there are some days that just stand out amongst all the rest. for me, those kind of days usually involve some kind of fun adventure, a relaxed atmosphere and the right mix of people. today we had that in spades (minus one important person). the stars aligned for me and the kids to meet dad, jennie, heather, danny and stella at keeneland for a beautiful day of horse racing. unfortunately, kevin just returned from wisconsin yesterday and had to be in the office today for meetings. so the kids and i packed up and headed south. i haven't been to keeneland in at least 13 years, so it was exciting for me, and i was equally excited for the kids. dad and jennie secured a place for all of us right against the railing near the winner's circle, so the kids had a front row seat and even got to pet some horses. brooke, gavin and stella had a great time with bar bar and gigi and loved every minute of the experience. brooke was determined to win enough money to buy a new lalaloopsy doll. bar bar and gigi were nice enough to pick a race where they bet $10 to win on every horse in the race. brooke kept asking what number horse we wanted to win. gigi and i just smiled and told her not to worry. she was guaranteed a winner :) lucky for us, the long shot won and bar bar and gigi made money on the bet and brooke got her money for a new doll. race after race, we bet on our favorite horses and did our best to cheer them on to victory. i didn't have a winning ticket all day, but that didn't matter. i won just by being there.
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