Derby Day (recap)

Yesterday was Derby Day. The reigning Mr. & Miss Mint Julep put together a wonderful party and fundraiser to benefit Legacy Community Health Services. Mint Juleps. Barefoot Wine. Bourbon Balls. Brisket and all of the trimmings. Beautiful weather. It was a bunch of fun. And yes, on the one day out of the year that I drink bourbon, I drank too much bourbon.

There was entertainment:



Just like the Kentucky Derby when Queen Elizabeth visited, Derby Days had royalty attend. Queen Olympus XXXVIII Kaylynn Burns (far right) was in attendance and entered the hat contest. (She is pictured with some of the Krewe members who attended.)

AttyHou wanted to make a hat that was very Kentuckyish so this is what he came up with. Being on a budget, I wanted to make a hat that I could wear for Derby Day and Cinco de Mayo. The flowers are made out of cocktail napkins.

There were several horse races during the afternoon. I entered a race and came in 2nd or 3rd.

Barefoot Wine provided complimentary Pinot Grigio, Shiraz and Sparkling Wine for the attendees. Austin seemed to be having a good time giving away his stuff.

I saw John Paul looking lost in the parking lot. It seems that he lost his horse so I offered him a ride home. I guess if we had been at the BRB they could have played that song, "Save A Horse. Ride A Cowboy."

After all of the fun was over, we went home, showered, changed, walked The Calvinator and went to JR's. From there we went to Tony's Corner Pocket. However, on the way I took AttyHou on a detour and we stopped at Bering & James for a gallery opening. Needless to say, I'm a bit tired today. :-)

Art Of The Costume, Fort Worth & G's Party

I'm REALLY trying to get caught up with my photos, postings, etc. So I spent the better part of this afternoon creating photos, fixing red eyes, resizing photos, adjusting the color, etc. So in the words of Jackie Gleason, "And away we go!"

Art Of The Costume

Krewe of Olympus had a fabulous party on July 14. Art Of The Costume allowed our guests to get an up close look at some of the costumes. We had the party at Bering & James and it was a great location and great people to work with. If you're looking to purchase some art, I suggest that you go see them. Eric from Barefoot Wines provided wine for the event. I favor their Pinot Grigio. (I've always thought that a good, chilled Pinot Grigio is perfect for the hot, humid Houston weather.)

Krewe members serving Barefoot Wines.

Deborah & G admiring some costumes.

Some of our guests (and me).

The King & Queen greeted our guests.

Randy in the 019 with his costume.

Riddle Me This

A few readers attempted to figure out my posting on July 19, 2007. Those were the coordinates for Houston and Haltom City (a suburb of Fort Worth). The Calvinator and I took the Cal Mobile on roadtrip to visit la familia. Roni & Joey were leaving for Cabo San Jose so I wanted to see them before they departed.

I was actually amazed at how green it was up there! Normally during this time of year everything is brown and burned looking but they had been getting more than their share of rain. It was nice to see "...the green, green, grass of home."

While I was there we ate at my Godparents restaurant. I'm telling you...there is no food like the food at Mi Cocinita. Every now and then Texas Monthly will give them a write up about being some of the best Tex-Mex food in Ft. Worth and they'll get a mention every now and then in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. They're difficult to find and keep odd hours so if you're going to Ft. Worth, let me know and I'll give you the details. And be sure to tell them, Timmy sent ya.

G's Party

As mentioned in a previous posting, a small group of us gathered at Mo Mong to bid adieu to G. For more photos, click here.

G saying good-bye.

Jai, G & Katie