Our town

Funny how you can live in a place and know so little about what it has to offer. Maybe its the spring weather or maybe its being a parent to an adventerous little wolverine that has found us wandering outside of our Lexington "comfort" zone. We decided to make a day of it and explore some of those things that make our city a unique and interesting place to live. Dont we owe ourselves that.....heck, dont we owe the wolverine that since this is "his hometown". So here we go....

Last night we started things off with our favorite Mexican eating establishment El Toro Cantina & Grill. We had a big group that included 2 children and 5 babies. After dinner the daddys took the little ones homes and left the mommys to spend some much needed quality time at the bar. It was a blast and i for one really needed the girl talk. I hope this is the beginning of at least a monthly get together.

This morning me, the hubby, and the wolverine got up and went downtown to the farmers market where we milled around for awhile and bought some peach jam from the Three Toads Farm for my moms birthday. Its a little pricey at $6 for 8 oz. but is is DELICIOUS. We then bought some wonderful smelling homemade soap for the mother in law from HerbNRenewal. The hubby bought some smoked ham for breakfast tomorrow from .

Next stop was The Lexington Cemetary . I had never been before and didnt even know it existed until i opened up my Southern Living magazine this month and saw an article on it. Evidently its one of the premiere cemetery gardens in the U.S. It was really beautiful. Full of gorgeous flowers and trees and cool old headstones and mausoleums. There were several funerals going on so we drove around a bit, used there restrooms, and were gone. It did get us to thinking about how the two of us would like to go out. And the cemetary website led me on an info extravaganza as far as options go. I still like cremation. And the hubby likes a mix of cremation with a "final" resting place that family and friends can visit. I thought this would really be cool and a nice way to literally become one with the ocean.

Then it was off to Equus Run Vineyards for their 8th anniversary celebration. We traded off watching the wolverine so we could both do the wine tasting. The hubby purchased a nice cabernet . The wolverine really enjoyed getting to run through the fields of grapes and frolic on the grounds. The two of us even found a nice secluded, quiet spot in a gazebo to nurse. It was so peaceful...you could hear the birds singing and we just relaxed for a bit. Then it was back to running and finding rocks to try and put in his mouth. This place will great for summer picnics.

We then headed back into town to the Garden Cafe at Flag Fork Heb Farm for lunch. Its in a quaint old bungalow house full of antiques, art, and knickknacks. Its very small ..only seating about 50. The hubby was apprehensive at first thinking it was going to be too "girly". But once he tasted our beer cheese appetizer he settled down. I had a cup of dark chocolate raspberry decaf that was heavenly. I so rarely get to enjoy a hot cup of coffee. Our entrees were delicious. I had the asparagus,swiss,mushroom quiche with fresh fruit and pumpkin bread. And the hubby had a country ham sandwich with tomato bisque rosemary soup and fresh fruit. YUMMY. We topped it off with a major indulgence.....the lemon crusted yellow pound cake...ooh la la..it was still warm AND the chocolate raspberry cheesecake....WWHOOOEEEE!!!! Afterwards we walked around out back in the herb gardens.

After this we headed back to the casa for naptime. The wolverine was wiped and slept like an angel while i caught up on email and the hubby played hoops with a buddy. Then for dinner we packed up a picnic and headed over to the arboretum. It was overcast and cool. It was babies first real picnic and think he got a real kick out of it plus he got to run around outside again. The arboretum is just the best place and we are lucky to have it.

then it was home again. After the baby went to sleep we settled in to watch some t.v.! Now we dont get to do this often so perhaps we had just forgotten what a wasteland saturday night tv was. We eneded up watching ANCHORS AWAY....an old movie with Gene Kelley and Frank Sinatra. If you have never had the pleasure i feel sorry for you....they just DONT make movies like that anymore........*if youve seen it you know why. Interesting tidbit....Dean Stockwell is the little boy who wants to join the navy.....yes honey THAT Dean from Quantum Leap.

What a day.
I think we may have to start doing this every Saturday. Its like treasure hunting in your own backyard. I call it our perfect day in Lexington.

Toro Toro Toro.......

Tonight a large group of mommys, daddys, and babys will be converging at El Toro which has become our center of the universe. We are meeting at 5:30 so come on out if your in the mood for salsa, tequila, and babytalk. The babies wont be allowed to drink though.....