So like two weeks ago, I made a very impromptu decision to fly to Kentucky for a weekend. Why you ask? Because one of my best friends had an extra ticket to see Taylor Swift, and what kind of friend would I be if I let her go alone?! I legit bought my plane ticket 6 days before the concert and didn’t get any sleep that Friday night because 1. I have a hard time saying no to friends who want to go out and 2. because I had to be at the airport at 4am to catch my flight. I spent a total of 36 hours in the wonderful state of Kentucky (never thought I’d ever say that) but we packed so much into a short time and it had to be one of my favorite weekends ever.
So here’s a little back story; Here’s my little brother and Emily at our senior prom FOUR YEARS AGO. Emily and I became friends our freshman year even though she was way cooler than I was. We played field hockey and had three classes where we sat right next to each other because our last names both start with “M”. She went to college in Ohio but is doing this fancy graduate program in Louisville, KY and just moved down there. It’s actually pretty amazing we’re still friends after EIGHT YEARS and I am so thankful to still have this hilarious, sweet, generous and fun person in my life.
leaving BWI at sunrise on Saturday morning
quick plane switch in Charlotte
made it just in time for a classic southern breakfast
we passed this house that has thousands of collector items it was INSANE
so this is Bourbon Punch and omg it was literally so delicious. I didn’t think I liked bourbon that much…but here we are
carb overload in the best way
The south is literally so adorable ITS IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART
You might remember my Halloween costume where I made the really ugly tiger. Well turns out the real sequin tiger arrived 2 days after Halloween and I didn’t want a good $11.99 to go to waste so I made this giant t-shirt dress. I love dressing up for Taylor Swift shows.
We were literally in the second to last row at the very top of the stadium so we could see EVERYTHING but we joked that no matter where you were in Louisville, you could always see our seats too
Disclaimer: IT WAS LITERALLY SO HOT AT THIS CONCERT. Kentucky was literally going through a heat wave. Even Taylor Swift was like “Wow Louisville, it is so hot here but we’re in this together”. Emily and I were sweating so bad the entire time but it was so worth it.
our light up bracelets only worked half the time lol. we think because we were so high up.
Taylor puts on such an incredible show! I was literally in tears when she walked out on stage. If you have the chance to see her, do it!
doing the ol’ loop-de-loop around Mainstreet
I TOOK A LOUISVILLE SLUGGAR TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS
cue Emily looking like a bratty child because I wanted to get a picture of her in front of the giant Louisville Slugger for the scrapbook
Pretty sure that’s Indiana over that bridge
Lavender Lemonade when its 95 degrees outside was definitely the move
Shots of Bourbon at 3pm because KENTUCKY
someone explain to me why I like Kentucky Bourbon….
Kentucky’s founding father
its a bourbon slushie and it was so delicious and also a good pre-flight pick-me-up.
Shoutout to this beautiful ray of sunshine for hosting me, treating me, not laughing at me when I cried over Taylor Swift and being such an amazing friend. I’m so thankful to have her in my life even though we’re “adults” now and not tiny little high school freshmen who used to say LOLZ HASHTAG AWK.
Don’t ask me why, but there was a time when I literally SWORE I would never go to Kentucky. My friends used to joke that if I ever went on a cross country road trip, I would only make it to 49 states. But this ended up being one of my favorite trips I’ve ever been on. I don’t think Emily and I stopped laughing the entire time and Louisville is such a charming city. It wasn’t too big but there was so much to do even during a heat wave. The food everywhere is so good, bourbon is THE BOMB and I am so happy I got to see Emily and my girl T-Swift again! I’m seeing the Reputation tour twice this week (because I work 40 hours a week and have no self control with my paycheck) but seeing this show with Emily was such a cool experience because we used to listen to Fearless and Speak Now together in high school. I would recommend visiting Louisville to anybody but its better if you have an Emily or a Taylor Swift to go see while you’re there.
Here’s what I wore during my adventures in Louisville!
Ever been to Louisville? Seeing Taylor Swift on her Reputation Stadium Tour soon? Comment below!
Thanks for reading! xx