Big City Yet Small Town

I love the Nashville area. It's a big city with a small town feel. You feel like you know everyone yet you can go to any cool restaurant or museaum or concert every week. You've got the feel of a big city with lots of people, but everyone is so nice that you feel like you know them when you talk to them.

Yesterday, Brock had meetings in the morning and afternoon. So, I ran some errands around downtown Franklin as he met with his mentor group. I ran into four of my really good friends. Then, I saw a guy from Texas that I hadn't seen in years. We had lunch with one of the girls in our office. Two more people that we know walked into the small restaurant.

We went to the mall after our last meeting and saw another friend. We've seen her about 4 days in a row around town. She smiled and said that she would probably see us tomorrow somewhere. We also went to the grocery store and feel like we know everyone that works there.

I haven't felt community like this since we were in college. We went to a small school where you knew everyone. So, you would see people you knew on the way to class and in the cafeteria and everywhere you went. Now, we're experiencing the same type of thing in our wonderful community here!