Thelma Lou is 6 months old!

 Our girl is six months old!

Time sure has been flying by with this sweet pup, and we cannot believe how much she has grown. The little baby we picked up in June weighed under 9lbs, and we are now around the 33lb mark! (Note to self: It's time to start lifting heavier weights at the gym!)

Life with Thelma Lou has definitely been an active one, which is exactly what we had hoped for. When planning for a new dog, we knew we wanted one that would challenge us and keep us moving as we age. She has done just that, and all three of us are better for it!

Her current favorite snacks are carrots, pumpkin, and banana. And she cannot live without her Woof pupcicle in birthday cake flavor! Talk about a pricey habit to get started on...yikes!

To celebrate her six month birthday, she went on her very first hike - we started her off with an easy and quick trail - Big Sink Trail at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park. She loved it!

She did so well on her first trail, we have quite a few more in the works for the fall and winter months. We have been using the All Trails app and love it!

She also got to visit her first pumpkin patch - which was a little too exciting for her! She picked out a great first pumpkin for herself, and we have it sitting on her food mat by her water dish.

She finished up her pumpkin patch visit by "driving" the pumpkin wagon around the property! 

We are so happy with this girl, and we think she feels the same about us!

We love you Thelma Lou!! Happy Six Months! 

Wallace Station in Midway, Kentucky

 My husband and I travel through Midway, Kentucky many times a year. Which means many times we have come to the intersection of Midway Road (heading north) and Old Frankfort Pike and wondered where turning right would take us. Well one day, we DID turn right, and very quickly stumbled upon Wallace Station Deli & Bakery. Of course we stopped for a bite, and wouldn't you know it, I ordered the Inside Out Hot Brown.

I was taken aback when we walked in, I loved everything about the inside. The outside is beautiful, but the inside was more than I was hoping for. I love old restaurants with a pie case, candy jars, and of course, an Ale-8 fridge. Their counter is also original to the building, which was originally the train depot. Midway was founded in 1838 as a railroad town (the first in Kentucky!), midway between Lexington and Frankfort. There is so much history in this area, and Wallace Station is proof of it!

Look at these floors!

If you aren't from Kentucky, or have never had an Ale-8, please try one. I have lived all over the country and feel like I have seen Ale-8 everywhere I've lived, except for Alaska. It is our state soft drink and it truly is EVERYTHING! It is a religion for some people (my husband, for one!), just like Kentucky basketball. Ale-8 is very serious for Kentuckians! 

(Note: My husband just informed me that our local Cracker Barrel is selling Ale-8 by the bottle in their gift shop, so keep an eye out for it in your area.)

Since their menu is posted on their website, I don't mind sharing the photo I took of it.

And here is my Inside Out Hot Brown SANDWICH, which was absolutely amazing, and so far, in my TOP 3 hot browns I've tried. On this visit we ate outside on the patio and enjoyed some beautiful weather.

I have eaten here many times, and give this place FIVE STARS!

More Wallace Station recommendations:

The Big Brown Burger 

Original Wally Burger 

Peanut Butter Pie

Wallace Station is located at 

3854 Old Frankfort Pike

Midway, Kentucky

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