Cornhuskers

In Lincoln, Nebraska, there is a Cornhuskers football team, a Cornhuskers Bank, and perhaps, most importantly, a Cornhuskers shot. The latter consists of Southern Comfort, cranberry juice and lemonade. Hopefully, I'll be tasting one before we leave.

Lincoln also has an incredible thrift store and boutique shopping scene, as well as a very active running community. Our hotel is within walking distance of a Goodwill, a Family Thrift Center, a radical antique store which tragically was far larger than my attention span, and best of all, a high end consignment shop called The Black Market. I only disclose this delightful bit of information based on the assumption that few of you will ever visit Lincoln, and therefore won't be fighting me for the $10 pair of Guess Jeans. Needless to say, some fabulous purchases were made, and I'm ashamed to say my roommate and I are heading back again today.

As for the running community, I went out this morning for a run and saw herds of people already running, so I naturally decided to follow them. There are two trails that go between two YMCA locations - one is 5 miles, the other is 7 - and the runners ranged in age from 20's to 60's and were all super friendly. The trail I took had some beautiful views of the trees (it's still fall here, but cold), and a "sunken garden" which was really pretty. And the warm glow of the sun just rising on the capital building was lovely.

Our shows - ah,yes! that's why we're here! - today went well, and we've got one more tomorrow. The shows today were back to back, so luckily we discovered a good coffee place called Lincoln Espresso with holiday specials like the Candy Cane Mocha and Pumpkin Pie Latte to get us energized for the second show. The logo is just like Starbucks, but the place definitely has its own vibe which is way hipper.

Off to The Black Market and then some cornhusker shots!!!