Fratastic

First, Foxfield Races are coming up this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia...this means more seersucker, pastel colors, sundresses, and for this occasion, being after Lent, 100 proof Southern Comfort (SoCo) and Coke (I gave up Coke for Lent). We fly up Friday, head to the Corner to Fratmore and Coupes, Saturday are the races, and then Sunday we head to the Fan in Richmond for cocktail parties relating to Garden Week. Fun times.

Second, I found a new website/blog: Fratting Hard. Very funny and good information...where are my Costas again??

Third, this is way more cheesy, but check out the advertisement for Smirnoff Ice's Raw Tea. It's a "rap" video with a bunch of New England fratty and sratty kids...pearls, tennis, yachting, topsiders, etc.

Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia at Christmas

Ready for this??

1) Traditional Williamsburg-type house w/candles

2) TONS of lights on one tree

3) Richmond-style rope lights on tree

4) Temporary pergola with ornate decorations

5) My favorite house on Lee Circle & Monument Avenue

6) Further down Monument towards J.E.B. Stuart

7) Mardi Gras-type decorations

8) Classic Richmond decorating on Monument near Boulevard

9) Close up of the castle

10) Castle with elaborate decorations