YUMmy Arena

Here in Louisville we just opened up a brand new arena for our college basketball team. Succinctly, it's pretty sweet. I scored some tickets to tour the space and we had a ton of fun checking out every possible seat in the house, literally. We tested out the floor seats to the highest seat in the house, and everything in between.

Checking out my company's seats.

The scoreboard has an awesome "hat," the skyline!

The view from the first level.

The premium boxes.

View from the top, literally.

 Trying to figure out if those are people or ants.

Welcoming us onto the floor.  

You could take two steps onto the floor before the guards would come after you.  Huz got chased off twice!

Mom walking the red carpet.

Mom and dad dubbed the fountain, "little Bellagio."

Overall it was really nice inside.  As all new things are.  Getting around will be the hardest part.  We had a interesting time trying to find our way to the different levels of the arena.  It's full of bars, donor lounges, restaurants, and other goodies tucked away everywhere.  But i definitely don't plan on buying a meal from the KFC for $11 when I can buy the same meal for $5 down the street.  Ah arena food, how rediculously overpriced you are!

iron man

last weekend the iron man was here in louisville. 
on friday huz decided he would run it next year. 
on saturday we went and watched them practic the swim.

his "iron man" face

on sunday we watched parts of the race on tv and learned that you:
swim 2.4 miles,
bike 112 miles,
and run 26.2 miles
to complete the race. 

huz has changed his mind...

Making Plans

Recently a co worker asked me if I had any good first date ideas. Well I haven’t been on one of those in a long time so experience wasn’t going to be a factor in my suggestions. None the less, I attacked the question with enthusiasm anyway. Here are some of the date ideas my coworkers and I were able to come up with.

1. Go to a winery. There are tons here in Indiana. I especially like Huber’s Orchard and Winery.  Their tasting room is in the second story of an old barn. The first story is the shop and dining area. They have an outdoor patio where you can drink your selection and dine on a cheese plate or dinner fare. During the summer months they have free music on the weekends. What makes this place the best is that the wine is GREAT!

(photo not actually taken at hubers, but it was a winery)

((you can also pick anything pickable at hubers, so my strawberry pics are all from there as well))

2. Get your freak on. Louisville is a great town with tons of spirit. This weekend we’re trying for the World’s Largest Zombie Gathering right on Bardstown road! If Zombie’s aren’t your thing have no fear! How do you feel about Pirates? Next weekend the Frazier Arms Museum is hosting the bid for the World’s Largest Pirate Gathering. Yup, that’s what we do in Kentucky.

3. Speaking of museums, have you checked your local ones out? So what if you’ve grown up in the area and think you know all there is to know about how Louisville Sluggers are made. You don’t and I guarantee a trip through the bat factory will be both enlightening and enjoyable. Not a Louisvillian? Or Kentuckianan for that matter? Just google “(your town) museums” and you’ll get something like this: 

(that google never fails to amaze…)

4. Be a townie. Think of that little place you love to visit with the amazing (insert noun) that no one from out of town could ever find. You know the one that you can’t even google ‘cause it doesn’t have a website? Well here in Clarksville there’s this little place called the Widow’s Walk Ice Creamery. Grab a few scoops of chilly delight and sit down to catch the best glimpses of downtown Louisville available.