And They're Off!

Last night Derek and I went to a local horse track called Bay Meadows. It was $1 night......admission, hot dogs, pop, beer (until 8:15, then $2). We thought it would be a fun and different thing to do. Neither of us has ever been to a race before so we were excited to go. I picked Derek up from work at about 6:30 and started on our way. It was about a half hour trip and we expected to get there a little after 7. The first race was to start at 7:20. We thought perfect time, get there, get a seat, a hot dog, a beer, and then sit and watch. However, because it was $1 night, EVERYONE else thought it would be a good idea to go as well. The first 25 min of the drive went fine, no traffic, smooth sailing. And then we exited the freeway to go about 2 miles to the track...........2 HOURS later we were finally parking! It was insane! The worst traffic we have been in since we moved! And then once we got there, it was so packed you couldn't even walk 2 in without running into someone! The line for food was not moving and not getting any shorter. We were there for an hour standing in lines to get the essentials and hadn't seen 1 race! While we were in line, they ran out of hot dogs! AGH! We decided to just watch the races and grab dinner on the way home. We watched 3 races and left....at 11:15. The actual races were pretty neat and the horses were amazing. We each picked a horse before the race started and cheer them on. I went 1 for 3 and D went 0 for 3. This is my winning horse. Her name was Lemon Kiss. Notice the jockey's wearing pink and I didn't even know when I picked the horse!

This is us, sitting in the 2 hr traffic. Not happy.