thoughts on southern living...

well i am now a resident of franklin, tennessee. who knew this is where i would end up? well i am here and let's review the exciting adventures of nicole in her new land of nashville...
the drive
well the drive... the i-40 was long and long and long. i am not a fan of amarillo, texas and the one lesson i learned from it all... if you are booking a hotel at a best western always pay the $84 don't ever go for the $54 option... the $30 is very worth it :) it was good to spend time with dad though and i must say the highlight of the trip was our visit to the clinton presidential library in little rock, arkansas. very inspiring. i wish bill could be the dictator of the us :) hehe. but on monday november 21st we arrived in tennessee!
the first week
the first week was crazy busy, as any first week would be when moving across the country. i met the roommates who are super cool (i know karina is reading this...) hehehe. but they really are nice, they've helped me navigate this foreign land and somehow i am able to find my way back every day! i took my dad to the airport and bid farewell :( i also got a part time job at a very high end store and in my first week there both donna summer and faith hill came in. but there was a low point to my week. on saturday, november 26th, just five days into my new life in franklin i was driving and out of nowhere this deer comes and i hit it with my car. i killed a deer and got a huge dent in my car... sad times. let us take a moment of silence for that poor deer...
the second week
the second week was an improvement as i began to understand where everything was. but i have developed a phobia. the fear of driving in the dark! because of the events of the previous week with the deer, i am horrified to drive at night! but i have managed to make it out past dusk (since the sun sets at like 4:30pm) a few times. there was some talk of snow but it never happened and... IT IS SOOO COLD HERE. it is cold in california some times but then you can always count on the next day to be warm, not here... it's a constant stream of COLD. so i bought a new jacket :)
the present week
up i started week 3 yesterday and so far so good. i did get lost driving around downtown today to find a club to see a band, but it didn't work out... this may be a good thing as a source has told me that "you can get an std just walking into that club" sooo, i will hold out on going to a show until next week :) i did start an experiment today... i posted an ad to potentially find some friends (i know this sounds desperate, but it's not like college where i can find a friend by walking up dorm row) and well, the responses have been very interesting... i will probably write a blog solely on my findings from my posted ad...
upcoming events
well the end of the year is coming (and so is my 22nd bday, cough*cough 2 weeks!!!) and next week i will be seeing underoath with as cities burn (to benefit invisible children!!!) and a couple weeks after i will be going to chicago to see my good friend kendra. sooooo things are getting better and i am slowly finding my place in this strange land... tomorrow i will find out the cost of my damages to my car... so pray for me :)

that is the middle-tennessee update from the perspective of a native californian... expect many more updates!