I grew up in Lafayette, Indiana and lived there for over 20 years. Lafayette is about 60 miles north of Indianapolis and is home of Purdue University! Go Boilers! Growing up with Purdue in my backyard was my favorite thing about my hometown. There was always something to do whether it was a sporting event, shows/concerts or camps..Purdue keeps you busy!
Downtown Lafayette has really grown since I was little. They have done a great job at getting businesses back into downtown along with amazing restaurants. Some of the best places to eat are in downtown. Two of my favorite things to do downtown are to go to the "Gallery Walk" on Friday nights where all the shops stay open late and they have live music and during Halloween to go on "Ghost Tours" of downtown where they tell you all kinds of true stories from Lafayette's past.
Fun Fact about Lafayette: They have the most restaurants per capita than anywhere else in the country.
My new town is Clemson, South Carolina. Lucky for me another college town, home to Clemson University. I have lived here the past three years and love the south. I spend most of my time on campus and attending sporting events. I haven't been to a campus that rivals a football Saturday at Clemson.
Another favorite of mine here in Clemson is it's super small but very cute downtown. I had never seen a downtown that is just one street until I moved here. It has everything from places to eat to high end clothing boutiques.
Fun fact about Clemson is a city of about 12,000 people that grows to over 80,000 on a football Saturday.
Hope you enjoyed taking a peek around where I have lived!
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Just stopping by from Kelly's Korner! I live in Aiken, SC and my entire family are huge Clemson fans! My brother and brother-in-law both went to college there! Hope you have a great weekend! Come check out my blog! www.erinbeck319.blogspot.com
Stopping by from Kelly's Korner to say Boiler Up!! My husband graduated from Purdue and I cherish our memories from West Lafayette!
Your restaurant note surprised me - especially since we live in Dallas now and they claim to have the most restaurants per capita. I googled it to see and San Francisco is making the claim too! Hmm...wonder if we're in a 3-way tie? :)
I'm from IN too :) Although, I'd have to claim myself as a IU fan not PU fan ;)
I'm no longer in SC, but my family still lives there, and EVERYONE but me has attened/attends Clemson. Seriously. My grandfather, great-uncle, both my parents, my brother, and four of my cousins. I LOVE the downtown -- my brother tells me there's a great new ice cream place there -- the Jumping Bean? And, how can you top the 20 most exciting seconds in college football!?
I'm stopping by from Kelly's Korner as well.
My aunt and uncle live in Clemson...actually in a little town called Seneca. They have lived there for 25+ years and love it! My cousins live and breath Clemson football!!
Stopping by from Kelly's Korner... I lived in Lafayette while going to Purdue and loved it!! (moved in 08') Downtown was just a walk away.
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