September 12, 2008

In 1985, we moved from Kentucky to Florida. Now we are back to see this great state and visit with old friends. It sure is fantastic to see friends that you haven’t seen in many years. Today we spend time with Mutt & Betty Howard, our neighbors when we lived in Lexington. It was fun reminiscing about all the things our families did and trips we took together. Today they took us for a tour of the area to see the many changes in the last twenty-three years. Like most places, Lexington has grown out into the rural areas we remembered. The names of the streets are the same but very little looked the same as when we lived here. I’m glad we had someone to guide us. We would have been lost many times navigating on our own.

We stopped at Fayette Mall where I used to work. Like Lexington, the mall has greatly expanded. We had a light lunch in the food court and then the guys watched as the girls did a little shopping. Betty took us to some of her favorite stores.

Char found two blouses at Macy’s that were outstanding buys.

We had a pleasant treat for dinner this evening. We drove to Ravenna, Ky. to Michael’s for a wonderful country buffet. The food was great and plentiful and the deserts were terrific. Char and I had never had “butter roll” for desert before. It looks simple to make and tastes delicious. This is a desert you want the recipe for or want to live close by the restaurant so you can have it often.