Nascar. . .

My mother-in-law really knows how to throw a party!! Her latest bash included a celebrity, five cases of Budweiser and several fun party games that gave us all plenty of opportunities to gamble . . .


I'm sure Jeanie probably didn't find the humor in my opening line so I'll quickly explain that both the celebrity and the beer were made of cardboard and the gambling consisted of gold foil-wrapped chocolate coins! My brother-in-law is a race car driver and a Nascar fan and my mother-in-law plans great themed parties so this was a perfect combination!!




Tony opened many Nascar-themed gifts. . .





Everyone had a chance to hang out and visit. . .

Many of us made the most of this rare opportunity to hang out with Dale Jr. . .

We had roast pork with sauerkraut (eww. . . ) and yummy twice-baked potatoes with Nascar German Chocolate Cake for dessert. . .

And then we played games. . .

We had an exciting race with our See's Chocolate race cars and won delicious chocolate coins just for participating . . .

. . . and we laughed. . .

. . . and we played a game with straws and m and m's . . .

The object was to get all of the red candies from one container to another using only . . .

. . . a straw. . .

. . . and I couldn't play because I was too busy taking pictures. And laughing. . .

Some people were better suckers than others. . .

The next game was even trickier. First we picked teams which didn't exactly work out fairly. . .

The "Chevy" team was made up of Matt, Tony, Rob, Zach and Colleen. . .

And on the other side of the room, the "Yugo" team was made up of Marr, Gloria, Kelsey, McKenna and Me. . .

Obviously, the Yugo team had the advantage so we tried to give the Chevy team a chance to shine. They mocked us.

Anyway, the point of the game was to get your race car (a ping pong ball) from point A to point B on the race track (a doubled up string) and then back again for a total of 4 circuits.

The Chevy team seemed to think that just because they had good balance and were quick and efficient at this "sport", they were somehow better than us Yugos. . .

Just because they finished all of their circuits before we figured out how to make the ball stay on the string doesn't mean they were "all that". . .

After all, we didn't want to hurt their feelings or make them feel inadequate. . .

Everyone knows that Yugo kicks Chevy butt all day long so I thought it was pretty rude when they acted like they won all on their own efforts. . .

Show-offs. . .

In the end, Team Chevy won the first round but Team Yugo still had a chance to choose from the Nascar Sponsored Prize Basket in the second round. After all, according to Dale Earnhardt, 2nd place IS the first loser. . .

Team Yugo was obviously the winner in the sportsmanship category. . .

Needless to say, we spent most of the party laughing . . .

But. . . all good things must come to an end.

Tony thanked Dale Jr. for coming to his party . . .

And, once again, Jeanie out did herself and proved that a party can still be a great bash even when the beer is made of cardboard. . .