4th Annual 4th Avenue Olympics

People in St. Pete are nothing if not inventive!!

CK and I were invited to the 4th Annual 4th Avenue Olympics last weekend, yo!  Behold:

Well, CK’s been to this awesome event before.  But, me?  My first time.  And let me tell you, it was impressive.  Our friends Katie and Chad host the event, and it involves a number of their neighbors (luckily, since we were traipsing through their yards most of the afternoon) and friends getting together for some good, old-fashioned, kick-you-in-the-pants, country-tastic fun.  With costumes.  And shots!

When we first got there, we all gathered around for the Opening Ceremonies, with each country’s song loaded up on the ipod.  Seriously.  It was fantastic. 

I was representing New Zealand……really for no good reason.  (People kept asking me if it was because of that show “Flight of the Conchords.”  But, sadly, I’m not that cool.  We don’t even get HBO).  Most of the big countries were there: USA, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Somalia (I’ll let you imagine what the costume might have consisted of there), and Chad was representing…well, Chad.  Hilarious.

The events were: Frisbee Golf (totally awesome and harder than it sounds!), Darts, Egg Races, Baggos (kind of like horseshoes, but with boards and bean bags), and Ring Toss (just like at the amusement park).

Here were this year’s medalists in Frisbee Golf (each on his or her respective podium, of course).  I was, naturally, not a part of it.  My attempt at a curve on the dogleg of #9?  Let’s just say it didn’t get me anywhere good.  Or anywhere near the hole.

It was such an awesome time.  And, CK took home the bronze! 

I didn’t have a whole lot to show for my day of competition…  I mean, really, it all fell apart for me after my first jello shot on the back nine of frisbee golf, but what are you going to do?  Kiwis do love their tropical fruit gelatin-flavored alcohol.  Am I right?