... opportunity to develop an appreciation for life in the Bluegrass State. We lived in Louisville, stayed in a quaint little neighborhood in a Cape Cod style home on Hoock Avenue.

We enjoyed the Derby and Octoberfest annually and became bigger fans of the game of basketball living amongst the brethren when Denny Crum and Rick Pitino were at opposition from west to east.

It's no joke that basketball is king throughout the state. Indiana fans, Louisville, fans and UK fans bicker all year until their teams lace 'em up and duke it out on the hardwood. The basketball rivalries are fun and intense. Louisville is a nice town, gateway to the Midwest.

But when football season came, Ginny and I would trek to Lexington to watch SEC styl...

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