I’M GOING TO STEEPLECHASE!

My fabulous (and GORGEOUS and ADORABLE) friend Melissa…

…has invited me as her +1 on her fabulous company’s fabulous party bus to STEEPLECHASE this weekend!

I just couldn’t be more excited. Since she extended the invitation, I have spent roughly a bazillion hours pouring over the Atlanta Steeplechase website and have found out a LOT of interesting things.  I encourage you to check if out for yourself, but I thought I would share that in addition to horse racing, there is also terrier racing (should I bring Olive?  She’s pretty speedy…) and the 46-year-old event benefits both the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine as well as the Starlight Children’s Foundation of Georgia. For more information, click here.

I can’t tell if I am more excited about hanging out with Melissa

Already a horse natural, obvi

The Mint Juleps (remember when I learned how to make them? Click here for the recipe and more info)

Or the HATS.

I mean, obviously, it’s the hats.  I can’t help myself - this falls squarely into the “costume” category so I am, of course, completely and totally obsessed with what hat to wear.  I just have no idea!   The closest I have EVER come to a horse race before now was when I was in My Fair Lady in high school.

"C’mon, Dover! Move yer bloomin’ arse!"

Additionally, I CERTAINLY don’t want to let Melissa down!  She is, after all, a woman who takes commitment to proper attire VERY seriously.  Please witness the following picture taken at a very competitive Whiffleball game in which she participated:

Not. Messing. Around.

Perhaps first order of business should be to decide on my hat personality and go from there? So may options!

Am I a GLAM hat person?
A PRETTY hat person?

A FUNKY hat person?
A WHIMSICAL hat person?  
An OVER-THE-TOP hat person?

Or a TOTALLY WEIRD, WHAT-IS-SHE-WEARING, COMPLETELY ECCENTRIC hat person?
I just don’t know, and Steeplechase is SATURDAY!

Any ideas???

xx, L

P.S. See you at the races!  Thanks again, Meliss!