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Well, this is certainly different. I not only went out this weekend, but went somewhere that required I dress up a bit. (Shocking, I know. XD)
Saturday was Derby Day, and one of the local wineries was having a Derby-themed event. Mom and I have always loved horses and racing, so we decided that we wanted to go. Now, one of the big traditions of the Derby is that the ladies dress up and wear really elaborate hats. So, of course we had to do that.
We ended up running around the last few days of this past week, buying dresses, shoes, and hats. I ended up with a black and white dress with a stylized leaf/flower pattern, and hat that was black with white accents. And I had to get a pair of black sandals to go with it, since my usual ones weren't dressy enough, according to Mom. I actually ended up with a pair that had a bit of a heel on them. Nothing too tall, and they were kind of like wedges, so it wasn't as hard for me to balance on them. Mom had a similar outfit, though hers was black and gold and had a different pattern. (And her shoes had scary high heels.) Dad just wore a pair of khaki shorts and a black polo. XD
We cleaned up fairly nice, I think. And it was kind of fun to see what all the other ladies were wearing. Not everyone dressed for the Derby, of course, but there were quite a few other women with really neat hats. They even had a hat contest; a cute little older lady won.
The only downside was that it was so freaking hot. And that the place was packed enough that we had to sit outside, which didn't help. We drank sangria and ate pizza. I'm not big on wine (or alcohol in general), but their sangria is fairly good. And I was surprised at how good the pizza was! They also had a band playing, so we got to listen to that while we ate and people-watched. It was fun.
And we made it home just in time to watch the Derby. We listened to the radio coverage driving back, since we weren't sure we'd make it. But we did, so we all hurried inside and plopped down in front of the TV.
Overall, it was a fairly nice Saturday. <3
Saturday was Derby Day, and one of the local wineries was having a Derby-themed event. Mom and I have always loved horses and racing, so we decided that we wanted to go. Now, one of the big traditions of the Derby is that the ladies dress up and wear really elaborate hats. So, of course we had to do that.
We ended up running around the last few days of this past week, buying dresses, shoes, and hats. I ended up with a black and white dress with a stylized leaf/flower pattern, and hat that was black with white accents. And I had to get a pair of black sandals to go with it, since my usual ones weren't dressy enough, according to Mom. I actually ended up with a pair that had a bit of a heel on them. Nothing too tall, and they were kind of like wedges, so it wasn't as hard for me to balance on them. Mom had a similar outfit, though hers was black and gold and had a different pattern. (And her shoes had scary high heels.) Dad just wore a pair of khaki shorts and a black polo. XD
We cleaned up fairly nice, I think. And it was kind of fun to see what all the other ladies were wearing. Not everyone dressed for the Derby, of course, but there were quite a few other women with really neat hats. They even had a hat contest; a cute little older lady won.
The only downside was that it was so freaking hot. And that the place was packed enough that we had to sit outside, which didn't help. We drank sangria and ate pizza. I'm not big on wine (or alcohol in general), but their sangria is fairly good. And I was surprised at how good the pizza was! They also had a band playing, so we got to listen to that while we ate and people-watched. It was fun.
And we made it home just in time to watch the Derby. We listened to the radio coverage driving back, since we weren't sure we'd make it. But we did, so we all hurried inside and plopped down in front of the TV.
Overall, it was a fairly nice Saturday. <3
