Our first destination was the Louisville Slugger Museum. Here is a pick of me and Mr. Ken Griffy Junior.
Me and the famous home run hitter, Mr. Babe Ruth.
Brian and I with a famous baseball player. I honestly have no idea who it is....someone please tell me I feel like an idiot.
Brian and I in front of the biggest baseball bat in the world. We are holding our little mini bats that they gave us after the tour. Unfortunately we were unable to bring them home because they will not let you carry them on the plane.
The night before the derby we went to Kroger to watch them make the garland of roses. This is what the winning horse gets awarded after they win. It was really cool to see how they make it and they even gave us each a few rose petals from it to take home.
Brian and I in front of a statue horse with the garland of roses around it.
Jules friends were so cute. They bought me a gift to welcome me to Louisville. It is a really cute glass that says "derby diva." It was so so fun to meet all of her friends. They were all so accommodating and so fun to hang out with.
The horse cake the Julia's friends made for the pre-derby party. They also made us brunch and it was oh so delicious.
Churchhill Downs stadium, and a statue of one of the horses that passed away racing in derby a few years ago.
Just a pic of Bri and I hanging out in the infield waiting for derby to start. And me trying the famous Mint Julips. So not a fan, but I really wanted the glass. I found out later that you could buy the glasses at Walgreens for 2.50 but oh well.
Here is a pic of what the derby looked like from where we were sitting. It is like one big party with wall to wall people. 
After the derby we snuck down to the paddock where they keep the horses to get some up close views.
Beautiful horse. It was so amazing to see the horses close up.
This horse reminded me of Izzy so I had to get a pic. They have very similar coloring.
This is a picture of ESPN interviewing the winning jockey after the race.
The beautiful Ohio River. The river runs right through downtown Louisville.
A replica of one of the first boxing rings Ali boxed in.
This was a really cool mural of Muhamid Ali running with some of the children he helped to inspire.
The Muhamid Ali center was full of incredible art work. Unfortunately my camera was on it's last limb so this was the only pic I got. So this last weekend was definitely one to remember. On Friday morning at 3:30 a.m. we set sail for Louisville, Kentucky. What an adventure. It was such an amazing trip and I am so thankful I had the opportunity to visit the Eastern side of the United States. Prior to this trip Utah was the furthest East I had ever been. So after flying all day we finally landed in Louisville around 1:30p.m. We stepped out of the airport and were welcomed with the humidity. Luckily it was not to humid while we were there but it is definitely different than the dry heat we experience in Utah. Our first destination was the Louisville Slugger Museum in downtown Louisville. They took us through a tour and showed us how they make the bats. It was really cool to see the production and of course we received our little souvenir bats at the end. After the slugger museum Julia took us on a tour of the fine state of Kentucky. It was so overwhelming with all of the green trees, green grass, flat land, and green everything. Later that evening we stopped by to watch the garland of roses being made. It was really fun and they actually gave us rose petals from the real garland the winning horse would be awarded. After the garland of roses we headed to Danville were Julia went to college. I had so much fun getting to know all of her friends we went to dinner and then walked around her campus. The next morning we woke up bright and early and headed back to Louisville for the all day derby rally. Julia's friends had breakfast ready for us at 10a.m. Her friends were so adorable they had a gift wrapped for me and were nice and welcoming. After we had breakfast we headed to the derby. I was so excited I could hardly contain myself. By the time we got past traffic, parked, and walked about 2 miles we finally made it into churchhill downs around 12p.m. We were just in time to see the first race. On the day of derby there are actually 13 races and derby is race #3. So we camped out all day and had fun walking around and meeting lots of crazy people. You would be shocked at how many people attend derby, it is literally wall to wall people and you feel like you are at marti grass. There were ladies flashing their boobs, people passed out, and stupid girls in high heels running across the tops of the porta potties. What an adventure. When it was time for derby we sprinted to the fence and were able to see the horses cross the finish line. After derby was over we gathered up our stuff and headed down to the paddock so that we could get a close up view of some of the horses that ran in the race. It was really neat to see the horses close up. When we left churchhill downs we headed to Julia's house and went straight to bed. The next morning we slept clear until 12p.m. We were so exhausted from about 48 hours of no sleep. After we woke up we decided that we would go back to downtown Louisville and visit the Muhamid Ali Center. I instantly fell in love with the Muhamid Ali museum it was so amazing. I had no idea how incredible of a person Ali was. And if anyone ever goes to Kentucky I would definitely stop at the museum. After walking through the museum and watching all of the videos we headed to a hometown Louisville restaurant. It was a very cute little place and we enjoyed some hometown Louisville cooking. Then we headed over to Jules friends apartment and spent some time with them. We ended the night with some ice cream and then went back to her house to pack up. It was such an amazing trip and I am so thankful I had the opportunity to go.
