First celebrity sighting

Tonight DG and Meg invited me to a party opening the new Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams furniture store. The dress code was "dress to be seen," which is in contrast to what I have been wearing whilest unpacking this week.

We drove to this party filled with beautiful people in Meg's convertible...this was the kind of event I thought I was giving up when I left Chicago and my ongoing supply of press passes. Of course, those parties didn't have models hanging around in the beds in the showroom. Nor did they have Nobel Prize winners. Yep. That's right. Al and Tipper were there. Sipping light-colored drinks (wouldn't want to spill red wine on the furniture).

Meg wanted to introduce me to a friend of hers who lives in the neighborhood. She did and he introduced me to his partner...who was Gary's college roommate. We had a long chat about restaurants, dogs, Jenn, Gary and Tom the Hot R.A.

I think I was more surprised to run into someone I knew than to see Al Gore on my first day out.

Day Two

This morning the fog was so thick on the river you couldn't see to the street. I felt like I was in a fairy tale forest.

The sun came out and the movers arrived with the rest of my stuff. Thus, I ended my week-long experiment of not yelling at anyone. A bunch of stuff on the truck was broken. And, the electric company came to turn off the power (uh, no, you were supposed to turn it ON). And, the wireless stopped working (I have since fixed it). In short, a typical moving day. But still a really good day.

Doris, the neighbor who brought pizza, came by today again. Offered to get me lunch...I told her I had eaten. I did not tell her it was the Halloween candy I bought for trick-or-treaters. She's actually selling her cute house across the street, in case anyone wants to come join me (MLS # 911179).

Now I'm trying to write for tomorrow's deadline rather than fix things up. See? Just like home.

First Day on Moss Rose Drive

In my first 24 hours in Nashville, I:
1. Ate breakfast at Pancake Pantry (only of interest to Vanderbilt grads. And, btw, Jenn, they now sell t-shirts. But I think it is still okay to eat there).
2. Paid $2.74 a gallon for gas.
3. Saw the General Jackson sail past my house all light up pretty. Twice. (see photo above and use your imagination)
4. Had a neighbor come by and bring me pizza, cinnamon sticks, soda and water for dinner. *Vegetarian* pizza so I did not have to worry about dinner while moving in. (Marked difference from the conversations I was having with my former neighbors a week ago.)
5. Watched the dogs wrestle, play and run laps inside the big, new house.
6. Saw a moon river from my deck.
7. Ate leftovers from Ellen's party.
8. Got pretty monogrammed Crane stationery as a gift.

Other than that, a pretty standard moving day...some things are here (mattress), some are not (sheets, dog bowls). The movers showed up early, so we closed early so they could get started. Internet, wireless and phone are up and working, but the rest of the house is pretty much not yet working. Not sure how I am going to get the office set up. And, there is a TON of cosmetic work I want to do here. But, I could not be happier.