tdalbey

ziz

I noticed you are from Indiana also! Whereabouts are you from???

tdalbey21

I am on the far West side of the state. Right on the Illinois border. About 1 1/2 hours from Indy. Very small town! You have probably never even heard of it. How about you??

chelseybelle

I am from Indiana too girls!  I am a transplant from KY, moved here after I got married.

ziz

My hometown is actually a mile off the stateline of Illinois but Northwest. I live in Lafayette though. My hometown is about 45mins from Lafayettte. Im sure I have never heard of it either:)?

ziz

chelseybelle:

I am from Indiana too girls!? I am a transplant from KY, moved here after I got married.

?Where do you live???

tdalbey21

Chelsey-Where in Indiana? Ziz-What's the name? I am only about 3 miles from Illinois and more Northern. I know exactly where Lafayette is. My DH's grandpa was from there and he still has lots of family there!

chelseybelle

I am far south, about 30 or so minutes outside Louisville.  I live in a teeny town too...seems the norm for Indiana

ziz

Its called Brook..Have you heard it? What is yours? We are near Sheldon & Watseka IL.?

So are you near Bloomington? I went to IU! And yes small towns are definitely the norm here:)

tdalbey21

I can't say I have heard of it. I live in Dana (home of war journalist Ernie Pyle). It has about 600 people in it. Just a bank, bar, restaurant, post office, and gas station in this town! I love it though and could never live in a big town! Chelsey-Yes, small towns are the norm here!

chelseybelle

I am not near Bloomington...still about a hour away.  I went to University of Louisville for undergrad and am now at IUS (thats IU Southeast) for my Masters (Well, I start in January)

I live in Charlestown...We have quite a few "developments" popping up, but still have the old school town square and all the charm that belongs to it

 

Miller238

i also went to IU.  nice to see a fellow hoosier on here!

ziz

Yep sounds like my town! No stop lights! A gas station, bank, post office, bar & rest. I love going back there which is a lot!

Charlestown kind of sounds familiar but I know Ive never been there. ?

ziz

Miller238:

i also went to IU.? nice to see a fellow hoosier on here!

?I loved IU!!! But now I live in Boiler town?

tdalbey21

Chelsey-Are you anywhere near Nashville? My DH and I LOVE to go down there for a long weekend and stay in a REALLY nice cabin. It's really relaxing. We get a cabin with a hot tub and pond so I can sit in the hot tub and read and DH can fish!

chelseybelle

Well no, there is KY in between us, but its only about 3 hours away.  My sister lives there so we go quite often.  The Opryland Mall makes the 3 hours drive so worth it!

tdalbey21

Chelsey-Actually there is a Nashville, Indiana too. It's close to Bloomington. We actually stay in cabins between Nashville and Bloomington so we can go into Bloomington for dinner. You should check it out! It's a really cute place. Lots of little shops and stuff.

chelseybelle

ha!  I totally misunderstood!  Being originally from Kentucky I just thought you meant TN.  Is that also called Brown County?  My in laws go there every year for their anniversary!  They love it!

tdalbey21

Ha! I totally understand the confusion! Yes, it is Brown County. They also have awesome wine! I love the Cranberry Apple wine they make. Staying in a fancy cabin is about as close as I will get to camping. We are in the middle of nowhere in the woods and I am still able to sleep in a nice cozy bed and sit in a hot tub while DH fishes his heart out. It's a good compromise!

chelseybelle

agreed!  DH is not outdoorsy at all, so I may suggest a girls weekend there with my MIL and do some shopping!  I live her to pieces which is great, so I think that would be fun!  Thanks for the idea!  Kind of sounds a little like Gatlinburg.

tdalbey21

Very similar to Gatlinburg but a lot smaller. (Which I like!)

QCinOct

::butting in:: I used to live in W Lafayette (Boiler up!)

ziz

Boiler up:)

We were suppose to tailgate on Saturday but I got my BFP. I decided I wasnt going to sit out in the cold and be miserable! But PU ran off w/ a huge win!! ?

QCinOct

ziz:

Boiler up:)

We were suppose to tailgate on Saturday but I got my BFP. I decided I wasnt going to sit out in the cold and be miserable! But PU ran off w/ a huge win!!  

I loved going to all the games. I was there when Drew Brees was QB. Good times. I haven't followed Purdue in a while though.

Mainer-in-Texas

I am headed to W. Lafayette today! MH is from there & is a Boilermaker.

ziz

QCinOCt: Ya I used to be huge IU fan but now that Im not there I dont follow it. especially the beaten they got from PU this weekend.

Mainer: Thats crazy! Do you guys stay the whole weekend? We will be at the campus bars (well Harry's) tonight. Everybody thats home for the holidays meet up there. Im so happy I cant drink though because I hate feeling like crap on Thanksgiving day:) ?

ziz

Mainer: Where did your DH go to H. School?

Mainer-in-Texas

He went to Harrison. Graduated in 1996.

We will be there until Sunday. That would be so funny if we ran into each other! All I know is that we are getting a family picture done on Friday, followed by dinner somewhere - so if you see 7 people all dressed the same out on Friday night, that's probably us! 

ziz

Haha thats so funny! Well Ill keep my eyes open for you:) Have a great weekend in W. laf!!?

Mainer-in-Texas

Thanks! You have a great weekend too!