Kentucky Derby Party!!

I went to a Kentucky Derby party this weekend and it was fun! 

We get together with several other military families on a regular basis and this month, the host family decided to throw a Kentucky Derby party. 

When I saw the invitation, I was like, “What in the world is a Derby party?”  I soon found out that I was supposed to dress up and wear a nice big hat.

One of my friends was trying to tell me about a Kentucky Derby Party by referring to the movie, “Pretty Woman.”  She freaked out when she discovered I had never seen the movie before.

“What!?  You’ve never seen Pretty Woman?”  She was about to go and buy me the movie until I promised her that I would rent it from Netflix.  It must be a good movie…

We never paid much attention to the Kentucky Derby and I was almost about to tell my husband to go without me. 

I was on the way home from my Mom’s Bible Study Group when I skillfully talked myself out of going.  Besides, I didn’t want to buy a hat for a one-time occasion.  Plus, I didn’t have anything to wear! I had planned to wear a spring outfit, but the weather turned cold again and it was rainy. 

I decided to stop at Chick-Fil-A on the way home to get some lunch.  There was a line at the drive-thru and I noticed that someone was waving at me.  Guess who it was?

It was the one hosting the party!  She had come to Chick-Fil-A with a friend, who was also in the drive-thru, got out the car, and walked up pass several cars to my car.  “Girl, I want you to come to my party this weekend!”

Uh-oh.  Now I have a personal invitation!  She walked with me through the drive-thru until I finally said, “Girl, get in!”  She gave me all the details, told me what I needed to wear, and offered to let me wear one of her hats. 

Okay, Okay!  I’m coming.

So this is what I decided to wear.  I figured I would just deal with being cold to be cute!  How many of you done that before?

My husband had a huge cowboy hat on with a suit.  Our friend joked that he looked like Walker, Texas Ranger. Even our son had on a cowboy hat.  Here is what he looked like.

Here is what I looked like with my hat. 

Overall, it was tons of fun.  When we got there, we drew names for a horse and we had to cheer for our horse.  Our horse, Musket Man, came in third!  Yay!

I enjoyed the opportunity to connect with other military wives.  My husband and I are supposed to be hosting the next get together in June. 

Any ideas for a theme?