Love God, Sweet Tea, and the SEC

 

That’s right folks, it’s football time in the bluegrass. Actually, it’s football time everywhere, which it good since the bluegrass teams aren’t typically that exciting to watch. I love the Wildcats, but let’s be honest…they’ve seen better days. They did get a W today, but really got it handed to them by little brother (WKU) last weekend. Ouch. 

There are a lot of wonderful things about fall – pumpkins, sweaters, cooler weather (eventually), seeing the leaves change, did I mention pumpkin, apple picking, and college football. I love, love, college football. I also enjoy high school football, but it gets a lot less tv air time and is generally less exciting. I do not love pro-football. I just can’t get in to it. 

That said, I have spent my Saturday afternoon doing a whole lot of fall/football season things I love. I made a pumpkin hot chocolate (which I turned into a pumpkin chocolate latte) and tomato bisque soup, put on my UK football jersey, and settled in to watch some college football. Ahh….fall. Side note: Staying inside all day makes it easier to forget that it is nearly 90 outside (not such fall-like weather).

I am feeling better, even though I’m not 100%. My tonsils are still swollen, my throat is still raw, and I’m having a lot of drainage, but the sinus pressure is not as bad. I did a bit of needed housework this morning while the husband headed out to a disc golf tournament. It relieved the guilt of spending a significant portion of the rest of the day staring (and sometimes loudly commentating) at the television. Luckily, my throat isn’t too sore to tell WKU’s QB how terrible he is. How many turnovers? Seriously?! Oh how I hate to see UT get a W…

The Bluegrass Conspiracy

My book club met this week. This month we read The Bluegrass Conspiracy by Sally Denton. 

Honestly I was not a fan of this book, not at all. The story of the book (drugs, love, money, and greed) was juicy and interesting, however the writing was not. One lady in my book club summed it up well in saying that the book read like a police blotter. The story was everywhere and you read the same thing from different vantage points. There were also far too many characters to keep with. I understand that it is a true story and the author (apparently) didn’t want to leave any characters out, no matter how small their role in the story. 

I enjoyed learning more about Lexington’s darker side. It made me question whether or not Lexington has cleaned up its police force since those dark days of drug running. It was also interesting to read about influential people, including those who still live near us today.

Overall, I would say if you are not from Lexington or living in Lexington – skip this book.