sunday 06.28.09

driving from atlanta back to madison. southern illinois? and here the jammed-packed weekend in the south comes to an end. kara erin and i woke up bright and early after a night of wedding and wine to hit the road and drive straight through the day. there were many casualties on the windshield on the 12-or-so-hour drive. and even more michael jackson tunes coming out the speakers.


-bkh

saturday 06.27.09

kara ‘k2’ larson’s wedding! ahem, mr. & mrs. david johnson. the split lutheran – jewish wedding was held in an art gallery just outside of atlanta. a perfect setting for the gal. and a perfect size for the wedding. the groomsman performed a few songs for the couple, including 'hallelujah'. and the bride & groom beamed and glowed the whole night, never taking eyes off one another. a perfect wedding for k2. absolutely perfect.


-bkh

friday 06.26.09

dinner with erin in atlanta. after an afternoon of exploring all the suburbs have to offer, we decided on a local ‘italian oven’ restaurant for our exciting first dinner in atlanta. what were we expecting? not really sure? but certainly not the perkins of italian joints – complete with checkerboard AND paper (with crayons!) tablecloths. we made sure to take full advantage of our special dinner by treating ourselves real nice. wine, fried food platter, bread & olive oil, salad, and two main dishes that easily could have each served four. the table, meant for four, was not big enough for our appetites. we could barely muster up enough energy to collapse on the hotel beds in front of ‘headliners & legends: michael jackson’. (we somehow managed.)


-bkh

thursday 06.25.09

nashville! and where the hell did all the confederate flags come from?? kara ‘k1’ miller, erin martison, and i took off from madison bright and early for a straight drive (ONLY to stop for dairy queen) to nashville. made excellent time. settled into the hotel, cracked open a bottle of wine, and headed downtown. checked out a local souvenir shop for k1 to grab a postcard. there were some blonde ladies – french i assume from the accents – purchasing america maps. a true souvenir, i suppose. i wonder what will become of those maps back in wherever home is.


-bkh

wednesday 06.24.09

unloading the car getting it ready for the big roadtrip. went directly work – east side for dinner with colin. only to head directly back to west side barriques to stock up on vino for the drive south. the drive east – west was much more pleasant than the opposite. who knew it would take so long to drive through dt madison in rush hour while summer construction is in full swing and concerts on the square is kicking off? lesson certainly learned. (and probably just as quickly forgotten.)


-bkh

tuesday 06.23.09

enjoying a sweet fruit salad (in my handmade bowl!) and wine in the backyard. working on the ‘to pack’ list for the big road trip to nashville, atlanta. brainstorming all the things i could ever possibly need for a four day or so trip. the fruit was delicious and sweet after sitting in the fridge in the sugary minty concoction i put together 24 hours prior. the wine, to my disappointment, was not-so-tasty. perhaps wine does not keep for three weeks after being opened - who knew?


-bkh

monday 06.22.09

grabbing nick dinner at whole foods. took the (somewhat) short walk to whole foods to pick myself up some fish oil and multi-vitamins, as recommended by dr. mallory, and a bunch of fruit (probably also endorsed by dr. mallory). and to pick up a deli sandwich for my hungry roommate. ham & cheese. on whole wheat bread, of course.


-bkh