Kentucky Derby Weekend

In traditional bluegrass fashion we put on our big hats, drank some mint juleps and bet on the ponies!  It was so great to have my friend Jennifer in town for the festivities, all the way from Boston.  We really lucked out with fantastic weather and ended up taking in much of what Churchill Downs had to offer.  We were just past the finish line so we had a pretty great view of all the beautiful horses.  We attended the Kentucky Oaks on Friday the 4th, and it was great to have a long weekend.  Jennifer made it down late Thursday and we were able to get up early for a pre-Oaks gathering at a friends before heading to the track.  That evening we had dinner out at a fantastic Cuban restaurant in town, came home to relax a bit, then headed out to keep the celebrations going.

Heading into Churchill with Michael, me, Jennifer and Kevin!

Gorgeous horses!

Oscar!

Saturday we enjoyed a more low key day by watching the Derby on TV and having a cookout at home.  Michael's famous garlic and cilantro steaks (thank you Bobby Flay!) made a cameo and they were as delicious as always!  We headed downtown to an amazing new restaurant called Decca (shameless plug, Michael's company did this website!) and enjoyed the patio and beautiful ambiance of their waterfall feature.  Oh, we also ran into Oscar Nunez and Kate Flannery of "The Office"!  Who play Oscar and Meredith, respectively.   He was very nice in person and both appeared to be enjoying the festivities of the Derby!   All in all I couldn't have asked for a better weekend weather wise, company wise, food wise - anything!

Fantastic group and a great day.

Jennifer and I in our lovely hats!