Chili Chili

Well, its over. We did not bring any trophies home, but we had a good time. Poofy's Turkey Chili was an overall success in my eyes because people seemed to like it and we made them smile. For a run down of the day...

7:00am Justin and I woke up and started loading up. We did the majority of the preparations last night, so it went pretty easy this morning.

8:00am We pulled out of the driveway. We got down tto 5 points about 8:15 and were able to snag a spot right beside the Pirates (Hoke & his group of people). Justin and I got just about everything unloaded by the time Mom & Dad pulled up. Once we got everything unloaded and the car parcked we started set-up.

10:00am Dad went to chef's meeting for us and we started prep. Periodically we would stroll around to take a look at the competition. There were some neat ideas out there, but I definately think that we were sandwiched there with the top of them. To our right were the Pirates and to our left was Slik Willy's Hillbilly Chili. They did some neat weld work for their sign and stuff. It was pretty neat. Cocky made an appearance. We had a face off in the isle in front of our booth. Justin got a good pic. (I will post it soon). Did I mention I was dressed like a turkey?

1:00pm The chili was about ready and people were asking for it. We started serving about 1:15. I stood out front the entire time and recruited customers while Dad cooked, and Mom & Justin served. There would be a rush of people and then nothing for several minuted then another rush, then a break... it was just like that.

3:00pm The pot was about empty. I think we served the last bowl at 3:10. Figures it was at the beginning of a rush. For the rest of the afternoon we relaxed and slowly started packing up. I think we raised about $150 for charity. Which directly correlated to the 150 $1 bowls we sold. (obviously)

Overall it was a good time. Justin is sick though, so he felt pretty crummy all day, but he was a trooper. We are already working on a came plan for next year. Hopefully we will win an award then. Reckon I am going to run though. I am ready to go to bed...