Life in Beta

I’ve been trying to write a post about my birthday, but I can’t seem to muster up anything coherent. Suffice to say, it was good. Simple, quiet, and happy.

My friend Mike came to visit. We celebrated with wine and desserts (crème brûlée and pecan cheesecake) at September’s Café. (Their wine menu? Amazing.)

We also played around at Sam Ash for a while. Boy was in his element there…

(Excuse the sound, obviously the video camera wasn’t hooked in to the electronics…)

I love it when friends and family from back home come to visit. It gives me an excuse to do all the Nashville touristy things all over again, even though I’ve lived here for three years. Opryland, the Ryman, Tootsies, etc. etc.

We’re also doing a bunch of things that I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but never had the opportunity: We’re going to the Frist and exploring some of the local art galleries. We’re going to have breakfast at The Pancake Pantry. I think it’s going to be fun.

Basically I’m stretching out the birthday celebrations another week or so. Wahoo!

I thought weather in Erie was crazy. (And it is.)

When I looked at my shoes by the front door on Sunday afternoon, I had to laugh. (And snap this photo.)

Everything from fleece-lined boots to flip-flops. And I’ve worn them all in the last week.

The weather over the weekend was gorgeous. When I went out with my friends Saturday night, I wore a t-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops.

Sunday was even warmer; I think the news said that it got up to 65 degrees. Unfortunately I spent most of the day in the house wrapping up the last bits of cleaning and packing. But it was so sunny and beautiful that I wound up wearing a comfortable jersey-knit sleeveless sundress while I worked.

… Sundresses and flip-flops in February!? I love it. Too bad the forecast shows the temperature dropping again over the next several days. I guess you have to take what you can get this time of year.