The playlist for today’s drive (thanks to all who contributed music to our ipods prior to the trip): -“Old Tyme Religion” -Hugo -“My Head is an Animal” -Of Monsters and Men -“Torches” -Foster the People -“Some Nights” -Fun We began our drive across America bright and early this morning, leaving Lexington early enough both to…
going away. way away.
The journey to Oregon begins tomorrow (or today, by the time you’re reading this). Crazy. Absolutely crazy. Our absolutely wonderful small group threw us a going away party last Sunday. They may be some of the best party throwers around. It was Oregon themed, with blue and yellow decorations (apparently Oregon’s state flag is blue…
a few weeks of friends and family.
We’re moving to Oregon in less than a week. As in, on Saturday. This Saturday. I’m still trying to let that sink in. In an attempt to prepare ourselves for the big move, we’ve been trying to get as many friends and family together as possible. I think we’ve been pretty successful. A few weeks…
an olympic party.
It’s Olympic season! I must say that Olympic season is the greatest season of all (well, second to Christmas, I suppose). It’s a season to celebrate the triumph of the human body. It’s a season for the whole world to come together to enjoy competition. It’s a season to cry at inspirational Olympic commercials. And,…
what we’ll miss about lexington (round 2).
I suppose a better title for this post would be “What we’ll miss about Louisville,” as none of the people involved in this post actually live in Lexington. But I guess one of the things we’ll miss about Lexington is the proximity of Lexington to Louisville, and therefore the proximity to all of these wonderful…
what we’ll miss about lexington (round 1).
In case you haven’t already heard the big news, we’re moving to Oregon at the end of August. And now that it’s incredibly close to the end of June, August seems to be coming really quickly! Even though we’ve been talking about the possibility of Oregon for over a year, I think it’s going to…
our 3-day summer break.
Three-day weekends are the best thing that ever happened to the work week. After spending the last thousand weekends (only a slight exaggeration) out of town, we finally stayed in Lexington for 3 entire days! It was incredibly marvelous. It really felt like we were on summer break. We didn’t have to wake up to…
sheep and stuff.
I love farm animals. I have no idea why, as I’ve never lived on a farm; nor do I have any interest in any other type of animal. If there’s a chance to see goats, sheep, or llamas, I’m there. So when our pals, Carlo and Sarah (who loves farm animals even more than I…
shrimp tacos.
Happy Monday, folks. I’m pleased to report that the sun is shining on this Monday afternoon in Lexington. After a weekend where I’m not sure the sun even rose, blue skies are a welcome reward, even if they had to come along with the first day of the work week. So let’s jump back to…
it’s a good day to be a wildcat.
What’s better than community and basketball? Community, basketball, and a national championship title. Go Big Blue! -Ally
chocolate strawberry sandwiches.
Confession: I don’t care about professional football. I used to have a big ol’ crush on Tom Brady (way back in high school), but his good looks just can’t hide his not-so-gentlemanly-ways. So once I decided that Tom and I didn’t have a future together, I pretty much stopped having any interest in professional football….
a hodgepodge of news, mostly related to food.
As I begin this post, I should probably give a big thanks to Groupon, without whom we would never eat out. Seriously, Groupon. Thanks for making a night (or morning) out on the town nice and cheap. On Saturday morning we used a Groupon for Great Bagel. One dozen bagels for $4. Awesome. We ended…
thoughts on the new year.
So, I realize that everyone else blogged their ‘New Year’ post a few weeks ago, but January 10th is a better time to reflect on the arrival of 2012 than say, January 11th, right? Right. To celebrate the new year, we have an annual New Year’s Eve Eve party, where friends from home gather at…
traveling.
Eric and I have done our fair share of traveling since getting married last August, starting with our (super awesome) honeymoon to Rosemary Beach, Florida. Since then, we’ve made not one, but TWO trips to Baton Rouge to celebrate wonderful friends and weddings. We’ve traveled to Ohio, Alabama, and Tennessee, visiting family and friends. I…
a very harry potter weekend.
When it comes to Harry Potter, we have this little tradition with two of our best friends at home. Each time a new movie comes out, we have a Harry Potter movie marathon, where we watch all of the previously released movies in a row before going to see the newest one. Obviously, this has…