Gypsies At Heart: Trailer Trash Party at Winter Ranch

I talked our Activity Directors into letting the Dance Group and the Karaoke Group host a Trailer Trash Party. It was a hoot. We had a lot of fun activities and everyone really seemed to get into the spirit of the thing. Even though we were sort of hosting the thing, we had a great time.

Donna and Richard setting out their treats

Lee and Donna had to see if they could dance! I think Lee has a bigger belly than Donna!

Mary, Nora and Lynn - aren't we cute!!

Lee and Mary (us) at the Photo Opp Booth

Al and Miriam

Donna and Richard

Sandy and Chuck

Lee with Jo and Shirley

Donna and Dave with child

Lee and Mary H

The Westbys and the Minors

The Carmacks and the Sommers

The Kings and the Anzivinos

The Orndorffs and the Murrays

Jack and Char

Terri and Dave

A Big Bunch of Trailer Trash

Bob and Kathy comparing stomachs

Boy, we have a lot of pregnant women for a 55+ resort!

We have a costume contest for Trailer Trash King and Queen and a new couple at the park, the Senklers, won the prize for that. They did look the part!

The Senklers

The Prince of Trailer Trash was Jack Leach

Jack

and the Princess was Darlene Peters. She took a new twist on the Trailer Trash look by dressing as White trash. She was all in white garbage.

Darlene

If I were to select the Princess I probably would have said that Mary Hazlett deserved the prize for trashiest. She was smoking some kind of brown cigar and the outfit was pretty trashy!!

Mary and Mary

Judging Mary

We had a Twinkie Eating Contest and that was soooo funny. Dianna Drake won the prize but boy did she cheat. It was hysterical. She was putting stuff down her pants, her bra, the back of her shirt and throwing remains back at the other contestants. What a hoot.

Twinkie Contestants

Donna trying to control the mayhem!

Dianna telling everyone she won - well, she did but boy, did she cheat!!!

Dianna with her Certificate

We also had some entertainment and if I had it to do over again, we'd bring the entertainment closer to the tables. I thought that was what we decided to do but somehow they ended up on stage and the audience couldn't hear them very well. We'll have to try those songs again one of these days.

Carol

Carole and Mike

Dale and Carolyn

Kathy

The final activity of the day was the Beer Can Toss which was held out by the pool. People were inside cleaning up while we were outside doing the contest.

John

JoAnn getting reacy to toss one

The party was a fantastic success and we've heard they want to do it again next year. We think we should do some kind of theme party every year but change it around a little so we don't get complacent and attendance goes down! We'll see what we can work out with our Activity Directors.

The Appetizers: I think everyone captured the spirit of the thing. Some of these appetizers made me a little squeamish!!