Exploring Westhaven

Since Friday was a holiday for my hubby, we did some of our yard sale running around on Friday instead of Saturday. After our routine stop at Dunkin' Donuts, we headed out to Franklin for a couple of yard sales. Now one of the problems with being early birds is that many of these people putting on the yard sales are NOT early birds! LOL So we find ourselves out at a subdivision at 7:15 a.m. looking for a sale that doesn't start until 8. No problem, we'll just head back towards Nashville and hit that handful.

Well, let me state here that one of the greatest things about my hubby is that he doesn't get upset about wrong turns or detours. We were heading back towards Hillsboro Road when we both commented on a large subdivision. I said it looked like one of those communities where you have your grocery, doctors, restaurants, etc., all within walking distance. Clark hesitated at the turn lane, looked over at me and I said, "Let's turn!"

The Westhaven houses were beautiful! The architecture reminded me of turn of the 20th century, like many of the houses in the Belmont area in Nashville. In a large portion of the division, garages and mailboxes are positioned along alleys running behind the houses. There is a huge fountain, club house, playground and tricked out pool, plus a green way, a couple of squares (like Ryann and I saw in Savannah) and sidewalks! Lots of sidewalks! Sidewalks everywhere!

Now, dear reader, if you are not from the South, you may not understand my fascination with sidewalks. Most neighborhoods in Nashville do not have sidewalks. We saw several people out on leisurely walks, a couple with dogs, many with coffee mugs, and a couple of iPod runners. As with most towns in the U.S., this little mini village has its economic divisions as we discovered driving far into Westhaven. We drove past mini-mansions that were definitely million dollar homes. Very pretty! There was one house with a bird's nest type room up on top. Being up on the hill, the view from the street was nice so I can imagine the view from that room was spectacular!

It makes me very happy that my hubby and I can explore places like Westhaven and talk about what we like about it without either of us truly expecting anything to materialize from those comments. We know we are in Davidson County until our children are grown. We know we want a place in the country. We know this subdivision would not be our ideal location, but we can discuss the advantages and how it appeals to others. Oh, and we spent enough time exploring that we were able to go back and catch the 8am yard sale! ;)

¡Hasta pronto, mis amigos!

~N