Another Derby on Mt. Pleasant: Food, Bets, Cornhole, and Winners (Not Me, Of Course)

The festivities began about four: chickens, vegetables, hot dogs, salad, mac n cheese, potato salad, crackers, cheeses, and $10 bets. We had a  rather large pot and warded 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and last place winner (okay, Ken, Glamis's Vet, you win the grand prize).

Any two-minute race is a great excuse for an evening of fun, even if your horse isn't the one who wins, places, or shows. The screaming is the same nonetheless (and the cleanup is a hell of a lot longer than the two-minute race).

So much crazy.

We debuted lawn games: volleyball, corn hole, and badminton. The dogs had the best time of all.
But in truth it is happy B'Derby Day De Mayo for Pam whose birthday always falls on the Kentucky celebration.

Pam had the 3rd place horse. I have no clue where my horse was. Kris Sealy had horse #2, and Beverly had the last pace horse.

The food was delicious, but the whirlwind is a blur as I cooked, prepped, hosted, cleaned, picked up, played games and entertained. I have no idea what just happened.

I do know, however, that I nailed the mint Juleps and also figured out a recipe for the Cinco de Mayo Julep with tequila and mint (everyone seemed to love those).

One of these years, I will win the grand prize and make back some of the moolah for what it costs to have such a party.

The barbecue cauliflower and broccoli, a total yum. Congratulations to the winners. I'm now in a need of a total day of grading. I have leftovers, so I shouldn't have to cook today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAM!

Enjoy the dinner with your family.