Last weekend I visited my longtime best friend, Shannon, in Nashville! She recently moved there from our hometown and was so excited to show me around her new city. Here are a few things we did during my first visit ever to Nashville…
When I arrived on Friday, Shannon had welcome drinks for us — orange wine! I had never even heard of this type of wine before and it was delicious. We excitedly caught up over a long happy hour walk around her cute new neighborhood before grabbing cocktails at Rosemary Beauty Queen and then pizza at City House.
Saturday it rained all day but we didn’t let it ruin our plans of hiking Percy Warner Mossy Ridge trail. It was wet and muddy but we had a great morning hiking through the gorgeous fall foliage. Afterwards we grabbed tacos at Taqueria del Sol in 12 South before heading back to her place to watch the latest true crime documentary on Netflix (fun fact: Shannon and I almost launched a true crime podcast last year together. It was going to focus exclusively on Florida cases.)
Saturday night we met some of her friends at Lockeland Table for dinner and then grabbed a drink across the street at Urban Cowboy, which is one of the coolest places ever. Before calling it a night, we made a brief tourist stop on Broadway, where I realized I am officially too old to hear in loud bars anymore but the people-watching was incredibly entertaining. After a fun night, I think we still managed to crash into bed by 11 pm.
One of my favorite parts of our weekend was the drag brunch on Sunday at Suzy Wong’s House of Yum. Oh my goodness, the show was incredible and the food was delicious. It was the most fun way ever to cap off a fun weekend with my bestie! 
Until next time, Nashville!
Sounds so fun! I love Nashville! Just curious, which true crime documentary did y’all watch?!
We watched American Murder!! It was SO good!!!
No masks? No social distancing? I got covid walking past a co-workers desk without a mask, but a good 6-8′ away. PLEASE – save practices as a good example. This is very real. I am well into my 3rd week, with no pre-existing conditions. I may not get full taste/smell back, or have less than 100% lung function. PLEASE, PLEASE be a good example.
I can understand your concern but you saw about 5 photos and most of them were seated at tables. Who is to say she was not wearing them upon entering restaurants and walking around which is the policy here in Charlotte?
Btw, Christina, you should have done that podcast !0
At tables, up close and personal with people she doesn’t live with and said aren’t friends of hers – but friends of friends. As of today, 217,000+ people have died in 6 months in the USA from COVID. This pandemic isn’t fake, and socializing like this helps spread it.
You expect her to wear a mask while eating and drinking? No one is downplaying the severity of Covid and I for one am always making sure I am wearing a mask while out in public, but you saw 5 snippets of picture of her whole weekend .
Yes. That is exactly what we expect – a mask all the time, and if it’s not possible, then don’t travel. Someone with such a large following should be showing appropriate safety protocols and modeling good behavior.
Hi Sarah! We followed all of the rules while socializing! xo
Thanks Natalie. 🙂 Shannon and I still have our domain name in case we ever change our mind!!! Maybe one day…! xo
Right there with you, Geri – traveling, no social distancing, no image of masks, in the midst of a pandemic. Not a great example! Please, Christina – be safe and know you have influence!
Again you saw 5 pictures of the whole weekend, one of which appears to be on a trail with very little crowds. People are so quick to judge. Give her the benefit of a Doubt. Let’s see you try to wear a mask while drinking and eating .
Hi Ana! We did wear masks ALL weekend! We took them off for pictures. Sorry I didn’t mention that in my post! We followed all the social distancing rules and mask requirements.
Hi Geri!! I am SO sorry to hear about your diagnosis!! We actually had masks on anytime we were around other people, but we didn’t take our photos wearing the masks when we were seated at tables! I hope you are on the mend soon!!!
So… is there no pandemic in Nashville? I am so surprised to see visiting up close and personal with no masks, in so many different places. This is honestly incredibly disappointing. My family has changed our entire lifestyle to live safely in a pandemic.
Lost my grandmother to COVID – won’t be following this blog anymore. Disappointed with you, Sarah.
Looks like a fun weekend!!
Thanks friend! xo
Omg please give the podcast another thought!! That’s right up my alley, I’ll be your number one listener haha
HAHA – we were SO excited about it and even secured the domain name! But we just got too busy and couldn’t put the work into it. Maybe one day!
So interesting to see how different people are handling the pandemic. I haven’t seen anyone outside of my household besides my parents or gone anywhere besides out shopping in over six months. Maybe because I live in a hotspot (Florida) but I just can’t imagine traveling and going out with people I don’t even know right now!
I live in FL also but have had a different experience; case-counts in our area are low to nonexistent, and other than wearing masks out in public we are going about life fairly normally. Kids are back in school, my husband is back in his office, and we have socializing with close friends and see family regularly. We traveled this summer by plane and car without issue. We are not high-risk and feel as long as we are smart, we can go about our lives fairly normally. The world has not stopped turning and as my pulmonologist neighbor says, “This isn’t going anywhere so we have to adapt.”
That’s such a lovely area– my mom grew up about 2 minutes from there, on Forrest Avenue. My extended family is in Nashville and I miss them terribly. I’m looking forward to visiting them when the virus dies down and celebrating my cousin’s marriage.
Such a pretty area!! I hope you can see your family soon! xo
I lived there for 8 years! Suzy’s House of Yum is seriously the best. Pandemic rules are much more lax in TN compared to NC. Kids in my old town are going to school 5 days per week. Very different than NC from what my friends have told me. I am glad that you had a nice trip, Christina. You hit some highlights for sure!
Looks like so much fun.
Christina, I just moved to East Nashville on Thursday from Connecticut. I am here to support you in your decision to post pictures without a mask. I am 61 years old which makes me a prime candidate. Over the weekend we witnessed Nashville police stopping people on the street without a mask. Based on what I am seeing, Nashville is as strict as we were in Connecticut. The restaurants we visited this weekend were at a lower capacity, had plexiglass between booths, and tables were spaced apart from one another. The waitstaff all wore masks as did bartenders and hostesses. My husband and I both had our masks off while eating and drinking. I love how you share your life with all of your readers. Your time and efforts are appreciated.
Thank you, Gini!! Congrats on your move!!! How exciting!!!
Christina
You and Shannon showed activities that can be done to enjoy living during these times of social distancing. We all need to adjust to continue to enjoy our lives. I noticed Nashville took the CDC rules seriously and I’m sure you two followed them. So glad you were able to visit. Linda W