree in the hills, a country festival

After last year's quick trip to Big Barrel, and then it being canceled, I knew I had to get a new country festival to go to. A TON of them kept getting canceled, but Jamboree in the Hills claimed to be the oldest and the easiest to get to so BAM. I was going.

I looked for an RV, found a bunch of Mountaineer friends, bought way too much food and just enough alcohol, and hit the road for Belmont, Ohio. AKA Bumf***.

We got lucky and parked near some horse friends, and with a quick walk down the parking lots, found families with a legit pool setup. That's what's so fun about these things! You meet interesting people [who try to jump into a pool and totally fail].

First order of business upon arrival: A beer bong. Obviously while wearing something America and overalls.

That pool had a filter AND a heater! And he claims it was $80. 

It was a rainy night... but being in the rain, without caring about how wet you get, is one of the most freeing feelings. 

Essentials for Jambo: A fancy DIY cooler [you can actually bring in your drinks and food!!!!] and some good ol' redneck clothing.

Only time to sleep: Between artists. [Actually, I felt pretty good about the amount of sleep I got. Most of the time everyone was out around midnight, up at 8am. Plenty of snoozing!]

My roommates for the weekend! So proud of us for putting it together and having faith in it being awesome! 

There's another detail that I've been telling everyone- how much we all spent. After designating one person as the bank to front the money for the tickets, RV, gas, food, alcohol, EVERYTHING... then splitting it up, we each only spent $430! Considering that's all the alcohol and food FOR FOUR DAYS, I'll call that a bargain of a trip! We even had way too much food left over and could have spent $30 less. 

So who's in for next year?! Mark your calendars for the third weekend in July and we'll see you there!

love,

elizabethany

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what i wore this week 072613

Normally plan on putting these up on Mondays, but I've been hella busy, so you're going to forgive me. 

Now that I'm forgiven, here's what I put on my bod this week. 

MONDAY: 

This tank is one of my go-to's this summer. It cost me under $10, and I've probably worn it almost 10 times. It's perfect for over bathing suits, with jeans, with colored pants... anything. It's also the best thing I own for really hot days.

-tank: $8 from F21

-purple jeans from F21 $15

-neon bandeau from H&M $4

-neon sandals from F21 $9

TUESDAY:

Out of my normal-zone with booties in the summer, and I don't hate it!

-booties from F21 $10

-shirt from F21 $9

-high-waisted shorts from F21 [I should really shop elsewhere...] $9

-totally forget where the necklace is from... forgive me.

CLICK HERE FOR WEDNESDAY!

THURSDAY:

I did a mix of beachy and more dressy that I think worked out! Normally I'd never pair my pinstripe shorts with such a chill, summery tank... but they matched so well! I also added some fun, bright colors to my make-up.

-tank from Express $13

-shorts from F21 years ago

-silver flops from Aeropostale $2

-earrings from Charlotte Russe $1.50

SATURDAY:

[because I never really got dressed on Friday]

I had another country concert but thought I'd be sitting in the lawn, so cut-offs were obviously a must!

-tank from Papaya years ago

-jorts from Kohl's 

-boots were an amazing gift

-gold dangling earrrings from BlueLans.com

And just for fun, these precious moments that happened after taking pictures one day. [Slutty hates cuddling nowadays... luckily Nugget absolutely loves it for the five minutes he's not being a psycho.]

[He gives me real kisses every time I make the kissy noise. It's the best.]

YAY for getting dressed and wearing my clothes! Boo for having more laundry to do.

love,
elizabethany

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