First up on Friday was the Eurowerks 4 pre-show party which kicked off with a car wash at SCI Performance followed by the traditional parking lot show at Kim Huoy Chor on University Ave. Of course, the parking lot was PACKED despite the looming weather. It was great seeing all of the out-of-towners who made long journeys to be at the show. With the quality of the cars at the pre-show get-together, the actual show itself was shaping up to be a blast.
Saturday brought a lot of exciting things and a lot of rain. First off, my good friend Howlie came down Friday night, but spent it with his family. I picked him up Saturday morning and we were off to St. Paul for the MN Furs summer picnic. First, we stopped at Cecil's Deli for a good breakfast though, haha. Anyways, I was both excited and nervous about the picnic. I had heard a lot about the event from a few of my friends. These picnics (there are two a year I believe) are the closest thing to a convention that we get in MN with the turnouts being pretty big. Of course, it was raining all day Saturday so who knew. I was excited to really get a taste of hanging with a big group of furs, but nervous at meeting so many new people. I am relatively new to the community, and if it wasn't for my friend Howlie, I probably would have been extremely shy all day. In the end it was a good experience overall. I got to see a lot of cool things and learned a lot. I still feel very new to the whole community, but hopefully I will open up more and so will the community. All-in-all, a great bunch of furs.
The picnic ran all day, so I took a leave to head to the old Grainbelt Brewery for the Eurowerks 4 show. This is by far my favorite show to hit all year, and I can't even participate! Some of the best Euros around gather here to show off. Despite bringing out some top-class cars, the show remains very relaxed and welcoming with the annual trike-race and cup-cake eating contests. Despite the weather, the show was great and I had a lot of fun taking pictures.
Expect a separate entry for the Eurowerks event covering both Friday and Saturday with pictures from both. It was a great weekend though, and I spent it with an awesome friend. It was a great experience, taking in both of my passions on the same weekend.
Oh, and I really, really want a suit now! How can you not find this adorable?
Wish I took more pictures of the suiters, but I was too shy, even with the camera!
