1. Magee's Bakery - My first birthday cake came from this shop and I've had several since. Chocolate cake and butter creme icing.....TO.DIE.FOR. My brother actually got me a cake from there last birthday....such a sweetheart :)
2. Hall's on the River - home of beer cheese! I don't' know if you have a clue what it is, but beer cheese has been a staple in my life since I was an infant. It's a spread that can be put on anything, but my favorites are to top plain saltine crackers and also in a bowl of chili with some jalapenos!
3. Nothing goes better with beer cheese than an ice cold Ale 8. O.M.G. I can't explain it. You either love it or hate it. The closest thing I can compare it to is ginger ale, but soooo much better. Outsiders say its somewhat like swamp water.....I promise its not that bad!! You'll have to try it to trust me :) And if you do, make sure its in a long neck glass bottle!!!
4. Keeneland - This place is magical! They have races two times a year, fall and spring. Fall meets are perfect because its right when the weather starts to change....the leaves are changing colors and there's a little crisp in the air. Amazing. Spring meets are the beginning of summer. Right before spring break (if you're in college), the weather is starting to warm up and its a great time to wear a cute spring dress. The atmosphere is like no other.....you have to check it out!!
5. Anything UK - Being raised by UK graduates and being a UK graduate myself, I can't help but say that I bleed blue. I was raised tailgating at football games...no not the kind of tailgating that happens in college. Fall football ranks up there with fall meet at the horse track. It just makes me smile!!
What do you love about your home state? About where you grew up? Hope you're having a great week!
thats fun!! I think I might do a similar post (I'll link back to you if I do)!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry that you are missiing home so much . .
ReplyDeleteThere is one restaurant where I went to collegethat my husband and I miss so much. Every time we go home we talk about driving the 8 hours round trip just for lunch.
sigh.
I'm orginally from KY and I like Ale 8 too! It is true that you either love it or you hate!
ReplyDeleteare you going to get to come back for keeneland this fall?? i don't see how everyone loves Ale8, i think it is so gross!!
ReplyDeleteI have lived in Vegas my whole life and I moved to a small town in California for a year. I wanted to die. I missed everything being 24 hours!! haha That sounds awful, but seriously, you get so used to it. =)
ReplyDeleteSo I'm from Florida, and most of my family is from Bowling Green. We go up there quite often, and my cousin tried to sell me on Ale 8. EW! lol.. She said the same thing though, "you either love it, or you hate it!"
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