Ever pay $9 for a hot dog?

Me either. It’s crazy, but that’s how much they were going for at Land Rover’s America’s Polo Cup in Leesburg, Va. Saturday. I was there (and at the pre-event party) thanks to a friend who got tickets. It was highbrow and so perfect for people watching.

The highlights of the event/and my weekend …

Skydivers, dressed in James Bond(ish) suits, parachuted down to start the party Friday night. Nice entrance. At the party/fashion show there were women in dresses that cost as much as my first car, ambassadors, models and polo players who liked dancing with models.

Of all things, a Delorean was on display and stole the show for the first hour or so of the party. And it wasn’t just any Delorean, but I was told it was the original Back to the Future car. Apparently Huey Lewis and the News brings it on tour with them, and the polo match was a tour stop. Kinda strange, I know.

On to the actual polo match, which almost didn’t happen because of poor field conditions. No one fell off their horse. I was waiting for that. As amazing as the actual sport was, the day was really about socializing and checking out what everyone else was wearing.

There’s something amusing about watching women dressed to impress, most in heels and all, slopping through mud trying to avoid puddles.  

They were going to forego the divot stomp, but at the last minute the announcer called us onto field. I’m not going to lie, mashing divots on the infield was what I was most looking forward to the entire weekend. I had imagined a Pretty Woman moment when Julia Roberts, looking all proper, took to the field in heels to repair damage to the turf. Well, it was just like that except I was wearing muck boots covered in mud (at least I was wearing a dress).

USA won 6-2 against Italy.

Then came Huey and the fireworks.

And even though I never ate the $9 hot dog I did end up sitting on a golf cart in a horse barn eating pizza that night.

Not a bad weekend for a jeans-and-T-shirt-girl.

What I learned before I returned back to reality:

Periods in a polo match are called chukkers

Dancing on stage is more fun than it looks

The horses players ride are considered ponies

Huey Lewis and the News has a lot of fans over 40 who like to play air guitar

To all gold diggers: a polo match is a good place to scout

Muck boots come in handy

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