we went to our first ever kentucky derby party, hosted by tom and anne (a born and bred kentuckian). to get into the horse racing spirit, we first watched ‘seabiscuit’ and then indulged in various delicious kentucky derby treats, including derby pie and a mint julep drink.

then after an exciting two minutes, Big Brown came in first (tragically, the runner up Eight Belles fractured both of her front ankles at the end of the race and had to be euthanized ). it was a sad end to it all, but still a great party.