Whoa! It’s been three months since I’ve last blogged and
I’ve missed it terribly! Toward
the end of May, summer got super busy, so before I get back in to my regularly
scheduled blog posts, here’s a brief summary of summer 2011. When I say brief, I mean like, two main things. But have no fear, I wasn't bored!
To kick off the summer, I traveled to Churchill Downs for opening night with Miss
Leah Finney (Now Mrs. Ryan Curtis) for her bachelorette party. We had a great time taking in the
sights, sounds and tastes of Louisville while celebrating Leah. And although it was a short trip, it
was awesome! In addition to
watching some races (and winning a few coins I might add) we sampled some of
the best food and drinks in town.
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| This drink is known as muddy river water. As a River Rat born and raised, I had to give it a try. Not too shabby, but not as good as a swig of real Ohio River water – just kidding, just kidding. |
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| Giddy up little ponies, giddy up! |
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| I gained enough courage to gamble a little. I bet on Sober Living and NeedaDrink, they didn’t lose me any money! |
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| Of course the trip wouldn’t be right without a mint julep. I do fancy such beverages. |
Meanwhile, back in Ohio, my friends Abby and Lindsey and I also took a day to visit
Dawes Arboretum. It’s a cool place
with lots of letterboxes!
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| Dawes Family Homestead – I wouldn’t mind living there. |
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| In one of the gardens we found this sculpture, which I believe to be a magical port key to take us to Harry Potter world. Being muggles, we couldn’t get it to work, though. |
Of course other things happened this summer, too, but now
that I’ve shared a couple of “I HAVE to talk about this on my blog” events, I
can get on with more recent excitement.
Next up, canning adventures.
Stay tuned!
