Weekend Thoughts for 12/20/09

We've been in Murray for about a week now, and we've just begun to explore.

• There is no Starbucks here. Which is excellent. Fidalgo Bay Coffee is better. The locals all swear by it, to the point where they actually have a setup in the hospital Brynn's working at.
• Hardee's IS NOT the same as Carl's Jr. It was truly disappointing when we went in and found no Western Bacon Cheeseburger to order. A Thickburger is not the same thing. Period.
• They are not kidding about Southern Hospitality. Everyone we have met has been extremely nice and welcoming. 
• The city, while highly intertwined with the university, almost has a feel like the college is hardly there. It remains to be seen if this is related to the fact that they are not in session right now.
• We are less than 20 minutes to Tennessee, we found. And we've even had wine in Tennessee as well already.
• If I haven't mentioned it before, Murray is situated in a dry county. That means only alcohol can be served at restaurants larger than 100 seating capacity, in this case.
• As a result of being a dry county, when you cross into Tennessee, and the non-dry county that is the first over the border, they know you can't get alcohol in Kentucky, and advertise that they are the first stop for alcohol on that side of the line.

We are both looking forward to being home next week for Christmas, and spending time with our family and friends back home.