Rob and Ashlee's Collage Barrage: April 2026

WORDS TO LIVE BY...

"To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield"

- Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1833

"live deep and suck out all the marrow of life"

- Henry David Thoreau, 1845

"Some guys, they just give up living

And start dying little by little, piece by piece

Some guys come home from work and wash up,

And go racin' in the streets"

- Bruce Springsteen, 1977

"...to the heart, there's no time for you to waste.

You won't find your precious answers now

by staying in one place"

- Frank Turner, 2009

"The best things in life aren't things

They're living and breathing"

- Michael Franti , 2011

"Well, this world is ours while we are in it
Grab a hold of my hand
And we can take it
Together, our lives are just one passing minute
It could be gold, if we make it"
- Jay Buchanan, 2012

"We've got these times of our lives

Let's take this time to let it show

'cause these are ours.

These are ours!"

-Justin Furstenfeld, of Blue October 2013

"I owned every second that this world could give,

I saw so many places, the things that I did"

- Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, 2014

"No cash in the bank, no paid holidays

All we have, all we have is

Gas in the tank, maps for the getaway

All we have, all we have is time"

- Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, 2014

Days go by, Get out and see the world, Days go by, Get out and see the world with your own eyes - Brett Dennen 2021

All written content and photos by Rob Fulfer unless otherwise indicated.

Monday, April 13, 2026

A Quarter Century of Marital...Bliss, yeah, definitely bliss

This month we celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary!!

Saturday, May 2 - We went and saw the new Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, tonight at the fancy brand new Hooky Entertainment Complex in downtown's also-new Nashville Yards along with our friends, Todd, Kelly, Toney and Lisa. The film was very well shot and the sound was killer. Very enjoyable look into MJ's life before he got really weird and his untimely death. Beforehand, we had dinner at Hooky also where you can preorder for the movie too with bottomless sodas, ICEEs, and popcorn at reasonable prices. The food-food was good too! Nice place and experience. And four hours of comped parking too in the underground garage beneath it. We will probably be back (the seating was the only drawback since it isn't recliners).

Saturday, May 9 - We decided to get our own tailgating spot at the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville this year and invited several friends and family members to attend with us.

New roof, who dis? We had to put a new roof on our house in Whitwell that my crazy sister lives in. It was pricey, but a good upgrade to our investment property.

Tuesday, May 12 - We went to Parnassus Books tonight over in Green Hills to hear a talk with author and radio hall-of-famer, Scott Simon, about his book, "Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known." He was interviewed by Nashville radio host, Blake Farmer. We both got signed books and got to meet Mr. Simon afterwards. (poster pic saved on work computer)

Saturday, May 16 - Brenda's 60th birthday party

Tuesday, May 19 - 25th Wedding Anniversary - flying to Costa Rica on Delta for almost free thanks to points from Ashlee - after a quick stop in Atlanta, we landed in at the Liberia airport in Guanacaste (new country for us!) on the Costa Rica's west coast. (Costa Rica 25 pic on work computer)

We chose to stay at the Esh Hotel and Spa that gave us a room with a private plunge pool (thanks tax refund!) They were awarded a Michelin Key in 2025! It was an hour's drive south of the airport

Wednesday, May 20 - Costa Rica!

Thursday, May 21 - Costa Rica!

Friday, May 22 - Costa Rica!

Saturday, May 23 - We flew back home from Costa Rica today.