Derby Fun

I absolutley love the Derby... It brings tears to my eyes for some reason, I don't know why. I have been wanting to host a Derby party the past couple years and thankfully I didn't choose this year (just b/c the weather was so bad). I'm vowing to host next year. I start getting excited about a week or two away and I study all the horses. I really like to choose my horse by the way they act when they're trotting to post but that's a little late in the game for placing bets. I did really well throughout the day of picking the winner based on their demeanor when heading in. I want to say Congrats to my nephew, Cale, who picked Mine That Bird to win the race. Wow, now between me and my 2 sisters we have to compensate him for his win since his bet wasn't actually placed like we told him it would be. This becomes a greater topic of conversation when the odds were 50-1 and he's really good at math..... Who new??? We just meant to add some excitement to the race and my sister had already left the drive through betting windows when he picked his choice. I've really enjoyed everyone's Facebook posts throughout the day about the Derby. I've picked up some new recipes for my "party" next year and tons of ideas on fun games to play during the day. My passion for horses began when I was very young and only shines more during Oaks/Derby time. Well, this post will be very short b/c I've been so bad about keeping this up to date but want to end with promoting the Madison Co. Quarter Horse Association that my dear friend Lori's daughter, Hayley, is a member of and will be competing in the Madison Co. fairgrounds next weekend. http://www.mcqha.com/