On the Road Again...

I Don't Wanna Get On The Road Again..

I'm sick of RIDING.. I'm sick of DRIVING...

Heading Out

I was kind of dreading this trip home, because I would be traveling with a 2 1/2 year old. This was something that I had never done before, and I would be doing it all by myself along with having little Aiden. On Wednesday morning, I awoke at 5 am to get ready for the day and to put the last minute things away. Hoping we would pull out by 6:30 at the latest. Colton woke up at 5:30 a.m. and was in an GREAT mood, which made me really happy. The car was packed.. we were both dresses and ready to hit the road.

The trip went AMAZING. We made several stops...

Welcome to Florida.. Our 1st stop in Pensacola, FL.

Really?! Another Picture Aunt Jess?!

I've actually never stopped so much, but it only added a extra hour onto our 9 hr trip. Colton was the best traveler, and we had a great time. He kept me company and made the ride somewhat better even though my bum was about to die from sitting so long. We arrived back in Savannah around 5:30 p.m.. I was glad to get home, but dreaded the unpacking process.

Suppose to be Napping...

Didn't Nap so Paci went Bye Bye...

But he was watching his movies.

Colton going to Nap.. This Time it happened..
Aiden Napping in his seat... (Too Dangerous for me to hold him while I drive)
Aiden all Tuckered Out... Too bad I couldn't NAP with them.

Hope your having a Great Sunday.

Time in MS...

Pictures of our Time Together..

Mostly of Colton.

Colton playing the piano.... A musician in the making.

Colton and Grammy eating cake

Our Artist in the Making...

A Musician and a Artist... One Talented Boy

Colton trying on my flip-flops.

Colton helping his Pops read his B-Day Cards.
My Heart..

Talking on the phone with his Mommy.

Wish I had gotten this on video.. he was huffing and puffing.

His articulation of words is too funny too.

Leaving you with a picture of Pops and I...

(Taken in Nashville.. Forgot to Post)

Day 7: Nashville

Today it was time to travel home...

Not wanting my picture taking...

And Now I have my Dairy.. So all is well.

My Aunt Stephanie has given me permission to have dairy once a day.

Sorry Aunt Steph.. It wasn't chocolate dairy.

Now that vacation is over.. So is the daily dairy.

Day 6: Nashville

Saturday was another relaxing day, and we did some last minute driving around and shopping. We went to another shopping center out by Green Hills Mall and just looked around for about an hour. I did buy a cute little gift for my best friend in Mississippi that is watching Lil Aiden this week while I have been gone. I’ve really appreciated her watching him so that I wouldn’t have to leave him in a kennel.

We then went back to the Opry Mills Mall to look around a little more and to go to the Movies. We went and saw Julie and Julia; I absolutely loved the movie, but wondered what Julia Child really though about Julie’s blog. Hmm.. Guess I’ll never know. Long but wonderful movie.

After the movie, we went back to our resort to pack up he vehicle and settle in for the last night in Nashville.

Day 5: Nashville

Today was September 4^th, which was my Step-Dad, Larry’s Birthday.

He turned the BIG 60.

On this day, we drove out to J. Piercy Priest Lake and Radnor Lake. Once again viewing the area to see everything that Nashville has to offer. I’m currently considering come next summer moving to Nashville if I can find a job in the Interior Design Business.

We also went to the Mall at Green Hills to look around a bit. We found the more expensive part of town, and where a lot of people shop. This was quite above my budget, but we did enjoy it. For dinner, I took my parents to the Rainforest Café since they had never been before. The dinner was great once again. We wanted to treat Larry (my step-dad) to the volcano dessert, but we were just TOO FULL.

Earlier in the week, we had purchased ticket to the Friday night show at the Grand Ole Opry. It was quite a fantastic show except for the rude, inconsiderate young drunks behind us. If you have ever been to the Grande Ole Opry, you would know that they did different show sponsors every 30 minutes and that the performers only perform two songs each. This is a TOTAL bummer when you have performers like Luke Bryan, and Mark Wills. Even though we only saw the best performers for a short time, it was a good show.

Mark Wills
Luke Bryan

After the Grand Ole Opry, we drove out to Baskin Robbins to get Larry a ice cream cake. I forgot to get a picture because it was consumed very quickly. Another Great Day in Nashville… Can I move yet?!

Day 4: Nashville

Thursday morning we had planned to lay around all morning and relax a little bit, before heading downtown once again to walk around some and go see WICKED. Thursday morning worked out perfectly because it was raining when we woke up that morning, and before noon the sky started clearing up as we were getting ready to go to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center to see “WICKED”.

We headed downtown around 11 o’clock, and walked around to a few of the shops along the way to the TPAC. Around noon, we started getting hungry and were walking around trying to figure out what to eat? and where to go? Questions everyone ask in a new town…

As we were walking around, we were handed a menu from Tazza. The menu was extremely HUGE and had a VARIETY of things to eat with a DECENT priced menu. So we decided that we would go give them a try. Much to our surprise this restaurant was AMAZING. The portions were our of this world HUGE and DELICIOUS. My mom and I ordered off of the appetizer menu, and the portions were large enough for a main meal. This was by far the best food and the cheapest food we had had all week.

Located on 510 Church Street

(Between 5^th and 6^th Avenue)

Website HERE – www.tazzatn.com

After the delicious meal, we went to see WICKED..

All I can say about it was it was an AMAZING PRODUCTION. Words can’t even describe how good it was.

Day 3: Nashville

On Wednesday, we originally didn’t have anything planned, but after looking through many brochures of things to do in Nashville we started investigating the Nashville All Day Pass, and bought tickets on Tuesday Night. The Nashville All Day Pass included another tour around Downtown Nashville through Grayline Tours, a 90 minute walking tour and tickets to do a tour of the Ryman Auditorium, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. We got up really early on Wednesday morning and headed downtown.

This is the resort that we stayed at... It was very nice and close to everything.

Here are a few pictures from downtown...

Coyote Ugly.. Took this picture for a friend.. (Kind of an Inside Joke)

Ryman Auditorium
The Parthenon in TN

For Lunch, we went to the Wild Horse Saloon which was very good. We also walked around Downtown to a few of the shops on Broadway.

Wild Horse Saloon

Day 2: Nashville

On Tuesday, we rode out to Franklin, TN, which is only a few miles south of Nashville. The scenery was beautiful in every way imaginable. We also shopped along 3^rd Avenue; their shops reminded me a lot of downtown Savannah, although Savannah has 20 times more shops. I even bought some metal ants from The Iron Gate, which was a cute little shop.

After spending the morning in Downtown Franklin, we then went out to the Cool Springs area to go to the Cool Springs Galleria Mall. If any of you know me well.. I’m pretty sure you know that I got in trouble some at my favorite store.. Ann Taylor Loft. Surprisingly, I even worked at the one in Savannah for a short time last year. (That was Dangerous) I bought a Khaki Jacket for the winter, and 2 pairs of shorts for summer time for only 9.88 each. I felt like I had gotten a great deal on the shorts that day. After a little shopping, we drove out to Hendersonville to Old Hickory Lake and the Cumberland River. We decided to explore the area due to my parents wanting someday to live on a lake, which is something that I would also LOVE one day.

After driving around for awhile, we were getting really hungry and had planned on eating at Cock of the Walk. This restaurant was recommended by many from the BLOGFROG community, but I didn’t realize that the main thing that they serve is fried foods such as catfish, hushpuppies, and fries. Yes, I love these things, but in Mississippi living really close to the Gulf of Mexico, we can get the fried catfish anytime we want. I guess what I’m trying to say is if you can’t get these foods on a regular basis than go try it, but otherwise it wasn’t anything spectacular.

Tuesday was another very busy day, and we were exhausted and ready to go relax the night away.

Hope you are having a great week!