Derby Day

A friend had tickets to a charity event this past Saturday called Derby Day. Derby Day benefits Jumpstreet, an organization that focuses on the arts, and it's held in conjunction with the running of the Kentucky Derby. On Friday night, Roy and I went up to Hollywood Casino to place some bets for the race. Of course he ran into eight people he knew there. There was a good band playing and we played some roulette.

On Saturday morning after skating, I scrambled to put together a derby hat to wear to the event. Here's how it came out:

I thought it came out alright for the amount of time I had. I felt like it needed a big black bow next to the big white poof but after a few attempts at making a fancy bow, I gave up.

The event took place at a private residence. They had a huge pond. There was a silent and live auction, live music, hat contest, drinks and the food was really good. We entered the $10,000 raffle but didn't win.

 The Re/Max Hot Air Balloon was being prepared to launch and Roy was watching intently...

... but it never got up. I think it was too windy out.

Our friend ended up picking the winning horse and won $55 after splitting 50% of the total pot with other winners. I had picked Normandy Invasion. At Hollywood I picked Charming Kitten and Itsmyluckyday, but it apparent was not! Roy picked Revolutionary at the event. He almost hit his trifecta box bet from Hollywood but the wrong "Golden" got in there (it was Soul, not Cents). Overall, It was a good time. I think we will try to go next year if we can. Roy is already thinking about making me a hat that has motorized little horses running around it.

On Sunday, Roy went to work and I spent the afternoon potting some plants. Later that evening we went for a bike ride and visited a friend down the street. While we were chatting outside we heard this screech and then a crash. Then we heard the sirens coming from all directions. It was obviously an accident and it was close by. Roy and I biked up the street and a cop stopped us and asked if we saw a white man wearing a Steelers shirt. We hadn't. We biked up some more and went up around the corner where all the flashing lights were. A man had crashed his car into someone's house and then fled the scene! We live right at the end of mile long bridge and there's an exit ramp onto a residential street and it's a pretty sharp exit (we live on the on-ramp side of the bridge). You have to have your foot on the brake way before you exit to make it, and surprisingly this guy missed the telephone pole and ran right into the corner of the porch. Luckily no one was hurt, except maybe him. They eventually found the guy and I hope he had fun wherever he was for Cinco de Mayo because now he's probably going to be in jail for awhile. Crazy things have been happening in our little town lately. This happened not long ago too.