So as you all know, yesterday was the first Saturday of May. What you may not know is that the Kentucky Derby takes place every first Saturday of May each year.The only thing I've ever really known about the Kentucky Derby is that the men get dressed in their seersucker and ties while the women get dolled up in their dresses and big hats to go watch the horses race. Yesterday I learned that there is more to the Derby besides seersucker and big hats!
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Will and I were invited to a Kentucky Derby party at the Hewitt's house. Will and Thomas are in law school together and Thomas has been going to the Kentucky Derby for the past 20 years. Because the Derby fell on the weekend between law school finals this year, he and his wife threw a Derby party instead!
The women wore fancy, big hats while the men dressed in their finest derby attire--suits and seersucker. People placed bets on the different racing horses and there were crushed ice mint juleps served just like at the Derby!
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| Celeste, Virginia, Lane, and Me |
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| Big hats and big smiles! |
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| The 1L's at the party |
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| The Morgans with the Baxters |
Needless to say, fun was had by all! Maybe one day I can talk Will into taking me to the "real" Derby? ;)
I love you cousins!!!! Yall all sooo precious!! I want to see your face soon...in fairhope that is!! : )
ReplyDeleteHaley... Thomas' wife Courtney is my first cousin (and more like my big sister sometimes)! I was supposed to be at the party this weekend, but I just couldn't make it work. =( Sad I missed seeing you, but you and Will sure did look cute! Hope to see you soon!
ReplyDeletePrecious!! I have always wanted to go to the Derby myself! and I feel certain that Will will take you oneday;)
ReplyDeleteJulie! Love you too, girl! I hope to see you in Fairhope soon! Sure do miss all of you.
ReplyDeleteLauren! So good hearing from you! What a small world! Sad that you couldn't be there, but hope you are doing really well!
Jen! Thanks, love! If we go, it will probably have to be AFTER we have kids and AFTER they get through college...which is a really long time away. I can dream for now, though, right?!