Louisville

On of my hidden talents is finding coffee shops.  Good ones.  

I'm in Quill's, in Louisville, KY.  It's a block behind the hotel JP and I are staying in.  We're in town for him to run in a high school indoor track meet later today.

Actually, I'm customer no. 1 in Quill's this morning, which is the way I like it.  I walked in at 7 a.m., just after they opened for Sunday.  It's still dark outside, as we're on Eastern Standard Time.  There's still some ice on the sidewalks from the last snow.  I love the early morning quietude of a coffee shop.  This morning, there is music playing in the background.  Baristas talking quietly, as I sit at a table in the corner, comfortably cloistered away with my laptop.  These are moments I wish I could stretch, so they would last longer.

Later this morning, JP is running the 800 and the 2 mile.  This isn't as big of an indoor meet as was at Vanderbilt a few weeks ago but it's a good, competitive field, I think.  It will be interested to see how JP does in the 2 mile, as it's his first time to run it in competition.  There are only two heats, so it's not a race that too many runners are running.  

Something tells me I will be spending a lot of early mornings in coffee shops over the next two and a half years.  JP is serious about running cross country and track in high school and beyond, so I suspect there are a lot of out of town races and meets on the horizon for me.  I love it.

It's so easy to forget about work when I am on the road.  Although we're less than three hours away from Nashville, it seems like we're worlds away.  Time slows down, even on an overnight trip like this one.  We had a nice meal at Ciao Ristorante last night with Tara and Gabe and I've got good coffee.  What else do I need?