The last week of life has been a bit of a blur. I am not really sure what the day of the week is, date or time. I keep having to look at my cell to remind me of these basic facts of life.
To summarize the last seven days, Tuesday of last week (exactly one week ago) I made the big leap of moving to Nashville. As many of you know this move has been a long time coming. I have probably been planning/saving money to do this for about 9 months now. The emotions I experienced driving down I-24 West last Tuesday can be described in three words: overwhelmed, excited and most of all a sensation that my world was about to become totally different. Brett (sister's boyfriend) helped me move all of my furniture with his truck which helped so much! I was so grateful not to have to spend tons of money on a Uhaul. I am living in the 2nd story of a house in East Nashville. I share the 2 bedroom loft apt. with my friend Lauren and there are 3 guys that live in the bottom floor below us. They are all in a hardcore band which I find kind of amusing. They are super sweet guys though and I think we will spend a lot of time this summer with them whether it's going out for sushi or sipping a beer on the front porch. I am glad to have neighbors that don't seem really sketch (which could very easily be the case in East Nashville)! Our house is less than 10 minutes from downtown which is super fun! I can not wait to check out some of the treasures downtown including the library (http://www.library.nashville.org/) and Gigi's Cupcakes (http://www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/).
Last Wednesday I drove to Cleveland and met up with my cousin Katie (who lives in Knoxville). We drove down to Atlanta with my friend Kristin M. to see The National at The Tabernacle. It was a super fun show and I actually got to meet the band (which I don't think I've done since high school). They were super nice guys and we had a really good time. Seeing them live was something I've wanted to do for the past 2 years so it was nice to have a little dream come true. :-)
On Thursday I drove back to Nashville and spent my 2nd night in the new place...Lauren and I hung out on the porch with our housemates for a couple of hours which was nice. Lyle, Brandon and J.P. are really funny and down to earth guys. It is nice to hang out with people who are not super pretentious...
Friday morning Lauren drove me to the airport (which is 15 minutes from our house) and I caught my 4 hour and 10 minute flight to Ontario, California. I had a non-stop flight which was super nice! My friend Jeannie picked me up at the airport and we drove straight to In-N-Out which was AMAZING. I hadn't been there in almost 2 years so my burger, fries and vanilla shake tasted better than ever. I actually have been there twice already even though I have only been out here for 4 days. Oh well...I can watch calories when I get home! ;-)
There is a lot more that I have been up to in the last few days but that is all I am going to share for now...Stay tuned for more trip details.
-amanda diane
