From the city of Louisville

Funny story: So I was being utterly candid with a new friend in Louisville one night over drinks.  I was saying that I am doing all the right things-- I am throwing myself into work, I adopted a dog, I am meeting new friends, and trying new things, but I have yet to have the same ushy gushy feelings about Louisville that I do about Chapel Hill.  I'm out there, "But if Louisville likes it, it needs to put a ring on it."

About a week later, we were hanging out again and he handed me a very formal looking envelope.  I wondered if I was being served... Er, am I being arrested for my horrendous parallel parking skills?  But it wasn't an envelope at all... it was a letter, from one of the town's greatest representatives, personally welcoming me to "The Ville" and promising that this fair city would do its best to put a metaphorical (because let's face it, we're in a recession and every penny counts) ring on it.  It, being me.

And tonight I received the "ring", if you will, from my good friend.  It was "a token to help remind you of home, because I know what it's like to be in a new place and how comforting a taste of home can be."

If I live in a city that breeds not only horses, but friends that are sincere enough to track down political figures, and strangers that are kind enough to personally welcome a newbie to town, then I'll be right at home in no time.  Until then, I'll work on my parking, I promise.