Oh my gosh! The show was amazing. They saved the Blue Angels till the last and I was not disappointed. I kept thinking when they flew towards each other, that they would hit. (Such precision) Oh, and after each performance, a huge truck would bring the pilots by the crowd, so we were pretty up close and not as personal as I'd have liked>

The pilots kept dedicating the show to our military past and present, so it was very touching. I felt so patiotic and yes, a little choked up at times. My Dad was a WWII vet and just seeing those WWII planes brought back memories of my Dad's war stories.

We parked right in the front row, as DH had a VIP parking pass, so I didn't have to walk far at all to the company tent, which was huge. (how did they KNOW there was a Princess onboard???)

The sun was warm, but there was a nice breeze, so I kept cool.
And, they had such good food, plenty of drinks and potty's right there for us.
They also had the jet fueled truck called "Shockwave" that has a max speed of 376 mph. It was amazing.
Oh, and a guy (who must have been crazy) stood on top of a biplane while the pilot did his act. He did have a back board that he leaned against and I think a seatbelt, but I held my breath a couple of times when the pilot did a loop.


So, even tho I can hardly move today, it was sooooo worth it.

*some of the pilots of the aerobatic planes are ret AF.* And, there were 4 pilots from Illinois....

Oh and the Blue Angels are HOT and I'm not talking about temperature. Vavava Voooooooom!