Fall. The weather is
cooling down from summer, the leaves are changing, and midterm season is upon
us. While a stressful time in the classroom, there are plenty of ways to reward
yourself for a good grade, or to take a break from studying. I love the colors
of the trees and the leaves floating through the breeze on my walks to class.
The beauty of the season is almost too good to be true; so why spend your time
inside studying when you can be outside studying or relaxing outside? UK and
the city of Lexington has plenty to offer during the fall months when the
weather is beautiful, or on a gloomy day when you want to have fun inside.
The UK Opera
Theatre just presented The Phantom of the Opera at the Lexington Opera House. I
must admit, I have never been to an Opera, and I didn’t get to attend this one,
but the reviews were excellent. It is on
my bucket list and hopefully I can attend one of their future productions! http://www.ukoperatheatre.org/
Football season is my favorite time of the year! It is Homecoming Week on campus and
there is lots of Wildcat spirit around.
This Saturday, our Wildcats take on the Georgia Bulldogs. The Wildcats have been improving this season
and are hoping for a win against the Bulldogs!
Go Cats! For more details, check
out UK SAB: http://www.uksab.org/
Big Blue
Madness is always a great time as we anticipate the approaching basketball
season. This is the first practice for
the Men and Women's Basketball team, as well as an introduction of players to
the fans. With anticipation built up from winning the 8th National Championship
this past spring, students and fans were eager to see what the new team will
look like, with hopes of bringing home banner number 9 this year.
October also
means thoroughbred horse racing at Keeneland.
The fall race meet is October 5-27th, and people from all across
Kentucky and the world to watch these horses race, place their bets, and
socialize. Make your way down Versailles Road in Lexington and treat yourself
to a fun day of friendly betting.
A lot of you
may disagree and call me crazy, but Halloween is my favorite holiday. Take the
changing leaves and add those scary decorations and I am a happy girl. Living
in a residential neighborhood in Lexington makes this time even more exciting
for me as I get to buy candy and wait for the arrival of the different heroes,
princesses and little boogie monsters. The record number of trick-or-treaters
last year was 32, so we are hoping to surpass that number this Halloween. If anyone has suggestions on a costume, let
me know!
The cooler
temps also bring the need for coffee or hot chocolate. What UK student wouldn't be
obsessed with Starbucks when we have 4 locations on campus and other
locations throughout the city? There are also lots of local coffee places around the Salted Caramel Mocha, and Pumpkin Spice are just a few of the flavors
that they have to offer. Treat yourself to a delicious hot treat and enjoy the
fall weather.
However you decide to spend your fall, UK and Lexington has lots of great options. I hope to see you out and about enjoying all that this time of year has to offer.
I'll have to admit I didn't like coffee at all before I came to college. I still don't like it that much, but Starbucks does have drinks that are so sweet that you can't even taste coffee! Late nights at the library are often interrupted by a Caramel Frappuccino calling my name! You're right Gabrielle, the fall semester wouldn't be the same without Keeneland, football season, and Big Blue Madness among other events.
ReplyDeleteI swear if it was Fall all year round, the world would be a much happier place. It's simply gorgeous. The colors are beautiful, the weather is nice, and the food is fantastic. Let's face it, everything is better when it's pumpkin flavored (okay that's my totally biased opinion). There is just so much to do this time of year, even if it's as simple as stopping to enjoy the reds and oranges of the leaves. For all of you reading this that have never been on UK's campus or to Keeneland during the Fall, you are missing out on some sights to behold!
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