It's been a while since I've posted anything. Not anything crazy has happened I guess. We're glad we're not a "car lot" anymore, selling and buying cars I suppose. I did go Kentucky last week to visit family. My mom grew up there and moved to Utah after she graduated from University of Kentucky. Every summer when I was growing up I'd go out out there with my brother and sisters for about three weeks. I loved it and I love my Kentucky family. When I was little my grandpa would take me to Churchill Downs and we'd go watch horse races. He'd spot us a few dollars and we'd bet on the horse that probably looked the prettiest. I actually was successful..or so my grandpa made me think...While I was in Louisville last week I went to Churchill Downs with my mom and cousin, Anna, and watched some races. They last all day, but we just stayed for a few. I thought I'd try betting and didn't know which horse to bet on because the horses odds all looked the same to me: 6-2, 8-1, 5-1. While in line I overheard a guy that worked there in the horse stables say that this particular horse was his favorite so I figured he knew his stuff so when it was my turn and I stood at the window with a long line behind me and frantically put $5 down for horse number seven to win. There are three options to bet on: Win, Place, or Show. Win; the horse of course wins first place: Place; the horse you bet on takes 1st or 2nd: and Show; you win if your horse takes 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. The riskier the bet, the more money you'd win of course. As you could probably guess with my frantic bet, I didn't win but it was still fun to try. You could tell which people were locals and spent their whole day there betting. Lots of interesting people there. Great place for people watching. It was a lot of fun. I put some picture of my trip below:
My cute grandma at their house in Louisville where I'd stay every summer.
Me and my sisters with my awesome Grandpa by the Ohio River.
Glad to be home now with my honey. It's time to go boating...
3 comments:
Ah, Kentucky.
How I miss thee.
Did you go to Buffalo Wild Wings whilst you were there? That is my favorite wings place outside of Sugarhouse BBQ.
I actually thought of you and your mission stories while driving through Indiana actually. I did not go to Buffalo Wild Wings. Never been there. Maybe next time.
This was a great blog! I was trying to convince my wife that we used to go to the horse races all the time and she wouldn't believe me...now I have proof!
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