So to my one loyal reader that my post about my day yesterday is so late (you will see why in my post about today - keep you in suspense).
The day was a bit uneventful yesterday. Woke up at 7:30am, said bye to Megan (for the last time!), and then went back to bed until 9am. Really got up, cleaned things up and got ready. Then at 9:30am I went to the park to meet up with my friend Laura Hinkebein from grad school. Laura and her three kids were at the park playing around (aka Laura was tiring them out so they would nap) so I went to help her out and catch up on her life. Laura's kids are 7, 3, and 10 months, and they are all full of energy - she definitely has her hands full! They are fun though, and it was good to see her and say hi.
After saying bye to them, I went back to Megan's, packed up my things, and got on the road to Tennessee. The drive down is pretty straightforward - I-75 to Cincinnati, then I-71 to Louisville, then I-65 to Nashville. I got into Kentucky pretty quickly and was impressed by the scenery - there were green forests and shrubbery on rolling hills as far as the eye could see. I also came across these gems in Kentucky:
- The National Corvette Museum
- Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln (national historic landmark)
- "The Best Flea Market in the World!" (or so the sign on the side of the barn proclaimed)
- the other Bowling Green (KY, as opposed to the one in OH)
Didn't see much of Louisville as I drove around the city - sorry to those of you waiting in anticipation of my description of it. I was surprised how quickly I got to Tennessee after that (even though it looked pretty much the same as Kentucky did for the first part). After a few hours, got to Nashville and then headed southeast to Murfreesboro (about 30 minutes away from Nashville).
The drive from Nashville to Murfreesboro (pronounced "Murphy's-Borrough") was a little intense, as the skies opened and the thunder and lightning started. Recurring theme - I do not like thunder and lightning! Especially when driving in a car in a place I don't know. When I eventually made it to Murfreesboro, half of the city was without power, which made things a little more complicated.
I finally made it to my destination - Middle Tenessee State University, home of the Blue Raiders (that's for you, Uncle Dave) and Amanda Virag. Amanda and I were in grad school together and worked on the same staff our first year at UD. She is currently an Area Coordinator at MTSU and my host for this leg of the trip.
After getting here and settling in, we went in search of some food (which wasn't an easy task as some of the city was still without power - not MTSU thankfully). After trying some too crowded places, we settled on Puelo's, a local Italian place. Pretty good! After that, Amanda took me on a driving tour of campus. There is a bunch of construction going on (new student center, new science center (maybe?), renovations of current residence halls) but the campus overall is pretty (for being a state school built in the 60's, which was mostly a time of utility and function and not aesthetically pleasing buildings - thank you for that fact, History of Higher Education class from grad school).
Came back, chatted for a bit, then headed to bed, as we were both pretty tired (Amanda from working a full day of work, me from driving). I will tell you all about today tomorrow! Happy Saturday,
Joey
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