random bits of awesome
so two weeks ago my friend sent me an email telling me that do to his laziness, lack of paying attention to detail, and poverty, he had a free flight voucher that he could not use which he wished to bestow upon me so i could go hang out with in nashville. which is what i did this weekend. and damned if i didn't need that.
the first night was a bust as some rancid veggie pizza had be curled in a ball on the upstairs bathroom floor trying not to explode.
however the second night/first day was quiet delightful. we woke up and went to monells (by far the greatest restaurant possible) where we sat with two rather big southern women and dined on the sunday meal - fried chicken, pulled pork, ribs, corn pudding, mashed potatoes, biscuits, corn bread, mac and cheese, green beans, breakfast casserole, cucumber salad, pea salad, potatoe salad, baked apples, sweet tea, fruit tea, and some stuff i think i forgot about. then, we went to bicentennial park to walk off the ten pounds we had gained. word to the wise - do not attempt to walk off southern food in 92 degree heat with direct sun at noon. just don't. once the full sick feeling had subsided we decided to be masochistic and get paletas. rose petal was delicious. mexican popsickle time was followed by going to see the animation show 4 at the belcourt theatre. i had a vodka tonic and watched cartoon vignettes about undertakers and such. then we ate some dinner and timmy subsequently taught me how to ride a bike again. we concluded the evening hanging out on the porch until late o' clock.
the third day was kyla day. lunch at rosepeppar, tv on the couch with pashi, and lots of poking, both in person and via the internets. then my wonderful friend erik whisked me away to the airport and in the blink of an eye i was back in the cleve. sigh.
dear nashville,
thank you for letting me come back. i wish i had stayed longer.
love,
melanie
the first night was a bust as some rancid veggie pizza had be curled in a ball on the upstairs bathroom floor trying not to explode.
however the second night/first day was quiet delightful. we woke up and went to monells (by far the greatest restaurant possible) where we sat with two rather big southern women and dined on the sunday meal - fried chicken, pulled pork, ribs, corn pudding, mashed potatoes, biscuits, corn bread, mac and cheese, green beans, breakfast casserole, cucumber salad, pea salad, potatoe salad, baked apples, sweet tea, fruit tea, and some stuff i think i forgot about. then, we went to bicentennial park to walk off the ten pounds we had gained. word to the wise - do not attempt to walk off southern food in 92 degree heat with direct sun at noon. just don't. once the full sick feeling had subsided we decided to be masochistic and get paletas. rose petal was delicious. mexican popsickle time was followed by going to see the animation show 4 at the belcourt theatre. i had a vodka tonic and watched cartoon vignettes about undertakers and such. then we ate some dinner and timmy subsequently taught me how to ride a bike again. we concluded the evening hanging out on the porch until late o' clock.
the third day was kyla day. lunch at rosepeppar, tv on the couch with pashi, and lots of poking, both in person and via the internets. then my wonderful friend erik whisked me away to the airport and in the blink of an eye i was back in the cleve. sigh.
dear nashville,
thank you for letting me come back. i wish i had stayed longer.
love,
melanie