Reasons to Love Nashville...

The Nashville Tomato Art Festival

One of the best things about the South is their love of festivals.... festivals for mules, goats, RC Cola, strawberries, hot chicken, you name it. I'm quickly finishing my third summer as a Tennessean, and I have yet (as of yesterday morning) been to the Tomato Art Festival. One of my coworkers mentioned that it was a good one - and a celebration of the amazing tomato sounded like a good deal to me.

I should mention that this weekend was one of the hottest this summer. Temperatures were in the mid 90's and the humidity was extremely "juicy", making the outdoors feel even hotter. Some friends took pity on me and let me enjoy Saturday afternoon out on their boat on Old Hickory Lake, with plenty of time to acquire an intense sunburn before heading back to shower up and head towards East Nashville.

At 7 the sun had finally cooled to a level that was a little tolerable and I met Lauren, Lindsey, and Lindsey's boyfriend Keith at 3 Crow. A couple bands were playing and the art exhibits were still open, but we were all starving so decided to grab a bite for dinner (I had a BLT in celebration of the great tomato) before checking out the rest of the area. By the time our meals were finished, the art exhibits had closed down and we'd missed the events. *sigh* Maybe next year I will get a better feel for the magic of the Tomato Festival.

The night was still awesome. The four of us went downtown and it was one of those rare nights where everyone was out and it was a great chance to catch up with friends we hadn't seen in awhile... and of course listen to a little Lewis Copeland.