Tennessee...hmmmmmmmmmmmm. 
I drove around for a minute or two and figured out a way to get to it without having to go through the person's back yard (I'm sure they would not have appreciated that). Took me about ten minutes to get to it, but once I got to it it was easy to find. It was NOT a micro the way the info sheet had said, but a camo'd Folger's can. I realized I'd forgotten to bring something with me to put inside so I did a little drawing on a sheet from the notebook I'd brought with me, signed it with my geocacher name and put that inside. I saw a Travelbug, but I was hesitant to grab it. I ended up grabbing a small plastic ring (like you find on cupcakes) with a football on it.
Now you need to get a GPS...makes it so much easier.
What area are you in? We have a 2 part library cache here, sounds like it is along the same line as the one you did. Welcome to the fun, and keep us posted here! We hit 720 something recently and I still love caching! Make sure you look for events in your area too...those are tons of fun!
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And without a GPS! I would never attempt it without a GPS. 
You're better at it than I am!
Then the cache was located inside an area library. One of the best caches I've done! Let us know what else you find.
WTG on 1000 finds!!! We are now at 728, so maybe another year we can get there. Sounds like you picked a nice cache to make the special one! Again congrats to you!!!North Texas...anywhere around Whitewright or Tom Bean?North Texas, about an hour out of Dallas.
I want a GPS unit to..a Garmin Etrex or something,but it's going to have to wait until either my birthday (Sept) or Christmas sadly enough. I'm going to have to do the best I can with either DH's (when I can steal it from him
Denton? My mom was born in Tom Bean, and we have relatives in the other two cities. Every now and then I check for caches in those areas. Not that I'm planning a trip there. Just a virtual one. 
I started geocaching for two reasons...one, it was something pretty inexpensive to do with my son! Gas, a GPS, and that was pretty much it. Two, it helped me learn my way around our area. We started not long after moving here. I bet your friend and her son would have a great time. My son still comes with me although he's now a teen and would rather skip it. 
lilallybean has it right...bring items to trade. That's a good part of the fun, too. Congrats on 728! I'm sure hitting 1,000 is a good reality for you now. I know when I was around 700, I started thinking that 1,000 was actually attainable! Before that it was just a number.
Small world, eh? You are in for a lot of fun! Let us know how your first caching adventure goes. Don't forget a stick to poke around with. It has been at the top of the list for a couple years...at least. A couple people finally got me through the woods. LOL! Holy cow. Had to take the round-a-bout way to stay on trails. It would have been easier to go to the airport and jump the fences, but that probably would result in the police talking to us. Glad to get it off the list! Ended up being a nice walk and a good cache. Beautiful view of the reservoir, too.
