Day 1: How many miles to the tootsie roll center?

As expected my night was far from sleep filled.  It was as if I was suddenly a kid on Christmas Eve waiting anxiously for the sound of jingle bells in the distance! Alas, dawn finally came and it was time to get this show on the road!
First, I was able to attend the early service and still worship on this beautiful Sunday morning.  It was a small service seeing as many are sick or on vacation this week, but it was still very nice.  As soon as the final Amen was said off I went to begin the trek to Nashville, Tennessee!
The road wasn't actually bad.  I was concerned having to go through Atlanta and Chatanooga would slow me way down, but who would have thought traveling North on a Sunday afternoon would be so uneventful and dare I say dead.  I met very little traffic and made great time.  However, it did still take me a little over 5 hours, which gave me time to discover the answer to an age old question.  Everyone has their travel snack to stay away and alert.  For me this snack would be Tootsie Pops.  I got tired of counting licks, but I can now say it took 33 miles to get to the center of the tootsie pop!  Take that Mr. Owl! I arrived in Nashville way ahead of schedule due in part to the fact I changed time zones...finally get to replace that hour that Daylight Savings so cruelly stole from me!

I found Laura's place with no difficulty, which is saying a lot if you know me!  And after some serious catching up, we headed to dinner.  However, the true fun came afterwards.  We came home and played DVD Clue with her sister and roommate! So much fun.  There are more characters to eliminate and an extra catagory to discover! So much fun.  Laura won, but I was only a turn away.  I had the answers her turn just came first, but that's okay, I'll get you next time!  This was then followed by Super 8, aka Kyle Chandler!  The rest of the evening was spent in Nerd talk.  I won't bore you with the discussed theories for Sherlock series 3 or Avengers or Doctor Who, but let me just say, this is an amazing start to a great week.  I mean come on tootsie pops, clue, Kyle Chandler, and nerd theories, come on what more could a girl ask for?  Pray it doesnt rain tomorrow so we can hit the zoo after pancakes!