Hello Louisville!

So Dustin was going to post about this, but he's so busy and now he's in Jamaica or Cozumel, I don't even remember to be honest. How bad is that? All of his trips just seem to blur together. Anyway, since he is gone until the weekend, I thought that I would take it upon myself to talk about Louisville or shall I say Lew-ul-vul as they say it in KY. This was my first time in Kentucky and it was absolutely beautiful and the people were so nice... we loved it!

On Friday, we went to the St. James Court Art Show in historic Louisville. The scenery was beautiful and their was some great artwork and pieces, we had a blast. We found this photographer that we loved who had photos all over Europe. We wanted to get his card for a future purpose and while talking to him we soon discovered that he has a gallery in Park City. How funny is that? Also, when the food stands consist of corn dogs (the kind that looks like they've dipped them themselves), brats, fennel cakes, fried corn and crabcake sandwiches, that only makes the atmosphere that much better for me!

We then decided to visit the Louisville Slugger Museum, how could a baseball fan pass that up. As you approach the museum/Corporate Headquarters you are greeted by the World's Biggest Baseball Bat. How much does that thing weigh you ask... only 68,000 pounds. It sure is cool!

Of course we had to also make a stop at the all too famous Churchill Downs. No I didn't witness or bet on any horse races, but we did stop for a picture and we checked out the gift shop. What a beautiful building!

Then... after some yummy BBQ at Mark's Feed Store, it was time to head to the game. The stadium was beautiful!!! As we were making our way to the stadium, there were tons of UofL fans saying "Go Utes". At first, we thought that they were being sarcastic, but in fact they were just extremely nice and wishing us luck. Nicest fans ever! Although I must say that the Oregon State fans were pretty nice too. We've been pretty lucky so far this year.

Once we made our way into the stadium, there were tons of military personnel attending the game. Apparently they choose one game per year to attend. They have this whole procedure for marching into the stadium and it was so awesome to watch. Looking at their faces, I couldn't help but notice how young each of them looked. I have such adoration and appreciation for these young men and women who have and continue to put their lives on the line so that I can have the freedoms that I enjoy each and every day. God Bless the USA and the military!
All is well that ends well! After a 44-35 victory, it made for a great night. Although it got a little too close for comfort towards the end, it was great to see the team win on the road. It has been an emotional year for the team and it was great to see these guys enjoy a victory, because they definitely deserved it! And Steve played really well so that always makes it fun too! At the end of the game, the players for Louisville went around the entire stadium giving everyone 5's. They even went by the Utah section doing the same thing. We were all so impressed. Dustin yelled to them how classy they were and how well they played. They said how impressed they were with us for coming out all the way from Utah. How cool is that! What matturity in these 19 and 20 year old men!

The next day we lounged around in the morning and then had some awesome New Orleans food at this little fast food restaurant (can't remember the name). I had some VooDoo Chicken and Bourbon Chicken and it was excellent. (I desperately need to make it to New Orleans one of these days.) It was a great weekend and the Utah win only made it that much sweeter.

If you haven't been to Louisville, it's certainly a charmer. Beautiful streets with trees arched over the middle, great food and some of the nicest people offering their finest southern hospitality!