this is a post that has been waiting on my desk for a long time (long, long time), between summer outings, sessions, retouching, 2 kids under 4 and no summer camps i just didn’t have much time to devote to it. then came school, kids b-day parties, halloween, vacation, new sessions and more new sessions (thank god), this post remained on my to-do list for my complete attention. i want to apologize to all of the great people we had the pleasure to meet in that event for waiting so patiently for this post, especially to our gracious hosts!
i have to explain to those of you that follow my blog that mick and i were invited by this great guy named allyn and his beautiful and very kind girl helyn, last april to be part of a 3 day derby event in kentucky. it was such a great experience, from the moment we arrived to the moment we said good-bye. it was one of those magical times when the people you met, the environment you were in, and the experience itself becomes a lasting memory!
here some of my favs
moments before we went inside churchill downs…
the (beautiful) horses getting ready for the races…
the famous roses…
…absolutely adore this image. (the oaks day)
part of our great crew… (it looks like it, but lisa and frank were not posing for the picture)
being admitted to our SUITE!!!!!!!
once we there, we were treated like royalty …
time to pick our horses. this was very fun, my hubby (not in the picture) got really good at it 
. i learned a little bit too.
and then, time to bet…
OH and the hats, i had SO much fun checking out all the hats….
and my favorite hat was….
the walking of the roses, right before the run. a very emotional moment
the most anticipated moment, the derby run
mine is the one on the left …
and the best part of it, THE CELEBRATION, you can tell who made some money that day , LOL!!!
our incredible hosts allyn and helyn…
and lastly, the BIG WINNERS, this pretty lady, marty, took home the biggest prize of the group…
even the wells took some extra cash home
to all of you that were with us that day, send me your email addresses so i can send you the slideshow with the rest of the pictures, including the ones of the farms…
good bye…
love
aris
