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…
fountain films on friday.
Lexington just keeps getting cooler. The Downtown Lexington Corporation started an outdoor movie series, “Fountain Films on Friday”, where they show movies on an inflatable screen in Triangle Park. It’s awesome. We went to the first movie last Friday night. The fountains in Triangle Park were dyed pink (well, they were accidentally dyed a little…
gratz park treasure sale.
Living downtown, we’re pretty close to a lot of really cool things. Lots of restaurants, galleries, historic homes, etc. One of my absolute favorite places in Lexington is Gratz Park, which is just around the corner from our house. It’s basically a little park surrounded by beautiful historic homes that I love to daydream about….
food, friends, and flicks.
Happy Friday, folks! There’s really nothing better than the sweet freedom of a Friday afternoon. On my drive home from work on this particular Friday, I spotted something odd. Food trucks. In Lexington. I was overcome with excitement. As soon as I walked in the door, I told Eric that we needed to go on…
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…
a weekend of celebration.
Oh, hey there, blog. I’m afraid I’ve neglected you lately. I’ll blame our busy work schedules and the fact that we are trying to soak up as much time with our pals as possible this spring. It has been glorious, if not exhausting. I guess that when life is happening, the blog isn’t. Anywho, here’s…
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
my favorite things about spring.
Birthdays. Both Eric and I have spring birthdays. I dig the celebrating. Warm weather. Seriously, bring it on, spring. I love walking outside and not immediately getting chill bumps. Daylight. We just keep getting more and more of it. Dining outside. We ate our first outdoor breakfast a couple of weeks ago. We wore shorts….
date night.
Last night was date night for the Ringers. I think this was the first weekend we haven’t been out of town since early December, so we were pretty excited to get to spend time in Lexington, rather than driving around the state. We’ve recently compiled a list of restaurants to try in Lexington, and Butt…
the campbells visit kentucky.
A few days ago, we were blessed with the opportunity to host one of my very favorite couples in the whole world, the Campbells. Becca and I met while working as camp counselors in Washington way back in 2008. Since then, we’ve kept in touch through extensive facebook messages (thanks, Mark Zuckerberg), phone calls, and…
thanksgiving break (and the big Christmas theme reveal).
Well, it seems that Thanksgiving has already come and gone. Isn’t it crazy how quickly that happens? I’m a little sad that December is about to begin. As much as I LOVE Christmas, I am growing increasingly tired of cold weather, which does not bode well for the upcoming season of snow and ice (or…
pumpkin cupcakes.
Lexington just got way cooler. The city opened an outdoor ice rink last weekend in Triangle Park. Of course, it was 65 degrees on Saturday, but that didn’t keep us from testing out the rink with our pals, Sarah and Carlo! I think I was just so excited about the skating rink that I wasn’t…
oh, what a day.
Some days seem to last forever. Unfortunately, it’s never the super fun, relaxing days that drag on and on. It’s always the days when I’m exhausted, it’s too cold to play outside, and the kids just want to throw food on the floor. That was yesterday. After a long day of trying to keep a…
wallace station.
Goodness, gracious! I didn’t realize that it had been so long since we had done anything worthy of blogging! I’m afraid that the past few weeks have been spent working, sleeping, and catching one cold after another. And although I know everyone loves a good sneeze count, I just couldn’t convince myself that our illnesses…