Ricardo and I went to the Kentucky Derby this weekend with my parents. Despite the wind and rain, we had an amazing weekend! The Derby was even better than I expected. Our seats were right past the finish line 5 feet from the track. When the horses ran past us, the ground practically shook. My mom and I wore big hats and fun dresses while the boys wore seersucker/Summer suits. We watched lots of interesting people, saw gorgeous outfits and hats, stayed in a hotel filled with partying college students and even tried mint juleps (Ricardo loved them since he's a bourbon drinker). Everyone ended up winning one of their bets but me. I didn't care though, just being there meant more to me than anything else. It was an experience I will always treasure.
After the race, we went downtown Louisville to 4th Street Live, a great area downtown that is covered and closed off from traffic. They had a live band playing in the street and there were lots of people there celebrating. We went to the Maker's Mark restaurant (right up Ricardo's alley) and had a delicious dinner. Joey Fatone, from NSYNC, walked into the restaurant as we were finishing up. Ricardo and I tried to get our picture with him (for comedy purposes, of course), but he had a personal security guard keeping us away. Bummer! We then went to Howl at the Moon for dancing and then saw a gorgeous old bar at the Seelbach hotel.
Sunday, we stopped at the Brown Hotel, a very old, gorgeous hotel that my great-uncle helped design. We had dinner with my grandma back in Ohio and watched old videos from my dance team in high school. Ricardo had never seen these, so it was a lot of fun. (Side note: I looked so young in high school)
We flew back this morning and went straight to work. Needless to say, we're both exhausted, but it's worth it for the memories and experiences.
Arrivederci!
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