Home Sweet Home

Photo courtesy of Google Maps Street View

I really don't like moving.  I mean REALLY dislike it.  If I made a list of the 10 things I most dislike in life, I imagine moving might make that list.  However, as a renter, it's a necessary evil.  And as much as I would like to move out of the rental world (no pun intended), there are little monsters like school loans and car payments standing in my way.  So . . . renting it is.

The good news: I get to live in the upstairs of this cute little house, which is right around the corner from Vanderbilt, a block from tons or wonderful restaurants and bars, and 3-4 blocks from the one and only Mafioazas, which home to 2-for-1 beer everand pizza every Tuesday and 2-for-1 drinks every Sunday.

The better news: My wonderful mom is coming down to help me, which means shopping for cute new house stuff.  She told me it was time to get a "style" to my bedroom, and with her help (and money), I have no doubt I will.

The best news: I get to live with the fabulous Sarah Beth Webb.  And as much as I hate moving, I have a feeling that spending 12 months or more sharing a place with her would be worth trucking my sh** more than halfway across the country. :)

So give me a few days to gripe about all the crap I've accumulated and how stupid it is that I have so much stuff crammed in such a small space.  Then let me claim that I'm never moving again and never buying anything new. 

And after all that's said and done, come over and visit!  Sarah is an excellent cook and I'll supply the drinks!

Cheese

I love cheese.  In fact, I don't know that I've ever met a cheese I didn't like.  Sometimes I get so excited to top things with cheese that by the end of my meal, all I have to show for it is a really bad stomach ache.  Last week I think I had two different types of gourmet macaroni and cheese at two different restaurants within 5 days time.  And that's in addition to the cheese calzone I had last Tuesday and the cheese pizza lean pockets I've had for lunch today and yesterday.

So imagine my delight when my love for this wonderful food group was highlighted on Man vs. Food yesterday.  The "eater", Adam, journeyed to my birth state of Ohio and took on "The Melt".  What is "The Melt" you ask? 

Well it looks like this . . .

This bad boy has 14 types of cheeses . . . yes, that's right, 14!  On the show, Matt, the owner of this restaurant, demonstrated how this masterpiece is put together, and let me tell you, it's unbelievable.  This sandwich has 3 pieces of Texas Toast that are smothered, layered, and covered with Goat, Feta, Swiss, and Pepperjack cheeses, just to name a few.

The restaurant that serves this amazing dish . . . Melt Bar and Grilled.  If you're anywhere near Cleveland anytime soon, you HAVE to check this sandwich out for me and maybe even figure out a way to get one back to Nashville for me to try :)

http://www.meltbarandgrilled.com/