Nashville, TN

So, here I am in Nashville, TN visiting my pal Erica (http://thewanderingyellow.tumblr.com/). She's been here all summer working for a talent artist representative management company for her internship. Since she needed some help moving back her stuff to Virginia, I decided to visit for a mini-vacation and get out of VA.Yesterday, we actually ran into a bunch of car trouble with Erica's vehicle. We went in for an oil change and instead had over $800 in issues with her car (from brake pads to tire bearings)! So after three hours of sitting in the waiting area (while watching Jerry Springer and Maury -- DNA Testing results! Yes!), we finally got her car back and functional.

Last night, we visited a restaurant called Jackson's that has cookie dough egg rolls. We tried the dessert (and I tried some tacos del mar - yummy!) and hung with her friend Daniel. It was nice to see a little bit of the area and to observe the people who lived in Nashville.

After being exhausted from driving yesterday and seeing some of the sights, we both went to sleep very easily. Thankfully we went to sleep early, because we had an 8:15am wake up call this morning to visit Pancake Pantry (apparently it's a big touristy spot and celebrities go there).

Above, you see the line out of the door - We only waited about 15 minutes (and we were at the doors when we started to stand in line) and I'm thankful we didn't have to wait very long. At one point while we were eating, the line was around the corner! The wait was worth it though - the breakfast was delicious!
I got chocolate chip pancakes (my sister will not be surprised by that, haha) and Erica got a raspberry waffle. Her friend Mike got a ham omelet with buttermilk pancakes on the side. And delicious coffee for him and me!
After a filling breakfast, we walked and shopped at a couple stores along the same street as Pancake Pantry. I got the most amazing beaded belt from a store called Pangaea. I am super pumped to wear it with the majority of my outfits.

Then, a quick stop to Centennial Park to visit the Parthenon and some weeping willow trees. But it's so hot that we couldn't stand it outside for long! It's about 105 degrees now... yikes!
Who knows what we'll be doing for the rest of the night... once it cools off, we'll be hitting the streets again! :)