Tuesday, October 23, 2007

fuzz

nashville may just eat you up and spit you out. it's one of those cities, you know, where the people, the industry, the pace, the freedom, the movement might jar you into another adolescence. nashville is that city for me. as much as a person can have an obsession with a 533 square mile city, i would have it. quite honestly i'm smitten. the combination of landscapes, the economy, and most importantly the people bring out a satisfaction that only true contentment can reveal.

last night i spent four hours with 12 people who i dearly admire painting large pieces of birch wood that would make artwork for our apartment. a bottle of wine, a six pack of pete's wicked ale, and twelve PBR's later we had ourselves an entire outfit for our home.
i have not felt settled and warm and fuzzy about anything in a long time. but last night it happened. it was like being in love with a person, but instead i was in love with "a people". as i sat on the floor painting, I watched people and realized how important they had become to me. moving to nashville has been one of the best decisions i've made in a lot of years. it has embraced me and i've embraced it back:)


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

i hope that means you are done running

mgordonmiller said...

go to sevier park and hang for a while. we used to love that place. it's between 12th and 8th at kirkwood. stop by the popsicle store at 12th and kirkwood while you're there. the combination is like nashville giving you a hug.

Josh Jackson said...

I like the mountain one the best.

Anonymous said...

I also love your mountain picture- makes me feel like painting my own :)

Gwen Jackson said...

Community does bring warm fuzzies. Looks like you have a fun and creative group of friends.