Yes, you read it right...the barn crawl.
Let me define -- it's like a pub crawl but with barns. No joke. My fiance approached this invitation to me carefully -- knowing that I would be perplexed! But alas, we attended because "it was for cancer research" -- of course...that pulled me in hook, line, and sinker.
BIG barns, big farms, and over 400 people. Three barns -- travel from place to place in cattle trailers (they cleaned them out thankfully). I can't make this stuff up folks! It's interesting to bump around in a cattle trailer, packed with people, on the back country roads to get to the next barn, and then dump yourselves out to drink some beer, before heading to the next barn. You return to first barn to end the night.
We actually had a nice time. My only complaint is there is no where to sit. We stood for hours so it is tiring. Great event and very well planned. I have pictures and can post so you get the full effect.
Lots of beer, water, people, food, DJ, a bean bag tournament, and a silent auction. Oh and let me not forget the port-o-potties. (I was panicked as we were using them before we headed to the next barn and it would just be my country luck to be in one on the trailer with no one knowing and be in a moving port-o-potty).
Someone said we could do this type of set up for our wedding. Um...I'll add it to the list to consider, but only if we can get the cattle trailers! Ha!
We were a sponsor so Josh can drum up some business. I met more people than I could ever count but they will all know me because that is what happens around here. We have tshirts now (an orange one for those of you who remember I wanted an orange tshirt), and oh yeah, don't forget the koozies. (How do you even spell koozies?!). We needed two more -- because we already had approximately 38. But according to my fiance, whom I love dearly, "you can never have enough koozies". You can't? I believe you can. But this is coming from the woman who is trying to organize the kitchen and find a place for said 38 koozies.
Anyway, raised a lot of money and fun was had by all. Until next year, see you later Mr. Pig (oh yes, there was a pig in one of the barns...).
Mishelle,
ReplyDeleteMy sister just got married in April and it took all I had to keep her now husband from transporting the wedding party 30 minutes from church to reception site in a horse trailer. I had never heard of such a thing! A flat bed, sure, but a horse trailer? Thought you might like to know you're not alone. LOVE your blog!
Ang Branson