Nashville is, of course, the music capital and whatnot… but it also happens to be the current home of our very good friend, Austin. Since December, the kids of Canton have been discussing a roadtrip to visit this dear soul, but when it came down to it, only three of us were up for the trip. So, Kyle, Jessica, and I packed up my little car last Friday morning and sang and talked our way through the nine hour drive. Also, let it be known, that I can talk about music and movies for hours. Hours I tell you! Thank God for friends who can do the same. :)

The trip was more friend-focused than actually visiting the city of Nashville. We did, however, get to go to Austin’s favorite hang outs, like the Frothy Monkey, Thai food markets, vintage shops, and even a couple of visits to Cafe Coco (we need a cafe like this in Canton, for sure! Lattes, AND beers! And an outdoor patio!). We made a couple of meals at Austin’s home, and enjoyed a total of four bottles of wine. I chose mine for the label. Of course. ;)

The photography responsibilities of the weekend were split between myself and Kyle. And I’ll be sharing his photos whenever he gives them up. Which is always after an unknown period of time, because this boy is a photo hoarder. Errr… he’s very picky about the photos he shows to the world. Consider it a chaste form of photography, if you will.

Unfortunately, vintage shopping in Nashville is almost four times as expensive as it is here in Northeast Ohio. So I couldn’t bring myself to actually buy anything. But the lady at the particular shop we visited remarked on my bag… which always gives me a complex like the shop keeper thinks I’m going to shop lift or something. I always get stares at my big bag. Oh well. I would never do anything like that, so I always ramble on about the thrift store where I got it, or how it used to be a back pack and I turned it into a side-satchel. You’ll have that, I suppose.

We also visited the local “lookout point” where couples lay intimately across the green hill, or sit stealthily in their cars alongside the road. I felt like I was in a scene straight out of Happy Days, only modernized with SUVs and satellite radio. But check out that view! Just lovely.

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Little messy piles around the apartment, backwards sleep schedules, empty refrigerator, and lots of work to catch up. That’s where I’m at after having returned from a quick weekend trip to Nashville with some friends. I logged in a total of 18 hours driving (9 of which were during when I would normally be sleeping), and sang so much that my voice is still trying to recouperate.

I’ll share some pics from the weekend, but right now I must attend to a to-do list that is a mile long! Gotta catch up!