Hotel Hopping Vacation

Mom and I took this past week off from work for a mini vacation. We started out in East TN on Sunday to visit with my granddaddy and take care of some things while we were there. The hotel we stayed at was brand new...like opened Friday! It was soo nice and great knowing we were probably the first ones in our room! Monday we were out all day to take care of some things with and for granddaddy. When we got back that night we had a note that there was no hot water but that they hoped it would be working by that night and it was! Tuesday morning mom got in the shower with no problems. When I got ready to take mine there was no hot water and then no water at all. She found out that the water was not working throughout the hotel but that I could go to the hotel next door to shower. I gathered my things and walked across the parking lot only to find a line for a shower...that's right a line! They were frantically cleaning bathrooms as people checked out! So, I finally got a shower then walked across the parking lot to go back to the room to get ready...fun times! We finished up some things and then headed to Nashville for shopping and time with friends! We arrived at our first hotel and were really not impressed. It was not bad but not great, so we made reservations for another hotel the next night...yes that is 3 hotels in 4 nights or 4 hotels if you count the one I showered in on Tues. morning and we were only in 2 cities!
Wednesday we met some of my friends in downtown Franklin for lunch and some shopping. The food was so good as was the company!

After lunch and some shopping we decided to try some cupcakes (MBS is still the best!)

Hannah with a strawberry cupcake and mom with red velvet.

I got lemon and Stacie picked vanilla! All were very good!

That is a lot of icing!!!

After shopping in Franklin, mom and I headed to some outlets east of Nashville. We found a few good bargains and had just about crashed, so we headed back to check into our final hotel. We then ate at one of my favorite places, CPK in Green Hills! I just love their pizza!!

Thursday morning I moved my car to a closer spot so we could load it up one last time. As we were getting ready to drive off, I noticed my key was missing...kind of hard to start the car with no key. We looked all over the parking lot and hotel...nothing. Luckily, mom had the spare set of keys, so we could continue with our shopping adventures.

We meet Lindsay for lunch! Lindsay and I went to church/school together. She is a couple of years younger but we spent lots of time together in youth group and on mission trips. She is in grad. school right now. We missed seeing the rest of her family though!

After lunch mom and I continued shopping. At some point in the day I noticed lovely scratch marks in my car. I don't remember hitting anything but it doesn't really look like a car backed into mine, so who knows what it is from and how it happened...just another story to add to this crazy mini vacation! ha!

We finally decided we had had enough shopping for one week and headed back home. As we were unloading the car, my keys were found! Too bad the car can't be fixed that easily! This was definitely a vacation I will never forget!

A Fun Quick Trip to Nashville

This weekend I headed to Nashville to meet up with my friends from OT school. We started out Saturday afternoon with some shopping and just catching up. We then made our way downtown for the SEC gymnastics meet! I did not know we were going until I got to Nashville, so I was very excited to find out I would get to go this year!! I just wish I had had some of my AL gear!!

The tickets were given to my friend's dad, so we did not know where they were until we got there...

...yes, we did have box seats! So fun!!! I didn't take any pictures during the meet because you cannot use a flash, and I didn't have my good camera with me. The meet was so much fun...well, I enjoyed it! We didn't stay for all of it, but when we did leave AL was in the lead and their last event was the floor...I was thinking they would for sure win!

A quick pic before leaving the gymnastics meet!

Later on in the evening, I did find out that AL had won the meet!! So exciting since they lost to LSU when I went in February!

We ended the night with dinner at one of my favorite places...CPK!!! I got my pizza without cheese and it was delightful! We had such a great time...I miss these girls so much and can't wait for our next reunion!

Another Fun Weekend in Nashville

Even though we were in "class" most of the weekend, it was still so good to see a few of my classmates. We had fun visiting and even found time to go shopping. I found some fun owl items at one of my new favorite stores in Nashville. I of course purchased a few of them! I also found a book about my new camera, so I can learn more about how to use it!! Nashville is very short on gas right now and many of the stations were out. Fortunately, I can get there and back on one tank with my new car. I headed back tonight and got stuck in traffic from a wreck which made the trip home longer but it really didn't seem all that bad. Just gave me more time to think about the last 3 years and the good friendships I made while in school. I am so blessed to have met these girls and look forward to the next time we can get together. I forget how much I miss them until it is time to say good-bye again. That was the hardest part of the entire weekend and for some reason it was harder this time.

I missed the Alabama game today, but I am so proud of the Crimson Tide! It makes it better that I grew up in Arkansas and hear from my friends every time Arkansas beats us...not this year!!! Roll Tide Roll!