Being away from Chicago where we once all lived makes me feel out of sorts with our family line sometimes but coming together, however brief, am able to find that things really aren't that different. We change. We grow up. We make decisions that take us down different paths. But we always remain family. We are still very alike in so many ways.
When Laura Benda came to visit Memorial Day weekend, we had so much fun catching up and sharing family stories from over the years. I remember when Laura was only two and had a huge crush on my brother "Stan". Many years later, and much older now, we share many similar characteristics, everything from migraines to the mommy terminology we use with our beagle pups.
We managed to visit many places in our brief few days even despite my being bed-ridden on her full first day in town (due to a debilitating migraine...ugh)! My goal was to show her as much of Nashville as I could while she was in town, and help in any way while she considers making a move out here after graduation.
We visited (in order):
- Bellevue area (and had dinner there with my roommate, Stephanie)
- drove back through Belle Meade area
- Laura took solo trip to Hendersonville area
- Laura took solo trip to Local Taco in Sylvan Park with “hippie” sightings
- Jackson’s Bar & Bistro in Hillsboro Village
- Fido in Hillsboro Village
- drove through Vandy/Belmont area
- Sounds game at Greer Stadium
- drove through downtown area
- Dan McGuinness Pub in Demonbreun with friends
- Marche Artisan Foods in East Nashville
- Las Paletas in 12th South/Waverly area
- drove through Crieve Hall
- drove through Brentwood/Franklin
- Amerigos in Cool Springs
- Maggie Moos on West End
- Dose for farewell breakfast and coffee
Favorite places we didn’t get to that will have to be on the next visit:
- Crema (though she did get to try the famous Drew's Brews at Marche)
- City House in Germantown
- Burger Up in 12th South/Waverly (that I was hoping we could try out...but the line was too long)
- Centennial Dog Park and Walking around Centennial
- Robert’s Western World on Broadway for Honkey Tonking (on her list to do)
- The Grilled Cheeserie truck
- Bobby's Dairy Dip
- Bread and Company
- Nearby hiking trails
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