Derby has come and gone!

This was the first time that we had been in Louisville during Derby Week since 1993. I had forgotten how much the Derby means to those who live here and even in other parts of the state. It was fun to watch television during the week and see how much the women dressed up in hats and party type dresses to go to a racetrack. It seemed a little ironic that women get more dressed up to go to a racetrack than to church nowadays. It seems sometimes that I am in a time warp because so many things have changed in the 25 years that we lived elsewhere!

I digress.... I must admit that even in Buenos Aires that on the first Saturday in May we searched the channels to see if the ESPN international or CNN international would show the race. In the last couple of years due to the broadband connections we could listen to the race. We didn't forget out heritage being so far away.

The Queen came this year which added to the excitement of the day. Kimberly and Craig were here for the weekend so we enjoyed watching the race with them in the comfort of our own living room. The favored did win and I wished that I had put some money on Street Sense even though I never gamble or think about it except on Derby Day!

I talked to many after the day and heard about the parties and the fun times that many had. There were several highway accidents attributed to too much imbibing.

Life does go on after the Derby but we are all pleased that once a year many eyes are on Louisville simply because of a two-minute race that has been a tradition for 133 years.

Now we need to make plans to go out to the Churchill Downs to see it up front and personal.