----->>> In a Home Named Destiny: Nashville Round #3

Call it destiny, or fate, or a true blessing from God but while we were at our stay in Campbellsville for Amazon we found out that one of Jordan's closest friends from Fallbrook, Kuntal, was going to be in Nashville for a couple of weeks right when we were around! We did not hesitate to pack up Destiny and hit the road for our days off! Our little campground is only a little over three hours from Nashville and we couldn't wait to see Kuntal. He is an incredible artist and even more amazing friend who travels the world..... literally! He just got in from a stay in Berlin, Germany. And we caught him just before he went back to Cali, then to India and back to Germany. It was incredible the timing in all of this. The sunsets have been incredible as winter sneaks up on us. The drive was wonderful. The time spent was even more so. Kuntal showed us all the local spots- before his world travels he had been living in Nashville for a couple of years (I think!).

I really cherished this time because although Jordan and Kuntal were very close, like brothers, I had yet to spend much time with him. Of course we knew each other and seen each other often when he was living in Fallbrook but I never got the chance to truly get to know him. This trip was perfect for that. And honestly, Kuntal is a contagious, passionate, loving, and wonderful human being. I can see why my husband has cherished him all these years. It was such a fun time. Here is some of Kuntals work as of late. http://kuntalpatel.com/

We met a lot of artists and very right brained individuals. Jordan was in absolute heaven. I, on the other hand, being a very left brained individual felt very out of place. But I just sat back and began to truly appreciate the people and the city around me. I am not skilled in arts or music or much really, but I have truly come to an appreciation of those who can convey emotion, feelings and life into canvases, photos, or otherwise. Even us lefty's can really thrive in this kind of environment. We went to dive bars, local coffee shops, road around town in Destiny, took lots of walks......

Jordan and I have absolutely fell in love with Nashville. Actually we are quite convinced we will live here at some point, for some amount of time, eventually. And we are afraid to say that if any of our family members would come here they would fall in love with this town too! It feels like it was never meant to be a big city, so there are houses and businesses all intertwined. You can walk to any of the things that you need. Benefits of a small home-grown town with the conveniences of a big city. And the culture here is fantastic. There is so much history here that you can nearly feel it bursting from the ground. And next to no one was who lives here is actually from here, they're all transplants. Transplants feeding off the energy and soul of a city with an incredible past. Even the air is full of inspiration and the people are kind........ I haven't even begin to speak of the houses and the architecture. Awww, Nashville why did your steal our hearts like this!

We were also so fortunate to be connected to one of Kuntal's closest friends Cody. He lives here currently and we have been spending lots of time with him. It has been such an incredible blessing in itself. We are all family now and are so grateful for all of these connections and relationships.

Guess...... we have to get back to work now! Driving home to Kentucky just sounds awful after our incredible three day weekend! Only a few weeks left and then we are free to wander again!