tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79060248190698797712024-03-17T19:41:55.196-05:00Rob and Ashlee's Collage BarrageIn the den of our home
we have mounted on the
walls 25 different framed
collages representing 33
years of ticket stubs,
photos and other
memorabilia from our
life together. As we
were working on our
18th year, we thought
maybe it was time to
get a little more
organized in
remembering what we
have done. This blog
was the answer.Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.comBlogger341125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-1532704824201970442024-02-29T21:59:00.000-06:002024-02-29T21:59:58.058-06:00So, what's in store for 2024, por favor? <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0tOPfpoZySNSjr55XjAB3CpImhsQf7byFqQG0egswZw0I6ZFy6AVVTXe69jrk11EwM_QXbDyNZtD0_6j-6pfWijMtXWwaFCAfU9CpcJ4Efi-NOa6bItCByqaHMTFHlM8u26hwBBF08pNuh9v6-9q6YNlgJCjt6Q_7hyphenhyphenI2LEZOWNggBqHV2CdwKl6vRk/s1514/midnight%20moon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="1510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0tOPfpoZySNSjr55XjAB3CpImhsQf7byFqQG0egswZw0I6ZFy6AVVTXe69jrk11EwM_QXbDyNZtD0_6j-6pfWijMtXWwaFCAfU9CpcJ4Efi-NOa6bItCByqaHMTFHlM8u26hwBBF08pNuh9v6-9q6YNlgJCjt6Q_7hyphenhyphenI2LEZOWNggBqHV2CdwKl6vRk/w638-h640/midnight%20moon.jpg" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, January 1 (12:01 AM) - Happy (EST) New Year from Fernandina Beach!!</b> <br />After seeing the new year come in on the chilly, moonlit beach, we turned in for bed with a long drive ahead of us back home tomorrow...um, I mean today. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINAkpq35Tkat7VcAJCa2gGr2ITCh2Hc2plYqj-cySrXWI-n2BpB4Pzhez4w_Zy_9K9gF2h8c7HpuzZpEhqyReMUubzxvlldfdCnK7bZNWUGYu3N0ZH8ME680CvM1MVoakIadI8eww0o_dQ80GCkFwJd9WtTIM5OdJh9O6tGhbxJTDWFT652jraG2AUC4/s2016/rivers%20and%20roads%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINAkpq35Tkat7VcAJCa2gGr2ITCh2Hc2plYqj-cySrXWI-n2BpB4Pzhez4w_Zy_9K9gF2h8c7HpuzZpEhqyReMUubzxvlldfdCnK7bZNWUGYu3N0ZH8ME680CvM1MVoakIadI8eww0o_dQ80GCkFwJd9WtTIM5OdJh9O6tGhbxJTDWFT652jraG2AUC4/w480-h640/rivers%20and%20roads%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>"Rivers and roads, (oh) rivers and roads til I reach you." </b>- The Head and the Heart<br /><b>We crossed</b> <b>many a river on the roads north from NE Florida and SE Georgia</b> toward home today.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsP5_FVZpliq2yUJ1v91BPgj6HvMu8W-EkUF9fomwMcgMChnBTYGqvQf1hgRZ0jWny4CDaRF76xrNiom0_53gShd5Q_nnERuAQ2Ir5TTkraLA9reNTkDjo9EK3Fcm54W11X22NemozfLk2SpmgVR9kuGbnmiHyavF7KOmjL6SUB7CZF8Pj5F76MPE4-uQ/s1697/hotlanta%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="1697" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsP5_FVZpliq2yUJ1v91BPgj6HvMu8W-EkUF9fomwMcgMChnBTYGqvQf1hgRZ0jWny4CDaRF76xrNiom0_53gShd5Q_nnERuAQ2Ir5TTkraLA9reNTkDjo9EK3Fcm54W11X22NemozfLk2SpmgVR9kuGbnmiHyavF7KOmjL6SUB7CZF8Pj5F76MPE4-uQ/w640-h386/hotlanta%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Hotlanta </b><span style="text-align: left;">was anything but that as temps continued to drop as we headed north, but <b>the traffic was 1000% better than when we drove down</b> and we made good time getting home with a quick stop for Sunny again in Dublin, GA, (great free dog park) and <b>a quick dinner with Paige in Chattanooga</b> as well at the always solid <b>Glen Gene Diner in Hixson</b>. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3U9So5KysFPT7_pi609MG5i_8qulYFQCJqYayrKVAR0y42Aw3DGWxsdEO0VH3AS4lTsjLmQEdnrCTa6Kl-LpAxGQ3z5FearVkEO-XRFP0eRY_WgljAhNFka_o2jbQNZEurlH61AaifxHSGCZogUOvQdiWOtDsZNTeBDIk-h0zQY96ekkqtpsd4mBOPk/s1280/aquaman%202%20regular%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3U9So5KysFPT7_pi609MG5i_8qulYFQCJqYayrKVAR0y42Aw3DGWxsdEO0VH3AS4lTsjLmQEdnrCTa6Kl-LpAxGQ3z5FearVkEO-XRFP0eRY_WgljAhNFka_o2jbQNZEurlH61AaifxHSGCZogUOvQdiWOtDsZNTeBDIk-h0zQY96ekkqtpsd4mBOPk/w440-h640/aquaman%202%20regular%20.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Thursday, January 4 - We finally had to time to go see the new </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom </i>movie at our local <b>Roxy Theaters (recliners!)</b> tonight along with our friend, Toney. Despite bad reviews, the film was OK and watchable for the most part. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKggfnWMDHBSTy_lHZoLS-BWIdltajpJZHfDMsAdMuX3qNZGPwfszww5jEL094SrjXiOInpPezsKLiwlB9fD-Wu06r8e_PsIenrqci02Jo-FmJzbMQrPuzLXx2R9F3fgnNcp9so8yar8PzaA8V377imHKKnbG97UCKcfXWJ9tnRW4623ExaoxzeHjoPk/s1280/long%20white%20train%20coming%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1006" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKggfnWMDHBSTy_lHZoLS-BWIdltajpJZHfDMsAdMuX3qNZGPwfszww5jEL094SrjXiOInpPezsKLiwlB9fD-Wu06r8e_PsIenrqci02Jo-FmJzbMQrPuzLXx2R9F3fgnNcp9so8yar8PzaA8V377imHKKnbG97UCKcfXWJ9tnRW4623ExaoxzeHjoPk/w504-h640/long%20white%20train%20coming%20.jpg" width="504" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, January 14</b> - There's a long, WHITE train a-comin' this way...<br /><b>Our first snow of the winter season hit today, and we waited it out in the house with ALL our pets since the temps were frigid as well. In the end we got around 7" of the white stuff. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmqWnznVkngWY_kqgyGcnzMar43WSH182D21ePCkI3sK61QvBOGecx1XcE0jmh8tU-ViK-jiiTEo2v4LNxDCFRQpc9oKNLKM4K-ax1Lbpk1c8-MMxMJvd0Gb5XhC1UbvZpfhRCwI9ZCMi908lRYaFKUOlqr7XJ_tiGLqqglWyYhk89FxbYOQ2PMD2hjY/s1599/sunny%20in%20the%20snow%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmqWnznVkngWY_kqgyGcnzMar43WSH182D21ePCkI3sK61QvBOGecx1XcE0jmh8tU-ViK-jiiTEo2v4LNxDCFRQpc9oKNLKM4K-ax1Lbpk1c8-MMxMJvd0Gb5XhC1UbvZpfhRCwI9ZCMi908lRYaFKUOlqr7XJ_tiGLqqglWyYhk89FxbYOQ2PMD2hjY/w468-h640/sunny%20in%20the%20snow%20.jpg" width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Seems our polar bear loves the snow as well.</b> Shoulda figured that! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0deF1Qt89flB89G9RP9jLebrT51-22u1gK459Cm_cxrX3tcfDNUVBfRkccZ_z2X8ViC_NpPeoR1UjPTKrzF-z32GN2pNDuqdXrGRKtGzRGtPMNOb352msUtHRlfk57RB0pNQAWC5s0-ZZpnsodW_oZ4zzFXsw5_o1eWmU4MfixkxIV7kr-K1Q3JB5RQU/s2016/snowy%20walk%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0deF1Qt89flB89G9RP9jLebrT51-22u1gK459Cm_cxrX3tcfDNUVBfRkccZ_z2X8ViC_NpPeoR1UjPTKrzF-z32GN2pNDuqdXrGRKtGzRGtPMNOb352msUtHRlfk57RB0pNQAWC5s0-ZZpnsodW_oZ4zzFXsw5_o1eWmU4MfixkxIV7kr-K1Q3JB5RQU/w480-h640/snowy%20walk%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, January 16 </b>- We took<b> a little snowy stroll today in our 17-degree weather</b> down to <b>Los Compradres </b>for a late Mexican lunch. We needed to shake off some of the cabin fever we have since being snowed in for a few days already. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ROWBwnWN9_cM8aj35LTlPFfH4SXpj14st34jnfNaCZTjrJSeLeAwx6VAxqoc3u9_tVWfp3D3_9Qleye6GZyV0L3CMQAwXVIspaVlAgH34GWeNPHlhd7xazLyNBkgHC0ftRuJLCvjUOjQH7_7LU9GBcvEm0jKDHXCUAy1ubUHUXddGvzblixd1ruaIUc/s1170/weinermobile%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="1170" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ROWBwnWN9_cM8aj35LTlPFfH4SXpj14st34jnfNaCZTjrJSeLeAwx6VAxqoc3u9_tVWfp3D3_9Qleye6GZyV0L3CMQAwXVIspaVlAgH34GWeNPHlhd7xazLyNBkgHC0ftRuJLCvjUOjQH7_7LU9GBcvEm0jKDHXCUAy1ubUHUXddGvzblixd1ruaIUc/w640-h475/weinermobile%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Thursday, February 1</b> - Hey, it's not every day that the <b>Oscar Meyer Weinermobile</b> comes to town! But it did today to<b> our local Kroger supermarket</b>, so we stopped by to take a look at it up close. It's a pretty sweet ride! We got to talk with the driver (what a fun job!) who also snapped this nice picture of us with it. <b> Hot dog! That was fun! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Tjv2UNA_L3wj7Shf1UqBGMjQHGQE-uaeE_VU3_J8xk7591CPLr7yMv8TZmMeJTCogmxbhD1qZ3VToVjNDzWsE_cJOS8UgKgJD_9yps2XnDSUctoyuPqvkqOVczmKFBgULdfpzTs35kp55zfY4xgNn_TkMiKLDCfBEB4TdPU1_RSwEWPCbCb-a7NLdCY/s1280/fudge%20and%20flights%20too.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1095" data-original-width="1280" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Tjv2UNA_L3wj7Shf1UqBGMjQHGQE-uaeE_VU3_J8xk7591CPLr7yMv8TZmMeJTCogmxbhD1qZ3VToVjNDzWsE_cJOS8UgKgJD_9yps2XnDSUctoyuPqvkqOVczmKFBgULdfpzTs35kp55zfY4xgNn_TkMiKLDCfBEB4TdPU1_RSwEWPCbCb-a7NLdCY/w640-h548/fudge%20and%20flights%20too.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, February 3- </b><span style="text-align: left;">We</span> attended the <b style="text-align: left;">"Fudge and Flights"</b><span style="text-align: left;"> event at </span><b style="text-align: left;">Cedar Glade Brews in Murfreesboro</b><span style="text-align: left;"> today where</span><b style="text-align: left;"> decadent fudge from Silver Fox Treats</b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;">was made with four different kinds of CG Brews</b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;">and then paired with those same beers in a flight</b><span style="text-align: left;">. They were all very good and a really interesting and tasty combo. First up was their</span><span style="text-align: left;"> <b>Maniac Pale Ale</b></span><b><span style="text-align: left;"> which was </span><span style="text-align: left;">paired with a green apple and caramel fudge.</span></b><span style="text-align: left;"> Next was their </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>raspberry-infused Berliner Off Broad (BOB) paired with an orange creamsicle fudge.</b> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> Then it was their </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Native Creatures</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"> Belgian-style wild ale<b> </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>paired with a chocolate-covered cherry fudge.</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"> And, finally, their </span><span style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Nuttin' But Fun </span><span style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">smoked porter </span><span style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">paired with a pecan fudge</span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>. </b><br />We love these guys not only for their beer, but the fact that they allow dogs to come inside, so Sunny enjoyed herself as well getting lots of pets and attention (and treats!).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnsNDPg2I0nPEFliIXYEy8olCWheiw4yhRv0S8ZROnD2vRX0YKX-c4bQXgQvi4M895tzGMhuxOAa5_-3I9RaxiNDWrQdFilFfL-87IKEGaCiV0GvSD3foY4qFHBfqUGg7DRN4zR4YJ6-AHo5v_gycMZoSk-mEANCwGbVn-XgJlIsnEvc_lpmeBnOZDzY/s1280/give%20back%20night%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1006" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnsNDPg2I0nPEFliIXYEy8olCWheiw4yhRv0S8ZROnD2vRX0YKX-c4bQXgQvi4M895tzGMhuxOAa5_-3I9RaxiNDWrQdFilFfL-87IKEGaCiV0GvSD3foY4qFHBfqUGg7DRN4zR4YJ6-AHo5v_gycMZoSk-mEANCwGbVn-XgJlIsnEvc_lpmeBnOZDzY/w504-h640/give%20back%20night%20.jpg" width="504" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, February 5</b> - This evening we went to <b>Mt. Juliet for dinner at the M.L. Rose location there</b> <b>to support New Leash on Life</b> which was <b>getting 20% of the profits today. </b>Our dinners were very good, and it was great to support such a wonderful cause. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX89jwVvg9B-nf4lFNlqLE00qjJumF70pfyMsDqnrruoeEZLgImhtAvKwNXfMp9XSgl05KcTsdhVbNUpZ7rc5H0-OHihokdnjonuCOfzV7z8fOKWXM-BrRm6aHf3Rt1J2_PZHavYJrv5KaJOa-yuNbRJqUX5wlE9KEek2ZvM41gwYQ1lKP2RrLMMZrtIo/s2016/CU%20baseball%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX89jwVvg9B-nf4lFNlqLE00qjJumF70pfyMsDqnrruoeEZLgImhtAvKwNXfMp9XSgl05KcTsdhVbNUpZ7rc5H0-OHihokdnjonuCOfzV7z8fOKWXM-BrRm6aHf3Rt1J2_PZHavYJrv5KaJOa-yuNbRJqUX5wlE9KEek2ZvM41gwYQ1lKP2RrLMMZrtIo/w640-h480/CU%20baseball%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Thursday, February 8</b> - We took <b>a nice lunchtime walk with Sunny up to Cumberland University</b> to see some of the <b>home opening day for their baseball team's 2024 season</b>. The Phoenix were leading Indiana Wesleyan 2-1 when we left.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHd4y50XHFDhxafJ4pXQ37OgxiKLLFPpUJzzYvYZL3aADzcM9Hokr6yF6RTqv4FQlJDsvD0LbhunM9-gBPMHTokwHvdQzAdBanv5ghQ00DNgcfmjd6I0LgSesyivHpQxGo5yWt4wouOW_r73P5124NFyjj35SPtbaiBtNERG3xpB8piYioHcAwFuoLLuQ/s1170/miami%20tickete.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="1170" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHd4y50XHFDhxafJ4pXQ37OgxiKLLFPpUJzzYvYZL3aADzcM9Hokr6yF6RTqv4FQlJDsvD0LbhunM9-gBPMHTokwHvdQzAdBanv5ghQ00DNgcfmjd6I0LgSesyivHpQxGo5yWt4wouOW_r73P5124NFyjj35SPtbaiBtNERG3xpB8piYioHcAwFuoLLuQ/w400-h346/miami%20tickete.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, February 10 - We flew down to Miami late tonight and stayed at a nice Homewood Suites near the airport in preparation for a 5-night cruise tomorrow. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJELU1-tH6Wu7WgAiE0dON34N6Xl-go75VGfDDC66viYJsv72-YvEbW2TOhK53qcYpD_chN5mQqUvik94At4VGND44DGwEzTty39xpxvQk5Fdo5Qkg4wJ4cgEYnA3UJAb5ditIzNrx5NEBwO_s1FNt5Pp5GSOUqzgVUVp4xGSvrEjCUuK_AYzKv3VCZak/s1280/virgin%20cruise%20entry%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1243" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJELU1-tH6Wu7WgAiE0dON34N6Xl-go75VGfDDC66viYJsv72-YvEbW2TOhK53qcYpD_chN5mQqUvik94At4VGND44DGwEzTty39xpxvQk5Fdo5Qkg4wJ4cgEYnA3UJAb5ditIzNrx5NEBwO_s1FNt5Pp5GSOUqzgVUVp4xGSvrEjCUuK_AYzKv3VCZak/w622-h640/virgin%20cruise%20entry%20.jpg" width="622" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, February 11 - We set sail out today on the<i> Scarlet Lady</i>, our first time on a Virgin cruise ship </b><span style="text-align: left;">thanks to a great deal (more than half off the listed price) for this 5-day voyage gotten by our friends, Kate and Curtis, through their work for Southwest Airlines. Embarkation was quick and easy. Instead of room key cards to have to keep up with, we had light, waterproof wristbands that worked great. <br />Before boarding we killed some time and had a good lunch at the nearby <b>Casa Juan Restaurant</b> where they make killer mojitos! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2wZjEnlCG408q1aja24ECozjBsReJ4fbKhodXU-O3Qo5wZvk1SFy4h0dx3PjnosxWmsUDm9thP0eIzpI6WQwsSAhteV7Nqo_nSiHKt_j4gilGSGI56DONDo4OmcLwDXQgkh36sTrs8vUkhIS82lGalqcH5v2pVNs-KLX2l9bFCs-nVUtYW77c_Sqkkw/s1280/virgin%20cruise%20room.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1013" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2wZjEnlCG408q1aja24ECozjBsReJ4fbKhodXU-O3Qo5wZvk1SFy4h0dx3PjnosxWmsUDm9thP0eIzpI6WQwsSAhteV7Nqo_nSiHKt_j4gilGSGI56DONDo4OmcLwDXQgkh36sTrs8vUkhIS82lGalqcH5v2pVNs-KLX2l9bFCs-nVUtYW77c_Sqkkw/w506-h640/virgin%20cruise%20room.jpg" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our<b> balcony room </b>was not much more than an inside room on the <i><b>Scarlet Lady</b></i>. The layout was a little different than what we are used to but worked out fine (even in the tiny shower). Photo credit goes to Ashlee on this one. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UCmpX49d7XCvsNMs14E-uV3odDol7rfRfl-PxcXwd3Sncp6tfQvQTalM4zCL7HZoPOouIePCga18mWTYn0BhSfOcpZoEsl76Eoz1-jR9QzbMeU3Yg0rXW_KHCHu4QA6Uht43cMqbDU1TpMvOLkM2kACDZKpa72ydjqNjEb03PQ0T-ccrji6_QwQwtao/s2016/miami%20boat%20traffic%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UCmpX49d7XCvsNMs14E-uV3odDol7rfRfl-PxcXwd3Sncp6tfQvQTalM4zCL7HZoPOouIePCga18mWTYn0BhSfOcpZoEsl76Eoz1-jR9QzbMeU3Yg0rXW_KHCHu4QA6Uht43cMqbDU1TpMvOLkM2kACDZKpa72ydjqNjEb03PQ0T-ccrji6_QwQwtao/w640-h480/miami%20boat%20traffic%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It was a little overcast, but still<b> a nice, warm day in Miami and the harbor was busy</b> as we took it all in from our roomy balcony. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiZJM7objVN4s2n6LjkWBvSLZxeheFZt_i0mYciiC1MOsJJHRPLTOrXlcWbJudvb7orEicRV3HGzAtNiPqNHj1U4PEtG0L_jlzdufzkWSF8gISNQ82BdcKUhYj9KPTSJRb01gEpxojMuU6i0-pcU4_PlYDEvBpVXaFfyo_gRJLIYqfXcXh3asyVGLLrw/s2016/ahoy%20service%20on%20virgin%20too%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiZJM7objVN4s2n6LjkWBvSLZxeheFZt_i0mYciiC1MOsJJHRPLTOrXlcWbJudvb7orEicRV3HGzAtNiPqNHj1U4PEtG0L_jlzdufzkWSF8gISNQ82BdcKUhYj9KPTSJRb01gEpxojMuU6i0-pcU4_PlYDEvBpVXaFfyo_gRJLIYqfXcXh3asyVGLLrw/w480-h640/ahoy%20service%20on%20virgin%20too%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Getting service almost anywhere on the boat was as easy as raising your "Ahoy" flag. Grilled shrimp all day!! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY15sTZjVX3hfVTceR8_eYlQ5o1wMdq7I3W1KHht-LGKDfL-TdJ6qeVz2yjkra1g3RBL87VprDxFxQUyDeQPxWqCwBaRMh-B4vHXnhLwiMyFyS966sJEbUwPWsPe6voK3oqsISAeNP5WLCptCqj4JgK5pKDdjYYcOujdNm4B0G4JIyn0-9PFq8ELZM0E/s2016/virgin%20cruise%20sail%20away%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY15sTZjVX3hfVTceR8_eYlQ5o1wMdq7I3W1KHht-LGKDfL-TdJ6qeVz2yjkra1g3RBL87VprDxFxQUyDeQPxWqCwBaRMh-B4vHXnhLwiMyFyS966sJEbUwPWsPe6voK3oqsISAeNP5WLCptCqj4JgK5pKDdjYYcOujdNm4B0G4JIyn0-9PFq8ELZM0E/w640-h480/virgin%20cruise%20sail%20away%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got a pretty sunset with our<b> Sail Away Party that included complimentary champagne. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxQ1BPn5STPBKxotcWlrZWb3MorSgPjwZmy4W8XmVofiE3CKo7lkaolZ8NMXjtWslDy1Kj-WWm-nzELbHt13EXb87b0P1u3wAKKRlv1l9_cXIjuZH5M3fmYl2YSMIenUrh8dBDlnWeh7_n_2NOJaRyzhMi-dWySctNGdjOEUpzonj40tojXCVWlb7Ow0/s1516/test%20kitchen%20dessert%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="1484" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxQ1BPn5STPBKxotcWlrZWb3MorSgPjwZmy4W8XmVofiE3CKo7lkaolZ8NMXjtWslDy1Kj-WWm-nzELbHt13EXb87b0P1u3wAKKRlv1l9_cXIjuZH5M3fmYl2YSMIenUrh8dBDlnWeh7_n_2NOJaRyzhMi-dWySctNGdjOEUpzonj40tojXCVWlb7Ow0/w626-h640/test%20kitchen%20dessert%20.jpg" width="626" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Instead of a regular buffet or a sit-down large main dining room, the<i> Scarlet Lady</i> has several upscale restaurants throughout the boat that are at no up-charge, but you do need reservations, and tonight we had them at <b>The Test Kitchen</b>. The<b> six-course meal </b>was not all winners to our tastebuds but overall, in terms of uniqueness (<b>an asparagus sorbet</b>) and presentation (<b>steaming salmon</b>), it was an interesting and fun experience that would have cost a brother well over $100 on the mainland.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84XTsKu4IiJFJY8CGa201UTaSy5Rpi_UrsHTXC7c7yp1af5GozPBgiU1SBNRVUowGFuicbFwlhQpj6eXamKwXbePBAhiSK5c79K3yqRr45-q1sYozuqNcQ4tkb-dEv-CaVWXl5OMhWambyJiOr5_v9XPby1j9FeCGpyLjO5CwX7zSyxK_octx9mwSR98/s4375/super%20bowl%20watch%20party%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="4375" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84XTsKu4IiJFJY8CGa201UTaSy5Rpi_UrsHTXC7c7yp1af5GozPBgiU1SBNRVUowGFuicbFwlhQpj6eXamKwXbePBAhiSK5c79K3yqRr45-q1sYozuqNcQ4tkb-dEv-CaVWXl5OMhWambyJiOr5_v9XPby1j9FeCGpyLjO5CwX7zSyxK_octx9mwSR98/w640-h278/super%20bowl%20watch%20party%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />They had a <b>Super Bowl Watch Party going on in their biggest venue, The Red Room</b>, that included big screens and complimentary popcorn. We popped in just after halftime and were only going stay for a bit, but the game was so intriguing and the atmosphere so fun, we ended up staying to the end which included overtime. Congrats, again, KC. Quite the juggernaut you've built there. <br />It was almost always a party atmosphere on this<b> adults-only (thank God!) ship</b>, but there was plenty of quiet spaces too and the amount of common area places to gather, sit and hang out were aplenty. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaBb4D-7n-jaAWpis-W_k5xkx_hEDGP_z_vbd_8eBCxrdiaumywtWKy860XC5HgmANhO6rGeCgsLIsAloEh1tuilIBf6G58mosza8YPAdW0EvwIsTX76UkszZFfxOBcTAlrYlNh6-2GjRvbyA3-yMmafoVKnsahrPoy14QnAr2o8DWN9LwGESzv2Y60w/s2016/hammock%20view%20on%20virgin%20cruise.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaBb4D-7n-jaAWpis-W_k5xkx_hEDGP_z_vbd_8eBCxrdiaumywtWKy860XC5HgmANhO6rGeCgsLIsAloEh1tuilIBf6G58mosza8YPAdW0EvwIsTX76UkszZFfxOBcTAlrYlNh6-2GjRvbyA3-yMmafoVKnsahrPoy14QnAr2o8DWN9LwGESzv2Y60w/w480-h640/hammock%20view%20on%20virgin%20cruise.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, February 12 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">It was our first<b> Day at Sea</b> today and we enjoyed the mild weather throughout the ship including the fun and unique <b>hammock swing on our 11th floor balcony </b>with a commanding view of Big Blue out there. We've missed you, Mother Ocean. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwgblCR8WRq30AKBJG8MQK4OOAosGbnSfzuRwFV4pQUq8CEcW_-TPpbAFhMJCK5WlsKkcnHi1WoF7uNitB03YKjSJuMrQr9250E1c7ZAGmdM8bKCQ85f5tj9nuziwd_pVVbj19STq8kwdJ8oqFbYC9HuLjJsWqBSo4tlvbdDOci4rfh2moYOFoxvseNY/s1280/pink%20agave.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwgblCR8WRq30AKBJG8MQK4OOAosGbnSfzuRwFV4pQUq8CEcW_-TPpbAFhMJCK5WlsKkcnHi1WoF7uNitB03YKjSJuMrQr9250E1c7ZAGmdM8bKCQ85f5tj9nuziwd_pVVbj19STq8kwdJ8oqFbYC9HuLjJsWqBSo4tlvbdDOci4rfh2moYOFoxvseNY/w296-h640/pink%20agave.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We explored the ship, got some pool time in, played some trivia, and just a had a relaxing and fun time. Not bad for a Monday! The highlight of the day was definitely tonight's<b> dinner at Pink Agave</b>, an upscale Mexican food experience. Spoiler alert: this place was the consensus best meal of the cruise, but with a couple of close seconds as well. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7DqW1be9SGLh_9VopPJvpQq0EHE5LusBi7t6whGKxpEt-l1Vgkbbq4ADHaVIbJS-JM9dtp3VAFWTfQRHAf6IclTsMcqTiqiPHKcaFcec7xIiUDwAg-zQfmu2dkwXcAmdJOruQ0KSEt69FDW339N5gPJAAeNC2FOwIcImM7ziLhcYsrfbuWk5u6i8yoE/s1204/the%20fun%20side%20of%20trump's%20wall%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7DqW1be9SGLh_9VopPJvpQq0EHE5LusBi7t6whGKxpEt-l1Vgkbbq4ADHaVIbJS-JM9dtp3VAFWTfQRHAf6IclTsMcqTiqiPHKcaFcec7xIiUDwAg-zQfmu2dkwXcAmdJOruQ0KSEt69FDW339N5gPJAAeNC2FOwIcImM7ziLhcYsrfbuWk5u6i8yoE/w622-h640/the%20fun%20side%20of%20trump's%20wall%20.jpg" width="622" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Tuesday, February 13 - Welcome to Cozumel, Mexico!! </b><br />Our first port stop was the island off the mainland that we've been to a few times before. Ashlee and I decided to do a couple different solo morning excursions but met back up at the port for some fun together in the afternoon. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnW1t5fOzCA-XvKithQXISARmSZ7cpkWFautU3SzYIsA2Mdi5-r1ETzNRbTtonRsJnsEHlBcmnAZcEwlPGvmIcezl9vVhZhenlYY4GCBb0e_UZifiSdDyYoNn_kfTNf7gPq3mIMTITTvEAcvPjoXwxsyr4bw1v0Du-eoUTHqfBWKi_4pYCmNKoxJ2x7w/s1280/young%20carnivale%20dancers%20.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnW1t5fOzCA-XvKithQXISARmSZ7cpkWFautU3SzYIsA2Mdi5-r1ETzNRbTtonRsJnsEHlBcmnAZcEwlPGvmIcezl9vVhZhenlYY4GCBb0e_UZifiSdDyYoNn_kfTNf7gPq3mIMTITTvEAcvPjoXwxsyr4bw1v0Du-eoUTHqfBWKi_4pYCmNKoxJ2x7w/w296-h640/young%20carnivale%20dancers%20.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It happened to be Fat Tuesday today and<b> the last day of Carnivale for the folks here in Mexico</b>. <b>We were treated to an excellent and detailed dance from some young folks from the area while at the fun and frolicking bar, Alberto's. </b>We partied with some new friends Ashlee had made on her excursion that included a good amount of drinking...funny how that happens, lol. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4skcOiefGfEWOhG3fBGKJA5WzK6fxRSGhBsVlEF-9MvAl5Rhnpo_H2ox7_NzYWFJx61YabWSKoWI8G_1sZVgraKkI8ZmTuBkg4wB14AFbzgOlYTZV0n5VzHISVXyfct85HAl2cUCedasQjlqOUQzAtoig6Moy0kS2drp1xWrxnE89QPnS8nmxt-ile4s/s1951/pretty%20water%20pretty%20boat%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1951" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4skcOiefGfEWOhG3fBGKJA5WzK6fxRSGhBsVlEF-9MvAl5Rhnpo_H2ox7_NzYWFJx61YabWSKoWI8G_1sZVgraKkI8ZmTuBkg4wB14AFbzgOlYTZV0n5VzHISVXyfct85HAl2cUCedasQjlqOUQzAtoig6Moy0kS2drp1xWrxnE89QPnS8nmxt-ile4s/w640-h418/pretty%20water%20pretty%20boat%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Pretty water and a pretty boat</b>. Walking to and from the ship was enjoyable and we even saw a large barracuda in the clear waters below the pier. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I3FHXSmBrsI8CTePIV0rjf4IbhouuCyghrSwrO-o_PUiDMaVcqiGWi7LrFcbZjfxiVQUicO95rXNaB6Tf__r_aMIy5qJVzv2mJaYa6wiX_soDkioGN-EKwx_3MXMfIyR0gfytDEb70wPV5FES_WFDLDtwRbSK4lgC2Jts5A0_4tUGX3dT7xXpXbDCtA/s2016/Duel%20Reality.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I3FHXSmBrsI8CTePIV0rjf4IbhouuCyghrSwrO-o_PUiDMaVcqiGWi7LrFcbZjfxiVQUicO95rXNaB6Tf__r_aMIy5qJVzv2mJaYa6wiX_soDkioGN-EKwx_3MXMfIyR0gfytDEb70wPV5FES_WFDLDtwRbSK4lgC2Jts5A0_4tUGX3dT7xXpXbDCtA/w480-h640/Duel%20Reality.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got back to the ship in time to catch<b> a performance of "Duel Reality"</b> - a take on the <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> story with high-flying acrobatics, juggling and other jaw-dropping talents shown off by the performers. It was a ton of fun! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzxEJFDZYTRW5kg0WSlE4OVIYgWpOiq6pGk6m4nPLFDSfHANwq4nrKHfamnBHEp7E91vxboDEkmNxzFF8yCvbBrf-Tui2NAfne7P3o3D-AsG0-0GSnJWdeMdi6M1iB1egrUjyw-FSdeBRDqomFcaYLivN1-6p790R_FD1lgHXFPr_sRdaNm7oZDybuMA/s2016/red%20night%20on%20the%20scarlet%20lady%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzxEJFDZYTRW5kg0WSlE4OVIYgWpOiq6pGk6m4nPLFDSfHANwq4nrKHfamnBHEp7E91vxboDEkmNxzFF8yCvbBrf-Tui2NAfne7P3o3D-AsG0-0GSnJWdeMdi6M1iB1egrUjyw-FSdeBRDqomFcaYLivN1-6p790R_FD1lgHXFPr_sRdaNm7oZDybuMA/w480-h640/red%20night%20on%20the%20scarlet%20lady%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It was <b>"Red Night" aboard the</b><i><b> Scarlet Lady</b> </i>and the entire ship was decorated and festive for this fun party. <i> </i>We all donned some red clothing and joined in on the fun! <br />Dinner tonight was at<b> The Wake</b>, a traditional steakhouse setting. My appetizer of a New York strip and then my entree of a filet mignon were fantastic, as was all the other food including some decadent desserts. Yes, we tried them all! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0QkwUW1Q9Q6jfNMKfbN4us_uWL9frvIDlYHtw5VsGecO0lo5NYoRCUTL97qIZL0UtOVo28Jm-uMJiLmmLwjSoMEBQlBfGuzdmo-p5czmnD9JQDg8I8zr3SIHmC1iMhnIiu1W6BQdWTZpX8GAqvasV4FpKMOUzxzUV4LFLkB4MAtCdCm3mJoKZoF5FXNc/s2016/cruising%20by%20Cuba.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0QkwUW1Q9Q6jfNMKfbN4us_uWL9frvIDlYHtw5VsGecO0lo5NYoRCUTL97qIZL0UtOVo28Jm-uMJiLmmLwjSoMEBQlBfGuzdmo-p5czmnD9JQDg8I8zr3SIHmC1iMhnIiu1W6BQdWTZpX8GAqvasV4FpKMOUzxzUV4LFLkB4MAtCdCm3mJoKZoF5FXNc/w640-h480/cruising%20by%20Cuba.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, February 14 - Happy Valentine's Day at Sea!! </b><span style="text-align: left;">It's hard to believe it was almost 6 years ago to the day that we were able to actually cruise to<b> Cuba</b>. That was another fun trip. <b>Today we just cruised by the still-mysterious island country on our way to the Bahamas. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRWN1Rpbqp9zD0Prjg0N4IjPPefZOA1cY7BdQexvaHQ_8_KFh-0HZwdzTABL6mQI7l_xWYMVYp2GQ9cFDjnJ3ltvV0NsdAK4DzVQxZmXPSmvSkNCglAoTHKlm_xBaIkbx6yQ-DObqI1MSMnRCCd43RXReyHoLlvKET8GJ3FFxx3Yq_pn_hNBMvrEd_Rc/s2016/looking%20down%20on%20cruising%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRWN1Rpbqp9zD0Prjg0N4IjPPefZOA1cY7BdQexvaHQ_8_KFh-0HZwdzTABL6mQI7l_xWYMVYp2GQ9cFDjnJ3ltvV0NsdAK4DzVQxZmXPSmvSkNCglAoTHKlm_xBaIkbx6yQ-DObqI1MSMnRCCd43RXReyHoLlvKET8GJ3FFxx3Yq_pn_hNBMvrEd_Rc/w480-h640/looking%20down%20on%20cruising%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>"Looking down on cruising"</b> is not our thing...unless it's <b>from an upper deck looking down at our wake in the big blue. </b> This shot reminds us of our painting in our living room somewhat. It was another relaxing day at sea, and<b> I even won $700 in a poker tournament! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo74O7zxnpFksqXe0eJAa7uX8bwKcQ0aEFgM34PYKTTPHT25iqSyyeTeChwgj4ANxQmNAgATrPSNE6Sl-Ndw0qKRtLCQ2CbQzn-0TttqgdYvns8hw6tdDG1B9qoaooil4ooPLUHWFgYqz1_Hqa8XyQuFUG89Yhj9EsvprrFS4wkC3u_4rDKsAVvAcLSiY/s2016/gunbae!!%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo74O7zxnpFksqXe0eJAa7uX8bwKcQ0aEFgM34PYKTTPHT25iqSyyeTeChwgj4ANxQmNAgATrPSNE6Sl-Ndw0qKRtLCQ2CbQzn-0TttqgdYvns8hw6tdDG1B9qoaooil4ooPLUHWFgYqz1_Hqa8XyQuFUG89Yhj9EsvprrFS4wkC3u_4rDKsAVvAcLSiY/w640-h480/gunbae!!%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />"<b>Gunbae</b>!!" means "cheers" in Korean and is also the name of tonight's Korean barbecue restaurant. This was a VERY CLOSE SECOND to Pink Agave as our favorite food and FIRST IN OVERALL FUN as a dining experience. We sat with a fun couple from New Jersey and became fast friends over our meal cooked almost entirely in front of us. We also drank some unknown clear liquor and yelled "Gunbae!" when each of us had to shoot it. <br />Beforehand, <b>our foursome also won a free trivia contest that got us each a free drink of choice!</b> Go, Team Ship-Faced!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_l9Ttd0K4vU4FZn4c1wySnwQ6jMS4GSJMy5DYOPmRFN3cIhJ7Vt8Vfc3MTqiWPoLfJt3PHM5ykS8zaV86TIpzr0RP9XNtkt3khNEqWCIcnSeyRz1Yp_ckoop-WOyUPCTjFdpR20EFne0zprw_W6a2aFDEQU2ZdRvmoJqqhLKFP4Cd1F6s7zdkuck1RA/s2016/bimini%20ship%20wreck%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_l9Ttd0K4vU4FZn4c1wySnwQ6jMS4GSJMy5DYOPmRFN3cIhJ7Vt8Vfc3MTqiWPoLfJt3PHM5ykS8zaV86TIpzr0RP9XNtkt3khNEqWCIcnSeyRz1Yp_ckoop-WOyUPCTjFdpR20EFne0zprw_W6a2aFDEQU2ZdRvmoJqqhLKFP4Cd1F6s7zdkuck1RA/w640-h480/bimini%20ship%20wreck%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, February 15 - </b><b style="text-align: left;">It was our first visit to the Bimini Islands in the Bahamas today and Ashlee and I booked an excursion to snorkel around the wreck of the <i>SS Sapona</i> which ran aground here during a hurricane in 1926. </b><span style="text-align: left;">It has had quite the sorted history! </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">Man, w</span><span style="text-align: left;">hat an experience! The 20-minute boat ride out to it and back was smooth and fun. Especially on the way back with some rum punch in hand! The water was not cold and clear as glass all the way to the ocean floor here at 10 to 15' in depth. We saw a ton of fish and even a sea turtle from a distance. I even snorkeled inside the ship which was beyond interesting. Such a fun and unique experience! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkj7zf9tAFH-M3bVZ1GQli7Iw-1CPYPJWVnuSDwLFQA8z3sw2YtNtDa7xS2EzoOXvlzZCIASf9wUXK5sDAhk2z5defkh41halfF2qQPOouIeoFeoSv0kO0-YX41VhDHmC1WR-CJL8ebeLZE7LYRg-yy3-vmxHskdSnevRM_dPC7sSrn-tCCfQmDsp2wJY/s1499/conch%20shell%20mound%20at%20Big%20Al's%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1324" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkj7zf9tAFH-M3bVZ1GQli7Iw-1CPYPJWVnuSDwLFQA8z3sw2YtNtDa7xS2EzoOXvlzZCIASf9wUXK5sDAhk2z5defkh41halfF2qQPOouIeoFeoSv0kO0-YX41VhDHmC1WR-CJL8ebeLZE7LYRg-yy3-vmxHskdSnevRM_dPC7sSrn-tCCfQmDsp2wJY/w566-h640/conch%20shell%20mound%20at%20Big%20Al's%20.jpg" width="566" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Back on the island, we got picked up by<b> Curtis and Kate, who had rented a golf cart</b> <b>to explore the island.</b> Curtis did a great job driving on the left side the road (British rules here) and our first stop was <b>Big Al's conch house and bakery</b>. We got some cracked conch (they've evidently been through a lot of it here based on the photo above) and some rum cake for dessert to go. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6TBMx7DaRVhJ7fbhJCUIahZN1uS0gOprLB6V80PSO4pCbJWjApeV7dBahFEhzWxqmCNsJnUWoNci6N35mAh6NAXZRUS1-__ta-b94BSZvSL8z2A8pbIHJsjizUG3zaaQx6KEPtlg7mWei0CdooPiiBD-MLXgGr_eAIqrY7gFMHXvJ9sWDEelHlRdRpg/s2016/bimini%20picnic%20spot%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6TBMx7DaRVhJ7fbhJCUIahZN1uS0gOprLB6V80PSO4pCbJWjApeV7dBahFEhzWxqmCNsJnUWoNci6N35mAh6NAXZRUS1-__ta-b94BSZvSL8z2A8pbIHJsjizUG3zaaQx6KEPtlg7mWei0CdooPiiBD-MLXgGr_eAIqrY7gFMHXvJ9sWDEelHlRdRpg/w480-h640/bimini%20picnic%20spot%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our picnic spot to enjoy our cracked conch was along Radio Beach</b> and was pretty choice! The conch was good and the cake was great! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPZkbPkeOdBMNllV57re1Ov2VimCklhT8sWRQKa1bIhtRJdsKwjBAn5rZqtFbAjj1XBBzsk2Pi-yuncpTAJxS8jgJTzOUYOvaiBRBJpFwtxy_0-gInCfo7otYJxA_I9u7vY9tIIgStMXti9IWoVg6NZ5fdv3JVD989hahbzpzz0xw9mdk5YasbUIq2l0/s2016/bimini%20beach%20view%20of%20our%20cruise%20ship.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPZkbPkeOdBMNllV57re1Ov2VimCklhT8sWRQKa1bIhtRJdsKwjBAn5rZqtFbAjj1XBBzsk2Pi-yuncpTAJxS8jgJTzOUYOvaiBRBJpFwtxy_0-gInCfo7otYJxA_I9u7vY9tIIgStMXti9IWoVg6NZ5fdv3JVD989hahbzpzz0xw9mdk5YasbUIq2l0/w480-h640/bimini%20beach%20view%20of%20our%20cruise%20ship.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />And <b>our view back down the beach from our picnic spot </b>was pretty nice too...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_1FhTO3zvefYJtyJrr9swi-6JEgfp8T90aeJQSFc2FJf_S9kYbJ2QRSStsJ05diKKSUgruE3O4gpeEXSQGHH5jfmSbHHatycBCNfPuulMQvSVlBFdURqMichsZ1E3WxfIEhQIFBkAVlSOQVxeFb9721g60dv5qZkBx3mRWhQl5Xa_scpVGgAWELXuX8/s1280/sunny's%20valentine%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1026" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_1FhTO3zvefYJtyJrr9swi-6JEgfp8T90aeJQSFc2FJf_S9kYbJ2QRSStsJ05diKKSUgruE3O4gpeEXSQGHH5jfmSbHHatycBCNfPuulMQvSVlBFdURqMichsZ1E3WxfIEhQIFBkAVlSOQVxeFb9721g60dv5qZkBx3mRWhQl5Xa_scpVGgAWELXuX8/w514-h640/sunny's%20valentine%20.jpg" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had kind of forgot it was Valentine's Day yesterday while here in sunny Bimini, but <b>our other "Sunny"</b> reminded us that love was in the air...especially with <b>her new boyfriend, Hank.</b> <b>Thanks to Diane's Dog House for the pic and the excellent boarding of our girl during this trip. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7KRoWjTNWg4RLqN7CMPPCpBs3UC9NKz1jWvZuxiJg3Z8O7xX-pJ7D9W6xYaHfJRuwau5rdiRyuNs_BtpfWggediFN22Yb5a77_12fd3RjPN_DeHWQ9_V7pxVtAjSxaXgex3us6uot1c4sES7Bu9MlUpO7N_8W6dPvvwia4dPRIBPpNKGiR8pYEXGk3I/s1280/Zippy%20shot%20from%20Kim%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7KRoWjTNWg4RLqN7CMPPCpBs3UC9NKz1jWvZuxiJg3Z8O7xX-pJ7D9W6xYaHfJRuwau5rdiRyuNs_BtpfWggediFN22Yb5a77_12fd3RjPN_DeHWQ9_V7pxVtAjSxaXgex3us6uot1c4sES7Bu9MlUpO7N_8W6dPvvwia4dPRIBPpNKGiR8pYEXGk3I/w586-h640/Zippy%20shot%20from%20Kim%20.jpg" width="586" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our felines were doing great as well as we look to have found a great new cat-sitter in Kim's Precious Paws Pet Services.</b> Thanks to Kim herself for this<b> great shot of Mr. Zippy</b> to whom she gave insulin shots to twice a day while we were gone. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oNI5cB6fekT2BvqQgD1dPPRcbXs9584cptR9YKe-GbQVTwBO38wv-hBA9vpiertP6T9sULo0bycMWwmz5TautSHyUvVwfJ0A5kybuKiUULYW3C3hvO6JptdR-IsCsEKe5SgBD19AOSKjSrpyJg26X1NRQEg4_WdgX5Yb3YTvGb1VrfoDWKjHvunKHfw/s4595/bimini%20beach%20club%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="4595" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oNI5cB6fekT2BvqQgD1dPPRcbXs9584cptR9YKe-GbQVTwBO38wv-hBA9vpiertP6T9sULo0bycMWwmz5TautSHyUvVwfJ0A5kybuKiUULYW3C3hvO6JptdR-IsCsEKe5SgBD19AOSKjSrpyJg26X1NRQEg4_WdgX5Yb3YTvGb1VrfoDWKjHvunKHfw/w640-h272/bimini%20beach%20club%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We spent the rest of our time on the island at<b> The Bimini Beach Club</b> <b>that was exclusively booked for our cruise ship today. </b> I had a nice rum and Coke while here and Ashlee had some coconut Malibu rum served up in a real coconut. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaYCRypQjwqnJPPriy7z6ofRz_Le9jpeM-QFrCZ4LvgYOUun9cPzEHhruDl9dNWQHK-vHLlAgInb0zw8WqIcyb-v7OfYw-HXiR70LEjZ76Kb_Plygdl5X8qisGvYUyUBFzmZX5oFqkR5RslukG8fdhibMXSIiQNnSnsOP0W1vwLwhbJxQ455zjL4HB3o/s1280/bimini%20shadow%20pic%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="971" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaYCRypQjwqnJPPriy7z6ofRz_Le9jpeM-QFrCZ4LvgYOUun9cPzEHhruDl9dNWQHK-vHLlAgInb0zw8WqIcyb-v7OfYw-HXiR70LEjZ76Kb_Plygdl5X8qisGvYUyUBFzmZX5oFqkR5RslukG8fdhibMXSIiQNnSnsOP0W1vwLwhbJxQ455zjL4HB3o/w486-h640/bimini%20shadow%20pic%20.jpg" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>It's been a while since we've taken a good shadow pic</b>, but this one snapped by Ashlee on our way back to the ship is a winner for sure! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqf9c9E3XXNHuYa3APa52DePMnYfUJCdbn3gAasklVgkKC8XtJdgHh0m6dyVtyOLt79-aI2oOKqGjxJJYFCwblJro_j_U5OKFHD-6AqzIWys_RMX0DCA-9QqKjYkG00PiS60yeptpl-Gp22bJM7cjXcoPG1FCpGisDr8KrkX_DCzPJxg-QtIUR43WlI9E/s2016/moonlight%20cruise%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqf9c9E3XXNHuYa3APa52DePMnYfUJCdbn3gAasklVgkKC8XtJdgHh0m6dyVtyOLt79-aI2oOKqGjxJJYFCwblJro_j_U5OKFHD-6AqzIWys_RMX0DCA-9QqKjYkG00PiS60yeptpl-Gp22bJM7cjXcoPG1FCpGisDr8KrkX_DCzPJxg-QtIUR43WlI9E/w480-h640/moonlight%20cruise%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our last night on the ship was blessed with more nice, mild weather which we've enjoyed the entire trip. We also had a full moon with Jupiter shining brightly below.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb759Qk1aCx3DlZBIudoMe7Lc0UuBEzGp-SzrJcrVcCcgZ9xR0zACoOQQbdV0XYmAvyUsx3k8oLXbLVb54a5yXhWQup1U0QXu2QSifNH-YaPsXs3u5VlxOhw9ZtZfmYlvzkAovCAjdcXWK5-860uNwFvc6mlbyYsUBUDk4heLJsz1p1VBuIpKkzs477Xg/s2016/virgin%20cruise%20port%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb759Qk1aCx3DlZBIudoMe7Lc0UuBEzGp-SzrJcrVcCcgZ9xR0zACoOQQbdV0XYmAvyUsx3k8oLXbLVb54a5yXhWQup1U0QXu2QSifNH-YaPsXs3u5VlxOhw9ZtZfmYlvzkAovCAjdcXWK5-860uNwFvc6mlbyYsUBUDk4heLJsz1p1VBuIpKkzs477Xg/w640-h480/virgin%20cruise%20port%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />2/16 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We got back into the<b> port of Miami</b> early and disembarkation was smooth and simple. <br /><br />We had some time to kill before our flight home, so we Ubered over to <b>The Latin Cafe 2000</b> for some good food and libations outside on their patio in some beautiful weather. <br /><b><br />We flew home standby with Kate and Curtis on Southwest,</b> and while we appreciated the earlier flight home, the hassle of it just doesn't seem worth the free flight in our opinion. We barely got on the crowded flight and had to sit in middle seats. Yuck! <br /><br />When we got back, we were all hungry again, so we stopped by the <b>Sindoore Indian restaurant in Donelson</b> and had some amazingly good food. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91LmwP5mdWE1sLQqUdsnTVoUojCSAucsucNp6Pjzn-dTynxS6Gs2ZQ6EF-HyBMlFot8UDV-O52wAWeMecwyNZbKp_meh7FpMX6DKVGJSnkh3xS71aAyQYe-euXzcVJ-KQe2agLFvYvopRVhuTrFDFSHBuKWoiwpApiXpF1viBZKqHgTSGO4D2AFF-pTM/s1280/french%20toast%20burger%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1136" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91LmwP5mdWE1sLQqUdsnTVoUojCSAucsucNp6Pjzn-dTynxS6Gs2ZQ6EF-HyBMlFot8UDV-O52wAWeMecwyNZbKp_meh7FpMX6DKVGJSnkh3xS71aAyQYe-euXzcVJ-KQe2agLFvYvopRVhuTrFDFSHBuKWoiwpApiXpF1viBZKqHgTSGO4D2AFF-pTM/w568-h640/french%20toast%20burger%20.jpg" width="568" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Speaking of food, we did have one more breakfast before getting off the <i>Scarlet Lady </i>this morning</b>, so we made the best of it, especially Ashlee and her <b>French toast burger</b> pictured above. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigf0lGgCfT5QHHXEwxZ44wjmQ3mTla8fiRwSwvf5502L8QHJfQNl2QeZjnz43d-tj3e5VQSbaMBE1-kauXXeP0hjxF_BJM0LGkSCekAkLwpo7uGJExnPe5OINEdz3BaMGol_mKQO-VV3NHHDJewog0xTLX6Ay9LHJ3j94r2yKFfOPbDyNnI-XQXQ-gEC8/s2116/dudley%20contest%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2116" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigf0lGgCfT5QHHXEwxZ44wjmQ3mTla8fiRwSwvf5502L8QHJfQNl2QeZjnz43d-tj3e5VQSbaMBE1-kauXXeP0hjxF_BJM0LGkSCekAkLwpo7uGJExnPe5OINEdz3BaMGol_mKQO-VV3NHHDJewog0xTLX6Ay9LHJ3j94r2yKFfOPbDyNnI-XQXQ-gEC8/w354-h640/dudley%20contest%20.jpg" width="354" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, February 17 -</b> <b>Go Dudley Go!! We've entered Dudley in a nationwide contest for America's Favorite Pet. </b> Daily voting is free, but you can get more votes with donations to PAWS.org that helps sick, injured and orphaned animals. <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Editor's note: as of 2/27/04 Dudley has moved up to 3rd!) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzWijvozWpEisnSIm-Bz0hlY6fcCL90WXsLoP4oxI87VF7JedzdqPVlR_pPFRIIZFnzsB1-BI3S1z_lbqO4aSa7_37gjW26aX5v-8HrmVhE7T3QA_dCzAlEEclrVH7UQf82Wp0VCM4mzkPltm2nxQWvq2zYeRCwyr9WNAoSuQXFyjrAee4bNym6hhBcY/s640/sunny%20rolly%20poly%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="640" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzWijvozWpEisnSIm-Bz0hlY6fcCL90WXsLoP4oxI87VF7JedzdqPVlR_pPFRIIZFnzsB1-BI3S1z_lbqO4aSa7_37gjW26aX5v-8HrmVhE7T3QA_dCzAlEEclrVH7UQf82Wp0VCM4mzkPltm2nxQWvq2zYeRCwyr9WNAoSuQXFyjrAee4bNym6hhBcY/w640-h602/sunny%20rolly%20poly%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, February 18 -</b> We had <b>a Sunday-funday drive today down toward Chattanooga </b>with a stop at <b>Common John Brewing in Manchester</b> where Sunny loves their outdoor patio and astro-turf! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6e4HDMTxQyrJdWQr5JYFwf3C6Zdgv7CGVotWT88_pZmDRAzvsDomWvgijBHI9e9uUpa6bjpoRWoGiW7rMb_GDibI7p7cwpThUeyjatf_lGr74_WUTOZHKHLouUcL5Kns0lYQ8C7io9mHo2zBAwxZyXKkGue0YdpZ2VcpATKz4ma9LfXmsNL9fHT9fnQ/s2016/sewanee%20natural%20bridge%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6e4HDMTxQyrJdWQr5JYFwf3C6Zdgv7CGVotWT88_pZmDRAzvsDomWvgijBHI9e9uUpa6bjpoRWoGiW7rMb_GDibI7p7cwpThUeyjatf_lGr74_WUTOZHKHLouUcL5Kns0lYQ8C7io9mHo2zBAwxZyXKkGue0YdpZ2VcpATKz4ma9LfXmsNL9fHT9fnQ/w480-h640/sewanee%20natural%20bridge%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our last stop today was <b>atop Monteagle Mountain</b> at the amazing<b> Sewanee Natural Bridge</b> which has now been taken over by the state as a designated Natural Area. <b> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZE2xM5AfH-LDNC4g99l5GU4xYRynfncvWL6fxothjL99VkXL_CoykRSgz-H4giiyorvY8b4_mUqUAPRE3muS4m7aqClRJOEZS4WjC6mnvF0lY2qatbsb08xE5rx41LVc2eGbb2l_YHjo3PVM0rGCSZgb22T8MPvctSKxLQhyphenhyphenfIbOFv4jnViBSPCueiM/s931/preds%20stocking%20stuffer.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="931" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZE2xM5AfH-LDNC4g99l5GU4xYRynfncvWL6fxothjL99VkXL_CoykRSgz-H4giiyorvY8b4_mUqUAPRE3muS4m7aqClRJOEZS4WjC6mnvF0lY2qatbsb08xE5rx41LVc2eGbb2l_YHjo3PVM0rGCSZgb22T8MPvctSKxLQhyphenhyphenfIbOFv4jnViBSPCueiM/w640-h406/preds%20stocking%20stuffer.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, February 29 - Happy Leap Day! </b><span style="text-align: left;">This evening Ashlee and I attended <b>our first Nashville Predators game in quite a while</b>. It was a stocking stuffer gift I gave Ashlee for Christmas along with a free burrito from Moe's and a couple Preds Christmas ornaments and stockings which we picked up tonight. The boys are doing pretty good with a 6-game winning streak and are currently in the wildcard hunt for the playoffs this season. <b>Tonight's opponent was the Minnesota Wild</b> and<b> </b></span>by the time we left in the 3rd period the rout was on with <b style="text-align: left;">a final score of 6-1 Predators! </b></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-45318307153573131742024-01-03T13:59:00.003-06:002024-01-03T15:35:23.184-06:00CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR'S FUN <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68nXQ6zma3mBPj3wt1poPGKjvnjVfmbiwOHDjEfQ5ZZCDHTXfZ2HvFeKvEpUfj4jllVO-7rAY_SQTisx5U4dt194pyPSXNwCh7dDLmwbadyA62H2VJys-ZzqVWiRFqhinQ9ERyp7bOdWgz1_4RNMRIgA-ODD3Dc57VwuhQFJMFJ7YTen_r8pWnxUMijk/s1280/letty%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68nXQ6zma3mBPj3wt1poPGKjvnjVfmbiwOHDjEfQ5ZZCDHTXfZ2HvFeKvEpUfj4jllVO-7rAY_SQTisx5U4dt194pyPSXNwCh7dDLmwbadyA62H2VJys-ZzqVWiRFqhinQ9ERyp7bOdWgz1_4RNMRIgA-ODD3Dc57VwuhQFJMFJ7YTen_r8pWnxUMijk/w516-h640/letty%20.jpg" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>We've now welcomed our 5th cat to the household - yep, five. This is Letty</b> and, like me, doesn't photograph that well due to her interesting, but dark, torty coloration, but, damn, is she a sweetie (also like me!). She was the last of a litter of six that we were fostering recently and gets her name from a character in the Fast and Furious movie franchise as were her siblings ("the fast and the curious"). Several factors led to us deciding to add another member to our family. First, as mentioned before, she's super sweet. Second, she gets along famously with Sunny. Third, she's the eventual replacement for Zippy who we know is in his twilight years (or might outlive us all just for spite). </td></tr></tbody></table><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUheE9RJoewLc8MI4mRDPYlVb6n0DrK05PZpkly__0OU81oQzj9j_w54xoq1LdoteHqNd5yubwrbLFWvDGC2hRU49KZy1KwuU4GxV0X93FNKusNKLb_TUau1oJbj7Wh3txbdlKD2i1VqzXgpER2t-kq-Y0wc7u9uLwzOhU4Wsei4xzPe67vBnDwJQ0cY/s1170/just%20fish%20logo%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1170" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUheE9RJoewLc8MI4mRDPYlVb6n0DrK05PZpkly__0OU81oQzj9j_w54xoq1LdoteHqNd5yubwrbLFWvDGC2hRU49KZy1KwuU4GxV0X93FNKusNKLb_TUau1oJbj7Wh3txbdlKD2i1VqzXgpER2t-kq-Y0wc7u9uLwzOhU4Wsei4xzPe67vBnDwJQ0cY/w400-h398/just%20fish%20logo%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, December 9</b> - We had some <b>great take-out for lunch today from a food truck here in Lebanon called Just Fish.</b> Their catfish filets are sublime! While Ashlee isn't a big fried fish fan, she thought their <b>"Just Spaghetti"</b> sides (two of them) made a great meal as well. We'll be back!! </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzGS5nkqfjwtWGzmtayKUogIHWYq2UeaW2PCUWQnvfF0-20g08rrIWa7N1Zh_tAkMfjvS87nedm-51DzXcyvpB34H3qycppc8EAgJHVYwXoFg7-sl6L9kQtEnjRt3gkP-0MBYqzpWiK7iDusoP-TVKm8sqhRgclr0McKPj0HtIr_6F3FhzBbJ5vjXmOs/s1073/jw%20STARLIGHT.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="1073" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzGS5nkqfjwtWGzmtayKUogIHWYq2UeaW2PCUWQnvfF0-20g08rrIWa7N1Zh_tAkMfjvS87nedm-51DzXcyvpB34H3qycppc8EAgJHVYwXoFg7-sl6L9kQtEnjRt3gkP-0MBYqzpWiK7iDusoP-TVKm8sqhRgclr0McKPj0HtIr_6F3FhzBbJ5vjXmOs/w640-h592/jw%20STARLIGHT.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, December 13 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We headed out late this afternoon to jump on the <b>JW Starlight 4D Christmas train experience and bar in the lobby of the JW Marriott Hotel.</b> This has been our only Christmas pop-up experience so far in Nashville this season, but it was a fun one including <b>a great cocktail of coffee liqueur and local Greenbrier Distilling whiskey</b>. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqmGCESYn4tTf55TymTmiXdqFM8inBcGKE_0YJ-_s8vQSJM-kWLcBstQI27jk4zIlLau240OB7PUR5z6nrn08uHh2LX7X1cZylfGuYAugJ0Q-kEWg-L14I4hoIgp9uwY2jsrxSCSrtoeM0f6H9XQi33De71bB7scDiNQ1omQN441ai-vZ8wXeL3xPydM/s1776/CHRISTMAS%20STORY%2040.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqmGCESYn4tTf55TymTmiXdqFM8inBcGKE_0YJ-_s8vQSJM-kWLcBstQI27jk4zIlLau240OB7PUR5z6nrn08uHh2LX7X1cZylfGuYAugJ0Q-kEWg-L14I4hoIgp9uwY2jsrxSCSrtoeM0f6H9XQi33De71bB7scDiNQ1omQN441ai-vZ8wXeL3xPydM/w432-h640/CHRISTMAS%20STORY%2040.jpg" width="432" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The holiday classic, <i style="font-weight: bold;">A Christmas Story</i>,<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>is celebrating its <b>40th anniversary</b> this year, so we had to go see it on the big screen. We chose the <b>Green Hills Theaters (recliners!)</b> to take it in and it was a nice follow-up to our pop-up bar experience. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcJ43wWl3KTsMLhyA-TtlNIPypc-ooZlMp3lukqPCY2DgkR0I-N62UNOWFRm854u9WhfKRa3iRXWAJOnj2xcUy_WHiKdz2EmyPtNTPn3KZLKVF27i9vRxjdM8T5KyeoMQRT26HCCrAqa9zhlSsmdKvNiTI98Kcf2Zmq_agjl1nrmAA3JeBSzOZxqqDqY/s2017/REGULAR%20SEASON%20WINNER%20BFFFL%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcJ43wWl3KTsMLhyA-TtlNIPypc-ooZlMp3lukqPCY2DgkR0I-N62UNOWFRm854u9WhfKRa3iRXWAJOnj2xcUy_WHiKdz2EmyPtNTPn3KZLKVF27i9vRxjdM8T5KyeoMQRT26HCCrAqa9zhlSsmdKvNiTI98Kcf2Zmq_agjl1nrmAA3JeBSzOZxqqDqY/w372-h640/REGULAR%20SEASON%20WINNER%20BFFFL%20.jpg" width="372" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><br />Ashlee and I finished first and third, respectively, in the regular season of our fantasy football league this season!</b> On to the playoffs!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2aWMrGTorQXWqN8xg1E11Dmee-VWnh5WBInhSfDMDmMWI8-8WoyXIsHQLPNs4WT5_MjGkvZnY2oI025bwtcvYUKsAIK473Yxelx5kxk1sxA4IqJoBHcnHR3-NDF2JZinCR6GQrpxqVAQGabHs_2dUVNuATFARU7peNBFXFOrVjT-m7J8HsMt-5RyHXQ/s1512/party%20bus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1512" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2aWMrGTorQXWqN8xg1E11Dmee-VWnh5WBInhSfDMDmMWI8-8WoyXIsHQLPNs4WT5_MjGkvZnY2oI025bwtcvYUKsAIK473Yxelx5kxk1sxA4IqJoBHcnHR3-NDF2JZinCR6GQrpxqVAQGabHs_2dUVNuATFARU7peNBFXFOrVjT-m7J8HsMt-5RyHXQ/w640-h342/party%20bus.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, December 16</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - We threw a </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Christmas Party entitled "Let's Get Lit" tonight that included a boozy shuttle ride to see Christmas lights. </b>We had a great turnout with folks coming from as far away as Chattanooga and Pennsylvania. And I drank too much (shocker), but otherwise it was our usual fun time despite a little rain throughout the evening. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYq0a_pt5ljOedStU3TPD3ntksxReMACl-Iy7AjS7g0PE47DgsbqWnOcHh5j7stpPFP0nWhJ0xAU66l855wWzYdex_iH6D2EcfC31brf43N4pb4JYvnFTuOFMsLUwaEBDpFDMH97l-hhGy6yseD9J-eJrGB3Ipg4EkkRx08btNZlzgovKBfLaCiGJRaw/s1280/wonka%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1027" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYq0a_pt5ljOedStU3TPD3ntksxReMACl-Iy7AjS7g0PE47DgsbqWnOcHh5j7stpPFP0nWhJ0xAU66l855wWzYdex_iH6D2EcfC31brf43N4pb4JYvnFTuOFMsLUwaEBDpFDMH97l-hhGy6yseD9J-eJrGB3Ipg4EkkRx08btNZlzgovKBfLaCiGJRaw/w514-h640/wonka%20.jpg" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, December 19 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We went to see the new film, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Wonka</i><i>,</i><b> </b></span><span style="text-align: left;">at our local</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Roxy Theaters (recliners!) on Tuesday Bargain Night. </b><span style="text-align: left;">The film was a pure delight and very well made. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNfO2p_DeUxs7MeanP9FyaIkCf1doxYLoGhPlwfH9jqyI1B8Glt3awBFe7StydL-OBSFijmxtBi4GX_H_irJ4YfShexN3NLtYjM1KBaOwb1vVCToJBgv89DHFyspIfE1HUjWl1GSpcujENFvO5lEpZ5BdmNmJPbTnAk2DCn4niQaYYDjkQOF44Q586fQ/s2015/stockings.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="2015" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNfO2p_DeUxs7MeanP9FyaIkCf1doxYLoGhPlwfH9jqyI1B8Glt3awBFe7StydL-OBSFijmxtBi4GX_H_irJ4YfShexN3NLtYjM1KBaOwb1vVCToJBgv89DHFyspIfE1HUjWl1GSpcujENFvO5lEpZ5BdmNmJPbTnAk2DCn4niQaYYDjkQOF44Q586fQ/w640-h368/stockings.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, December 23 - We exchanged presents tonight in our house full of pets </b><span style="text-align: left;">since we are heading to Chattanooga tomorrow and then on to the beach for the week after. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HfFjsdAKXvBI7hld0qiznkP42Q6efAzjwOTw5ht86nrR-s_ryOjVTkzeuc1vbCxiwJwPrGxzkE9gMrSOi3nyOwvIqeadkmmS0ifwIEqXc9YRgnFbgbBUETxnGFw0GAfpXNEd6QP6TuuRVmXBhuI_kjjOugxEhwmNZacs06F9aqc9rgzWTAUQHTohUjo/s1170/tom%20hanks%20book%20cover%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1170" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HfFjsdAKXvBI7hld0qiznkP42Q6efAzjwOTw5ht86nrR-s_ryOjVTkzeuc1vbCxiwJwPrGxzkE9gMrSOi3nyOwvIqeadkmmS0ifwIEqXc9YRgnFbgbBUETxnGFw0GAfpXNEd6QP6TuuRVmXBhuI_kjjOugxEhwmNZacs06F9aqc9rgzWTAUQHTohUjo/w640-h618/tom%20hanks%20book%20cover%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />December 24 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We loaded up today to head to <b>Chattanooga for Christmas Eve with Sunny</b> at Paige, Andy and Ella's house. We started a new novel by </span><span style="text-align: left;">Tom Hanks via <b>audiobook</b> called <b style="font-style: italic;">The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece. </b>It's a long one which we need for our drive to Florida and back this week. <br />We had a great time exchanging presents, eating some great food, and playing a hilarious game of "What Do You Meme?" from the makers of "Cards Against Humanity." </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgfjwiZArXGMV-gM2E9EoTjfLmjEr4J47oYcsrIr7Gc0nyaGX2KvXLyg5gWFVg6W08nm4IgjB5fcJLv0vP-eWTAB4w14ctbMJja67HHXGiTgTqYYegvCrJ9lCy6bNTRmemp7qgwJtrvRIi1UaFm5p-m1Y_4DQAGgOTwc5UEAoyd7dMhbXuSc1tBBdb0k/s2016/paige's%20tree%20close%20up%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgfjwiZArXGMV-gM2E9EoTjfLmjEr4J47oYcsrIr7Gc0nyaGX2KvXLyg5gWFVg6W08nm4IgjB5fcJLv0vP-eWTAB4w14ctbMJja67HHXGiTgTqYYegvCrJ9lCy6bNTRmemp7qgwJtrvRIi1UaFm5p-m1Y_4DQAGgOTwc5UEAoyd7dMhbXuSc1tBBdb0k/w480-h640/paige's%20tree%20close%20up%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />December 25 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We hung out <b>at Paige's for Christmas Day </b>and despite the rainy weather, had a nice time with family. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xP28g7GX-ealb9cCerFlRFPV1csbZ1pS8P3FsZq65vZ2x5s3LQAWyoH1EuyTq7AoFRngPwGwebRuc8DsTCMZVnherG8LMR45xRkqZaycdZlXvRIG3Lxr0ZqJ7rhXrAFfLnDL1p-nIdwAL7EyeIpsnQgyvqj2zmTE_k9PhFJ6UwrP8LuKCl_YLSKyhEo/s2016/courthouse%20in%20forsyth%20ga%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xP28g7GX-ealb9cCerFlRFPV1csbZ1pS8P3FsZq65vZ2x5s3LQAWyoH1EuyTq7AoFRngPwGwebRuc8DsTCMZVnherG8LMR45xRkqZaycdZlXvRIG3Lxr0ZqJ7rhXrAFfLnDL1p-nIdwAL7EyeIpsnQgyvqj2zmTE_k9PhFJ6UwrP8LuKCl_YLSKyhEo/w480-h640/courthouse%20in%20forsyth%20ga%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />December 26 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We<b> loaded back up today from Chattanooga and continued south for our beach vacation in NE Florida</b>. The weather was crappy, the traffic was worse, and the only highlight was seeing the pretty <b>Forsyth County Courthouse in Forsyth, Georgia</b>, when we got rerouted off the clogged-up interstate south of Atlanta. We are familiar with this building and town from watching the<b> "7 Little Johnstons" TV show</b>. <br />We did find<b> a great, free dog park at the Dublin, GA, Welcome Center</b> and wanted to give a shout out to them for their great facilities. <b>Sunny was also a real trooper in the car for the long ride.</b> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EQh0GgWDMdz5Uq7jFEx9eLnENv0WHRnDlq1u-ET3P4vDNhzWFLj7boL8AruYImvYT6skO-qfyuRyFyvZbqj4oVWnOdNBTQWv6CwRE8OAUYACrRV3MBkDjZI2Ra6u6abCdmyEUHd4JSHVDp2H9MrI2kSWVxTUVhgysdPI-Wew654nWANJNgV4rZqBFFQ/s1644/fernandina%20beach%20sign%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1644" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EQh0GgWDMdz5Uq7jFEx9eLnENv0WHRnDlq1u-ET3P4vDNhzWFLj7boL8AruYImvYT6skO-qfyuRyFyvZbqj4oVWnOdNBTQWv6CwRE8OAUYACrRV3MBkDjZI2Ra6u6abCdmyEUHd4JSHVDp2H9MrI2kSWVxTUVhgysdPI-Wew654nWANJNgV4rZqBFFQ/w640-h412/fernandina%20beach%20sign%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It was well after dark when we finally got to our very nice<b> pet-friendly condo in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida</b>,<b> just a couple blocks said beach</b> and met our friends, Mike and Eileen, and their little dog, Callie. Sunny loves little dogs and Callie was no exception. They got along famously right off the bat. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4ZfBMDkuMM6Ht_0rbHQPN1nqu8ycwqwdL7qQO88V6SpXZ7qDYquWIG6xf-vs1MK-op64fbNpJADrvv6uxgaBuM_nEBUEBkaZ3-rVRY0-Qq14WYosVQTvXgqXPRsntnw0QdkjwNyp0Gakh-TREQWHRtxyi29-zjsgKjWkfvGXCcNyxjwTYaKEzDETDzo/s1280/sunny%20on%20da%20beach%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="979" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4ZfBMDkuMM6Ht_0rbHQPN1nqu8ycwqwdL7qQO88V6SpXZ7qDYquWIG6xf-vs1MK-op64fbNpJADrvv6uxgaBuM_nEBUEBkaZ3-rVRY0-Qq14WYosVQTvXgqXPRsntnw0QdkjwNyp0Gakh-TREQWHRtxyi29-zjsgKjWkfvGXCcNyxjwTYaKEzDETDzo/w490-h640/sunny%20on%20da%20beach%20.jpg" width="490" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />December </b><b style="text-align: left;">27 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">This was <b>Sunny's first vacation and first visit to the beach.</b> She was a little spooked by the waves but seemed to enjoy the visit. As mentioned before, she was great in the car on the long ride down as well and is great to travel with. <br />We were able to walk down to the<b> Salt Life Food Shack </b>and eat out on the patio with the doggies. The food and drinks were great here! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuMRxHpQDANVYZCNJzTVV3W1rRJ8TgBT2bxebEzDMHUOLYEKFi4DkeEncPEbH97b4bH6SaUAEulJulj4D6AdxZl6vydLGoS1MpejvdR_csJu0myN-RiZMMCDe8AT55RI3uvlX_FGe_P_-HgyDLlNZpprPQXNBEwJ6thIsmElU6AmN6WYZrE3Mcw6JnNY/s2016/Mocama%20Brewing%20kitty%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuMRxHpQDANVYZCNJzTVV3W1rRJ8TgBT2bxebEzDMHUOLYEKFi4DkeEncPEbH97b4bH6SaUAEulJulj4D6AdxZl6vydLGoS1MpejvdR_csJu0myN-RiZMMCDe8AT55RI3uvlX_FGe_P_-HgyDLlNZpprPQXNBEwJ6thIsmElU6AmN6WYZrE3Mcw6JnNY/w480-h640/Mocama%20Brewing%20kitty%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /> We stopped by <b>Mocama Beer Company </b>this afternoon where I had a pretty good beer and Sunny used their facilities (a fenced in picnic area out back) and we were so happy to see they had <b>brewery cats</b> here. Besides this calico (who looks a lot like our Doris), Ashlee also spied a torty among the brewing facilities. <br />We also had some libations and some damn good warm pretzels at <b>Hofbrau Amelia</b>, a German beer garden in downtown Fernandina Beach. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnLI_QEoV8AsK5571Fh5n9Oba7DuGrSetqsIeshwo_b-nISLTeRtl_8MKAR4wGY0WGz6XUrDlPifwmaO2SeSKQVLMx8wzChDBo2Z1GlOU1b30yEkeptO1-0cvl_8NMWi8tVvyVCkFKdLKi9XeFZDpCXwAiMCABdmNBSllJ1yd7Lm0X5P3_px2-vDtVO4/s1984/T-rays%20burgers%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1984" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnLI_QEoV8AsK5571Fh5n9Oba7DuGrSetqsIeshwo_b-nISLTeRtl_8MKAR4wGY0WGz6XUrDlPifwmaO2SeSKQVLMx8wzChDBo2Z1GlOU1b30yEkeptO1-0cvl_8NMWi8tVvyVCkFKdLKi9XeFZDpCXwAiMCABdmNBSllJ1yd7Lm0X5P3_px2-vDtVO4/w640-h394/T-rays%20burgers%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />December </b><b style="text-align: left;">28 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">After a lazy morning and so-so weather outside, we ambled over to<b> T-Ray's Burger Station</b> (yes, it used to be a gas station) for some outstanding fresh cheeseburgers and fries. </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b> </b><br />We put Sunny in for a nap afterwards and strolled a little in the <b>charming downtown area of Fernandina Beach.</b> We popped in some stores and had a nice couple of libations at <b>Amelia Island Brewing Company</b>. We like this town! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_EiXDve5kNGWRRkK3v_FO8K5KCWKe7J4lHXTd8EFOUdr712fr8zsrHbFZpFhNp1gGO9KYkmtrXwbGo0uySMet01plbOGpls0upPfNQZz_nh5__TtRpWc44Bxk_mV2dOtB5ovLNV2FfayiZDbtQwP8HURYmz9FRRcWnOiiHcdhEDkOQzHbY3aP6N5ZHU/s2016/bonfire%20full%20moon%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_EiXDve5kNGWRRkK3v_FO8K5KCWKe7J4lHXTd8EFOUdr712fr8zsrHbFZpFhNp1gGO9KYkmtrXwbGo0uySMet01plbOGpls0upPfNQZz_nh5__TtRpWc44Bxk_mV2dOtB5ovLNV2FfayiZDbtQwP8HURYmz9FRRcWnOiiHcdhEDkOQzHbY3aP6N5ZHU/w640-h480/bonfire%20full%20moon%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b> </b><br />We had a great<b> bonfire arranged on the beach</b> tonight and were even <b>graced with a full moon and sky full of stars.</b> The dogs enjoyed it as well. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEw-eN38zTSbThd0Kx-bR1WiCOnN7xEjc4W9ICpJXgmwolLf940UDO3GmV4gpT-0cXfxX9BlABG3PN8mxtwJSy56JgZ3oE0c9IXpBC-il57UwO6wzY1T7FSsZuVLQiyGH8I0Y-QxJwnDgkQmzxA29zDMJj-yc6j6Y8aU87jrDj52C8EjMTs5C4KaD_3k/s2016/bonfire%20rocket.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEw-eN38zTSbThd0Kx-bR1WiCOnN7xEjc4W9ICpJXgmwolLf940UDO3GmV4gpT-0cXfxX9BlABG3PN8mxtwJSy56JgZ3oE0c9IXpBC-il57UwO6wzY1T7FSsZuVLQiyGH8I0Y-QxJwnDgkQmzxA29zDMJj-yc6j6Y8aU87jrDj52C8EjMTs5C4KaD_3k/w640-h480/bonfire%20rocket.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />An added bonus to our amazing moonlit beach bonfire was<b> seeing the launched Space X Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center</b> down the coast a good ways. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH0MgINKUWIUTm9Xj4P7V-Xc_b6Zms0QOiQbltjfIUkWztfXl04C6vw6_19hvVvlnBc0R0xznY-sdJFU5NqtYM7woM4tqdqFhUyIWo7z35_Y00a2v7v8H49NPVUQ3T_9sKXc4xHoNiK4c9V_BUUkxDg1H4UBUrq2FsSlbEUSoILn7bSqwMaoTjd0OpgE/s2016/horton%20house%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH0MgINKUWIUTm9Xj4P7V-Xc_b6Zms0QOiQbltjfIUkWztfXl04C6vw6_19hvVvlnBc0R0xznY-sdJFU5NqtYM7woM4tqdqFhUyIWo7z35_Y00a2v7v8H49NPVUQ3T_9sKXc4xHoNiK4c9V_BUUkxDg1H4UBUrq2FsSlbEUSoILn7bSqwMaoTjd0OpgE/w480-h640/horton%20house%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />December </b><b style="text-align: left;">29 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We did a little <b>road-tripping</b> today since the weather was sunny and beautiful, but still pretty darn cold, so it was better to see the area from the car mostly. We headed back north a bit, and our first stop was the historic <b>H</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>orton House on beautiful Jekyll Island. </b>The walls of this amazing structure are made with seashells and are still standing after being erected in 1743, making it one of the oldest structures in the state of Georgia. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3fqkhT1yhlqAeJWuUTo5TyMN9zdcpHlLBSX2Xk5xVTBZ_h7qOtB5Dch0tSDOoE0nX0sgYLFrzaaW2rAGsk9QTiWczPADnKMFROxmsU2RwUwLfp4jsFew4_eV7INLTSVdkpJpegqnB89VXX6BlPL1yq4muD1roizP2fP-acXditIqdZnxatBkPmQk8Hg/s2016/jekyll%20island%20beach%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3fqkhT1yhlqAeJWuUTo5TyMN9zdcpHlLBSX2Xk5xVTBZ_h7qOtB5Dch0tSDOoE0nX0sgYLFrzaaW2rAGsk9QTiWczPADnKMFROxmsU2RwUwLfp4jsFew4_eV7INLTSVdkpJpegqnB89VXX6BlPL1yq4muD1roizP2fP-acXditIqdZnxatBkPmQk8Hg/w480-h640/jekyll%20island%20beach%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />The windswept <b>Jekyll Island beach</b> was pretty quiet thanks to the time of year and windy conditions. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeHL-L_tJ_XUDoAXRDwPdALaZ0DHU4qaolp1QsAjnmJDPJP3yl0DFSdfJmnHjv1bs_k_MmhNKJ-dZKv85jM8E7SdB0hryBHAJRve6dM1_ICj-cCf3ACVzwOQXqBhTjzj6RMhqrKv-t-cZE6N_Xk2OL3Uqdv-DWgKsXE4lX-rWGLr54gl3NrTydes677g/s2016/st.%20simons%20lighthouse%20for%20christmas%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeHL-L_tJ_XUDoAXRDwPdALaZ0DHU4qaolp1QsAjnmJDPJP3yl0DFSdfJmnHjv1bs_k_MmhNKJ-dZKv85jM8E7SdB0hryBHAJRve6dM1_ICj-cCf3ACVzwOQXqBhTjzj6RMhqrKv-t-cZE6N_Xk2OL3Uqdv-DWgKsXE4lX-rWGLr54gl3NrTydes677g/w480-h640/st.%20simons%20lighthouse%20for%20christmas%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />The beautiful <b>St. Simons Lighthouse</b> was all decked out for Christmas. We enjoyed a late afternoon stroll around this pretty town's waterfront, saw a couple dolphins cruising through the harbor, and had a good dinner at<b> Iguanas seafood restaurant</b>. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSSmqt9bMFJJmgSLAgZLlk4fYYqTlta6NdHLGGBDRmkgjjoPUlAZMck_HxOsTWSekjtukq1Xg0lORYoYwdHgHEKlxOfOKAmHccI0CUUiICvusy4S097B0bDq08UXWpHZEdGfheyty3R2kKEpaoovNOA9tAbTVJIk1jr__a3Ez1I8YLN_mOJJnYpUex6U/s1797/H%20bridge%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="1797" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSSmqt9bMFJJmgSLAgZLlk4fYYqTlta6NdHLGGBDRmkgjjoPUlAZMck_HxOsTWSekjtukq1Xg0lORYoYwdHgHEKlxOfOKAmHccI0CUUiICvusy4S097B0bDq08UXWpHZEdGfheyty3R2kKEpaoovNOA9tAbTVJIk1jr__a3Ez1I8YLN_mOJJnYpUex6U/w640-h480/H%20bridge%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />What the "H" is up with this bridge? We headed back toward our condo as the sun was setting as we crossed the awesome <b>Sidney Lanier Bridge spanning over the Brunswick River.</b> It was from this bridge earlier we saw a very <b>unique and giant</b> <b>"RoRo aka Roll on-Roll off" automobile container ship from the European company, Wallenius Wilheimsen.</b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Q2IK6fJiKChbQI9tu79gr1b0yMp7a2Kvu_K8hGyzQRGqS-6BcOXoi9_B96faiSHHcWusMYzHotVxoU1-d5Zo2liKpGcS8zBWBuXY_nwD68JF7GNXB3Ab3JBtpgoI0D1QeP5LDVpDxMyR_eUIUzz8TivPAeV8La61BE1dT1ssmlMLTEVUS3HtujqHPiY/s2016/a%20girl%20and%20her%20beach%20dog%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Q2IK6fJiKChbQI9tu79gr1b0yMp7a2Kvu_K8hGyzQRGqS-6BcOXoi9_B96faiSHHcWusMYzHotVxoU1-d5Zo2liKpGcS8zBWBuXY_nwD68JF7GNXB3Ab3JBtpgoI0D1QeP5LDVpDxMyR_eUIUzz8TivPAeV8La61BE1dT1ssmlMLTEVUS3HtujqHPiY/w480-h640/a%20girl%20and%20her%20beach%20dog%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />December </b><b style="text-align: left;">30 -</b><span style="text-align: left;"> We had some <b>more time on the beach</b> today and Sunny continued to enjoy herself except for a little wariness of the waves. The wind still kept it a little cold, but not awful. <br />We had lunch that consisted of some pretty good pizza outside with Sunny at <b>First Love Brewing</b> along with some of their excellent beer. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yBxh2LfDwriU8pHEeuWSiJyAeVcteQor44g_Sj4H3-tCwbdUk0FgTAGQT58h8MOcCHNteGu9LBMbW__yGzxzEOKzfBW8ekogQwNE_nJ_s2rVO1dA87QtzTBqiOCz3y11DxaLVZVyPUc0VsftKkK6JcnReFv0xfDE7R2kh3AfVOYT5hnmiakmxbFy-DQ/s2016/amelia%20island%20light%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yBxh2LfDwriU8pHEeuWSiJyAeVcteQor44g_Sj4H3-tCwbdUk0FgTAGQT58h8MOcCHNteGu9LBMbW__yGzxzEOKzfBW8ekogQwNE_nJ_s2rVO1dA87QtzTBqiOCz3y11DxaLVZVyPUc0VsftKkK6JcnReFv0xfDE7R2kh3AfVOYT5hnmiakmxbFy-DQ/w480-h640/amelia%20island%20light%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />It was kind of a bummer today to stop by the <b>Amelia Island Lighthouse</b>, the oldest still in existence in the state of Florida (circa 1838), and have the gate closed despite the fact that the grounds are supposed to be open on Saturdays. Boo!! But still a beauty, even from a distance. <br />We had <b>dinner (sans the snoozing Sunny) back at the walkable Salt Life Food Shack</b> which was again great. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2K33SRST8CV12NXPxAhmn_yf4Jiq-RXAXLoec5XTP1UshMhE-BnkTyaBvbkrIbMTIdL3S7NPDu255juoQFNufcOa9IltxuNRbXj3wPfx8F2JXBpP9H8s2H1e8gfgxq17R3WJLzM1ydNdotA16R8WymIdx4oG8cVt2kBbPZFgIzNo1bUVMwYC0_NtC7I/s2532/FF%20battle%20for%203rd%20place.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2K33SRST8CV12NXPxAhmn_yf4Jiq-RXAXLoec5XTP1UshMhE-BnkTyaBvbkrIbMTIdL3S7NPDu255juoQFNufcOa9IltxuNRbXj3wPfx8F2JXBpP9H8s2H1e8gfgxq17R3WJLzM1ydNdotA16R8WymIdx4oG8cVt2kBbPZFgIzNo1bUVMwYC0_NtC7I/w296-h640/FF%20battle%20for%203rd%20place.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />December </b><b style="text-align: left;">31 - New Year's Eve </b><span style="text-align: left;">started with <b>a fantasy football battle between me and Ashlee for 3rd place</b> unfortunately since we both got beat in Round 2 of the playoffs. <b>Ashlee inched out a come-from-behind win</b> to get some revenge over my regular season win over her. We both had a pretty successful and fun season this year. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XdGWbK83V9tcs3oK2Bal8hHGC0Lus8SMssDystlSCPlBpKYkEL6hXThAhJeTADb_coJrSl734VbfGxUZpodF54GvV8tN7egMQu4ST_w7SM4scpNjBg_EhZBE60MwG_L6RJVWOT3aY1LaH0PDJB7c4ShR4rcLG3F8GHKZgF3xnj_buDtVZWRw7OBnk74/s2015/boathouse%20dinner%20nye%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1116" data-original-width="2015" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XdGWbK83V9tcs3oK2Bal8hHGC0Lus8SMssDystlSCPlBpKYkEL6hXThAhJeTADb_coJrSl734VbfGxUZpodF54GvV8tN7egMQu4ST_w7SM4scpNjBg_EhZBE60MwG_L6RJVWOT3aY1LaH0PDJB7c4ShR4rcLG3F8GHKZgF3xnj_buDtVZWRw7OBnk74/w640-h354/boathouse%20dinner%20nye%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It was our <b>last full day at the beach </b>and it did not disappoint with sunny skies and some<b> dolphins cruising by our beach area. </b><br /><b><br />Our early dinner at The Boat House was incredible along with great drinks and good live music.</b> We hung around a little while downtown afterwards and wanted to see the <b>NYE "shrimp drop"</b> at 7 PM, but we were stuffed, it was getting cold, and the drop looked a little lame (dropping from a bucket truck - big whoop), so we headed<b> back to the condo instead and relaxed the year away</b>. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJb_KR_PXec-F4VwlFCdSZdV9Yg-6rZWB3Dv8jxyMazV5rgT7c3q5wtaYUOZgey42Grp-oGhVzKGFd-G8nfgw92dfblYntbFpR5FGTDTEzgcKdoshO9jw8RL574WSx-jGr2icPN6-83kJu0vhwdc2CjCs6g2wA2f0XoH01y1lmJhv0tP-7QKmTRu7eH0/s1514/midnight%20moon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="1510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJb_KR_PXec-F4VwlFCdSZdV9Yg-6rZWB3Dv8jxyMazV5rgT7c3q5wtaYUOZgey42Grp-oGhVzKGFd-G8nfgw92dfblYntbFpR5FGTDTEzgcKdoshO9jw8RL574WSx-jGr2icPN6-83kJu0vhwdc2CjCs6g2wA2f0XoH01y1lmJhv0tP-7QKmTRu7eH0/w638-h640/midnight%20moon.jpg" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>11:59 PM - We strolled over to the chilly moonlit beach at midnight to ring in the new year</b>. <br /><br /> <b>Happy (EST) New Year from Fernandina Beach!! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8a72h7xB3JDR7c-6YrmEzo3fUjYv8p6RNDODZ81LGk2xjrCg65kgk2iJrcnO-_0YuCKlCkHMTNfYnRuvpicY_oa4o9Ds4yDXuFl2BmL5kRwPI6STDOGImfU69jqhXFSJLfdzvHTmWh7fCFbpQf9hY4qwKmo_EfnXbL2wQj6GeKdm1sIVk5evx1RiZNU/s1538/2023%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1332" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8a72h7xB3JDR7c-6YrmEzo3fUjYv8p6RNDODZ81LGk2xjrCg65kgk2iJrcnO-_0YuCKlCkHMTNfYnRuvpicY_oa4o9Ds4yDXuFl2BmL5kRwPI6STDOGImfU69jqhXFSJLfdzvHTmWh7fCFbpQf9hY4qwKmo_EfnXbL2wQj6GeKdm1sIVk5evx1RiZNU/w554-h640/2023%20collage.jpg" width="554" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>2023 was a weird, wacky year</b> with a car wreck, a motel room for a cat, another new cat, a return to Bonnaroo and also a lot of fun and laughs along the way. <b> This year's collage</b> turned out great. <br />Bring it on 2024!! </td></tr></tbody></table>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-68910754759263530192023-11-27T10:03:00.004-06:002023-11-28T21:14:55.569-06:00Falling In for Fall <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88yjzSXnzQCFfhV2vwAxN68nr50_ew3dCnYtGaI-4TZAIOj31Ki7v_eUr_32ZfreGeXjY-2femlfSqsDXTeH45j3Rc4UgAO0bEyW-OH9fOlZ4hrwh8dLse0RztMmeRVtjBDl0cr66n3ncNHtSOq5rLgy77YApROvqWkyLAbrguxAl3ueNEY09weS8iSw/s1280/end%20of%20summer%20pooch%20pool%20party%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88yjzSXnzQCFfhV2vwAxN68nr50_ew3dCnYtGaI-4TZAIOj31Ki7v_eUr_32ZfreGeXjY-2femlfSqsDXTeH45j3Rc4UgAO0bEyW-OH9fOlZ4hrwh8dLse0RztMmeRVtjBDl0cr66n3ncNHtSOq5rLgy77YApROvqWkyLAbrguxAl3ueNEY09weS8iSw/w482-h640/end%20of%20summer%20pooch%20pool%20party%20.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, September 24 </b>- It was an <b>end of the summer pooch pool party </b>today as our friend and sometimes dog-sitter, Adrianna, brought a couple of her goldens over to hang out with Sunny. It was also Adrianna's birthday to double the fun! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiu9OvQsuXbf92bLMOfLuWIXz49Suc7xeLjovuA6a7mtcFHtJ6bHehckbNcOYXMZtEiORKV5Jh6vXRbHbryH5fohmxv_sSmzk6z2RfwIWxkctS7mr3PSZIhi4Zo3niMP6BCJA-hm22iforRVqWmUMUK6cc5JD6FCimD35WbKEUgSApSIo9KocjB5vx6k/s1219/jury%20duty%20kitty%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="811" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiu9OvQsuXbf92bLMOfLuWIXz49Suc7xeLjovuA6a7mtcFHtJ6bHehckbNcOYXMZtEiORKV5Jh6vXRbHbryH5fohmxv_sSmzk6z2RfwIWxkctS7mr3PSZIhi4Zo3niMP6BCJA-hm22iforRVqWmUMUK6cc5JD6FCimD35WbKEUgSApSIo9KocjB5vx6k/w426-h640/jury%20duty%20kitty%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, September 26</b> - Jury duty, really? <b>Mia is not ready to tackle the justice system, just the kitten adoption system, please! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOWtK3EWzhOdu2W73hSoqS79Vc5ZE-YYg-2nHpWV2WYvJlQkDIRC7qxB-9PElrkVzgA2yG6kIXZUGmJ5dvXQg3anUkqgViLTob4A-10jr4iTFRS09bZvHFiNO3LmzhWeq5xCH7F8lN5-_lJeMr6Ct8CEkZVLvo4FxywlGsFG1RM9rjLjYXwlXagN0tbY/s842/$5%20sushi%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="596" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOWtK3EWzhOdu2W73hSoqS79Vc5ZE-YYg-2nHpWV2WYvJlQkDIRC7qxB-9PElrkVzgA2yG6kIXZUGmJ5dvXQg3anUkqgViLTob4A-10jr4iTFRS09bZvHFiNO3LmzhWeq5xCH7F8lN5-_lJeMr6Ct8CEkZVLvo4FxywlGsFG1RM9rjLjYXwlXagN0tbY/w454-h640/$5%20sushi%20.jpg" width="454" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, September 27</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - Did we mention we LOVE</span><b style="text-align: left;"> $5 sushi Wednesdays at our local Publix</b><span style="text-align: left;">? Whoever they have churning out these tasty rolls is excellent! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Wn_sF5joDB5KqKBUfKGkJHKIgTB7u4K5GglQEdz4LOUHXqyhLEQHJ8JQ23-WvbgyzxSob-lX9AapVqSQbET53ogpaADKNyzLru5BfDKMz1hR2ZhBrSWBtBEzGaq3IdGBN3v-43nHMNXmgp1Infx_viQELln5IZFMyZryV5ispLnSjr6tXhq6ZiHzpw8/s2015/mayday%20brewing%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="2015" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Wn_sF5joDB5KqKBUfKGkJHKIgTB7u4K5GglQEdz4LOUHXqyhLEQHJ8JQ23-WvbgyzxSob-lX9AapVqSQbET53ogpaADKNyzLru5BfDKMz1hR2ZhBrSWBtBEzGaq3IdGBN3v-43nHMNXmgp1Infx_viQELln5IZFMyZryV5ispLnSjr6tXhq6ZiHzpw8/w640-h272/mayday%20brewing%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, September 29</b> - We were in <b>Murfreesboro</b> tonight doing some shopping with Sunny in tow, so after the sun went down, and the temps cooled off, we headed over to <b>Mayday Brewing</b> <b>to hang out a little on their awesome large patio deck and enjoy a couple libations. </b> Sunny was a hit as usual with the patrons and there were even a couple other dogs for her to meet. Cheers to fall weather! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJODx5F64ZHNRgraQF2WO7z2gkUn_0szsUfH2XimDs-Pzw2Tsz2DG6xmq-L9-n8DD_V2OiPPQcWOY208_zykJvz12HB2TpfQHT29X0pyrKbJqwApZ2qLFkJ7Wv5ota_048_GaG2PoMwN49tf621ZuRxFxWkwzob9OsqGLIxu1NoqEzh9qHHtw90aDO8g/s1550/pool%20closed%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="1269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJODx5F64ZHNRgraQF2WO7z2gkUn_0szsUfH2XimDs-Pzw2Tsz2DG6xmq-L9-n8DD_V2OiPPQcWOY208_zykJvz12HB2TpfQHT29X0pyrKbJqwApZ2qLFkJ7Wv5ota_048_GaG2PoMwN49tf621ZuRxFxWkwzob9OsqGLIxu1NoqEzh9qHHtw90aDO8g/w524-h640/pool%20closed%202023.jpg" width="524" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Monday, October 9</b> - We officially <b>closed the pool today for the year.</b> Sunny has turned her back on us per this decision...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnTiyYiLc-0-JWXY81cKu58D8o8RkJDzyB0EtixhDE9npzkMYwtAcKIiNSbEMWKm3e_J4SeWSDtncNoL48FUaqYhwTVAG8zY-qRvUyNjqTUp5ht7CeK3KNM66UPI0xZqIa0NLvVeWAm6InaQKJ16izOzoxrLAQbKmKSDMaRkJBUe24Ru_NnUBsbnrII8/s2016/car%20wreck%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnTiyYiLc-0-JWXY81cKu58D8o8RkJDzyB0EtixhDE9npzkMYwtAcKIiNSbEMWKm3e_J4SeWSDtncNoL48FUaqYhwTVAG8zY-qRvUyNjqTUp5ht7CeK3KNM66UPI0xZqIa0NLvVeWAm6InaQKJ16izOzoxrLAQbKmKSDMaRkJBUe24Ru_NnUBsbnrII8/w480-h640/car%20wreck%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Tuesday, October 24 - Well, we got a new car today</b>, more by force than choice since <b>this happened to me the other night (so glad this wasn't something we experienced together). </b> <b>I had no injuries, but our beloved Sue-bee which had just been serviced and rolled over 100K miles was totaled when an old guy pulled out onto me on West Main Street here in town during a storm. I swerved to miss him, but he hit me square enough to turn me over and I had to crawl out of the sunroof in a hailstorm!! </b> So crazy! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtF7QIrrAeiRZHxh7OHY5VA5nK3ZRqk41AxUcAlptr1adV5CFA0kQK4WUUBzaBnGVRF28xUxSdqmPNZxL4BaRSm2fHT_UhYoW6S7zn7u9FAL2mBaoZkdnMLIy7k_wWcbYRY0C77ig0-mcYsGT9tmKRyoS0eUnxhKV5B5m8qFH38QXzHuHDtUdTx_TO3IQ/s2016/newbie%20sue-bee.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtF7QIrrAeiRZHxh7OHY5VA5nK3ZRqk41AxUcAlptr1adV5CFA0kQK4WUUBzaBnGVRF28xUxSdqmPNZxL4BaRSm2fHT_UhYoW6S7zn7u9FAL2mBaoZkdnMLIy7k_wWcbYRY0C77ig0-mcYsGT9tmKRyoS0eUnxhKV5B5m8qFH38QXzHuHDtUdTx_TO3IQ/w640-h480/newbie%20sue-bee.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It's our <b>NEWBIE SUE-BEE!! </b> This <b>2024 Outback</b> sure looks a lot like our old one, but with a few more bells and whistles (and a higher price tag), but we got a somewhat reasonable deal at<b> the Subaru dealership in Gallatin</b> despite some comical salesmanship from them early on. Here's to another 100K, and beyond, hopefully. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL2qEswTwLzIH3IwBwCu2ynRElFrgh-s6y2naHC-EygSsOSl9PtQWtXsdPwRHEcWvQdfOOgzo8JWPhE4ZxC9MPo32mQqSmIMIQQ6Ff0FgHBzg0aggfK_knZ32Ei5OtRTXL0RrZvDzYLYB3zqPN5_J7KTE7Lp-TLtlvUFxFWaIFzVbTFqA92ZayYPJ8wo/s1474/first%20and%20second%20in%20the%20BFFFL%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPL2qEswTwLzIH3IwBwCu2ynRElFrgh-s6y2naHC-EygSsOSl9PtQWtXsdPwRHEcWvQdfOOgzo8JWPhE4ZxC9MPo32mQqSmIMIQQ6Ff0FgHBzg0aggfK_knZ32Ei5OtRTXL0RrZvDzYLYB3zqPN5_J7KTE7Lp-TLtlvUFxFWaIFzVbTFqA92ZayYPJ8wo/w509-h640/first%20and%20second%20in%20the%20BFFFL%20.jpg" width="509" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><br /><br />Thursday, November 9 - </b>Well, fishy, looks who's <b>first and second in our fantasy football league past the halfway mark of the season!! </b> Oh, and we play each other this weekend! I have no fear because the Stingrays are pretty much paper lions and their W-L record is quite deceiving...but, we shall see! <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Editor's note: I won, pretty easily...just sayin'.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCM5veBYw67vrLOTpnrmdRPUl8CwwW5RrK7MH4xDfUgUv-Um-HCjRHUxtJaXJ4oprdUe2x7hMsuai2HEFq3pzO7MWB8U-GD7spnMRF49z7NvAQI1xROdUqCkswHRIn8Uwm9hNesFil2DYbFcEhO_6UXHsGUiKPA-WmMkxxVzuVV2B46UHNDa2oVCOmmA/s1280/gaelic%20storm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1280" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCM5veBYw67vrLOTpnrmdRPUl8CwwW5RrK7MH4xDfUgUv-Um-HCjRHUxtJaXJ4oprdUe2x7hMsuai2HEFq3pzO7MWB8U-GD7spnMRF49z7NvAQI1xROdUqCkswHRIn8Uwm9hNesFil2DYbFcEhO_6UXHsGUiKPA-WmMkxxVzuVV2B46UHNDa2oVCOmmA/w640-h634/gaelic%20storm.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, November 12</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - We went to see one of our favorite Irish music bands, </span><b style="text-align: left;">Gaelic Storm, at a SOLD-OUT show at The City Winery</b><span style="text-align: left;"> tonight with our pals, Curtis and Kate, who are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today (cheers!). <b>We had dinner here as well</b> as we usually do, and despite not being here in quite a while, the food seemed even better than before. The show was great as well. The band had us up on our feet a lot so we could "dance around, dance around!!" <br /><br />Afterwards we stopped by the always-interesting dive bar, <b>Santa's Pub</b>, since Curtis and Kate had never been before, and this was another door we haven't darkened in quite a while. The karaoke going on wasn't very good (except for Kate's rendition of "Knock 3 Times on the Ceiling" of course), but still a fun time late into the night. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Sv6Jii87gyg0d0xDTz1A0mN-ayDoAflGUEOVn_quySNR_jWWuopKiSfuD9oHEBWE18ifMpOc1l9s-23YCp85pv9RtwdLNsdBTvCZOBKXI5W_yN8h9mafT3PoX4-6HZ0MSgts9ztcrZ3cNnUFOY1u0Lrhyr4UksA7uhJzfMTWX0GHX4R_1sVho_FSJaU/s2016/yazoo%20brewing%20tour%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Sv6Jii87gyg0d0xDTz1A0mN-ayDoAflGUEOVn_quySNR_jWWuopKiSfuD9oHEBWE18ifMpOc1l9s-23YCp85pv9RtwdLNsdBTvCZOBKXI5W_yN8h9mafT3PoX4-6HZ0MSgts9ztcrZ3cNnUFOY1u0Lrhyr4UksA7uhJzfMTWX0GHX4R_1sVho_FSJaU/w480-h640/yazoo%20brewing%20tour%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Beforehand, our foursome<b> headed up to Madison</b> to take <b>a behind the scenes tour at</b> <b>Yazoo Brewing </b>to make it a complete Sunday Funday! Our friend, Emily, joined us for the tour, and we even ran into our pal, Nate, there. Our tour guide, Ty, was funny and friendly and we had a great time with him during our lookey-loo behind the curtains of what is<b> now Tennessee's biggest craft brewery and one of Nashville's oldest celebrating 20 years in existence this year. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6axqxb23Iy19fo_M3Kr4yAr02Z3KAXcO2T2lkk3R7lnZGvUuvxnP8e6yOmgRB2Chz2jdRtnHwcVjYVZz9uv30tAbwUS8OfngFjwv02btWk8OIzfD-_sutWeWws-lqlsveLkA7650XwKzuMrUEUT4g0Dhp08WmrWV3vjdzPavV7NjHvQIihmluBQT6vc/s1280/marvels%20cat%20poster%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1038" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6axqxb23Iy19fo_M3Kr4yAr02Z3KAXcO2T2lkk3R7lnZGvUuvxnP8e6yOmgRB2Chz2jdRtnHwcVjYVZz9uv30tAbwUS8OfngFjwv02btWk8OIzfD-_sutWeWws-lqlsveLkA7650XwKzuMrUEUT4g0Dhp08WmrWV3vjdzPavV7NjHvQIihmluBQT6vc/w520-h640/marvels%20cat%20poster%20.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, November 14 </b><span style="text-align: left;">- It's Bargain Night</span><i style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> </i><span style="text-align: left;">at our local </span><b style="text-align: left;">Roxy Theaters (recliners!) </b><span style="text-align: left;">so we went to see the new superhero flick, </span><i style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">The Marvels</i><span style="text-align: left;">, with our friends, Toney and Lisa. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">Ashlee's not the biggest fan of comic book movies, but this one has two things she loves: girl power and cats! The film was really fun and enjoyable! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rVt_TVmuRgg-NPPC8PQkq3rZbX-02HjERCt4MxFZDcSPv_9QgpcS4T2k34EGKXOR1KuiRrqJP3B4JsG-l6GU6gaEySQBBAYrj2HeB9EuOXyl1xeU9x4TXiaV7ciiwF6mpfMXSMsLwz7QX3sw_5IA5sMeUsmvn2nTGduimp_93sldCpyJPjdR7yykUT4/s2016/first%20fire%20of%20the%202023-24%20season%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rVt_TVmuRgg-NPPC8PQkq3rZbX-02HjERCt4MxFZDcSPv_9QgpcS4T2k34EGKXOR1KuiRrqJP3B4JsG-l6GU6gaEySQBBAYrj2HeB9EuOXyl1xeU9x4TXiaV7ciiwF6mpfMXSMsLwz7QX3sw_5IA5sMeUsmvn2nTGduimp_93sldCpyJPjdR7yykUT4/w480-h640/first%20fire%20of%20the%202023-24%20season%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Saturday, November 11</b>- A little out of chronological order, but I wanted to make sure and remember to note that <b>we had our first fire of the season tonight in the Solo Stove out on the patio. </b> We also got to try out our <b>new</b> <b>faux fur seat covers</b> (background right) that we learned about on our recent Sweden trip from the Vikings. Skol!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaVzEP-cuNem4TCx_1MgqUwShn7SSMFS6VwnArUNG8qoz8i8J4Emxba4ukMT5_ehxxyr_Oh2VBIQsjqlSg6TNifBWtXz_gS83Wlg_zUU_jNXKokPTuJsl5TBLbhieTxBEAxA1AVn2avB3EcqvKe-Q8HdAxYBWYzws4H2drhOpuFzAMHP8w0tYt9ENz0g/s1280/zippy%20on%20vacay%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1058" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaVzEP-cuNem4TCx_1MgqUwShn7SSMFS6VwnArUNG8qoz8i8J4Emxba4ukMT5_ehxxyr_Oh2VBIQsjqlSg6TNifBWtXz_gS83Wlg_zUU_jNXKokPTuJsl5TBLbhieTxBEAxA1AVn2avB3EcqvKe-Q8HdAxYBWYzws4H2drhOpuFzAMHP8w0tYt9ENz0g/w530-h640/zippy%20on%20vacay%20.jpg" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, November 18 - We took our new Sue-bee for its first long drive to Destin, Florida,</b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;">today with Zippy in tow </b><span style="text-align: left;">as well for </span><b style="text-align: left;">our annual week at the beach during Thanksgiving. </b><span style="text-align: left;"> Zippy's first trip to the beach comes mostly with the fact that he needs insulin shots twice a day now. He was a real trooper on the drive down with no problems at all. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagbYL5jvACBXd8o1UoDaviscPHgmUIdJ_QPcDWhh_qXnQUrgQLOxp8UYyXc5s4mHpCqi4kt3PcjQf6GQ2mqZS2rjynV_hU0hBt6wqTsxGXVvGmLa9J6DMw9ClsXlXYZDrsKYFPlRi2Y40x-9Z4nSVhlj4gYWh5GWlhGB_2RkoHscp96-JV7vzMbQqJYI/s1329/three%20pianos%20book%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagbYL5jvACBXd8o1UoDaviscPHgmUIdJ_QPcDWhh_qXnQUrgQLOxp8UYyXc5s4mHpCqi4kt3PcjQf6GQ2mqZS2rjynV_hU0hBt6wqTsxGXVvGmLa9J6DMw9ClsXlXYZDrsKYFPlRi2Y40x-9Z4nSVhlj4gYWh5GWlhGB_2RkoHscp96-JV7vzMbQqJYI/w564-h640/three%20pianos%20book%20.jpg" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We thoroughly enjoyed the "<b>Three Pianos"</b> <b>audiobook</b> on our drive down. This memoir from one of our favorite musicians, Andrew McMahon, was interesting and beautifully written. And as the narrator as well, we will feel like we now truly know the man himself. This might come in handy late next year when we plan to book a cruise with him and entire musical history on one boat! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9cfHCKvRo_bm7hVvT5DrxAEBo2hhfAdFaFRCwjutjaK2VweTDdxDwfsE1c1P-r8rrukPzYB7VMSvWWmdyPQ0sjMx42DeGbL9bvgn7tHHeh3tTRWkzoCG1AxJK6W0ClomucRsIs0gGgw6hsjKV-Au2AA1IYWnT2PTuIVyq10GlK_E4f6_kovXOuVatHM/s2016/beach%20at%20night%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9cfHCKvRo_bm7hVvT5DrxAEBo2hhfAdFaFRCwjutjaK2VweTDdxDwfsE1c1P-r8rrukPzYB7VMSvWWmdyPQ0sjMx42DeGbL9bvgn7tHHeh3tTRWkzoCG1AxJK6W0ClomucRsIs0gGgw6hsjKV-Au2AA1IYWnT2PTuIVyq10GlK_E4f6_kovXOuVatHM/w480-h640/beach%20at%20night%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Despite the camera's view here, <b>it was pretty dark on the beach when we got to Destin</b>, but the moonlight and stars were immaculate! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OOfhtzgbD7LOIbfule0WyPVyrt3T_rVZuqUVp5aReISKtrNWItYhtuYIAXqWTHPeAa1AnPam8kKE6-psypaCIbIubujuUoWDw7k5SJeWuV97xKGQroedjuyw28aICne3TNL4nutSEaBwpgTxsHhJCusTTlCoRRJHpjWGl65q7HMKB-mpvtCkcAb6VRk/s2016/ocean%20view.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OOfhtzgbD7LOIbfule0WyPVyrt3T_rVZuqUVp5aReISKtrNWItYhtuYIAXqWTHPeAa1AnPam8kKE6-psypaCIbIubujuUoWDw7k5SJeWuV97xKGQroedjuyw28aICne3TNL4nutSEaBwpgTxsHhJCusTTlCoRRJHpjWGl65q7HMKB-mpvtCkcAb6VRk/w480-h640/ocean%20view.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, November 19 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We were surprised to wake up this morning to <b>an ocean view from our bedroom.</b> Yes, it's a limited view, but it's still a view of ocean water! You take what you can get! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfSil1LABrPUt7Wc84QvE3oZucwGl1XDSecrgTwNIm_R9LyBcQPtn7eG0jFF3qKwN_4vsTqisiepyjh09n1arvIpYBk5W4s1m2Z80ZEmq_3oJbJmKMgbaoaFOlFMbS5OVCwZx0pljrldejsQifdRnAFL8Wt95BmFEQbFO98QTcXPXzkEpYXgWbKdVZDU/s1658/priscilla%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfSil1LABrPUt7Wc84QvE3oZucwGl1XDSecrgTwNIm_R9LyBcQPtn7eG0jFF3qKwN_4vsTqisiepyjh09n1arvIpYBk5W4s1m2Z80ZEmq_3oJbJmKMgbaoaFOlFMbS5OVCwZx0pljrldejsQifdRnAFL8Wt95BmFEQbFO98QTcXPXzkEpYXgWbKdVZDU/w452-h640/priscilla%20.jpg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />We went to see the new film, </span><i style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Priscilla</i><span style="text-align: left;">,</span><i style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> </i><span style="text-align: left;">at the </span><b style="text-align: left;">AMC Destin Common Theaters </b><span style="text-align: left;">tonight along with Paige and Ella. The movie was an interesting look at Elvis from a different perspective for sure. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7haSPTERCAoIgLBsZpi-wn2-xs2o8renFo6eA2DoiXfSYo_eRp6M51QmQBs5hcheePVZtx3FP5n6mf9kW0KEkS8aJ_BEwzmKbkXmQ00Y2GT8mw1sIC8m9Z4LfOVo_N6UK1xxmZgFOXF3vnpyIN5o4h5njjszJ1tXIrrMT9XzymSkkmeZee4r_LePmww/s2016/Zippy%20easy%20pimpin'%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7haSPTERCAoIgLBsZpi-wn2-xs2o8renFo6eA2DoiXfSYo_eRp6M51QmQBs5hcheePVZtx3FP5n6mf9kW0KEkS8aJ_BEwzmKbkXmQ00Y2GT8mw1sIC8m9Z4LfOVo_N6UK1xxmZgFOXF3vnpyIN5o4h5njjszJ1tXIrrMT9XzymSkkmeZee4r_LePmww/w640-h480/Zippy%20easy%20pimpin'%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Well, some cats just get their own hotel room for a week...like easy pimpin' Zippy! </b> We got found out at our snooty rental house that we had a cat (against the rules) and had to make other accommodations, so $600 later, he has<b> a room at the low-class Village Inn. </b> Of course, he spends a lot of time at home in a dirty garage, so this is still an upgrade. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1R-lSdPJfRn9g_ZqSmR1Z4qg0XndfnmnSZ0qmjrxZ3LKs19r3MZStlAw3xEweIYbkje4zKOIoQHCgVG8EyvvWtbJ00c1mxHcixwiiJ9FZzTFd2NsyX5zcS6uhktQBHGcbJ4qN5JCCD_C-LKZa79IQafXgE8Ax9jcU-YDCw2BdhdpNNX92ykZ0cUQ8waU/s1280/ella%20destin%20sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1R-lSdPJfRn9g_ZqSmR1Z4qg0XndfnmnSZ0qmjrxZ3LKs19r3MZStlAw3xEweIYbkje4zKOIoQHCgVG8EyvvWtbJ00c1mxHcixwiiJ9FZzTFd2NsyX5zcS6uhktQBHGcbJ4qN5JCCD_C-LKZa79IQafXgE8Ax9jcU-YDCw2BdhdpNNX92ykZ0cUQ8waU/w504-h640/ella%20destin%20sunset.jpg" width="504" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Pretty sunset, prettier girl. All the credit for this great shot goes to <b>Ashlee as the photographer, and our niece, Ella, as the foreground subject.</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCv4EWsgFqrGYy4kORmrer3tsPqLe7LoMr9NwJ8zVE-DUkdkjY354LgIHFLOmf7AYj_8TMuC0ot9vkKC1Fj1EDSf_uAOvpk58qRUY3u5kZmqiMycmieIlgCmRxDv3emOItXnyd9I_YSGotU3yrxaqSQAmHBOZiqTTWv20P8PjlooG2iOLQabM3jikOSk/s2016/sunny%20waves.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCv4EWsgFqrGYy4kORmrer3tsPqLe7LoMr9NwJ8zVE-DUkdkjY354LgIHFLOmf7AYj_8TMuC0ot9vkKC1Fj1EDSf_uAOvpk58qRUY3u5kZmqiMycmieIlgCmRxDv3emOItXnyd9I_YSGotU3yrxaqSQAmHBOZiqTTWv20P8PjlooG2iOLQabM3jikOSk/w480-h640/sunny%20waves.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, November 20 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We got <b>some more beach time in today</b>, albeit most of it was cloudy and all of it was windy, but the sun did pop thru for a bit giving the glassy ocean a beautiful sheen. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQqApYmPJ6dLrFHZ8dj_UA8Xqs9VGcO9wXPbUc6PxRK6EX0AGIz_n5z9aFsGOwpcYgfONJMWOYEdwtETszEOj_2UHI_PkMZbYCRep_pG7atNJFCDxZq3I7jOnoT2F1mSS7Nk9SN48DaljHoNZm4NVdYjg_6FSJ8UlkqBOkgaBoiL7ZbDr_uoaFWOMK8w/s2015/back%20porch%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2015" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQqApYmPJ6dLrFHZ8dj_UA8Xqs9VGcO9wXPbUc6PxRK6EX0AGIz_n5z9aFsGOwpcYgfONJMWOYEdwtETszEOj_2UHI_PkMZbYCRep_pG7atNJFCDxZq3I7jOnoT2F1mSS7Nk9SN48DaljHoNZm4NVdYjg_6FSJ8UlkqBOkgaBoiL7ZbDr_uoaFWOMK8w/w640-h452/back%20porch%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We all had <b>dinner at The Back Porch </b>tonight which was great in terms of view and food. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbmgLoa4bZiZIiBAR0FMsznyQN-HXnk3th90fCfh4bgIyRnYn7LOY_nAR1L_e-wg67KODm0EJE89IBuM47nTKfYPCP1CD_CMMbCaiKfOG5JFBzkuUdQ020YJVKRh695qOFgQWaEWrxPqA8nl3GuDC0e3fpg3jf3ysLRDUsV6WjZYJ_Gz5VEJMRHcvoI4/s2015/santa%20dolphins%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2015" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbmgLoa4bZiZIiBAR0FMsznyQN-HXnk3th90fCfh4bgIyRnYn7LOY_nAR1L_e-wg67KODm0EJE89IBuM47nTKfYPCP1CD_CMMbCaiKfOG5JFBzkuUdQ020YJVKRh695qOFgQWaEWrxPqA8nl3GuDC0e3fpg3jf3ysLRDUsV6WjZYJ_Gz5VEJMRHcvoI4/w640-h428/santa%20dolphins%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Santa and his eight tiny...dolphins?</b> Sure, why not here in Destin! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlkdkNB_DhBYwiVcE9qkQ6LibQO8lAlOF_61Xs72sJXavUztsgNSrgOBKCtqo-YWpIw6Lhgdz3C05lbSGh_qPAeGACJhhovcLEwR7w3hyphenhyphenkGlQlatzYxObPBHdDookYxgbpJmMbAFzE2zQ-chXNQ643x0HKUshOvNk32zoy7qCsBV842OTOSPMgsKfar4/s1444/the%20holdovers%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="1169" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlkdkNB_DhBYwiVcE9qkQ6LibQO8lAlOF_61Xs72sJXavUztsgNSrgOBKCtqo-YWpIw6Lhgdz3C05lbSGh_qPAeGACJhhovcLEwR7w3hyphenhyphenkGlQlatzYxObPBHdDookYxgbpJmMbAFzE2zQ-chXNQ643x0HKUshOvNk32zoy7qCsBV842OTOSPMgsKfar4/w518-h640/the%20holdovers%20.jpg" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, November 21 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">It was a rainy day on the beach today, so we decided to all go see the new comedy, </span><span style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Holdovers</i>,<b> at the AMC Destin Commons Theaters. </b>The film was awesome, and we all loved it. Ready to see it again right now!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYnukeKQPHIM1V6dfTqV_nFm8lUVpfw7FlSxRe6BStIW2yh8oZe-nrNTdJ8sNqoubHdxWoU1UiGFKCp265v21ZKHHejDRZKxceERwmv0k94ZtnxuuSlounIcmff4IZ2rrhKsL3n7ZZEYT9Pl8cTRbler_1Jm0JmSaUG2PVQjGg0gEC7ADbXj-cMxJs4U/s1314/sushi%20at%20jackacuda.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1314" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYnukeKQPHIM1V6dfTqV_nFm8lUVpfw7FlSxRe6BStIW2yh8oZe-nrNTdJ8sNqoubHdxWoU1UiGFKCp265v21ZKHHejDRZKxceERwmv0k94ZtnxuuSlounIcmff4IZ2rrhKsL3n7ZZEYT9Pl8cTRbler_1Jm0JmSaUG2PVQjGg0gEC7ADbXj-cMxJs4U/w640-h356/sushi%20at%20jackacuda.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After the movie we revisited<b> Jackacudas for dinner </b>and had some great food. The spicy tuna roll we split had cucumber instead of rice which was interesting. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopr60S395kpx0uFla3CyuDorbCWeRAaDdT8uPm5BaWF6VGpFR62erXP_7ZauWHDS06XZrIcoHdPGjMel4DBto6sPGyh7D_sd2-Z-TDf4xGhewzjiZnITaOtMRAk2GErJQO5ScIYMoZCUHVFXBt9JcNXHxWHXzZP_N-o9CQroZV1mQvYxJaOwM56uU_UI/s2016/destin%20house%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopr60S395kpx0uFla3CyuDorbCWeRAaDdT8uPm5BaWF6VGpFR62erXP_7ZauWHDS06XZrIcoHdPGjMel4DBto6sPGyh7D_sd2-Z-TDf4xGhewzjiZnITaOtMRAk2GErJQO5ScIYMoZCUHVFXBt9JcNXHxWHXzZP_N-o9CQroZV1mQvYxJaOwM56uU_UI/w480-h640/destin%20house%202023.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, November 22 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Ashlee found us <b>another great house this year in the awesome Destiny by the Sea development.</b> We spent the day today shopping and such including <b>an excellent lunch at the local P.F. Chang's.</b> We don't come down here to eat at chain restaurants usually, but we've been craving the Chang's for a while now and it did not disappoint! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmdHhhRdcL2TXOsMkWGUG7WVsphLsLfD-FRF22GnK7MgcYrT6K87cFpGVjLm9gjfpAImmromGJorxoNAz5H3KGInqQp5P5DxQTWrRkilrdgbKpASEF52-eMD6WEVGP6EMM7KWt8jChh9FM1uvgOXn6-YLg66sywEMsKGdpvFSo70kQ-MgUvyWPrSC6_U/s2016/thanksgiving%20beach%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmdHhhRdcL2TXOsMkWGUG7WVsphLsLfD-FRF22GnK7MgcYrT6K87cFpGVjLm9gjfpAImmromGJorxoNAz5H3KGInqQp5P5DxQTWrRkilrdgbKpASEF52-eMD6WEVGP6EMM7KWt8jChh9FM1uvgOXn6-YLg66sywEMsKGdpvFSo70kQ-MgUvyWPrSC6_U/w480-h640/thanksgiving%20beach%202023.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, November 23 - Happy Thanksgiving! From the beach! </b><span style="text-align: left;">Despite some cool temps and cloudy weather predictions for today, <b>it was nice enough to catch a little time on the beach before our giant meal compliments (mostly) of Cracker Barrel. </b> Thanks to Paige and Ashlee for the planning and plating. Delicious! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU97pUC4Yz3cUfyCiLFgZ0Qeenukwj1QRn8c3Ts-1zW_Tof75xpUcv1zErVp-hgOwpAtBVk03pH6FU_sasonmZNgNau3GUNxOomFqSERHVwiy__5i305Ev4NCM0_fWE1ONj7XAWZ-dZnOJ2zF6sp2X2M8bh9mUvWyUNjvS9r4D7TCvWiAd6n_6lMZ9Zu0/s1170/zippy%20at%20the%20beach%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1170" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU97pUC4Yz3cUfyCiLFgZ0Qeenukwj1QRn8c3Ts-1zW_Tof75xpUcv1zErVp-hgOwpAtBVk03pH6FU_sasonmZNgNau3GUNxOomFqSERHVwiy__5i305Ev4NCM0_fWE1ONj7XAWZ-dZnOJ2zF6sp2X2M8bh9mUvWyUNjvS9r4D7TCvWiAd6n_6lMZ9Zu0/w640-h422/zippy%20at%20the%20beach%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, November 24 </b>- Well, after<b> a nice day on the beach</b> with a lots of sun, <b>we decided to give Zippy a little time in the sun on his first visit to the beach at the John Beasley Park in Ft. Walton. </b> He wasn't too keen on the idea (too many people around), but he was a pretty good sport with it nonetheless. Thanks, buddy. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxfpFRfqomGt3vjVe4ZXOEOkCKe_9EnkzHzpIy3wOwrwZsmZwJaCezXI2aJZckqhGja4ut09kWpGQmEJtSQbmv9-j50AgYqhjWl_4ND37sNSA61lTnkPrkoXmXu5Qn7NAd0J4I5MKaOaKRtij4w1n0P7rRvjzLG3YNOtr8gsIa7gfsQKXdigXbaI-K00/s2016/boshamps%20sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxfpFRfqomGt3vjVe4ZXOEOkCKe_9EnkzHzpIy3wOwrwZsmZwJaCezXI2aJZckqhGja4ut09kWpGQmEJtSQbmv9-j50AgYqhjWl_4ND37sNSA61lTnkPrkoXmXu5Qn7NAd0J4I5MKaOaKRtij4w1n0P7rRvjzLG3YNOtr8gsIa7gfsQKXdigXbaI-K00/w480-h640/boshamps%20sunset.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We enjoyed <b>an amazing sunset and a fantastic dinner at Boshamp's Seafood House</b> after dropping Zippy back off at his motel. This place is easily one of our favorite go-to places here in Destin. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiC4AOlr5mKejdfgJvjWknvPaYvPbqsvcaYI7TDQiYBuu4DMiOuIb-46JPZd2ugiJriHl2ytMWLwhYUVzJpJal-LskvjsnUiYCO071UtgEV5yX4zvMecY77kZFarn5CZ3JJb_vPj0n8_EzCnBJ375mheETfqohzc8mU6_5-_dEihg-TCNwGEM5f8Bddk/s2016/clear%20water%20in%20destin%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiC4AOlr5mKejdfgJvjWknvPaYvPbqsvcaYI7TDQiYBuu4DMiOuIb-46JPZd2ugiJriHl2ytMWLwhYUVzJpJal-LskvjsnUiYCO071UtgEV5yX4zvMecY77kZFarn5CZ3JJb_vPj0n8_EzCnBJ375mheETfqohzc8mU6_5-_dEihg-TCNwGEM5f8Bddk/w480-h640/clear%20water%20in%20destin%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, November 25 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We got some </span><b style="text-align: left;">more quality beach time</b><span style="text-align: left;"> in again on <b>our last full day here in Destin</b> along with <b>some quality craft beers (and a good buzz)</b>. The weather and water were absolutely stunning. We had dinner at <b>Osaka Japanese Steak House</b> which has become kind of a last night in Destin tradition for us. It was delicious and filling! We packed up most of our belongings tonight since we want an early start tomorrow for home and there is rain in the forecast (boo!). <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyphGWW6xLVcM2uYb6TNVLz9MLNo-mDNWLaX4gvcDOAxX9NaLgeXNLwpjrRgAqCjLUmAwkfyplLC8LAjtqUxcGRQr8Qo_0rWA6oH9jitbyEJvlf1AUgKCexQ4JHhp4vyeOZmVgyKkiTH3dS7eLh1nKFbz1PlBAwLxyrhJpdP8GctSQ63UCoVZ2lC73bE0/s1280/zippy%20the%20traveler%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1070" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyphGWW6xLVcM2uYb6TNVLz9MLNo-mDNWLaX4gvcDOAxX9NaLgeXNLwpjrRgAqCjLUmAwkfyplLC8LAjtqUxcGRQr8Qo_0rWA6oH9jitbyEJvlf1AUgKCexQ4JHhp4vyeOZmVgyKkiTH3dS7eLh1nKFbz1PlBAwLxyrhJpdP8GctSQ63UCoVZ2lC73bE0/w536-h640/zippy%20the%20traveler%20.jpg" width="536" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Sunday, November 26 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">The<b> drive back from Destin </b>was uneventful and smooth despite rain most of the way. <b>Zippy was again a real trooper, opting to snooze and hang out in the backseat near us </b>instead of inside his little house that we brought him. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLliVHzRkQAHEbMu8JgR7eRleQYQel7AKnoKU3q4WCfkdMl-oc0fhOYiKKQuKNdalqG_cPK_R5-8kSAKPtUhk_1TskOwTvdSolFJWzptNXaR4c33ppGBW6hyphenhyphenc71TkAohyphenhyphenkxFkqtIQFkJipdRl5r8nMcnnz09JIluwQ8wT7Ryun1cBMYKSODgROtVy0mM/s522/being%20henry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="353" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLliVHzRkQAHEbMu8JgR7eRleQYQel7AKnoKU3q4WCfkdMl-oc0fhOYiKKQuKNdalqG_cPK_R5-8kSAKPtUhk_1TskOwTvdSolFJWzptNXaR4c33ppGBW6hyphenhyphenc71TkAohyphenhyphenkxFkqtIQFkJipdRl5r8nMcnnz09JIluwQ8wT7Ryun1cBMYKSODgROtVy0mM/w432-h640/being%20henry.jpg" width="432" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>We also listened to most of the new autobiography audiobook from Henry Winkler called "Being Henry The Fonz...and Beyond."</b> Ashlee actually met Mr. Winkler recently at a (hardcopy) book signing in Atlanta of this same memoir, but it was great to hear it in his own cool, sweet voice. We hope to finish listening to it very soon. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxXws00pZ987PdbxlnFISmKKtgwdWzGOaI6-pn9ZZuFdDVYSbu-VxB7_fScsXLAUvXOsHspClfgkwBADZqR0C2ZP07VO5WJiGAOR2wYPhznKH3q70HVYJ6YrqFNVhtW6qzXWKnb9Y6TubwEFpfAPSvKQCYHs4RMtxTx-uh-KX_8d8vTBYPfaP7C6sqNWs/s2016/cu%20basketball%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxXws00pZ987PdbxlnFISmKKtgwdWzGOaI6-pn9ZZuFdDVYSbu-VxB7_fScsXLAUvXOsHspClfgkwBADZqR0C2ZP07VO5WJiGAOR2wYPhznKH3q70HVYJ6YrqFNVhtW6qzXWKnb9Y6TubwEFpfAPSvKQCYHs4RMtxTx-uh-KX_8d8vTBYPfaP7C6sqNWs/w640-h480/cu%20basketball%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, November 28</b> - Well this was fun! How have we been so close to <b>Cumberland University Basketball</b> for 20+ years and never attended a game? We saw<b> The Phoenix men's team take on Oakwood University out of Huntsville, AL, tonight and eke out a 79-76 win </b>with a decent crowd in attendance. This probably won't be our last game to attend hopefully. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-42499060606835496312023-09-17T11:24:00.000-05:002023-09-17T11:24:02.671-05:00Stock-HOME For a Week <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoqWfDAqlnlYpeW1F9MFjsv8KTudeS_yeQSZA1plcb1Zq2WbQeXCuGYB0Ru3fdCGq3bajDnbyHS7ssH4geMyr48Wmy1AJdBbLqr7SejNn4F-cl-jpsfa5o483O884qq6bnHI6qLJprNrXFRhs11vQ33JTUedoj1UEbkuT3T5nr9MySdmjPSMdZGfvMv8/s2016/flying%20into%20Sweden.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoqWfDAqlnlYpeW1F9MFjsv8KTudeS_yeQSZA1plcb1Zq2WbQeXCuGYB0Ru3fdCGq3bajDnbyHS7ssH4geMyr48Wmy1AJdBbLqr7SejNn4F-cl-jpsfa5o483O884qq6bnHI6qLJprNrXFRhs11vQ33JTUedoj1UEbkuT3T5nr9MySdmjPSMdZGfvMv8/w480-h640/flying%20into%20Sweden.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, September 2 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We <b>flew to JFK airport in NYC</b> this morning on Delta and then took <b>a separate Delta flight overnight to Stockholm, Sweden</b>. <b>We flew overnight and landed in the late morning hours of Sunday.</b> <b>Check another country off the visited list!</b> Note the cool windmill field in the photo above as we descended into Stockholm. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtzfO_Krk3euX0Hv8tpi7hfQr8CUstLN9x5YTC83hrnUFuoyAh5mNpp8lXfNPq-BLOcUx6yLHVIUxPeGAFzljaSbWp5akFsGBSIhBBpZ6z-kXbNPWt-QFQhMl6o4s9c1lOqLmTka8Vsl83PkSnK-TLTMhQiw8W51tqgA3WvSgw3rvMJ7HIoL2_aEOqxA/s1280/Princess%20sticky%20bun%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtzfO_Krk3euX0Hv8tpi7hfQr8CUstLN9x5YTC83hrnUFuoyAh5mNpp8lXfNPq-BLOcUx6yLHVIUxPeGAFzljaSbWp5akFsGBSIhBBpZ6z-kXbNPWt-QFQhMl6o4s9c1lOqLmTka8Vsl83PkSnK-TLTMhQiw8W51tqgA3WvSgw3rvMJ7HIoL2_aEOqxA/w612-h640/Princess%20sticky%20bun%20.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, September 3 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Arrival at the Stockholm Airport and taking the <b>Arlanda Express Train (at sometimes over 100 MPH!)</b> and subway was so efficient and easy, that we got into downtown Stockholm well before our <b>apartment that we rented from AirBnb </b>was ready. We did pay for early check-in and got in right at noon as promised. So, we killed some time walking around in our quaint little <b>Sundbyberg neighborhood</b> and stopping at the <b>Princess Konditoriet (Pastry Shop). </b> They had these<b> excellent, giant cinnamon rolls (photo above), so we enjoyed our first "fika" of the trip here. </b>A fika is a Swedish activity of enjoying coffee and some sweets with friends, family, co-workers, etc., at least one or two times a day. With this awesome place being right across the street from us, we knew this would not be our last visit here! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMSE58z60VhJKrQb9mLbMQ9Wh2FZT1kdbTKchXtyT53_wFV85Zgh45GULlNLQXlEMDhht8yGo3-0c4-9DPbrp8-IAx84uSeZ16IKRITl3wodTdY2-BnjR_9SBhFKzx2327Ndo36WFAXn8oSa_NWtbPLF6WQkQiUzXg9kRR6GV2EkOVniI1atl-ymhH1U/s2016/crown%20bridge%20stockholm%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMSE58z60VhJKrQb9mLbMQ9Wh2FZT1kdbTKchXtyT53_wFV85Zgh45GULlNLQXlEMDhht8yGo3-0c4-9DPbrp8-IAx84uSeZ16IKRITl3wodTdY2-BnjR_9SBhFKzx2327Ndo36WFAXn8oSa_NWtbPLF6WQkQiUzXg9kRR6GV2EkOVniI1atl-ymhH1U/w640-h480/crown%20bridge%20stockholm%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After a little napping since we did not sleep on the plane much, we <b>headed back downtown </b>for one and only planned activity of the day, <b>an open-air electric boat ride around the harbor</b>. Walking to our pickup site, we quickly realized that the old and new mix perfectly in Stockholm. What a beautiful city! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPeFgVYroGDTABjztz2JynGl40lq_8dgf1_LRw8Pjez3oWLw0nUlT1AAycu3tTk5NscrwkrDU33h4atIgnerHq4MNu70IunAD0l93EnAr3NgMLvBlwqP1i8DbWxRyzMd2b-YAFHDU_4Jo7I1cNh-oa5qAUcBaGiSch4bNbFhCDE3OiJEsICqDK-rnbwE/s2016/little%20fort%20in%20Stockholm%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPeFgVYroGDTABjztz2JynGl40lq_8dgf1_LRw8Pjez3oWLw0nUlT1AAycu3tTk5NscrwkrDU33h4atIgnerHq4MNu70IunAD0l93EnAr3NgMLvBlwqP1i8DbWxRyzMd2b-YAFHDU_4Jo7I1cNh-oa5qAUcBaGiSch4bNbFhCDE3OiJEsICqDK-rnbwE/w480-h640/little%20fort%20in%20Stockholm%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>open-air electric boat tour</b> was fun and relaxing. We did <b>a huge circle around this town that is flanked by water at so many locations.</b> So, a boat ride is an excellent way to take it all in. This little picturesque <b>military fort called Kastellet </b>is just one of the many quaint and beautiful sites we took in and learned about from our guide. As long as the flag flies here, Sweden is at peace. Glad to see it flying there this week while we are here! </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCfGRXCzhZP4tR6WK3gz7WMBwt_fz0fqA3oWiunfzq3CYA9kZxXV9R-aSs5BQBcfQBotfqdufwKYrk4Xb6vRBg5zqDa3SQR93ZBTlP38S7RPGbmqhdyl78LH6GMndFUtVprehcLIP2inH5mXbawM6OJBIdrVESXWmVGzlhKtRwaBFA3gXcH4uYmBuL6g/s1933/Ashlee%20and%20her%20birdcage%20cocktail%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="1933" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCfGRXCzhZP4tR6WK3gz7WMBwt_fz0fqA3oWiunfzq3CYA9kZxXV9R-aSs5BQBcfQBotfqdufwKYrk4Xb6vRBg5zqDa3SQR93ZBTlP38S7RPGbmqhdyl78LH6GMndFUtVprehcLIP2inH5mXbawM6OJBIdrVESXWmVGzlhKtRwaBFA3gXcH4uYmBuL6g/w640-h492/Ashlee%20and%20her%20birdcage%20cocktail%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had a little energy still left after our boat ride, so we ambled over to <b>The Grand Hotel's Cadier Bar</b> for a libation. We only chose this place because Ashlee has a massage set up here in a couple days, and we wanted to check it out. What a great find! The place was packed with folks finishing up late afternoon tea, but we were <b>able to snag a table in the large verandah area after starting at the bar. </b> But if we had not started at the bar, we would not have seen this <b>amazing cocktail</b> being prepared for someone else. It's called <b>the "Antimon" and it's booze (gin, champagne and bitters) in a bird-shaped glasss served in a cage</b>...come on, we had to try it! Turns out, it's tasty too! And the views across the water to Old Town (Gamla Stan) and The Royal Palace were excellent. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQ78j478zfc-FaFa6JhyAi7UMiW_qsAWYGF7K2DP6B7KQSYqp7TUOQQqab2H9u657vsoQoaOiEZ24AKKifskbEZtBGXpiWhPPpHRdGm4IU8mE_tWsWitdUzAMNJBHQzx4fXHsNnRK2svLejuDmG92fC-Zkz8m-pQU6dyNLgRjJXf_Q-3ciCZCEEJGZVs/s1440/stockholm%20shrimp%20sandwich%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="1440" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQ78j478zfc-FaFa6JhyAi7UMiW_qsAWYGF7K2DP6B7KQSYqp7TUOQQqab2H9u657vsoQoaOiEZ24AKKifskbEZtBGXpiWhPPpHRdGm4IU8mE_tWsWitdUzAMNJBHQzx4fXHsNnRK2svLejuDmG92fC-Zkz8m-pQU6dyNLgRjJXf_Q-3ciCZCEEJGZVs/w640-h586/stockholm%20shrimp%20sandwich%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>The food in Stockholm was AMAZING!! </b> Along with our libations we had <b>dinner in the Cadier Bar</b> as well. My <b>open-faced shrimp sandwich</b> was incredibly fresh and delicious, and Ashlee's steamed brisket buns had an amazing flavor. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa20RtB7Tewg-tiBgs0iMwxcXji1yipCJsqloGjLns9rQXee_x9f6UoI8AEVMDHV4NCsHzGn-7VW5Li20bQN7X9PBMlsf9Mi6YIXw-UeCG4RpR_dVOxi84db67p9J-f5erG8RjO6L33h5vC9dMnDSgTQ7Q8Oy2y9jLuccASdNCSexM4YtnHe02jmjd54/s2016/stockholm's%20deep%20subways%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa20RtB7Tewg-tiBgs0iMwxcXji1yipCJsqloGjLns9rQXee_x9f6UoI8AEVMDHV4NCsHzGn-7VW5Li20bQN7X9PBMlsf9Mi6YIXw-UeCG4RpR_dVOxi84db67p9J-f5erG8RjO6L33h5vC9dMnDSgTQ7Q8Oy2y9jLuccASdNCSexM4YtnHe02jmjd54/w640-h480/stockholm's%20deep%20subways%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We headed back to our <b>great little apartment. </b>Yes, it had no A/C which is common in Europe and yes, it was small and efficient, again, very common in Europe, but it was clean, modern, and had a kitchen, fridge, and even a washer/dryer. And the price was <b>under $100 a night!! </b> Thank you <b>ApartDirect via AirBnb!! </b> <b>Our place was just a few subway stops from downtown </b>and we were amazed at the <b>very deep, clean and art-filled subway stations throughout Stockholm</b>. We went to a <b>neat local supermarket called Willy's </b>before turning in to grab some essentials for our home for the next week. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesFxRzmwKVwig4aS1eQk8FK8PP5MiqvWUSYTbb9nB4LZ3Jvw_uVvGyqKwR-mo-Lhidh20C-hT0bdOrDxn1UYoAOQXtTxb2A0Ycb1EoUDps7jTjZRYPNAoHR4qHxYdsZnaELLI7rApyvMEdhAWQUo2abBKnnKl4AH_p7PUspyXzXkUyacm2sdOjurSFx4/s1781/stockholm%20food%20hall%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1781" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesFxRzmwKVwig4aS1eQk8FK8PP5MiqvWUSYTbb9nB4LZ3Jvw_uVvGyqKwR-mo-Lhidh20C-hT0bdOrDxn1UYoAOQXtTxb2A0Ycb1EoUDps7jTjZRYPNAoHR4qHxYdsZnaELLI7rApyvMEdhAWQUo2abBKnnKl4AH_p7PUspyXzXkUyacm2sdOjurSFx4/w640-h444/stockholm%20food%20hall%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, September 4 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We would end up doing<b> about 10 miles of walking today in and around Old Town Stockholm</b> and it started here at the <b>Ostermalm's Food Hall</b> for our food tour meeting point. This awesome place has been around since <b>1888</b> and is <b>considered the 7th best food hall in the world</b>. We started with some very nice <b>cheese tasting at Husmans Deli</b>. Then it was some interesting <b>wild meat tasting at B. Anderssons</b> including <b>reindeer jerky and brown bear sausage</b>! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaI7gGOthAIpSZKbnFMdIOmpAVKsoKwREeBAf1A2g7OD2iMRGiP0N6R2NyQrqXqXCYvkXLT66fe-U2PuvEQSTL1yN9yDhu5z8RK3mTCjZE6dIOKHSMkqaPEq6MAavIVLkc9eMWC8P5zjh9x8Worh6BwZdZgaRggDMap5MBoFbCyWvVdt9X7TDHF982qNI/s1294/swedish%20meatballs%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1294" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaI7gGOthAIpSZKbnFMdIOmpAVKsoKwREeBAf1A2g7OD2iMRGiP0N6R2NyQrqXqXCYvkXLT66fe-U2PuvEQSTL1yN9yDhu5z8RK3mTCjZE6dIOKHSMkqaPEq6MAavIVLkc9eMWC8P5zjh9x8Worh6BwZdZgaRggDMap5MBoFbCyWvVdt9X7TDHF982qNI/w640-h602/swedish%20meatballs%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Well, of course, we had the meatballs</b>...they're world-famous! These were served up at <b>our last stop inside Ostermalm's Food Hall at the M. Seger stall</b>. Our serving included <b>mashed potatoes, dilled cucumbers and lingonberries</b>. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYUofDH4JHXAONxM393tG5FzzTy03Hw9baV2JMRI1nG2WGBXQGxSeEwVbpZeOM6UakokBXbiEl4_MkI4cTgCsQu8Bq-UwtNriZd3ObSH1rYhLh99iVPkRcCR1cRhdJZEMcuekpTyH4SiLUL2prSs6u0myJtQP3MC6fHfbw68WpGA-5pEnI2hox2is2mo/s2601/swedish%20architecture%20and%20great%20weather%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="1601" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYUofDH4JHXAONxM393tG5FzzTy03Hw9baV2JMRI1nG2WGBXQGxSeEwVbpZeOM6UakokBXbiEl4_MkI4cTgCsQu8Bq-UwtNriZd3ObSH1rYhLh99iVPkRcCR1cRhdJZEMcuekpTyH4SiLUL2prSs6u0myJtQP3MC6fHfbw68WpGA-5pEnI2hox2is2mo/w394-h640/swedish%20architecture%20and%20great%20weather%20.jpg" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had <b>great architecture </b>to gawk at and<b> great weather</b> to view it in throughout our week while in Stockholm. This tall, thin beauty was on our way to our next food tour stop. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWwbSsL7Vb5cLUfLbf0mUlR8LgaoHA7wiXjJ68J2okf5VQ5jpzJL1PQPF4A8Q0lG2xcXYEbpfH-rV9qIkXfwt-cDymT_E3OaFtwun8Bgz0REBptou0_N_K2-uT9ZJaFh4K2F82tAWR4g1hiROKp5OPu1lbINWonGymmXg_atZ_r3TeIfu9jHDGvy4Tqo/s1511/swedish%20fish%20soup%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="1511" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWwbSsL7Vb5cLUfLbf0mUlR8LgaoHA7wiXjJ68J2okf5VQ5jpzJL1PQPF4A8Q0lG2xcXYEbpfH-rV9qIkXfwt-cDymT_E3OaFtwun8Bgz0REBptou0_N_K2-uT9ZJaFh4K2F82tAWR4g1hiROKp5OPu1lbINWonGymmXg_atZ_r3TeIfu9jHDGvy4Tqo/w640-h598/swedish%20fish%20soup%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our <b>next food/market hall was called Hotorghallen</b> and has basically moved underground from where it first stood back in the 1880's. Our favorite stop of the tour was here at <b>Kajsas Fisk (Fish) </b>which is <b>world famous for its delicious and unique tomato-based fish soup. </b> Along with the awesome soup, we got some other fish-based treats like smoked salmon, more great shrimp, and another lightly breaded hunk of aquatic yum! <br />Dessert (if you want to call it that) was here in Hotorghallen also with a final stop at <b>P and B Delikatesser </b>where we had some <b>foul dark licorice</b> that the Swedes seem to be very proud of. Never again! Yuck! <b> "Fisherman's Friend" is no friend of ours!! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVGtrNPGdVvYB2HIgOJ1Ph4lQ2Z-JhdZy4dzj2ZVtF18xcPMGSSgIQIJe9yFeFmKNOn9pPMc_c45dwwqQaNJObCwLVVLYxFOFTTmmpjgyiq7XBwDhWdIuiqNdwigTnPlJQS6IbVmml8As3PQzZkUSeBDhe2MoPXnz_dNpMi3TKmUNQjSAjTlk7_2Jlyc/s1864/skyview%20dome%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1864" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVGtrNPGdVvYB2HIgOJ1Ph4lQ2Z-JhdZy4dzj2ZVtF18xcPMGSSgIQIJe9yFeFmKNOn9pPMc_c45dwwqQaNJObCwLVVLYxFOFTTmmpjgyiq7XBwDhWdIuiqNdwigTnPlJQS6IbVmml8As3PQzZkUSeBDhe2MoPXnz_dNpMi3TKmUNQjSAjTlk7_2Jlyc/w640-h480/skyview%20dome%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After the great food tour, we had some time to kill before our next scheduled ghost tour, so we jumped on the subway and took it a few stops south of Old Town to the sporting arena area where we were scheduled to <b>ride one of the amazing Skyview gondolas up the side and then atop the giant Aviccii Arena </b>which was the largest spherical structure on Earth until the recent completion of The Sphere in Las Vegas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzhLTa3Txz8tDpu5zOqZMESHxEXyAb-PYK0zz_BAzRN9BbDh0laNCIcPZLMD88VgHInnC-YAd6Z5dKYozm0QCXc2ZnOzI6HGcs7SzadIhm3EkMxveWsEEpabiQ7MvVBaKwGXZDCZRo4kzKWKpf_iTZOLSq3LwcPb-BpHwOJKiv7LelSvnCb9BWAnYDo0/s6577/skyview%20stockholm%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="6577" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzhLTa3Txz8tDpu5zOqZMESHxEXyAb-PYK0zz_BAzRN9BbDh0laNCIcPZLMD88VgHInnC-YAd6Z5dKYozm0QCXc2ZnOzI6HGcs7SzadIhm3EkMxveWsEEpabiQ7MvVBaKwGXZDCZRo4kzKWKpf_iTZOLSq3LwcPb-BpHwOJKiv7LelSvnCb9BWAnYDo0/w640-h184/skyview%20stockholm%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It was an amazing 360-degree view as we<b> approached the top of the arena</b>, and the weather was perfect. What a hoot this was! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffyECzCbN1wndwHFyvzfFpOjM2puat3uNPpluX0kg7icg0FWaG13-mMEaGdkKog8P6x4ttbhvSPLDAG0DDU6gKmjxLF0o4cB982nS13TLAdEpvNCNkBcovezexWNVcCjGfTSAe9xqOOeq2NTlk2neqROQld4JFemwW8NtD4uBW54a9-7oOEnGsrpkx9Y/s1791/old%20town%20stockholm%20church%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1343" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffyECzCbN1wndwHFyvzfFpOjM2puat3uNPpluX0kg7icg0FWaG13-mMEaGdkKog8P6x4ttbhvSPLDAG0DDU6gKmjxLF0o4cB982nS13TLAdEpvNCNkBcovezexWNVcCjGfTSAe9xqOOeq2NTlk2neqROQld4JFemwW8NtD4uBW54a9-7oOEnGsrpkx9Y/w480-h640/old%20town%20stockholm%20church%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We headed <b>back into Old Town</b> after our ride to the literal top of Stockholm and wandered around doing some shopping and more sightseeing. We enjoyed a few libations at a nice Americanized beer bar called <b>Barrels, Burgers and Beer</b> as well. <br />As sunset approached, we made our way to one of the many beautiful squares in Old Town to meet our tour guide for <b>a popular ghost tour.</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0CEUNK1q4HJ7mn5lXyIydd_CPJ-lr1-6nzIpauYKBzZttDtGKMSSSCCr8PNZBcJlaPhDQtwOH0nf1n8G1w4MsGRoZ5SaHYtAcjY-ffXbqH9eWKWxExEWOwM6PXDc-erbReA5YuroFoIxIhp4SSmp_YrrvC7RUxJ54pCh0LsvR1mealgHkTZKQwU_uEA/s1389/narrowest%20street%20in%20stockholm%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0CEUNK1q4HJ7mn5lXyIydd_CPJ-lr1-6nzIpauYKBzZttDtGKMSSSCCr8PNZBcJlaPhDQtwOH0nf1n8G1w4MsGRoZ5SaHYtAcjY-ffXbqH9eWKWxExEWOwM6PXDc-erbReA5YuroFoIxIhp4SSmp_YrrvC7RUxJ54pCh0LsvR1mealgHkTZKQwU_uEA/w462-h640/narrowest%20street%20in%20stockholm%20.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our ghost tour began on the narrowest street in Stockholm, Marten Trotzigs Grand. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTJq6TZih0h3nZEIypS4ap-dZvRjRcAv_L3osSX36Ez-OS7sJ5N7xQxTSZttIzFoHOPpZcU_OVDsyDNu9dssuQUMlYTBh7NtIvbbdgKxWeux2d4QIcacgwimM3Amq2etZOT8zf0lJ_3lnQ2zxQ4ove7pUNQ9fN509fgSpkdOoGV_z9UAZ3RuRmFqzJXA/s1510/stockholm%20old%20town%20street%20at%20dusk%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="1510" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTJq6TZih0h3nZEIypS4ap-dZvRjRcAv_L3osSX36Ez-OS7sJ5N7xQxTSZttIzFoHOPpZcU_OVDsyDNu9dssuQUMlYTBh7NtIvbbdgKxWeux2d4QIcacgwimM3Amq2etZOT8zf0lJ_3lnQ2zxQ4ove7pUNQ9fN509fgSpkdOoGV_z9UAZ3RuRmFqzJXA/w640-h620/stockholm%20old%20town%20street%20at%20dusk%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Old Town at dusk </b>takes on a beautiful sheen. And then gets eerie quick as night falls and you hear about the history of famous <b>Stortorget Square </b>where the term "bloodbath" originated. Yikes! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3grqmUVkOMO6_PwVGWYtwYyBmTrdckRiknVfrTR7Hd1GUdLvC9kBH43QXBySdrKdz8LZvOpqJE2cObPRq5nU2xKvezZOwqo-APNXvO3uOdihyvb25eM9OV53Q2n80BBPfseDh1xgLpuuvR0L9auToPoP_LqTVS95h2AiwVE3Ib2y-QZspUpfen9JWnA/s1939/ghost%20tour%20stockholm%20callum%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1939" data-original-width="1156" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3grqmUVkOMO6_PwVGWYtwYyBmTrdckRiknVfrTR7Hd1GUdLvC9kBH43QXBySdrKdz8LZvOpqJE2cObPRq5nU2xKvezZOwqo-APNXvO3uOdihyvb25eM9OV53Q2n80BBPfseDh1xgLpuuvR0L9auToPoP_LqTVS95h2AiwVE3Ib2y-QZspUpfen9JWnA/w382-h640/ghost%20tour%20stockholm%20callum%20.jpg" width="382" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our awesome ghost tour guide, Callum, giving off quite <i>The Exorcist</i> vibe in the "Bone Room" </b>where our tour concluded. Callum was an outstanding tour guide, funny and dramatic at the same time. Thank goodness this Scotsman married a Swede and ended up here to give this great tour! <br />What a long, but great, day in Stockholm! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86aB1jwIOiP6rBlcbPtQu3qTuNpBCGs20YS0U2vcJAzckKi0fry8dwHxVOWbIAxFjWiUPINObGctY7EzQ2YDGMkmxjdXew6UXVFZz3KdOiOy3lPnAzJATu5awdQBQRTqE-w5ubbhARe2BMrU0iJOxtW4UQ5f-Sq6q24LKo8bFs5IrpH1JnmM16-OYDgk/s2016/stockholm%20lake%20hike%20too%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86aB1jwIOiP6rBlcbPtQu3qTuNpBCGs20YS0U2vcJAzckKi0fry8dwHxVOWbIAxFjWiUPINObGctY7EzQ2YDGMkmxjdXew6UXVFZz3KdOiOy3lPnAzJATu5awdQBQRTqE-w5ubbhARe2BMrU0iJOxtW4UQ5f-Sq6q24LKo8bFs5IrpH1JnmM16-OYDgk/w480-h640/stockholm%20lake%20hike%20too%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, September 5 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We were up early again today to catch the subway to meet our guide for what <b>was said to be just a nature walk in an outdoor recreation area south of Stockholm.</b> It was kind of cool that you could<b> ride a city bus out into "nature"</b> basically. The "walk" turned into about <b>a 5-mile hike and bushwhack</b> that we were not really prepared for. The area was nice, but generally all the same topography and thus not very interesting to be honest either. We stopped at the <b>lake pictured above</b> called <b>Sandasjon</b>. Overall, kind of a bust. <br />We took some time for ourselves afterwards with <b>Ashlee heading to the spa The Grand Hotel</b> while I<b> played some poker at the Cosmopol Casino </b>downtown. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH6hxMBr1uwkqIvay0kkgarpWPmUN9uLmcyrt27_7Y80Yh5m8ghj31uZKa5nkkXxwufXAw3pCi_QKlvS9_lSAdOXjxmnsp5NpCGelb2o8ggD8J_gotbSnE1vxSyczH0hf16Bh_3bRolTK1WAhLimpXizxLO4lGH4kA3hZmqogMqXB__fkHnnqfYkFWFE/s2016/Landsort%20Village%20harbor%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH6hxMBr1uwkqIvay0kkgarpWPmUN9uLmcyrt27_7Y80Yh5m8ghj31uZKa5nkkXxwufXAw3pCi_QKlvS9_lSAdOXjxmnsp5NpCGelb2o8ggD8J_gotbSnE1vxSyczH0hf16Bh_3bRolTK1WAhLimpXizxLO4lGH4kA3hZmqogMqXB__fkHnnqfYkFWFE/w640-h480/Landsort%20Village%20harbor%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, September 6 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We were picked up at our apartment for today's private tour that was a drive about an hour and half south to <b>catch the ferry at the tip of the Stockholm archipelago at Ankarudden </b>to the <b>pretty little village of Landsort on the island of Oja. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Z4Yp2AFT-Ozo1QqHSGw9G1NV_psY7sUGtWGKltdoyaXgdqAeqH_PPV50gQC3gLHyg2GMPup66c6cB23BANlTdCZtpfD-G0uv_dSZtMEMDFkU5Infvha8qbt4yLXRIhEpTOHKm_Bz1CREdisaDrFffMLYpSQ0VUxh0YXEfgwjhxCF0is8PuvB5Gfmp8s/s2016/Landsort%20Lighthouse%20pic.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Z4Yp2AFT-Ozo1QqHSGw9G1NV_psY7sUGtWGKltdoyaXgdqAeqH_PPV50gQC3gLHyg2GMPup66c6cB23BANlTdCZtpfD-G0uv_dSZtMEMDFkU5Infvha8qbt4yLXRIhEpTOHKm_Bz1CREdisaDrFffMLYpSQ0VUxh0YXEfgwjhxCF0is8PuvB5Gfmp8s/w480-h640/Landsort%20Lighthouse%20pic.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our main objective today was to visit the <b>Landsort Lighthouse (circa 1680) which the oldest Swedish-built lighthouse and still operational. </b>This was our first encounter with a fortified lighthouse as well as large artillery guns are still in place here and around the entire island from the end of WWII and the Cold War. <b> </b>We continued hiking the entire length of the little island and back before the next ferry (only two a day) left back for the mainland. Similar to yesterday's "walk in the woods" this one was a little longer than we anticipated and not very scenic since the rocky outcrop's topography did not change much, but still an interesting day in Sweden's outdoors. Surprisingly, <b>we did see two different kinds of snakes on our walk </b>including a young (and venomous) viper (aka adder) that thankfully wanted nothing to do with us. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdbipywTkWc13QP9dRAw1aL_TpiQ5hdd05HdKKxTNZmwVUfBVS6la5LthPqMNeXBfB0gqSdM5BlS8aSbkKTf6u9-jTk_YGoS06Au5eUArrPrBwJpF0NC1FbD-5pA0zafa2PTBVeEX6DpLegLcQ-R8U4C8Jc1Nq4AHan_abtax-QVVCRRx-Ba2-RJIyOE/s3658/stockholm%20water%20tower%20pizza%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3658" data-original-width="1968" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdbipywTkWc13QP9dRAw1aL_TpiQ5hdd05HdKKxTNZmwVUfBVS6la5LthPqMNeXBfB0gqSdM5BlS8aSbkKTf6u9-jTk_YGoS06Au5eUArrPrBwJpF0NC1FbD-5pA0zafa2PTBVeEX6DpLegLcQ-R8U4C8Jc1Nq4AHan_abtax-QVVCRRx-Ba2-RJIyOE/w344-h640/stockholm%20water%20tower%20pizza%20.jpg" width="344" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our guide did give us a good tip for dinner back in our neighborhood atop a pretty steep hill near our apartment and <b>set up in a pretty and historic water tower is</b> <b>Delibruket Flatbread</b>. The place was packed, so we got a half pepperoni/half prosciutto pizza to go which we enjoyed back at our apartment. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcthn99H1e38eR91aJQw9ZziLoYjKgCugl7LD58aPkoBRcg7k49cgD8kZRjlW-bBFLzf1pVxHJhLJpnekd1hEsAFUpw9NWqPwcWL1ZUEuqpuA6ZDo04Rf5zya9NJH8DXp41lh0BgVHwTv3PHEBtPgX1S8JozrWnFIvGcR6-RUMUrAY-5SzFJOxjwPUwh4/s2016/stockholm%20city%20hall.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcthn99H1e38eR91aJQw9ZziLoYjKgCugl7LD58aPkoBRcg7k49cgD8kZRjlW-bBFLzf1pVxHJhLJpnekd1hEsAFUpw9NWqPwcWL1ZUEuqpuA6ZDo04Rf5zya9NJH8DXp41lh0BgVHwTv3PHEBtPgX1S8JozrWnFIvGcR6-RUMUrAY-5SzFJOxjwPUwh4/w480-h640/stockholm%20city%20hall.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, September 7 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Our tour today was by ferry out of Stockholm a couple hours to the island of Birka, also known as Viking Island.</b> It was another beautiful day weather-wise, and we headed out under the watchful eye of <b>Stockholm's amazing town hall</b> structure.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqHaEf7yCHFeuaghbZP1vef_RuqGPZLGf1zm7mnmPX0D_bVLuu6PL7ZmbhQBT_euoksAC-G5Pm93N-daZo7qntO7jSTO9vaz8n26ex5lXnymX6D3qYipwJLkmISu3DP6iW8-ORrfDrsm4kVcVeF3b3Dm88aZIOBBXRyzmhrAnVp03MGGMQsYIDSQOgvo/s2016/stockholm%20lake%20view%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqHaEf7yCHFeuaghbZP1vef_RuqGPZLGf1zm7mnmPX0D_bVLuu6PL7ZmbhQBT_euoksAC-G5Pm93N-daZo7qntO7jSTO9vaz8n26ex5lXnymX6D3qYipwJLkmISu3DP6iW8-ORrfDrsm4kVcVeF3b3Dm88aZIOBBXRyzmhrAnVp03MGGMQsYIDSQOgvo/w480-h640/stockholm%20lake%20view%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The<b> lake views on the ferry ride</b> coming and going were pretty and serene. As noticed before in our hikes, the landscape just doesn't change much in Sweden, so while lovely, it can get a little monotonous. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESI7M4xz_tTyAsKHJAKOQarZ9PvqCI1LupEo2hnpfE1_-b5nx-aCURUmw4cfvAD26sN8yqM6g__fGJntzkqgQ8SAGL-lNycSRYUe5-FW5yqAO0TeS74PTfmtWCyCaUrVie4im6bBzW5vD1R1Ib6t3bHT8hFI019eqCpB52jZwjTSvFpzIn75EXRuK4tQ/s2016/viking%20graves.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESI7M4xz_tTyAsKHJAKOQarZ9PvqCI1LupEo2hnpfE1_-b5nx-aCURUmw4cfvAD26sN8yqM6g__fGJntzkqgQ8SAGL-lNycSRYUe5-FW5yqAO0TeS74PTfmtWCyCaUrVie4im6bBzW5vD1R1Ib6t3bHT8hFI019eqCpB52jZwjTSvFpzIn75EXRuK4tQ/w480-h640/viking%20graves.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It is estimated that <b>over 5,000 Viking graves were once on the island of Birka.</b> <b>These mounds represent burials of wealthy high-ranking individuals from all over the region. </b> The entire island is a <b>World Heritage Site</b> now and protected by the Swedish government. It was a privilege to get to visit these hallowed grounds today. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNkBP3o5NTGoSH897Uqj6A5LDBgStjwezERvxDhKfDyb1nbeG8J_Oie1VZUG7awSBMVGU0K0_jRX7GxpfTfX84ShoMaxZ7ffZ1C59su3bcXq7_O-E8Sj4w1E94Js494fQ99a9gYSYJ7AxulPuB6UOugBPTBZ8l_Q-8lcFcGgA-CKCAfecIln65r-TX4g/s1445/viking%20island%20meal%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="1445" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNkBP3o5NTGoSH897Uqj6A5LDBgStjwezERvxDhKfDyb1nbeG8J_Oie1VZUG7awSBMVGU0K0_jRX7GxpfTfX84ShoMaxZ7ffZ1C59su3bcXq7_O-E8Sj4w1E94Js494fQ99a9gYSYJ7AxulPuB6UOugBPTBZ8l_Q-8lcFcGgA-CKCAfecIln65r-TX4g/w640-h600/viking%20island%20meal%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">t<br />Unfortunately, the mosquitos were bad on Viking Island and drove us into the little <b>Sarimner Restaurant</b> there which was a nice surprise since the food was fantastic! The photo above is my braised codfish special. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_st1q9TOv3H6lpUfVYbxvVCa2spIOcenCONgnJSLHIpwfDM0MSF0EwdADzk6YG9OAEvDjdWqm720wr25vBrjdNXQpBl7QpUi8yWZlsl3ZiAUwlivbMLRIg4EOD9y7e9F7UUdWDyj6PoQVCpqA1KJZFkI-C_3JpGdvFMdhV5T0SQoX2hkBLTRNL7h0ro/s2016/boating%20back%20into%20Stockholm%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_st1q9TOv3H6lpUfVYbxvVCa2spIOcenCONgnJSLHIpwfDM0MSF0EwdADzk6YG9OAEvDjdWqm720wr25vBrjdNXQpBl7QpUi8yWZlsl3ZiAUwlivbMLRIg4EOD9y7e9F7UUdWDyj6PoQVCpqA1KJZFkI-C_3JpGdvFMdhV5T0SQoX2hkBLTRNL7h0ro/w640-h480/boating%20back%20into%20Stockholm%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Cruising back into Stockholm was a pretty site. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGPj3nsetZtx2VY0SH6k9S6CJyQ-0x6B9PfdM2RWuZnhlNGXgw9NRBm_RwbC5VW532Q95bmz1nBuFIW7bn705GJTa8P_GCnsUYQEtbXbbNlUpeRrnNHDz_c8LPZlcHhg5I_mGhlRfJjCqOhLsTLfu0AT7hxupLll8OxJkl6tx4JzIa_eock4v0_NlcaY/s1512/stockholm%20-city%20of%20spires%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="1512" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGPj3nsetZtx2VY0SH6k9S6CJyQ-0x6B9PfdM2RWuZnhlNGXgw9NRBm_RwbC5VW532Q95bmz1nBuFIW7bn705GJTa8P_GCnsUYQEtbXbbNlUpeRrnNHDz_c8LPZlcHhg5I_mGhlRfJjCqOhLsTLfu0AT7hxupLll8OxJkl6tx4JzIa_eock4v0_NlcaY/w640-h596/stockholm%20-city%20of%20spires%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Stockholm - a city of spires.</b> We've never seen so many buildings in one place with spires atop them. Very striking and unique. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNiSc9pX4IhIyfKiTTt6HDqwCHJBIyHf4Zo-5Ub-mrSwSRaI6yjtHTJZ6VFqSjMukrYgnQGV3h9Hd3enJeo20mA-c8YGCg7JJ9vOcsqyJPXtRM5MZf_gxBg-qJwgdvi6YvirAJmrc1tDyFp6O-bs3c9swzrAAuW4DcUlfXOZwdTBMpAeMTQ3h9BOtRFY/s1280/viking%20combs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="857" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNiSc9pX4IhIyfKiTTt6HDqwCHJBIyHf4Zo-5Ub-mrSwSRaI6yjtHTJZ6VFqSjMukrYgnQGV3h9Hd3enJeo20mA-c8YGCg7JJ9vOcsqyJPXtRM5MZf_gxBg-qJwgdvi6YvirAJmrc1tDyFp6O-bs3c9swzrAAuW4DcUlfXOZwdTBMpAeMTQ3h9BOtRFY/w428-h640/viking%20combs.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Looking back through my <b>Birka</b> pics, I forgot how cool these <b>remnants of Viking combs </b>that have been unearthed there by archeologists and now <b>displayed in the museum</b>. #alwaysbegrooming </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGowgX6861CjoU540b42Ny4CF7AJCm1RkKh5XkPptE9SiT4adoeWb0hB8UzQQ7KNkxJPLm-76rNzF5ZFffun-Ilh3DkTP0Vi9DCtITTU9sXxQInt4t8bSNlEszhKnt1XhCyldnhfm_g0Y1e07-EYl56S9h_xKSbjldGSDRpWdCA2yjDi128fGTYBDYack/s1280/IKEA%20city%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="1280" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGowgX6861CjoU540b42Ny4CF7AJCm1RkKh5XkPptE9SiT4adoeWb0hB8UzQQ7KNkxJPLm-76rNzF5ZFffun-Ilh3DkTP0Vi9DCtITTU9sXxQInt4t8bSNlEszhKnt1XhCyldnhfm_g0Y1e07-EYl56S9h_xKSbjldGSDRpWdCA2yjDi128fGTYBDYack/w640-h618/IKEA%20city%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>IKEA City</b> - you know we had to at least check it out here in Stockholm. There were no Viking combs, we looked. We actually didn't buy anything because the check-out lines were so long with what looked to be locals. Come on, you Swedes, you get to come here every day! Give us tourists a chance to browse and buy something! <br />We headed back to our apartment after a long day and enjoyed some excellent sushi from <b>Sushi King near our apartment.</b> <b>My theory that sushi would be great in this fish-heavy port city was spot-on.</b> Our rolls were fantastic! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfJT7N6j5eiV2_w9-Q-_EpARZ0eg9_j2MGpkFmrw4H3TC3HJ7RT8osd55mCMghZzVtZew-7Mk5vrfV6vjojgfOZRbh7UtfN7HVdFUbBfw1TGDeiesB8pCDAruBeTXDzF32xRErCWQT8QVqz5WJOf2YUyuT0n8ZQGUneK2Ao9qcVp2CL_nXH5FEzzCdEs/s2016/beautiful%20and%20artitsic%20subway%20stations%20in%20Stockholm%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfJT7N6j5eiV2_w9-Q-_EpARZ0eg9_j2MGpkFmrw4H3TC3HJ7RT8osd55mCMghZzVtZew-7Mk5vrfV6vjojgfOZRbh7UtfN7HVdFUbBfw1TGDeiesB8pCDAruBeTXDzF32xRErCWQT8QVqz5WJOf2YUyuT0n8ZQGUneK2Ao9qcVp2CL_nXH5FEzzCdEs/w480-h640/beautiful%20and%20artitsic%20subway%20stations%20in%20Stockholm%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, September 8 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>It's Museum Day! And there are lots of them in Stockholm. </b> We once again <b>jumped on the subway in the artistic, bright, safe and clean Sundbyberg Station </b>and headed downtown. Our week-long pass cards for the subway were a great investment. No tours today. We were on our own to wander Stockholm in our last full day in the city. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table>/ <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPD-MD4wuw87A7IE_LjiT3ynRSBLh-y0eK5Sc8fjEs8DUw0hdHSNYNSEeilR7lR0MMX5gM0MxlsmnYmtFjDiFPmMjNXz24xVYn-uFECSD3gbo9BIXHZxCl5Ehqexx0Z6hjH2OQ66QkYrd56tYDQr1rRmDSiMjW_aJW4KcpKGdRjTGJrCvWoB-sD-EC-s/s2016/back%20at%20the%20grand%20hotel%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPD-MD4wuw87A7IE_LjiT3ynRSBLh-y0eK5Sc8fjEs8DUw0hdHSNYNSEeilR7lR0MMX5gM0MxlsmnYmtFjDiFPmMjNXz24xVYn-uFECSD3gbo9BIXHZxCl5Ehqexx0Z6hjH2OQ66QkYrd56tYDQr1rRmDSiMjW_aJW4KcpKGdRjTGJrCvWoB-sD-EC-s/w480-h640/back%20at%20the%20grand%20hotel%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />How could we not come back to <b>The Grand Hotel Cadier Bar for lunch</b> one last time? We got different food this time which was again fantastic. We've heard <b>this place has a Michelin Star </b>and definitely deserves it! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfA6imU3OorO536OEn8OsMCH_tD7OxZLhZd-lE841ajl2RCzeO12ZJRqNWjsq1-S1d1udH93UhDskl_ITAhE2X91EPTKbecZZrwZ-amAQsHFFESYLV90DJNzrQg-7XFFYI5rQ7TxDfCymGfcsi1zSKtGDFYFwMreRJUDPLklmI9k9pj5Qpn0lt2jru3c/s1874/old%20urinal%20in%20stockholm%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1874" data-original-width="1251" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfA6imU3OorO536OEn8OsMCH_tD7OxZLhZd-lE841ajl2RCzeO12ZJRqNWjsq1-S1d1udH93UhDskl_ITAhE2X91EPTKbecZZrwZ-amAQsHFFESYLV90DJNzrQg-7XFFYI5rQ7TxDfCymGfcsi1zSKtGDFYFwMreRJUDPLklmI9k9pj5Qpn0lt2jru3c/w428-h640/old%20urinal%20in%20stockholm%20.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>One of the world's oldest public urinals at 130 years old.</b>..and it smelled like it! Welcome back to Old Town! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWkrw7qrAKKmgbkwZVzmk9Jr17jUK6HQ2JK6wlTrHfEbaA56egvHDsBnLUXHpax7Bs_eLybrX-qods9S_WNXbANBEHjeK6WPnaRe5sLg04Ya-3uslVwsT0XCd2FN_xvviNc9mrQ4JbwUT6P4LFB_Rr0hvK80PIZPL4EcJK0mIHDu7GUmndx7vBhwB6nQ/s1543/wooden%20horse%20museum%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1439" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWkrw7qrAKKmgbkwZVzmk9Jr17jUK6HQ2JK6wlTrHfEbaA56egvHDsBnLUXHpax7Bs_eLybrX-qods9S_WNXbANBEHjeK6WPnaRe5sLg04Ya-3uslVwsT0XCd2FN_xvviNc9mrQ4JbwUT6P4LFB_Rr0hvK80PIZPL4EcJK0mIHDu7GUmndx7vBhwB6nQ/w596-h640/wooden%20horse%20museum%20.jpg" width="596" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />No pictures in the <b>Wood Horse Museum</b>!! Oops! This tiny shop (and tinier "museum") was chock full of beautiful wooden horses of all shapes, colors and sizes. <b>Dala wooden horses have been a symbol of Swedish life since the mid-1600's. </b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamnF_UHqTTY4XyZfptxLsE7WwBMnC6kjWyZnbVENtSw3n_40etZc6xJzLo8SRKJVl-cIGJP5Ix0W5AJwVQuCZEL6tYUeMypiLJTl5jhFZRvxut_UlWwiQN-DorpjT_Kyr3cGnUbPBcvgpdeyEPpiaMFt5acZpXCTmOeKy__y9A2OPSYJpjWRMiHTOAPc/s2016/nobel%20prize%20dessert%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamnF_UHqTTY4XyZfptxLsE7WwBMnC6kjWyZnbVENtSw3n_40etZc6xJzLo8SRKJVl-cIGJP5Ix0W5AJwVQuCZEL6tYUeMypiLJTl5jhFZRvxut_UlWwiQN-DorpjT_Kyr3cGnUbPBcvgpdeyEPpiaMFt5acZpXCTmOeKy__y9A2OPSYJpjWRMiHTOAPc/w480-h640/nobel%20prize%20dessert%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The Nobel Prize for Dessert goes to...well, <b>The Noble Prize Museum</b>! We enjoyed the small, but interesting museum dedicated to winners of the past. And it was even half-price entry day! This same dessert was given to the winners at their ceremony dinners since it began. Winners' names are also scrawled under many of the chairs in this museum cafe as well. Yes, the desserts were excellent! Our "medals" were chocolate and delicious. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrR92v1YXdq_LMkqbsV73n-2Zpdba5LQIW5WuCQWXS8CGDFX-Fz9HBCipWUVAo-QZuYAtgUGu-lI3LISFp-4vHFmbK9T6Ekfu9IA4TW5fVPDMzXoTyq17n6zV9aLt7uexvcf7HdyEFFKFMgJngBEH9S3Lg4o4k2PLbn2vlUVqoltCRQ4QkxJCUGoNaNXM/s2016/viking%20museum%20stockholm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrR92v1YXdq_LMkqbsV73n-2Zpdba5LQIW5WuCQWXS8CGDFX-Fz9HBCipWUVAo-QZuYAtgUGu-lI3LISFp-4vHFmbK9T6Ekfu9IA4TW5fVPDMzXoTyq17n6zV9aLt7uexvcf7HdyEFFKFMgJngBEH9S3Lg4o4k2PLbn2vlUVqoltCRQ4QkxJCUGoNaNXM/w480-h640/viking%20museum%20stockholm.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We walked by what is known as<b> "Stockholm's Eiffel Tower"</b> - the amazing structure that houses the <b>Nordic Museum in Stockholm</b>. Since we got plenty of Viking/Nordic info yesterday, we skipped going inside for time's sake. Maybe next visit? </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8KJdCmFz3BYS6YD_Sc1CKdxhaObzRPwA5BR-3znxz7aRNNKQ3oIp6G9_puphkAgzIDaY-aytI_kQz-t7t2yx1ljja-Y60nUQq-K9SU9Nf2bIhsF3nZvBPW_nNG9cOltOap63dYgs4A0KPvjWnfPACwtHQ-DF8UEXiB4V369QF8JgYh-slzm0YEDOP-s/s2016/Vasa%20museum%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8KJdCmFz3BYS6YD_Sc1CKdxhaObzRPwA5BR-3znxz7aRNNKQ3oIp6G9_puphkAgzIDaY-aytI_kQz-t7t2yx1ljja-Y60nUQq-K9SU9Nf2bIhsF3nZvBPW_nNG9cOltOap63dYgs4A0KPvjWnfPACwtHQ-DF8UEXiB4V369QF8JgYh-slzm0YEDOP-s/w480-h640/Vasa%20museum%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>The hands-down winner of the day was The Vasa Museum</b> for sure. This amazing and unique museum houses <b>the gigantic Vasa royal navy ship almost 98% restored</b> <b>and raised from the Stockholm harbor after 333 years.</b> It's masts even go through the museum roof. Leave it to the Swedes to celebrate one of their biggest screw-ups in history. It was also the polluted water the ship sank in that basically preserved it decay from wood-eating microorganisms.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhkq2whi9--bE_vxzDUoao7aq5tB973wgDYXKA4KGMWA40pC6Imn6mXT-Ky9cyGuqOAEeeOmbYQRgJKfeWe6EMVAMD1AJHjvc_D5eu8tReZ2qDZcI2U0lNEMdC_6LpLnA2b9kuNqEWPnOCKVv4KSF8jyV8uKddmtsbjDHonngc4vsll8G_69tIKi7SdQ/s2016/vasa%20ship%20full%20view%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhkq2whi9--bE_vxzDUoao7aq5tB973wgDYXKA4KGMWA40pC6Imn6mXT-Ky9cyGuqOAEeeOmbYQRgJKfeWe6EMVAMD1AJHjvc_D5eu8tReZ2qDZcI2U0lNEMdC_6LpLnA2b9kuNqEWPnOCKVv4KSF8jyV8uKddmtsbjDHonngc4vsll8G_69tIKi7SdQ/w640-h480/vasa%20ship%20full%20view%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>From seven stories up, this is the full view of the entire Vasa ship. Note the people on the first floor for scale. </b>Simply incredible. There are even skeletons on exhibit of some of those on board who did not make it off the doomed ship's maiden voyage. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7YS3ty_EhoJ1sjQ7-6kNCMVknyz5362JeFTxSxvUZ5tw_ANIGVs9ok0B7yhzd5Aj8ESUqMGOnG1edK2o0LMpz-Eryjg-0hmK17typNHpGHoTLa9gosW5Qzfm2KJmTHaK196FHLkc9SyanPH-hO2z5tpZCkX68PfauGe_h0QdpCm2QwB0ixs2m6QKSOo/s1635/lucy's%20flower%20shop%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="1163" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7YS3ty_EhoJ1sjQ7-6kNCMVknyz5362JeFTxSxvUZ5tw_ANIGVs9ok0B7yhzd5Aj8ESUqMGOnG1edK2o0LMpz-Eryjg-0hmK17typNHpGHoTLa9gosW5Qzfm2KJmTHaK196FHLkc9SyanPH-hO2z5tpZCkX68PfauGe_h0QdpCm2QwB0ixs2m6QKSOo/w456-h640/lucy's%20flower%20shop%20.jpg" width="456" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We were going to skip our reservation made at<b> Lucy's Flower Shop, one of the Top 50 Bars in the World according to Conde Nast Traveler Magazine</b> but went anyway and dropped in and enjoyed our cocktails in this speakeasy style establishment. But it also made us appreciate what we have in Nashville which in our opinion are some bars that are equal or even cooler than this famed one. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruwLcamS7CWqCZvTnzSBpdMxn1PgxaDveAZZLDoLDOHp1K1FkfWzFAErD7j-TJqcDrvMVhSrAKTx9vDstMc3CQRPrAuDNTKFI8CQg2VQga1scf7TXSFjy6Cq8frbVYEnRAokRYMZSaNBnZWf97BoaCpuxlAu4cqXmqWIZOigG0AosgnLDkfZqqbFs1xM/s1796/fotografiska%20museum%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1796" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruwLcamS7CWqCZvTnzSBpdMxn1PgxaDveAZZLDoLDOHp1K1FkfWzFAErD7j-TJqcDrvMVhSrAKTx9vDstMc3CQRPrAuDNTKFI8CQg2VQga1scf7TXSFjy6Cq8frbVYEnRAokRYMZSaNBnZWf97BoaCpuxlAu4cqXmqWIZOigG0AosgnLDkfZqqbFs1xM/w640-h324/fotografiska%20museum%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We saved the strangest museum of the day for last. <b>Fotografiska Museum</b> houses Avante Garde photography exhibits some of which were just not our thing, but <b>the exhibit by the late Peter Lindbergh</b> was pretty interesting. His striking black and white images of fashion, style and famous faces were worth the price of admission. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwbRSTF7ZjYJ7dFEhQ3KMTJlzZaDIYRD0vTM9xdsxhMm922UILubbMYncRMMWNT_YCbYBw_njNiBsfbDM0UeA7fPDBlZYXtq-nC24N6jwQ8bxdhbggQtGO4xXj9dHwwnDBtg--t6AaPLMknqsnpWUx5T0InOKGw3Myh_o7FHbU-p1t7dYqHIvQsHgC0Q/s2016/Sundbysberg%20mural%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwbRSTF7ZjYJ7dFEhQ3KMTJlzZaDIYRD0vTM9xdsxhMm922UILubbMYncRMMWNT_YCbYBw_njNiBsfbDM0UeA7fPDBlZYXtq-nC24N6jwQ8bxdhbggQtGO4xXj9dHwwnDBtg--t6AaPLMknqsnpWUx5T0InOKGw3Myh_o7FHbU-p1t7dYqHIvQsHgC0Q/w480-h640/Sundbysberg%20mural%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got back to the apartment and <b>said goodbye to our great little Sundbysberg neighborhood </b>where we found such fun things as this <b>pretty mural, Orange Fanta flavored Mentos, chai lattes in paper cans</b>, <b>a pet store to get some "Dreamies" treats for our cats</b>, some great craft beer for me in a brewery housed inside a former church and all the other aforementioned food, groceries and an overall sense of "yeah, I could live here." </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5buZiBFJtT0L7FHWD2lo4_El6rHRsGs1LyReqZJ4_OYTL565EMXgqhDE16_Jty-PRXCM5p6s_EStUIEK3kGF8R64AlTbZE29UaLYqpDzGYS8p09kpheMA_puuqycT_deO4mSWj6FqB2yr4r6w03tX4fBd6MY6_Oz4KM8hxd8TUKC7fYTnLRaLCNQq4qI/s2016/goodbye%20sweden%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5buZiBFJtT0L7FHWD2lo4_El6rHRsGs1LyReqZJ4_OYTL565EMXgqhDE16_Jty-PRXCM5p6s_EStUIEK3kGF8R64AlTbZE29UaLYqpDzGYS8p09kpheMA_puuqycT_deO4mSWj6FqB2yr4r6w03tX4fBd6MY6_Oz4KM8hxd8TUKC7fYTnLRaLCNQq4qI/w480-h640/goodbye%20sweden%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, September 9 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We had an <b>early flight back to NYC</b> this morning and had an easy commute to the airport thanks to the subway and the Arlanda Express. <b>This was the longest time we've stayed in one European city</b>, and we really enjoyed it as we got a sense of actually living there instead of just being tourists. We would definitely come back if circumstances make it so. <b>The food, the people and the city of Stockholm itself was fantastic. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mVdeKwNPxftDxvS4D3rL6Cqr9cArMWqVY1u26iP7GpWZuh0XsIwz3hyGdOe_TsHa_HVKZToyO1J9m0xgxnrhwm_-bo2O-Q78o5tF9f2nNNDA50dDDXDmaVbPyf4x5Ewl62x1KXn2xiwa0I0boiBZJRrM7DvnOxguccyGB88ha1lwAqwPi1Yvdczk6F8/s2016/TWA%20hallway.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mVdeKwNPxftDxvS4D3rL6Cqr9cArMWqVY1u26iP7GpWZuh0XsIwz3hyGdOe_TsHa_HVKZToyO1J9m0xgxnrhwm_-bo2O-Q78o5tF9f2nNNDA50dDDXDmaVbPyf4x5Ewl62x1KXn2xiwa0I0boiBZJRrM7DvnOxguccyGB88ha1lwAqwPi1Yvdczk6F8/w480-h640/TWA%20hallway.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />We made up time flying back and<b> arrived at JFK in the early afternoon. Customs was a breeze with our Global Entry passes.</b> We were a little too early to start our <b>one-night stay at the historic and ultra-cool TWA Hotel at JFK Airport tonight.</b> So, we <b>got a couple drinks at the lobby bar</b> and then wandered around the <b>well-done and meticulously-detailed hotel created from the old TWA terminal here at JFK.</b> The <b>long "tube" hallways from the lobby to the rooms (photo above) </b>were both futuristic and retro at the same time. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAQom4Bt3LgcScyx6l29Ph2DPw2O4vBcF3mjWbwxfv4tqeXqqSvwW8GpMDYyiNHkC1w5CUHglsonXrhsswk8Xl6zMMdYVc8O_kqzMXkjMzqkKe201PMsTpi3jRBi3vr9CnDC5_bcQCFHa9un-WN9DASRnNh4IEzF5reeqIp9zrM8_iQiZzBwq2RrjXvg/s4099/TWA%20room%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="4099" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAQom4Bt3LgcScyx6l29Ph2DPw2O4vBcF3mjWbwxfv4tqeXqqSvwW8GpMDYyiNHkC1w5CUHglsonXrhsswk8Xl6zMMdYVc8O_kqzMXkjMzqkKe201PMsTpi3jRBi3vr9CnDC5_bcQCFHa9un-WN9DASRnNh4IEzF5reeqIp9zrM8_iQiZzBwq2RrjXvg/w640-h306/TWA%20room%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our room was very cool with a view of the runways through giant sound-proof glass windows. </b> The little thoughtful touches (like a rotary phone in the room) were so neat and fun. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Kl5jpnarQfSp2U1vqZj6NDLW8XQQmfikBH51pNtCvz_jyCQzf_G7lUIDapikgZ6S4AhRaHbmSLDOlEEtOXo90H9lOk6rUrtZMEdNT_SN_Hz58nxwjtjDBQb2LOuqh3pacoaoeWrY-pjPW0dpNRqzY_JEHa_ZvwTUxgisLm6Wif4Nmms2sHBtTa9o2BM/s2016/twa%20pool.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Kl5jpnarQfSp2U1vqZj6NDLW8XQQmfikBH51pNtCvz_jyCQzf_G7lUIDapikgZ6S4AhRaHbmSLDOlEEtOXo90H9lOk6rUrtZMEdNT_SN_Hz58nxwjtjDBQb2LOuqh3pacoaoeWrY-pjPW0dpNRqzY_JEHa_ZvwTUxgisLm6Wif4Nmms2sHBtTa9o2BM/w640-h480/twa%20pool.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>rooftop heated pool</b> was kind of amazing with its<b> overlook of the runways with jets coming in and taking off. </b> We got a drink at the bar and waded into the infinity pool despite and enjoyed our time here some cloudy weather. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJYTBJXYa76YRcKKZpWhVYMOduRoGMVOBYmWNRR_tlZsS1udmPVi3lh5Q4omiwzXdCQbEhgOJuK2OfnFMJbpow8jsxTWayslxfV4WNFppPUlPdYFmqf-xWt3SD7GdxX4MjSSrwpzP9UOkSoRJZUzMHMZ1rpLhZl2OgBRiVdOlGDS12kBCeIiawyrpTCk/s2015/twa%20hotel%20sunrise%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="2015" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJYTBJXYa76YRcKKZpWhVYMOduRoGMVOBYmWNRR_tlZsS1udmPVi3lh5Q4omiwzXdCQbEhgOJuK2OfnFMJbpow8jsxTWayslxfV4WNFppPUlPdYFmqf-xWt3SD7GdxX4MjSSrwpzP9UOkSoRJZUzMHMZ1rpLhZl2OgBRiVdOlGDS12kBCeIiawyrpTCk/w640-h376/twa%20hotel%20sunrise%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, September 10 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Well, what started out with <b>a beautiful sunrise over the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport</b> turned pretty sour quickly for us when <b>our direct flight home this morning got cancelled and we were forced to stay another night here (on our dime)</b> to catch a flight tomorrow to Atlanta and then Nashville. We never got a clear answer as to what the problem was, but it was supposedly weather-related, but we have our doubts. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOU3oyZToAZStdNuAm5J9TvvTwjsTntaSdiEZ-nigiaGo7HWtgBSnx4Nphs_qkvGY3xJw8ea4puajDhi9Q4xgVQGI2AE5YlwvXhRzdMYqvbkgWtx7XkemHCu0boaukbJ8C9ooKEONJ1Po8hx6K4sbcZNXoPMKLFulmy60wo4xPxE7KeN26XKnUYij5SM/s1491/no%20more%20fancy%20Stockholm%20ubers%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1491" data-original-width="1161" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOU3oyZToAZStdNuAm5J9TvvTwjsTntaSdiEZ-nigiaGo7HWtgBSnx4Nphs_qkvGY3xJw8ea4puajDhi9Q4xgVQGI2AE5YlwvXhRzdMYqvbkgWtx7XkemHCu0boaukbJ8C9ooKEONJ1Po8hx6K4sbcZNXoPMKLFulmy60wo4xPxE7KeN26XKnUYij5SM/w498-h640/no%20more%20fancy%20Stockholm%20ubers%20.jpg" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Well, we aren't in Stockholm anymore. <b>The few times we took Uber in Stockholm it was in a Mercedes Benz and a Lexus. </b> <b>Welcome to Queens and the land of beat-up Toyota Camrys. </b> Ashlee got us a<b> room at the airport Hilton</b> since the TWA Hotel suddenly were charging double what we paid for our room last night (a Saturday night) vs. a Sunday night. Conspiracy theory much? The weather was shitty, so we just stayed in the room and hung out in our double beds for most of the day. Boring, but what ya gonna do? <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Dv_icoq0Q3fvGH8Q0uCoXXJ0Hq6vm0q8Ng4lyEvLL8_qpxn6vPnqw2iNz7ba2-VQ86RSP6h131towc-lNsVpHZQ0O8NkhBFzVc1AasSb_IwYXqS1Q7YLT7qmnrSWnaTt_qcCq-5aI2GqodPou5j9JShGNu-dFVHuaWWPQ-M7R6f9rBBC_kX8u4dDdTo/s1510/foggy%20NYC%20bridge%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="1510" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Dv_icoq0Q3fvGH8Q0uCoXXJ0Hq6vm0q8Ng4lyEvLL8_qpxn6vPnqw2iNz7ba2-VQ86RSP6h131towc-lNsVpHZQ0O8NkhBFzVc1AasSb_IwYXqS1Q7YLT7qmnrSWnaTt_qcCq-5aI2GqodPou5j9JShGNu-dFVHuaWWPQ-M7R6f9rBBC_kX8u4dDdTo/w640-h498/foggy%20NYC%20bridge%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, September 11 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>What was supposed to be a nice day off from work for both of us back home</b> today, turned into more expense and travel for us just to try and get home. It was weird enough having to travel on 9/11 which we tried to avoid from the start, but now Delta moved the flight to Atlanta to late afternoon and gave us no connector to Nashville. Then when they did it was going to be tomorrow. Screw that! <b>Ashlee found us two seats on a direct flight to Nashville out of Philadelphia on American, so we rented a one-way car and drove the two hours there. Up yours, Delta, and JFK</b> <b>Airport!</b> <b>What a nightmare!</b> <b>The weather continued to be shitty, but Ashlee did great driving us in already heavy Monday morning traffic before rush-hour and got us to Philly safe and sound.</b> This shot out the windshield on <b>the massive Verraazzon-Narrows Bridge </b>connecting Queens to Staten Island gives you an idea of the mess we have to drive through just to try and get home today. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuHSSZZ4jHPc8u-Vh9bRSYRr0LsxjSmFX-fVyj8qynUheaBHoG4YgGsewEna8w3BbcnhQbfwYGN0GppjHxzhWSLlCVlZRqodqQr0oT9kFfa6ztjXWnE0lD6bZlSVFx4fgOdvvOk9ci0zKpJ8iXSDuOVYmOEtsECoMKTFQf-62AKZZQHzYS6tZN-sZN58/s1280/abandoned%20philly%20prison%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1280" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuHSSZZ4jHPc8u-Vh9bRSYRr0LsxjSmFX-fVyj8qynUheaBHoG4YgGsewEna8w3BbcnhQbfwYGN0GppjHxzhWSLlCVlZRqodqQr0oT9kFfa6ztjXWnE0lD6bZlSVFx4fgOdvvOk9ci0zKpJ8iXSDuOVYmOEtsECoMKTFQf-62AKZZQHzYS6tZN-sZN58/w640-h498/abandoned%20philly%20prison%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Welcome to Philly!!</b> It would be easy to use the <b>abandoned Holmesburg Prison</b> to make wise-ass cracks about Philly, but we actually found it quite fascinating. And <b>PHA and American Airlines did get us home on time and with no stupid stops in between</b> <b>(you suck, Delta). </b>We are sending our receipts to Delta for all the expense, stress and delays they caused us, and we are trying our best not to let this mess at the end of the trip taint what was up until then a great experience. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4IZbRSIfk3tIQDMvgGcecCWfsYNTMiL9a4v1WrQxwoGQxRf_1FahplwQrZPS2ecx5TG1eMGZXmLlobQdPOs8jcEHw5XvTZd25HN2b0aDfLTJVaX3dXRJXzec3ntBLWpZJmq_W9VtiJS0UUyNDAXvIl6ORgfKXrwxLiYPVnrOFq59XOS3fRb6HsYyQkY/s2016/Ashlee%20and%20a%20hot%20dog%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4IZbRSIfk3tIQDMvgGcecCWfsYNTMiL9a4v1WrQxwoGQxRf_1FahplwQrZPS2ecx5TG1eMGZXmLlobQdPOs8jcEHw5XvTZd25HN2b0aDfLTJVaX3dXRJXzec3ntBLWpZJmq_W9VtiJS0UUyNDAXvIl6ORgfKXrwxLiYPVnrOFq59XOS3fRb6HsYyQkY/w480-h640/Ashlee%20and%20a%20hot%20dog%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Tuesday, September 12 - Happy Birthday, Ashlee!! We both had the day off from work </b>for Ashlee's birthday today but were too tired and stressed from our efforts to just get home from NYC the last two days to do anything much. <b> </b>We did go see</span><span style="text-align: left;"><i> My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 </i><span>at our local Roxy Theaters (recliners!) b</span>ut, God, it was just awful. So, for the most part <b>we just thought back on all the fun we had over the last week in Stockholm including finding this happy hot dog while walking between museums.... culture at its finest!! </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-83419074291996926502023-09-11T21:42:00.002-05:002023-09-17T20:37:47.253-05:00Summer...and Some Are Not <p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SQgBzXVBH-Fmvt5_SN88R7Z29HnxW9sLUUqLUaPQLseWLlXTNTKWgyFysutYmqdEyDQdOXiPg0BQE_9aYo-qsZQlJDN7nuW_x-QVOyhDqRza59QYzE-MzWVy1ZiE6osyo9QWAhlk81QLx9JXIATS_Pdu1UDjvIEH8WIU5HTkWZUHyMVcM_PuL0BMR-U/s1660/personal%20pool%20beer%20too%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="1510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SQgBzXVBH-Fmvt5_SN88R7Z29HnxW9sLUUqLUaPQLseWLlXTNTKWgyFysutYmqdEyDQdOXiPg0BQE_9aYo-qsZQlJDN7nuW_x-QVOyhDqRza59QYzE-MzWVy1ZiE6osyo9QWAhlk81QLx9JXIATS_Pdu1UDjvIEH8WIU5HTkWZUHyMVcM_PuL0BMR-U/w582-h640/personal%20pool%20beer%20too%20.jpg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Sunday, July 2 - </b>We held our one and only of the summer <b>Happy Birthday, 'Merica Pool Party</b> today along with these</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>custom-made pool beers from Evill Nash Brewing up in Clarksville</b>. We had a fun time, and the beers were a hit! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy17EqgMPH8eK7U4Af0coJZv9-2vuwJfQGNnXzhEQ6jbek1Jpqfr6NmJoUEYqL1Cw6mPuB6d6Fb8xXog7ElVJuvtlsZC9SGfDkN2OVfcaIY8BcDVzeuYVkNb3uN4QcS6WAOhcbImodyLP_FsEHh0EBiD495NvvY2ziG8J1oCrlvwk-iXClG4k2duq1XDc/s1170/matchbox%2020%20tour%20poster%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1170" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy17EqgMPH8eK7U4Af0coJZv9-2vuwJfQGNnXzhEQ6jbek1Jpqfr6NmJoUEYqL1Cw6mPuB6d6Fb8xXog7ElVJuvtlsZC9SGfDkN2OVfcaIY8BcDVzeuYVkNb3uN4QcS6WAOhcbImodyLP_FsEHh0EBiD495NvvY2ziG8J1oCrlvwk-iXClG4k2duq1XDc/w640-h636/matchbox%2020%20tour%20poster%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, July 3 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We attended the <b>Matchbox 20 concert at Bridgestone Arena</b> tonight, along with <b>a stay overnight at the swanky Bobby Hotel</b>. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WNVA3Sz-6_qXny5ZI1_G_RVXg2XCRgWyCF0X6vxKkrZ4aI2DOsqNGvoEyAWxN1uC9LehQItOQFGJDLvUd94ncBbOxtf9cwCPjCN_HJpIqqd3K1f38D7rBvmdZq2yYm5C6nLZSbYm_uHcGJ-fBTolF72_2WjRyEDgCidbLaDBzNqUgseTDNAkleDxg-o/s2751/bobby%20room%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2751" data-original-width="1891" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WNVA3Sz-6_qXny5ZI1_G_RVXg2XCRgWyCF0X6vxKkrZ4aI2DOsqNGvoEyAWxN1uC9LehQItOQFGJDLvUd94ncBbOxtf9cwCPjCN_HJpIqqd3K1f38D7rBvmdZq2yYm5C6nLZSbYm_uHcGJ-fBTolF72_2WjRyEDgCidbLaDBzNqUgseTDNAkleDxg-o/w440-h640/bobby%20room%20.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our room at The Bobby Hotel was very nice!</b> Worth the price? Hard to say, but it was fun to get to hang out in downtown Nashville after a show instead of driving back home. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC97burq9bvhWX4SJ8dzUkhNk9OBDv2GJC_zaI5Sru3K4oiPuGTs93UY-MsfQB0whnY2iibhLtA1CJuQhAO-UJpvSlerFwcux5pSA9e1C6nzTE_P6MfNDri886sO97srfxV8IDJUcuArGP6c1mXlqUI4kjXIjiXIvBTBKRilbGCOjQu4fpHMj-a-Q0Pl4/s1880/cassette%20wall%20at%20black%20tap%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="1323" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC97burq9bvhWX4SJ8dzUkhNk9OBDv2GJC_zaI5Sru3K4oiPuGTs93UY-MsfQB0whnY2iibhLtA1CJuQhAO-UJpvSlerFwcux5pSA9e1C6nzTE_P6MfNDri886sO97srfxV8IDJUcuArGP6c1mXlqUI4kjXIjiXIvBTBKRilbGCOjQu4fpHMj-a-Q0Pl4/w450-h640/cassette%20wall%20at%20black%20tap%20.jpg" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had a pre-show <b>dinner at the new restaurant downtown, The Black Tap</b>. The place was very cool and the food was tremendous! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyrR4oaD9esXJ1tgM55Gfd-u8LX3t0UV1PCTJWgun5O5QA3qxwXe_7WvHigMiEqtG3nYFadhYJRCxP1omrFyIGBWGeG6dQVb8-kwwQmQktSmJaZU_oFClvJ1y1_bIL9cEw8yhaUKaaVHo9rdUrhdtUQGmPIDpyCjvKIpxjq6CXP1ZxKayUUPLWRcXtNU/s1280/old%20matchbox%2020%20ticket%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1280" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyrR4oaD9esXJ1tgM55Gfd-u8LX3t0UV1PCTJWgun5O5QA3qxwXe_7WvHigMiEqtG3nYFadhYJRCxP1omrFyIGBWGeG6dQVb8-kwwQmQktSmJaZU_oFClvJ1y1_bIL9cEw8yhaUKaaVHo9rdUrhdtUQGmPIDpyCjvKIpxjq6CXP1ZxKayUUPLWRcXtNU/w640-h368/old%20matchbox%2020%20ticket%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Talk about a <b>Collage Blast from the Past!! We saw MB20 (gulp) 25 years ago</b> as a "new" band in Knoxville on their first major tour. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztRbt6fpc9fk8mo56rp-plpoXdOS08eAgHHA95lKGWzt-6xVbXHrBDFMYoM6QqSTKW6Kido9gjD0C6LuXP0nfvdlWjMD9guwjtHY59igNw7uFeoXUVJce5L01NLRMXokjgUWgZUy7XeN3PUdPB_SwuYdvDHN4UhdsMYlYmO95-k9yY5XnuWue8JJEAmE/s1280/matchbox%2020%20pic%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="872" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztRbt6fpc9fk8mo56rp-plpoXdOS08eAgHHA95lKGWzt-6xVbXHrBDFMYoM6QqSTKW6Kido9gjD0C6LuXP0nfvdlWjMD9guwjtHY59igNw7uFeoXUVJce5L01NLRMXokjgUWgZUy7XeN3PUdPB_SwuYdvDHN4UhdsMYlYmO95-k9yY5XnuWue8JJEAmE/w436-h640/matchbox%2020%20pic%20.jpg" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />With <b>over two hours of great music and great front row upper-level seats</b>, it was an awesome show. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVoOrmQYfhWX8QH0hCPL0f1hTCZ0lEajel43Ti5rwUAclH99Z8jsRIdagkrdBp9nLoVNIg2yEOINGjj-9kd5Doze5fQ93uos1VKmdwvpjxPiYUwTwgjVkB5aSQZmhuEBTiTomc1rXfYiK6bIX2Dh9Rpxg35j9Tu_rVAfpeFVN14ezTDP1Yj9MLVSMMMA/s1343/bobby%20hotel%20card%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="885" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVoOrmQYfhWX8QH0hCPL0f1hTCZ0lEajel43Ti5rwUAclH99Z8jsRIdagkrdBp9nLoVNIg2yEOINGjj-9kd5Doze5fQ93uos1VKmdwvpjxPiYUwTwgjVkB5aSQZmhuEBTiTomc1rXfYiK6bIX2Dh9Rpxg35j9Tu_rVAfpeFVN14ezTDP1Yj9MLVSMMMA/w422-h640/bobby%20hotel%20card%20.jpg" width="422" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, July 4 - Happy Independence Day! We lounged around in our fancy room at The Bobby Hotel as long as we could</b> before checking out and heading home for a quiet day. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60va_6VngPvSAQ1icfqwlf_UXkEwUzRHZxJIgOAOhitM3GCR9cBZXjlKU39gJKWFRKtKJOuzRGUlKm5l6dBFcnOi66d2CV-q1ZSkxtEkpC-7qozhb1BPMTJGY75g4QWZ6eRLFxGQTihZUSaTq0JGfEkYTz2JuZ_wUe4q9XGl4-b5Caz5omicL9Rz24Uk/s1280/MB20%20FB%20post.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60va_6VngPvSAQ1icfqwlf_UXkEwUzRHZxJIgOAOhitM3GCR9cBZXjlKU39gJKWFRKtKJOuzRGUlKm5l6dBFcnOi66d2CV-q1ZSkxtEkpC-7qozhb1BPMTJGY75g4QWZ6eRLFxGQTihZUSaTq0JGfEkYTz2JuZ_wUe4q9XGl4-b5Caz5omicL9Rz24Uk/w590-h640/MB20%20FB%20post.jpg" width="590" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>The band gave a cool shout-out on FaceBook to the Nashville crowd last night that included us! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWPzQrKuCdfUszTNyPO4wXe0_gAOsfQMPTIhJ7OCeTMveHWzDbv1wpebw_3ywGgwVRJeYDApNzGY798X_-ZMZDsAsWmdwxmQOme7n1hR3u0JQtqWig9x2x1vHNRKgreRPMgiQCZW8mWEKEvZ6OvWnlLOpMakUjr4s7VV30asynxpAaQtGRz2TxsWV8zw/s1280/Dom.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="1280" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWPzQrKuCdfUszTNyPO4wXe0_gAOsfQMPTIhJ7OCeTMveHWzDbv1wpebw_3ywGgwVRJeYDApNzGY798X_-ZMZDsAsWmdwxmQOme7n1hR3u0JQtqWig9x2x1vHNRKgreRPMgiQCZW8mWEKEvZ6OvWnlLOpMakUjr4s7VV30asynxpAaQtGRz2TxsWV8zw/w640-h552/Dom.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our first two boys have been adopted from the litter of six we've been fostering lately.</b> We are certainly gonna miss these two sweeties. That's<b> Dom above</b> showing that he's not that shy, and <b>Dante below</b> striking a pose that got him in the running to be adopted first. Handsome boys!! Good luck with your new forever home!! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb-OIIcIskha3ZegSqbriFpc6gLbO0Jn0ROucWPAfCw6u6s0cDcoh_rM8TrbBa0w53oNmB88DDlUT6BYoEXoSLf4FhBJp4WPHLLWSXa66bw5B5YM49FhSJjPLydFgi7QkdQyjsg5GIrQ6dhFOmPpg9vEQkydB8jYgXAGx9ce9BQYKC3X1-G4ZVac62T0/s2016/Diego%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb-OIIcIskha3ZegSqbriFpc6gLbO0Jn0ROucWPAfCw6u6s0cDcoh_rM8TrbBa0w53oNmB88DDlUT6BYoEXoSLf4FhBJp4WPHLLWSXa66bw5B5YM49FhSJjPLydFgi7QkdQyjsg5GIrQ6dhFOmPpg9vEQkydB8jYgXAGx9ce9BQYKC3X1-G4ZVac62T0/w480-h640/Diego%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Yn3WG9pfgFUG1l7M2aNXm3g5KrANW7yhkzca7du9ADaT2-gy5JUZkPL4RwEEVlHvHigWA9OFj-6AWAe_BDsi345CNzWVtPgLq57QYI-UjALkAzlj8V3xxrD1dlccZ8zmHSI7QM6qEJj2Pu-UU4kJDfJZaxnXh4FJVjcaLrdanLBUTh1PiSbFWngAwNg/s1491/pink%20door%20cookies%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="1491" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Yn3WG9pfgFUG1l7M2aNXm3g5KrANW7yhkzca7du9ADaT2-gy5JUZkPL4RwEEVlHvHigWA9OFj-6AWAe_BDsi345CNzWVtPgLq57QYI-UjALkAzlj8V3xxrD1dlccZ8zmHSI7QM6qEJj2Pu-UU4kJDfJZaxnXh4FJVjcaLrdanLBUTh1PiSbFWngAwNg/w640-h630/pink%20door%20cookies%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, July 9</b> - We had a <b>Sunday "rainy" Funday</b> today with an <b>afternoon trip into Nashville with Sunny.</b> Our first stop was the tiny<b> Pink Door Cookies</b> which delivers big taste in their delectable goodies. The <b>Rainbow Fudge Cookie and the Smores Cookie</b> were our first two tries and they were awesome. There's two more varieties below these for future yumminess.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_7BMDn5HYrgvFS2F1Q-KcYSa8BoeAPgD0G9Vzy4YMuniVASpy3dYFDpb5BCHAJBF2LaR-jClfWxU_dHkGc3XM7B2FnhFoRjCJV8dMRrvsEwmn3DxvQLEn6qo2M3gEZv_aXyfII6ZGXqPZgnJ5OHsWfVDxLPjxewQjN-X2AP0lGyT2dTk0BBibB3n6eM/s1280/sunny%20skidoo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="1280" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_7BMDn5HYrgvFS2F1Q-KcYSa8BoeAPgD0G9Vzy4YMuniVASpy3dYFDpb5BCHAJBF2LaR-jClfWxU_dHkGc3XM7B2FnhFoRjCJV8dMRrvsEwmn3DxvQLEn6qo2M3gEZv_aXyfII6ZGXqPZgnJ5OHsWfVDxLPjxewQjN-X2AP0lGyT2dTk0BBibB3n6eM/w640-h262/sunny%20skidoo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our next stop was just up the street at <b>Fait La Force Brewing</b> who has a <b>great covered patio for just such a rainy, but cool and enjoyable, afternoon. </b>Ashlee's beer of choice was, of course, the <b>SUNNY Skidoo Belgian Witbier. </b> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYO21PfY9dmHHd6H1zvdcbh1JsfGlrwXKmG9Jxs39Nfn6WLgTMdzF_f4RkmUnisEYzO4yvCr7_MECnb2sgMW2nPWhBo9aY1M9lWkXrdewynZFJB8yzAT_-FKABqQ1aJL1UydqExxBZaJno83zRVtuOK-7fZ1PBYoaLqx8jnntGKQsnHH-NwNVP9vNXeac/s1152/sunny%20at%20fait%20la%20force.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="552" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYO21PfY9dmHHd6H1zvdcbh1JsfGlrwXKmG9Jxs39Nfn6WLgTMdzF_f4RkmUnisEYzO4yvCr7_MECnb2sgMW2nPWhBo9aY1M9lWkXrdewynZFJB8yzAT_-FKABqQ1aJL1UydqExxBZaJno83zRVtuOK-7fZ1PBYoaLqx8jnntGKQsnHH-NwNVP9vNXeac/w306-h640/sunny%20at%20fait%20la%20force.jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Along with our brews, we had <b>some tasty European-inspired finger foods</b> as well. With a couple shopping stops on the way home, <b>we had a nice little time as did "Sunny Skidoo." </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1BdH4gLzPHuWV4P1hGrNcXOkNL5QUI9zrGeV744cgawk7fOmTumHvjgpF-UMl9mZfqmGyYdnOHF_u5Thi0DpXqVTo1_B2ktMF3gDl6DPwTrSSCxQTlOM4KAMgs-v0lksGYcLgnotFDKvHNGDjirzhcUENwRAf8ekLMaQqTPafOiYIU0BTCool0XEwIo/s2016/sunny%20and%20the%20strawberry%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1BdH4gLzPHuWV4P1hGrNcXOkNL5QUI9zrGeV744cgawk7fOmTumHvjgpF-UMl9mZfqmGyYdnOHF_u5Thi0DpXqVTo1_B2ktMF3gDl6DPwTrSSCxQTlOM4KAMgs-v0lksGYcLgnotFDKvHNGDjirzhcUENwRAf8ekLMaQqTPafOiYIU0BTCool0XEwIo/w480-h640/sunny%20and%20the%20strawberry%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Thursday, July 13</b> - <b>We hosted Paige and Ella and couple of her friends, Natalie and Harper, overnight</b> on their way to a horse festival up in Kentucky this weekend. The weather was perfect for s<b>ome pool time and Sunny enjoyed a float and hanging with "the girls." </b> Thanks to our friends, Curtis and Kate, for the pool donation of the new-to-us <b>strawberry float which actually smells like strawberries</b> even though it's a couple years old! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3rk8E0VMu_Z8Jfy0Xfa9XusAqtZp8bOofSQpXx4lhDThxMdzH2BYS6Bnzxk1PbP86jwhLVKHCOUXAdShjoVKXDqvwVI1gvhwbdkjmi_FJ6-QbOd_mY9q1Ok7lu0BYqB8AqA16s2PP82Cvnv0nbMzM41Lm2GjX6NTSoT3hkWYHYnnA6TcjPhE9Trbm0U/s1280/burger%20week%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3rk8E0VMu_Z8Jfy0Xfa9XusAqtZp8bOofSQpXx4lhDThxMdzH2BYS6Bnzxk1PbP86jwhLVKHCOUXAdShjoVKXDqvwVI1gvhwbdkjmi_FJ6-QbOd_mY9q1Ok7lu0BYqB8AqA16s2PP82Cvnv0nbMzM41Lm2GjX6NTSoT3hkWYHYnnA6TcjPhE9Trbm0U/w440-h640/burger%20week%20.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, July 15</b> - Another rainy weekend day had us looking for alternative fun away from the pool, so opted to partake in <b>Burger Week here in Nashville</b> and our choice was the <b>Cledis Burgers and Beer Garden</b> for its proximity on our side of Music City and the fact we could take Sunny to their outdoor seating area. We met up with our friends, Curtis and Kate and Nate, for some tasty burgers and libations.<br />The weather broke afterwards, and we were able to close out the day hanging out in the pool anyway! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfLFYExnayfjbiRMwzycJulVgTEEDAk-8URqmdlpT2if3r_LVyQ7Kt9KXjGoedtyomcbEnkMI8_geSSeyq-1e_C18_ySwuPp7pmzd8prqWIJ5rytcXz-ym6YtGmTrF_Av57iJaPgpkHMYNOG-rbmp3dPG0eDDIBcpsfXNUMWkRemYdZwn9lz9Ho6n95Q/s1132/comedy%20ticket%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1132" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfLFYExnayfjbiRMwzycJulVgTEEDAk-8URqmdlpT2if3r_LVyQ7Kt9KXjGoedtyomcbEnkMI8_geSSeyq-1e_C18_ySwuPp7pmzd8prqWIJ5rytcXz-ym6YtGmTrF_Av57iJaPgpkHMYNOG-rbmp3dPG0eDDIBcpsfXNUMWkRemYdZwn9lz9Ho6n95Q/w400-h274/comedy%20ticket%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, July 19</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - We attended </span><b style="text-align: left;">another SOLD OUT comedy show at Cedar City Brewing </b><span style="text-align: left;">tonight with our friends, Curtis and Kate. Not the best show we've seen there, but still better than driving into Nashville for a so-so experience. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSrNg877YsRy4Ln94h0dTdDbffJ7E_aEKU60ruZKlTVnNJEfBCUsd-GReWauK8fyfZFnMVR_MQzEKH2wzuKJPKdl2V7lzUbj_ikswUx0TtVeuKNj8ge0NsuSO9tsCu4G4eB_dgV7L6fOAvfY7M0zBVhwHQ0Pf4orK2Mp0m1UrmVh7PsNE9_00gauvrMI/s2016/lights%20on%20square.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSrNg877YsRy4Ln94h0dTdDbffJ7E_aEKU60ruZKlTVnNJEfBCUsd-GReWauK8fyfZFnMVR_MQzEKH2wzuKJPKdl2V7lzUbj_ikswUx0TtVeuKNj8ge0NsuSO9tsCu4G4eB_dgV7L6fOAvfY7M0zBVhwHQ0Pf4orK2Mp0m1UrmVh7PsNE9_00gauvrMI/w640-h480/lights%20on%20square.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />After the show it was nice to see the<b> new Lebanon Square lights </b>glowing all around! Look at our little square actually looking like a nice place to visit! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESOshCjNCSc2Zxc3KRvoG7WSE9IyGHCfUBnpejkhSPGGUc8KIO38jlp0MGegp5BAjQ6ZJmF0SiTw5vOlP8aJEmj8pNIA-9JhpthQoNqgNxfZmpoD3H8mqPeEnzD7Vz9RbgxFiqxYnDcjqR79O1LTQd07G2T9dU4Hm7tg56yxqsQ1WtWKjlOlzCzRhtqA/s1280/train%20meeting%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1280" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESOshCjNCSc2Zxc3KRvoG7WSE9IyGHCfUBnpejkhSPGGUc8KIO38jlp0MGegp5BAjQ6ZJmF0SiTw5vOlP8aJEmj8pNIA-9JhpthQoNqgNxfZmpoD3H8mqPeEnzD7Vz9RbgxFiqxYnDcjqR79O1LTQd07G2T9dU4Hm7tg56yxqsQ1WtWKjlOlzCzRhtqA/w640-h364/train%20meeting%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Wednesday, July 26</b> - We did some civic duty tonight and attended the <b>public meeting at the Lebanon City Hall about our local train link to Nashville under the direction of WeGo now.</b> We are hoping for more runs into Nashville from here in Lebanon on the weekends and maybe some weeknights for special events to save from driving, parking, etc. There seems to be some hope of adding more weekend trips, but the idea of it ever being like a subway and running 24/7 is probably never going to happen. Still a productive and informative meeting and they had free snacks!! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGQ_0VKyuQ75wWPchsQU9nPdrekr0Q4aKP7ejohOglzVK513eemTrApSYu2tk5tCR40CqD-PFii1_y0xqcd9XB9KIKmN_ERT9ZHRn0fx2NcLJlVwZWAbXGJmJNMeqFke0fwOfawlCZygNoXhUi6BqgNITUbl0uy45npKHb1XMsf4BYk0GICjd1xbwyRA/s2016/waterfall%20house%20first%20night%20house.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGQ_0VKyuQ75wWPchsQU9nPdrekr0Q4aKP7ejohOglzVK513eemTrApSYu2tk5tCR40CqD-PFii1_y0xqcd9XB9KIKmN_ERT9ZHRn0fx2NcLJlVwZWAbXGJmJNMeqFke0fwOfawlCZygNoXhUi6BqgNITUbl0uy45npKHb1XMsf4BYk0GICjd1xbwyRA/w480-h640/waterfall%20house%20first%20night%20house.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, July 28 -</b><span style="text-align: left;"> We <b>drove to Rosman, North Carolina</b>, today for <b>our almost annual mountain getaway with our friends Wendy and Charly, and Michelle and Patrick.</b> I found a sweet place called<b> "The Waterfall House" that is at the end of road in a gated community. Talk about private!</b> The photo above is basically in the dark walking back up from the small waterfall to the house. We didn't get there until about dark and then the first of a couple weird things happened on this trip. Michelle and Patrick had to basically turn right back around and go back to Chattanooga tonight because of pet troubles at home. What a bummer. The foursome that was left hung out enjoying the house until late in the evening before calling it a night. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b></b><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCVA6lSwzRxnXrKyyuBeLE4IUX7RWwOASpkYehIx5PpzTG-Q9vV-g1o7cd95DEYj0JsMFaNUme6-DF8P4g8qW3m656GpZr1CLnAUZ-NIW7hr5lu_wQz9PNbURQHZL9hyuEpoTexfrFNMsksSmPTQuR2YQlPtM4XQ5zT1zzcpHn3la0Qsngh3DtkOZK7Q/s2016/NC-SC%20tower%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCVA6lSwzRxnXrKyyuBeLE4IUX7RWwOASpkYehIx5PpzTG-Q9vV-g1o7cd95DEYj0JsMFaNUme6-DF8P4g8qW3m656GpZr1CLnAUZ-NIW7hr5lu_wQz9PNbURQHZL9hyuEpoTexfrFNMsksSmPTQuR2YQlPtM4XQ5zT1zzcpHn3la0Qsngh3DtkOZK7Q/w480-h640/NC-SC%20tower%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Saturday, July 29 - </b>After <b>a lazy morning and a tasty breakfast casserole (thanks, Patrick!)</b>, we headed out to do <b>a little exploring.</b> Our first stop was the <b>Sassafras Mountain Lookout Tower</b> right <b>on the North and South Carolina border (Elev. 3553').</b> <b>It's the highest point in South Carolina and the eastern seaboard's continental divide.</b> The 360-degree view was a bit hazy, but still amazing. Gotta come up here and do a sunrise or sunset sometime! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWba3fqmYyOeNBUHmM2rbgK0KPepokJyit_PeTODzYBjGnrA61mnOaBbO3sCGNtllPjS1iHHgaMPK3VHh-fpTWp8229dVLpvGjnoGwDOpx9SezzOHFq75wFTOR_i51efYAsgqwVh6VXz76-yp28Ldt4rYefqGJU0fNbJjC9YPFFS-TR08NTD-UrxzjkYI/s2016/white%20squirrel%20brevard%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWba3fqmYyOeNBUHmM2rbgK0KPepokJyit_PeTODzYBjGnrA61mnOaBbO3sCGNtllPjS1iHHgaMPK3VHh-fpTWp8229dVLpvGjnoGwDOpx9SezzOHFq75wFTOR_i51efYAsgqwVh6VXz76-yp28Ldt4rYefqGJU0fNbJjC9YPFFS-TR08NTD-UrxzjkYI/w480-h640/white%20squirrel%20brevard%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We headed<b> into Brevard next and did a little shopping and browsing</b> in their numerous cool downtown shops. And posed for a few photo ops as well. White squirrels are a thing here in Brevard and this cutie outside the White Squirrel Shoppe was ready for a picture. Somebody yelled, "Just grab his nuts!!" So...we did! He does look a bit concerned! LOL. Afterwards, we had lunch at the very good <b>Corky's Dawg House</b>. </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhswBADMR73UPq_EuAvQEEEEwNpiVkppaGa2B-Z58GTWTPm5HqgejrljEHuCnWNNC7FWFQXXxjST8vzwTh5N3582ai6vX547V8sJgHdOWOJzXQDgU93nU-5ICR79zborahOs26k5jMw-XtM9Us7x5AFs9Y8l5G0ODBi96LOHIEEbU_XgkOqehFaNbhU8/s1875/waterfall%20house%20creek%20playing%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhswBADMR73UPq_EuAvQEEEEwNpiVkppaGa2B-Z58GTWTPm5HqgejrljEHuCnWNNC7FWFQXXxjST8vzwTh5N3582ai6vX547V8sJgHdOWOJzXQDgU93nU-5ICR79zborahOs26k5jMw-XtM9Us7x5AFs9Y8l5G0ODBi96LOHIEEbU_XgkOqehFaNbhU8/w516-h640/waterfall%20house%20creek%20playing%20.jpg" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had planned on going to the popular Sliding Rock swimming hole this afternoon, but the temps weren't super warm, and the area was crowded, so we knew it would be too, so we opted to go <b>back to The Waterfall House and play around in our own tiny "Sliding Rock." </b> I did slide down the right bottom side once. It wasn't that great, but it's still a beautiful little private creek to relax in. <br />Our evening hanging out at the house got interrupted by <b>a long power outage</b> from nearby storms although we didn't even get any rain. The house generator didn't kick on as expected by the owners, so we didn't have water (electric well pump), internet or land-line phone either. When power was finally restored, we were able to play<b> a fun little murder mystery game that Ashlee purchased in Brevard this afternoon</b> before turning in for the night. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWpDCQoq-pgtqihEKiToBkKvfKTpxauN2sWMVDNJR71jbwxLO0VvITYXyBVAqs0P4k-ITxfW3PkQDtaWHSgoNgUAwWdSRm-n4gs-TEj6jGUYD9DtG_IcZgqFU2LN3w0pZH77S9lYAnh2K-IotNVy56zahrAtG-KzKO37lJ-ywCCGLJSqCHhaSLrTu150/s2016/waterfall%20house%20last%20morning%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWpDCQoq-pgtqihEKiToBkKvfKTpxauN2sWMVDNJR71jbwxLO0VvITYXyBVAqs0P4k-ITxfW3PkQDtaWHSgoNgUAwWdSRm-n4gs-TEj6jGUYD9DtG_IcZgqFU2LN3w0pZH77S9lYAnh2K-IotNVy56zahrAtG-KzKO37lJ-ywCCGLJSqCHhaSLrTu150/w480-h640/waterfall%20house%20last%20morning%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, July 30 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We packed up this morning to get ready to <b>drive back home</b>. We took another few good looks at <b>The Waterfall House front porch view (photo above and video below)</b> to remember this beautiful, private place. I could definitely see coming back here. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwXD_8IZBocYxd6CxDfqrcOZXg7j9Ei97dsL1by7wLRdpbHlE-8q2pDkBL_YJmow2oOrPYjz8omq4dX94-Myg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpol9AQVU970svViuAnnElepVZUycVPfnGz-TMQAmYsN8b40eT2lLtTwmpWeqMmlb70n98_PPcasETule-Aj1g3TgvA1wM2Ok9IAKIRBgPZx1LT6_50o06urCMpfbJsYcNjKIiB-S68uNAibmF49Dh5O463VWvRRtvweIBBoKnii_93jWOQW-UwS9aGY/s2016/sierra%20nevada%20NC%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpol9AQVU970svViuAnnElepVZUycVPfnGz-TMQAmYsN8b40eT2lLtTwmpWeqMmlb70n98_PPcasETule-Aj1g3TgvA1wM2Ok9IAKIRBgPZx1LT6_50o06urCMpfbJsYcNjKIiB-S68uNAibmF49Dh5O463VWvRRtvweIBBoKnii_93jWOQW-UwS9aGY/w640-h480/sierra%20nevada%20NC%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Before leaving North Carolina, Ashlee and I stopped at the swanky new-to-us Sierra Nevada Brewing (East Coast Facility) in Mills River.</b> Wow, they really dropped some serious coin on this place! It's beautiful and large sitting right on the French Broad River. We didn't eat although we heard the food is great and the restaurant was already busy just after opening. Instead, <b>we had a few fresh pints relaxing out in the Back Porch/Beer Garden area</b>. This awesome place is definitely on our visit-again list! <br />We tried stopping at the new largest-ever <b>Buc-ee's</b> in Sevierville, TN, on our way home, but the place was a just a friggin' madhouse, so we opted for the <b>Crossville location</b> where we stocked up on their amazing sandwiches and Buc-ee's goodies and swag. <br />Another great little trip to the mountains!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEhukqNaLb4Ro38J0DrHr9XUiya-5PF2CQLCHXvjNbZT2dOIPcd5pluhjxDnUG6WuZmEu_fMrzzi7tTZV3J_FOSiJNx6T-hjsq4NsmAP_PpLIfxo1JBi39Coj_naio6ywPFBXqWdkbASzhaJyQTXELjhqlJnc3bsjRLCuHE4kXVWeQ5U1tWY7lKzcpr0/s1353/cedar%20glade%20brews%20with%20sunny%20again%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1353" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEhukqNaLb4Ro38J0DrHr9XUiya-5PF2CQLCHXvjNbZT2dOIPcd5pluhjxDnUG6WuZmEu_fMrzzi7tTZV3J_FOSiJNx6T-hjsq4NsmAP_PpLIfxo1JBi39Coj_naio6ywPFBXqWdkbASzhaJyQTXELjhqlJnc3bsjRLCuHE4kXVWeQ5U1tWY7lKzcpr0/w640-h390/cedar%20glade%20brews%20with%20sunny%20again%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, August 5</b> - After a rainy day stuck inside the house cleaning, we scooped up Sunny and <b>headed down to Murfreesboro to Cedar Glade Brews</b> for a beer or two and some tacos from the <b>Mission Taco Truck</b> that was one site. The food and beers were great, and we enjoyed sitting inside, out of the humidity at one of the few places around that allow dogs inside. And that's why we keep coming back!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdJ9lZ3Qo25n_rpyRRL1Njq2Kfvhswc-g62nGyGuKU-fnpFUgaBqcOUVQtkA1HMSQJIn7MEHAycWmNQcDOwe0U0kFYTOmq20SJiZFovFQUfK-WYFmTD62WMniNH3a2A7IFmoyPNLmqnTWzEUWrOZqGzMvtk_cqVLuZnSJsvvab-zI6hlHVcn3iphJZ14/s2016/cdr%20city%20comedy%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdJ9lZ3Qo25n_rpyRRL1Njq2Kfvhswc-g62nGyGuKU-fnpFUgaBqcOUVQtkA1HMSQJIn7MEHAycWmNQcDOwe0U0kFYTOmq20SJiZFovFQUfK-WYFmTD62WMniNH3a2A7IFmoyPNLmqnTWzEUWrOZqGzMvtk_cqVLuZnSJsvvab-zI6hlHVcn3iphJZ14/w640-h480/cdr%20city%20comedy%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Wednesday, August 17</b> - We attended another <b>SOLD OUT Comedy Night at Cedar City Brewing</b> tonight with our friends, Kate and Curtis. This was our <b>first time sitting upstairs</b> which wasn't bad and gave a good bird's eye view of all the comedians including the hilarious, <b>Elijah J. McNutt (photo above). </b>"Free McNutt!!" <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICK6otxVeIytFGqOwWeQ9mlUiG22hzLiOsolfUavjJW5QJcKMTQTxW6AJcC4Q1JZhmTmugq3PMhg68UDInnu67D981mjxb6_6VvjqxTrXmdnQkZTKbtZHbDlw0NkGoYUSgUGgEibl9VKNskAgnHsmd-TC4qzZeEh41MdPUl4Zd1sfteTH2pE2QAsNOq4/s1280/three%20boy%20cats.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1015" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICK6otxVeIytFGqOwWeQ9mlUiG22hzLiOsolfUavjJW5QJcKMTQTxW6AJcC4Q1JZhmTmugq3PMhg68UDInnu67D981mjxb6_6VvjqxTrXmdnQkZTKbtZHbDlw0NkGoYUSgUGgEibl9VKNskAgnHsmd-TC4qzZeEh41MdPUl4Zd1sfteTH2pE2QAsNOq4/w508-h640/three%20boy%20cats.jpg" width="508" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, August 19</b> - It was a<b> "hang around the house" kind of weekend </b>for everybody! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKj-bRZdZAghMGhMg5gsYWzuS7grA4u5VEYV3f-_3ebqUpwgA4GcPxRujhOu4kJ5vmZLjnwn35HuGaT6r_0xpxDZVrWXHr6etio8wobNJJR-6bzt1KpCJ9FHsE9oDhxDenjEXMIADxIqeKDKfoR-FyFvQ8yPrgnjaAfocyymgtpjDDjRUIE-8qJ5hYgg/s1991/estate%20sale%20window%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="1991" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKj-bRZdZAghMGhMg5gsYWzuS7grA4u5VEYV3f-_3ebqUpwgA4GcPxRujhOu4kJ5vmZLjnwn35HuGaT6r_0xpxDZVrWXHr6etio8wobNJJR-6bzt1KpCJ9FHsE9oDhxDenjEXMIADxIqeKDKfoR-FyFvQ8yPrgnjaAfocyymgtpjDDjRUIE-8qJ5hYgg/w640-h434/estate%20sale%20window%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, August 26</b> - We walked up a few blocks this morning to<b> an estate sale at a cool old house across the street from Cumberland University's baseball field. </b> We didn't buy anything (we have plenty of our junk in our house), but it was interesting to look around. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQL5n5-m9_Kn2IBtkknBHypYmrBSb6eFXRefxC_7sI54NEqx6XCnhw6FLJAJOz56-nD7kXO1Irob2pSCQMmHRuwpFopSGtg9YCZRdDFNe-FG2BQkF7FyMsUunUcGj-SjgAIsX7tBqsFrPCgRffUeJ2Tm9L4l9y7fBX2kUjuXeZy1FtcWe0N0Ii40Jg08/s1280/sunny%20at%20starbucks%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQL5n5-m9_Kn2IBtkknBHypYmrBSb6eFXRefxC_7sI54NEqx6XCnhw6FLJAJOz56-nD7kXO1Irob2pSCQMmHRuwpFopSGtg9YCZRdDFNe-FG2BQkF7FyMsUunUcGj-SjgAIsX7tBqsFrPCgRffUeJ2Tm9L4l9y7fBX2kUjuXeZy1FtcWe0N0Ii40Jg08/w484-h640/sunny%20at%20starbucks%20.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It's so hard to choose what you want <b>at Starbucks </b>sometimes... (great pic, Ashlee!) </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2yXRvjNfB3vH7oBjk9ZpOoLfAr7Quknul0l_FNxOKixUg1W7gfMXFz8nHAiXd0IbKMeSQz5DNRtmM-AIl07Vj_AojgwYB9rep_uejRZJZGHkRnq_csDGVUDwHfuloJs8Qt825o35gc2rofQTCBnwjpuB1WdX_MHKcTklbQ1IgIc0Za3IhXfRAdx4rIs/s1113/BFFFL%2024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1104" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2yXRvjNfB3vH7oBjk9ZpOoLfAr7Quknul0l_FNxOKixUg1W7gfMXFz8nHAiXd0IbKMeSQz5DNRtmM-AIl07Vj_AojgwYB9rep_uejRZJZGHkRnq_csDGVUDwHfuloJs8Qt825o35gc2rofQTCBnwjpuB1WdX_MHKcTklbQ1IgIc0Za3IhXfRAdx4rIs/w396-h400/BFFFL%2024.jpg" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Thursday, August 31 - We had our <b>fantasy football draft tonight online for the 24th Year of the Burgess Falls Fantasy Football League.</b> I am proud to say <b>I am also the defending champ</b> for the first time ever in a league that I have run for almost a quarter of a century. I am sure I will be back down in the middle of the pack as usual this year, but there's always hope this time of year! </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-51739610375783738452023-06-30T17:02:00.004-05:002023-07-01T16:05:20.577-05:00MAY we have some fun before it's JUNE already?? <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi8cXBmr9A3ZQU8jwT0LNsdROG950hpr0091BTL-iawc-3cbwY2_cl4WtRe3M1RXo6njE9LfbS8zqCl5yOuakV3RD10QDE46Qf8IzupPB2VQ6YaDtlpNpRmQd37Yuvx3nuv4U3F2DI6Ttsre15RHego7FY6s28AW8g1cdpC6wL2T4HPiavk4R3qxT/s1023/dudley%20stoned.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1023" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi8cXBmr9A3ZQU8jwT0LNsdROG950hpr0091BTL-iawc-3cbwY2_cl4WtRe3M1RXo6njE9LfbS8zqCl5yOuakV3RD10QDE46Qf8IzupPB2VQ6YaDtlpNpRmQd37Yuvx3nuv4U3F2DI6Ttsre15RHego7FY6s28AW8g1cdpC6wL2T4HPiavk4R3qxT/w640-h520/dudley%20stoned.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Fourth option: CUTE!! We love you, Dudley!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn68MNvmPb_2VFZqQitq0OwvIXYkf1lPRR8GUhnEdbdSvGcBhp68xU3A0SI9PpGHfRIIIoPL4Pfvm9-TL--q_NSO8zdGh6xb_H-Kb8xmOPNW9GQMU-quPuFCIgPJONQ-7CFMdBiZT2w5r64BfxjHu6VsUjKGMqA9hIzhYYAShjN7AQyfwxGdY4mX0m/s1280/CDR%20CTY%20CMDY%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1159" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn68MNvmPb_2VFZqQitq0OwvIXYkf1lPRR8GUhnEdbdSvGcBhp68xU3A0SI9PpGHfRIIIoPL4Pfvm9-TL--q_NSO8zdGh6xb_H-Kb8xmOPNW9GQMU-quPuFCIgPJONQ-7CFMdBiZT2w5r64BfxjHu6VsUjKGMqA9hIzhYYAShjN7AQyfwxGdY4mX0m/w581-h640/CDR%20CTY%20CMDY%20.jpg" width="581" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, May 17 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We attended our<b> third monthly comedy show at Cedar City Brewing</b> tonight and while it was only two comedians instead of the four they've had before, these guys were top-notch funny: <b>Brent Blakeny</b> and <b>Jesse Jones </b>and the always-funny <b>host, Corey Knox.</b> I even helped Corey out a bit with his routine with a nice circle-back smartass comment regarding an earlier bit of his. He even thanked me after the show for it and seemed genuine about it. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7H87ly3HrR7ZddY8vp-zr2FdQz2LJQdunQ-P1hyV96kr2hGN6-fFUlXjpDEDq25szA6JjPqRqadwkVDWUZjcE38e-mpw0XtdEcd-aXmQN3TphjNch74PiiW5m89gWpRDvthzJuLVuSltAO4Dnc_SUipO-dh4wwGz3C7B6VokzasbxZIjlWI09a7l/s1280/wedding%20pic%202001%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1280" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7H87ly3HrR7ZddY8vp-zr2FdQz2LJQdunQ-P1hyV96kr2hGN6-fFUlXjpDEDq25szA6JjPqRqadwkVDWUZjcE38e-mpw0XtdEcd-aXmQN3TphjNch74PiiW5m89gWpRDvthzJuLVuSltAO4Dnc_SUipO-dh4wwGz3C7B6VokzasbxZIjlWI09a7l/w640-h520/wedding%20pic%202001%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, May 19 - Happy 22nd Anniversary to us!! </b><span style="text-align: left;">We<b> spent the day around the house doing yard work and such</b> since some rainy weather cancelled our camping plans for the weekend (we moved those plans to June 9 and 10 - see below). We closed the quiet day with the latest episode of our favorite streaming show, "Mrs. Maisel" and<b> a nice cheese plate from an order from Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese up in Kentucky</b> that arrived today. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ10TegAQqOlciCEIliSDM4n6hYCkQ-i515B3wsfqFMxa1KumZckVUpsJCbIKtldorD3uL16Lh_zDe--05JOxKZLmXLpILv0Ttx0T0RG8y3H4dHtTDFEnJ2_M3xJkKGZeGbaBjPMfgmaVDKFPvOejzVPzKJRa-psa0Hx7HUy3TcqF2wXtY8D0hqD1D/s1170/southern%20skies%20fest%20rain%20or%20shine%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1170" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ10TegAQqOlciCEIliSDM4n6hYCkQ-i515B3wsfqFMxa1KumZckVUpsJCbIKtldorD3uL16Lh_zDe--05JOxKZLmXLpILv0Ttx0T0RG8y3H4dHtTDFEnJ2_M3xJkKGZeGbaBjPMfgmaVDKFPvOejzVPzKJRa-psa0Hx7HUy3TcqF2wXtY8D0hqD1D/w640-h390/southern%20skies%20fest%20rain%20or%20shine%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, May 20 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Speaking of rain, it came down today in buckets</b> putting a real damper on our plans to attend the <b>Southern Skies Festival in Knoxville with our VIP passes.</b> We decided to wait until mid-afternoon before heading east hoping to avoid as much of it as we could. We already had a hotel room reserved with Ashlee's points, so we figured we would make the best of it. <br />The plan worked out pretty darn well as we drove east the two hours plus this afternoon in very little rain with some blue sky even now and then. The rain front was past Knoxville by the time we pulled into the <b>nice downtown Hilton.</b> <b>We made it into the festival just before our favorite band (and the developers of this festival), The Dirty Guv'nahs, took the stage!! </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWQRr23jLvISiabhzb0omcFyIpI4Z3vQiUWxR5RXPAPPxJYyJnV9F-WOD35v5Zc0EEMgynvG7NcAeM47SCrbRx0J7jNaW_25mgcuXnd5ACheallHyIsEFp99HCxh9XDligakzVUH9srF2M6LGZn2IlkQBzTD-A26h3qwfwLlGDzKW2nUdmosPswKE/s1280/guvs%20in%20the%20rain.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="967" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWQRr23jLvISiabhzb0omcFyIpI4Z3vQiUWxR5RXPAPPxJYyJnV9F-WOD35v5Zc0EEMgynvG7NcAeM47SCrbRx0J7jNaW_25mgcuXnd5ACheallHyIsEFp99HCxh9XDligakzVUH9srF2M6LGZn2IlkQBzTD-A26h3qwfwLlGDzKW2nUdmosPswKE/w484-h640/guvs%20in%20the%20rain.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />When the <b>The Dirty Guv'nahs </b>came on stage the sun actually popped out and then about three songs in we were <b>"IN THE DOWNPOUR!!!"</b> to quote the late, great John Ward of UT- Knoxville fame back in 1992 as Mose Phillips scampered 65 yards against the hated Florida Gators in a torrent of rain. And, yes, I've quoted it so many times that <b>Ashlee quoted it back to me tonight. I was so proud!! </b><br />The shower was over fairly quickly and the Guvs finished their excellent set in the dry. We grabbed some dinner during the musical break at the <b>AppeThai food truck</b> which was tasty. <br />We enjoyed our <b>VIP goody bag, drink tokens (Ashlee more than me! i.e. 24 oz. of wine in cans) and air-conditioned restrooms.</b><br /><b>St. Paul and the Broken Bones</b> closed out the fun night with a solid set as well. <br />It was so nice to take the short walk back to our hotel after the show at a leisurely stroll and be in bed at a reasonable hour. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7IkFTquJAf8n2sUuNfvmoPFDRUuHZ29-R44liAHXFJavMuFZ-RFE6vRiZot7CnsUm30H9ymc5bAwKJtvikQLh77zqOdgnxswG9Cp9wfQ0WxdnGvlk4839OvML-Jon3hmZQgFJh9YnYlfct3eo3iHdhceGeoTfeFvsKK18Bra5JgrrM6q69Tymjyi/s1993/market%20square%20knoxville%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1993" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7IkFTquJAf8n2sUuNfvmoPFDRUuHZ29-R44liAHXFJavMuFZ-RFE6vRiZot7CnsUm30H9ymc5bAwKJtvikQLh77zqOdgnxswG9Cp9wfQ0WxdnGvlk4839OvML-Jon3hmZQgFJh9YnYlfct3eo3iHdhceGeoTfeFvsKK18Bra5JgrrM6q69Tymjyi/w640-h486/market%20square%20knoxville%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, May 21 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">It was Day 2 of the Southern Skies Festival in <b>Knoxville and we slept in thanks to our comfortable Hilton beds </b>(yep, twin room and we each had a bed - 22 years married, folks). We met up with a co-worker of Ashlee's and her kids at <b>Tupelo Honey</b> just around the corner from the hotel in pretty <b>Market Square</b> (photo above). After our tasty meal and with still an hour until the music started at the festival, <b>we made an executive decision to just skip Day 2 and go home to our pool</b> since we really didn't know any of the musicians playing and couldn't stay all day anyway. <br /><b>We did enjoy our short taste of the Southern Skies Fest</b> and would definitely consider coming back if the line-up is interesting to us. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToPmVe6nTUNEMOD2JGFcB76UJ9KFAGhUiAbnTiq3TbE1QmujkHZpMTjIgYyTZSobKoLYkjkeP9gjxcgTAnISYha4q1xOn2LZn_9blw0Yj2Xz6gaqL0tPjAY23SzUja5JA62VH3Vuh54hq8qDj8Ckm-EVh6HdI_i8k5GPn5JqZmwk5IFZL3vuCvqqK/s2014/bucees%20crossville%20too%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2014" data-original-width="1262" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToPmVe6nTUNEMOD2JGFcB76UJ9KFAGhUiAbnTiq3TbE1QmujkHZpMTjIgYyTZSobKoLYkjkeP9gjxcgTAnISYha4q1xOn2LZn_9blw0Yj2Xz6gaqL0tPjAY23SzUja5JA62VH3Vuh54hq8qDj8Ckm-EVh6HdI_i8k5GPn5JqZmwk5IFZL3vuCvqqK/w402-h640/bucees%20crossville%20too%20.jpg" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />On our way back, <b>Bucee's was packed</b>...<b>as usual, but we you know we had to stop for snacks, swag...oh, and gas even! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBonhhR7c1We7nuN_Q9pYCbr80BJILuEP5hpC58JWZuEk8_STVdCM32D-tu8xNf-4twQCiDu8EedF40KDX_o5XkytDxwMoy4K5IZf7UUHc7PwKymDUHvRQEAotwQxMENiheAlv1lV1MiQJ9t2LgVGD5IgXGk2hsIfnFo0d0f6R27k9Qgo_FWKNQYg/s1280/baby%20fawn%202023%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="971" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBonhhR7c1We7nuN_Q9pYCbr80BJILuEP5hpC58JWZuEk8_STVdCM32D-tu8xNf-4twQCiDu8EedF40KDX_o5XkytDxwMoy4K5IZf7UUHc7PwKymDUHvRQEAotwQxMENiheAlv1lV1MiQJ9t2LgVGD5IgXGk2hsIfnFo0d0f6R27k9Qgo_FWKNQYg/w486-h640/baby%20fawn%202023%20.jpg" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Wednesday, May 24 </b>- Hello, baby! Surprisingly, <b>we got another baby fawn bedded down in our backyard this year!</b> We were not expecting that since the grass is cut pretty short back in "Deer Alley" and the fact we now have Sunny running around in the yard (she spotted this little guy first, of course). But, we have planted some loblolly pines in the back and there is a small patch of tall, uncut grass between them and there he/she is right up against our fence! Welcome to the world, little guy (aka <b>Fred III</b>)...and quit barking, Sunny!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxKpgryS8Tm5LV9svgxeg7OPml9Ur9Gh_NIOapSB-4eaND1erIzVg81wC_KsqO3CDuIYpnoBKudEfogfzTwcPhmqajN00OieTWP8smenuYzGZfYVDqlVpC7XO9R3j2mxf0HRqPKqZbAWMWcxNtJilF3RDWC--dgl8u_ZZwv2LgjyNl4C1XE8eym9Y/s2016/memorial%20day%202023%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxKpgryS8Tm5LV9svgxeg7OPml9Ur9Gh_NIOapSB-4eaND1erIzVg81wC_KsqO3CDuIYpnoBKudEfogfzTwcPhmqajN00OieTWP8smenuYzGZfYVDqlVpC7XO9R3j2mxf0HRqPKqZbAWMWcxNtJilF3RDWC--dgl8u_ZZwv2LgjyNl4C1XE8eym9Y/w480-h640/memorial%20day%202023%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, May 29 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We had a fairly<b> quiet Memorial Day Weekend</b> with the weather unseasonably cool, we only got <b>some pool time today</b> when the sun finally came out and the temps went up. Paige and Ella came up for a night of visiting, and we had some tasty grub from a food truck called <b>The Floppin' Fish</b> that was out at The Cedar Tap on Saturday, but that's about all the highlights to this quiet 3-day staycation which was just fine with us since we have a busy June coming. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNouvIJY_XQDU9cZCI406576Z-gz5MDQmQlOXSjSuj298MtTpCsTX8eUKNl3ziDwJAuvY1XL9cnXyZVheofA1keR3UGO4VETCo8Fkp3eqVbMGHFGW40pMdBNzcOHon77yT4ovF8omCIPmAgYMubv-EpB96x4E3w0vlsRn7HI2Ust_NSCrV-izGf2nT/s1280/kitten%20six%20pack.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1280" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNouvIJY_XQDU9cZCI406576Z-gz5MDQmQlOXSjSuj298MtTpCsTX8eUKNl3ziDwJAuvY1XL9cnXyZVheofA1keR3UGO4VETCo8Fkp3eqVbMGHFGW40pMdBNzcOHon77yT4ovF8omCIPmAgYMubv-EpB96x4E3w0vlsRn7HI2Ust_NSCrV-izGf2nT/w640-h592/kitten%20six%20pack.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, June 5</b> - Check out<b> this six pack of cuteness!! </b> <b>Yep, we got six foster kittens in the house currently. </b> <b>That's a new record for us.</b> Let's see how it goes...so far, so good. <br />Named from characters from <i>The Fast and Furious</i> film franchise, we've got <b>Dom, Letty, Dante, Roman, Diego and Mia (aka "The Fast and the Curious")</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpDAunYvEuVBUnub68FD8S7XOEyKGt1ssKZJ2BYJ77Quna38_eMC-eu4FaIcfOi9njgwd683hGR-IK0szPFVJHy47Yqy6zOuK5vppLTabwiCImb17t2HlaQC60vF5VFPNm9On7zR4f98pIrzv5KPW5WMU7bs_KVK7tqWKVMugIEdCfcFNJlbU2jTt/s2016/sunny%20floating%20too.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpDAunYvEuVBUnub68FD8S7XOEyKGt1ssKZJ2BYJ77Quna38_eMC-eu4FaIcfOi9njgwd683hGR-IK0szPFVJHy47Yqy6zOuK5vppLTabwiCImb17t2HlaQC60vF5VFPNm9On7zR4f98pIrzv5KPW5WMU7bs_KVK7tqWKVMugIEdCfcFNJlbU2jTt/w480-h640/sunny%20floating%20too.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, June 5 </b>- <b>Look who got her own pool float! </b> Sunny's been swimming again this summer in the pool, so we thought we'd get her a float so she could relax a little with us in the deeper water. She took to it pretty quickly and has good balance atop the water. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6peAmkNzfprxXaFxpR8zojfHdOFA8_ORqwaZjyHfm3UamtQLvbnZqiiymmY2pyUkHqG6US2WEDGPopw737IxvBzUFzUZa42fGmND0hxXSaV16pSU-O36jD0B4HMkCEFE6uy3Yg3D2bXOhh2LqksR6lodZNLUWAm2xBYI5hza_cIjlDGFOoJwiEu5/s3453/camper%20pano.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1223" data-original-width="3453" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6peAmkNzfprxXaFxpR8zojfHdOFA8_ORqwaZjyHfm3UamtQLvbnZqiiymmY2pyUkHqG6US2WEDGPopw737IxvBzUFzUZa42fGmND0hxXSaV16pSU-O36jD0B4HMkCEFE6uy3Yg3D2bXOhh2LqksR6lodZNLUWAm2xBYI5hza_cIjlDGFOoJwiEu5/w640-h226/camper%20pano.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, June 9 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Our delayed <b>classic Shasta Camper AirBnb weekend in nearby Bloomington Springs </b>happened this weekend with much better weather than on our anniversary weekend when we first had these booked. The owner was nice enough to let us move our weekend to now due to the weather. <b>Our friends, Danny and Brenda, whose wedding anniversary date is close to ours, joined us, as did our new friends (and newlyweds) Kate and Curtis as well. </b><br /><b>The Sulfur Ridge Trailer Park is adorable, an easy drive from our house, very close to the interstate, and full of great touches and amenities.</b> We hung out throughout the late afternoon enjoying the small pools on site and having a few libations and conversations. We headed into nearby <b>Cookeville for dinner </b>where we had a great meal at <b>Father Tom's Pub. </b> <br />We came back and hung out until late in the night around the firepit with a toasty blaze. <br />Memory link:<br /><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/35113055?c=.pi80.pkYm9va2luZy92Ml9taWdyYXRpb24vcmVzZXJ2YXRpb25fZ3Vlc3RfcmVtaW5kZXI%3D&euid=34debb29-b10a-93f3-959f-5d81fd2ed57f&source_impression_id=p3_1686539437_7rM4qVPC2bLBqs8L">Sulfur Ridge Shasta Camp THIS IS ALL THREE CAMPERS - Campers/RVs for Rent in Bloomington Springs, Tennessee, United States - Airbnb</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqzx-V7eX1597zrgRjE4AtiO13HRwxsSkiyKO-02jrVk847bAjebGeDpKFDOd12mA8QU0HkfS3LhlplGeb-f1r5Enb3_AA6Ij9UXDVTE6MOrE99Vl_jK__sJVdfhp0z_QxlRUCY_pg--eIjtXmdY5HbN9LNjb4Ycql0UHusAIWiEoZRqk9VfOE_C0/s1593/calfkiller%20beer%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="1118" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqzx-V7eX1597zrgRjE4AtiO13HRwxsSkiyKO-02jrVk847bAjebGeDpKFDOd12mA8QU0HkfS3LhlplGeb-f1r5Enb3_AA6Ij9UXDVTE6MOrE99Vl_jK__sJVdfhp0z_QxlRUCY_pg--eIjtXmdY5HbN9LNjb4Ycql0UHusAIWiEoZRqk9VfOE_C0/w450-h640/calfkiller%20beer%20.jpg" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, June 10 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>After sleeping in and a leisurely, but tasty breakfast prepared by me and (mostly) Ashlee, </b>we headed out for a little sightseeing in the area. We must have been a little too leisurely because our first stop at Burgess Falls State Park found us not being able to find a parking space on this busy and beautiful afternoon. We went ahead and headed to our next destination: <b>Calfkiller Brewing in Sparta</b> and were lucky to grab the last two parking spaces there. We enjoyed some excellent brews, some tasty treats from some food vendors on site and relaxing in their beautiful outdoor area. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> This was everyone's first visit here (except mine) </b><span style="text-align: left;">and I was happy to see everyone enjoying the visit. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0R0EXiCatEyGP0UXDXnuxGSQlv7DlvqARHZm9KPD-KMXxDttjtSxsQzVYFX-whzTEWJYVb7QAqgmkROMEQrsr_Un57yCEpTLJ5huEaIc4DYt1a5c1frfdNS2U-S8MNa83U_sp16IJdtVa2CdzhjJ-Mjaq2g5RNaug3iWoanwzb3siS8oT4F7y78C0/s2016/lost%20creek%20gals%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0R0EXiCatEyGP0UXDXnuxGSQlv7DlvqARHZm9KPD-KMXxDttjtSxsQzVYFX-whzTEWJYVb7QAqgmkROMEQrsr_Un57yCEpTLJ5huEaIc4DYt1a5c1frfdNS2U-S8MNa83U_sp16IJdtVa2CdzhjJ-Mjaq2g5RNaug3iWoanwzb3siS8oT4F7y78C0/w480-h640/lost%20creek%20gals%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The crowd was a lot smaller at the much lesser known but equally beautiful <b>Lost Creek Falls</b> just outside Sparta. <b> None of our group had been here before</b> <b>either (except me)</b>, so I was proud to show it off to them. In fact, this was Kate and Curtis' first Tennessee waterfall visit! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQx1p2j4oWqAn_p30vrCEwVMj9l0EXTL8bKsx5Jh5pipaQIKePbUa0yEUZ39xvnxoerB2iJMWTkIexBJYk2wYJaa3O2_A4TsjPOXi2zI6y90vJpAmAYrGbWXsfiYbfHQCyUYZMHMow6LmYtDVTOEddfUsWJjKpCPz7yMGYzjj3ASDPOlL8_hBl_OD/s2016/dirty%20scrabble%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQx1p2j4oWqAn_p30vrCEwVMj9l0EXTL8bKsx5Jh5pipaQIKePbUa0yEUZ39xvnxoerB2iJMWTkIexBJYk2wYJaa3O2_A4TsjPOXi2zI6y90vJpAmAYrGbWXsfiYbfHQCyUYZMHMow6LmYtDVTOEddfUsWJjKpCPz7yMGYzjj3ASDPOlL8_hBl_OD/w640-h480/dirty%20scrabble%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>We got back to our little oasis and enjoyed a blissful evening relaxing, having fun and eating good. </b> Curtis and Kate brought a bevy of great snacks for all of us to enjoy. Danny and Brenda grilled us up an excellent dinner of hot dogs and hamburgers with all the trimmings. We enjoyed the lawn games available including horseshoes, cornhole and the very cool <b>Lawn Scrabble - and, yes, the dirty word rule was most certainly in affect, of course...</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoCYt77RapgZDugZhlhXR5Dlwf5Z3n-dtTaG1IcbsI5pMNSQNfPP8KIfHeLjaMFf4FPKNEnJ8KtEmzRsLByGNZ9pLff6WXcTbb6DuWvJiJKxoQff8RgQ0rMT8l72C7HjRC8ISquV9A2gP3Cc-wKb5x-51EJFAwo_gkR5pzflCgpD_IQoW_Og3F3I5/s1280/mellow%20yellow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoCYt77RapgZDugZhlhXR5Dlwf5Z3n-dtTaG1IcbsI5pMNSQNfPP8KIfHeLjaMFf4FPKNEnJ8KtEmzRsLByGNZ9pLff6WXcTbb6DuWvJiJKxoQff8RgQ0rMT8l72C7HjRC8ISquV9A2gP3Cc-wKb5x-51EJFAwo_gkR5pzflCgpD_IQoW_Og3F3I5/w516-h640/mellow%20yellow.jpg" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, June 11</b> - We had to pack up and say goodbye to <b>our Mellow Yellow camper</b> today, but not before <b>Ashlee busted out another great breakfast</b> as the rain from overnight tapered off for us to enjoy eating outside again. What a wonderful little place and so close to home! I bet we are back here again sometime if we get the chance! We enjoyed<b> some pool time</b> when we got back home with Curtis and Kate as well. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfpYYMuuhvvwsM4b-ce1tZr-i7Zo9gkD7662-FvWmi4NS8dajRR5UBPjVN1yiTEciDYyiahpvPdSv8lxCyPbhL-zLobjUomVclC9cSCAiGpCMq53QNub1C0ubCgco502b5md1XBIJjHiKNS-1lll_4g41kGv2I_uEVUkqbzjFro-pH1wdMQbuyA4h/s2589/Bonnaroo%20truck%20and%20camper%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="2589" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfpYYMuuhvvwsM4b-ce1tZr-i7Zo9gkD7662-FvWmi4NS8dajRR5UBPjVN1yiTEciDYyiahpvPdSv8lxCyPbhL-zLobjUomVclC9cSCAiGpCMq53QNub1C0ubCgco502b5md1XBIJjHiKNS-1lll_4g41kGv2I_uEVUkqbzjFro-pH1wdMQbuyA4h/w640-h206/Bonnaroo%20truck%20and%20camper%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, June 14</b> - We <b>headed down to Manchester</b> late this afternoon to meet up with Paige, Andy and Ella <b>to pick up the pop-up camper for our return to Bonnaroo later this week. </b> <b>Andy was nice enough to swap cars with us for the week, so we got to use his great 4x4 truck to get us there and back.</b> <b>We also brought Ella along as she would be attending her first Bonnaroo with us this year. </b><br /><b>I bought everyone a tasty dinner and drinks out on the patio (since Sunny was with us) of Common John Brewing</b> before heading back home. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglr8SsuU85o6ymF975I_JzFEHMidUMNs9ZDmsoLxR5QW23DqzNnxREp7bmlFuUFOZCwLaN3NZbjtWxWCY_LNOjVfoO5kRMv4JpKH7IwypAJkDjg-hoRANiBAhmUnPf_WxdsCvWfYwyHnp0t6Ftu9ooPr56OVC8RRd4PptzcsU0b_TVniSTy05p5z8Csk/s1354/bonnaroo%20swag.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1354" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglr8SsuU85o6ymF975I_JzFEHMidUMNs9ZDmsoLxR5QW23DqzNnxREp7bmlFuUFOZCwLaN3NZbjtWxWCY_LNOjVfoO5kRMv4JpKH7IwypAJkDjg-hoRANiBAhmUnPf_WxdsCvWfYwyHnp0t6Ftu9ooPr56OVC8RRd4PptzcsU0b_TVniSTy05p5z8Csk/w640-h490/bonnaroo%20swag.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Thursday. June 15</b> - While <b>this was officially the first day of Bonnaroo, we decided to skip it since there wasn't anything on the schedule we felt we had to see</b>, so instead we spent the day prepping for our camping set-up down on The Farm. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OzZlk9vrejrHyCYAIu_U-7t9Hs43lasLgDsc8amNp6mQXRVdtzZaJCs1ZL6gz2M1cnYNsG793kWekejq7c1sL7mrQjpHp0v2C8_RzOdoiXT13o9xuSVjuy20tD8IsWaNd59Sm34BtOU-wwLJXM3lKSXcZ_8nLh4FEgVRXS9diFueshv6zrl5ZuLp9fI/s2014/bonnaroo%204%20day%20tix%20sold%20out%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2014" data-original-width="1169" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OzZlk9vrejrHyCYAIu_U-7t9Hs43lasLgDsc8amNp6mQXRVdtzZaJCs1ZL6gz2M1cnYNsG793kWekejq7c1sL7mrQjpHp0v2C8_RzOdoiXT13o9xuSVjuy20tD8IsWaNd59Sm34BtOU-wwLJXM3lKSXcZ_8nLh4FEgVRXS9diFueshv6zrl5ZuLp9fI/w372-h640/bonnaroo%204%20day%20tix%20sold%20out%20.jpg" width="372" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>SOLD OUT! About 800,000 strong including Day Pass users. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcKhRbuwI4RMM0uEbbRFwOiJfSu0BUFAiuKe99mJXees55eNj67XkroGPLoBrdgxR6VR_Egt4CuDELyaTyOrlaleVmIRzdkUeGwrFSZtT1FI5EcYyCyzfhv5qn3-RcS-xYio4aWHef0nciyT9H9t95ZQ4A91U4cy1e76N1hlEFzOcmR0CCLI-1xtCo-E/s1280/ella%20at%20bonnaroo%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1007" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcKhRbuwI4RMM0uEbbRFwOiJfSu0BUFAiuKe99mJXees55eNj67XkroGPLoBrdgxR6VR_Egt4CuDELyaTyOrlaleVmIRzdkUeGwrFSZtT1FI5EcYyCyzfhv5qn3-RcS-xYio4aWHef0nciyT9H9t95ZQ4A91U4cy1e76N1hlEFzOcmR0CCLI-1xtCo-E/w504-h640/ella%20at%20bonnaroo%20.jpg" width="504" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, June 16 - Back to Bonnaroo!! Day 1 (for us). </b><span style="text-align: left;">We got <b>a pretty decent camping site </b>despite coming in a day after the start with only <b>about a nine-minute walk to Centeroo.</b> We were set up at camp and headed into the melee by the last afternoon. As mentioned before,<b> this was Ella's first Bonnaroo</b> and she got an eye-opening experience right from the start! Evidently this was <b>the "year of the ass cheeks" at Bonnaroo</b> with lots of girls' derrieres hanging out all over the place. Are we getting too old for this? Nah, who cares!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIGC48ZoAcj2qpDyHipZA4TCVmiRRvjXxtyAZfXEZwAg0IgrFDN_o_CGl_Hkdu0jZHKy1is_jxrq8ev2AS-ysZNxgPgf7ge-exiV5EXr3yjd7YLehAwkEsaj0AVpTzopY37uxyvpDSymI_BbL766wZbfVsZRTZbGKC_QuZFXOoCjlQLqs13KMSS-nnQ8/s2015/charley%20crockett%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2015" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIGC48ZoAcj2qpDyHipZA4TCVmiRRvjXxtyAZfXEZwAg0IgrFDN_o_CGl_Hkdu0jZHKy1is_jxrq8ev2AS-ysZNxgPgf7ge-exiV5EXr3yjd7YLehAwkEsaj0AVpTzopY37uxyvpDSymI_BbL766wZbfVsZRTZbGKC_QuZFXOoCjlQLqs13KMSS-nnQ8/w640-h432/charley%20crockett%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>We always seem to find new-to-us great artists at Bonnaroo</b> and Day 1 (for us) was no exception. Despite the huge crowd, the cowboy crooning of Texas' <b>Charley Crockett </b>was very enjoyable this afternoon in <b>That Tent</b>. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFc-h0z0Poqwe2EuuKi6cqKpom2h_a7-U8yfdJ2aPxa1JYH19eXFtUVSCF_wAq04O070XbV3znU4Rp9kpvI460R7JQ-7SEoIkHCzeydnU2THcp_Z-jnoLM0nAeCrtdcjBvUsqHW56NyjmpN7GOklJR4XAq3ZXz6KJItZDKYulC6tzp9OnhSdEPZ4OfC_M/s2016/night%20of%20noah%20kahan%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFc-h0z0Poqwe2EuuKi6cqKpom2h_a7-U8yfdJ2aPxa1JYH19eXFtUVSCF_wAq04O070XbV3znU4Rp9kpvI460R7JQ-7SEoIkHCzeydnU2THcp_Z-jnoLM0nAeCrtdcjBvUsqHW56NyjmpN7GOklJR4XAq3ZXz6KJItZDKYulC6tzp9OnhSdEPZ4OfC_M/w640-h480/night%20of%20noah%20kahan%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We caught a little bit of <b>Portugal. The Man</b> on the main What Stage and an interesting set from Japanese/British artist, <b>Rina Sawayama</b>, on the Which Stage before wading into another large crowd gathered in and outside of <b>That Tent</b> as night fell (photo above) for new-to-us artist who we really enjoyed, <b>Noah Kahan, and his awesome band.<br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-M-D6DeFlE8NErHPFzzgocpf9MXrkJE3hvATb4fIegCpxOAHb9wjgw0zPN10MjaHH83vyQ_V9hfl9OAY1ZThKgZ-4nBZtNp89_PoBHQyPkcbaySQUKaBl7mwq7oaOLWxmdgYt0Nwt4TDpmOHhedMtwLeyR-6SgZTQXys8jD_X883VGS__GBPT_p7Ar8/s1280/bonnaroo%20couple%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="826" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-M-D6DeFlE8NErHPFzzgocpf9MXrkJE3hvATb4fIegCpxOAHb9wjgw0zPN10MjaHH83vyQ_V9hfl9OAY1ZThKgZ-4nBZtNp89_PoBHQyPkcbaySQUKaBl7mwq7oaOLWxmdgYt0Nwt4TDpmOHhedMtwLeyR-6SgZTQXys8jD_X883VGS__GBPT_p7Ar8/w414-h640/bonnaroo%20couple%20.jpg" width="414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>It was good to be back at The Roo!! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrG4lwRTfPsQ1cCvk34LQ2Bq-uNOwLLB2BUfnj0AFsNFwCBn3xraF7GmetvJWfKKF4-MUcmgudcWoCYrHcmTYFwpLTFnNJsNO5aXrwyMkZlUqaXM512bjBZJt4Q4-3bs4GENeXNq8rVu4DC4QDj9zwi9Jmdd46Yqpry9Tcm6oggudRkHMQvD7jDDOcuk/s1280/bonnaroo%20camp%20set%20up%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="962" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrG4lwRTfPsQ1cCvk34LQ2Bq-uNOwLLB2BUfnj0AFsNFwCBn3xraF7GmetvJWfKKF4-MUcmgudcWoCYrHcmTYFwpLTFnNJsNO5aXrwyMkZlUqaXM512bjBZJt4Q4-3bs4GENeXNq8rVu4DC4QDj9zwi9Jmdd46Yqpry9Tcm6oggudRkHMQvD7jDDOcuk/w482-h640/bonnaroo%20camp%20set%20up%20.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got back to our <b>comfy camp setup </b>before it got too late. Tired, but satisfied with our first day back at Bonnaroo. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wQSrBHb-Dlq3wzjdONLecBHmxcEz8dZN6Sn9mdBUfuWr3qE6aNgBZY7fBn0SN54DfqI6nWm1l8wTy0HrtQXWdJ0HsRedec4TVVGSyikaDXoF--3r_qfA_a0amGy47ZVXdk6x1Yyq5dPEe1-MfALBlsBU0JHwqAZroJpd5_KtCnwBLgNzGwWqDfzBo7M/s2016/andrew%20mcmahon%20in%20the%20crowd%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wQSrBHb-Dlq3wzjdONLecBHmxcEz8dZN6Sn9mdBUfuWr3qE6aNgBZY7fBn0SN54DfqI6nWm1l8wTy0HrtQXWdJ0HsRedec4TVVGSyikaDXoF--3r_qfA_a0amGy47ZVXdk6x1Yyq5dPEe1-MfALBlsBU0JHwqAZroJpd5_KtCnwBLgNzGwWqDfzBo7M/w480-h640/andrew%20mcmahon%20in%20the%20crowd%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, June 17 - Bonnaroo Day 2 (for us) </b><span style="text-align: left;">started off with a few tunes from soulful songstress, <b>Danielle Ponder</b>. Then, one of the biggest draws for us to this year's Bonnaroo was <b>Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness on the main What Stage to start the day there</b>. <b>We were lucky enough to get in the pit in front of the stage and then were shocked that Andrew started his show in the crowd near us with the beautiful song "Nobody Tells You When You're Young." He closed the show with "Ceclia and the Satellite" with his little girl, Cecilia, singing along. </b> He also invited a local young dance group to join him on stage for a few songs. What a great show (as usual)! This would turn out to be<b> our favorite show of the festival.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutSnMJpypjvFsxrVczp7FlDoLA38YArDX0IjMSoT_4f-1eQ1ykB_gQa5OLCzgxOZhfEysGgDXZI_xWURAd5l93H0yL1tkjFjjIX4neA64h5NAqNLFIbbWWy8M-dy0KZIIdIfJA1fZHa3A1g4iIuDARlqU2XbQ0wvLlvmeJmKaATRVvGakj8ywTjx0mYk/s2016/sheryl%20crow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutSnMJpypjvFsxrVczp7FlDoLA38YArDX0IjMSoT_4f-1eQ1ykB_gQa5OLCzgxOZhfEysGgDXZI_xWURAd5l93H0yL1tkjFjjIX4neA64h5NAqNLFIbbWWy8M-dy0KZIIdIfJA1fZHa3A1g4iIuDARlqU2XbQ0wvLlvmeJmKaATRVvGakj8ywTjx0mYk/w480-h640/sheryl%20crow.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The consummate veteran rocker, <b>Sheryl Crow</b>, was up next on the <b>main What Stage</b> <b>and we were in the pit again </b>for a close-up experience with her and her excellent band belting out hit after hit. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpXw0YwkHo9ZeN9UK2zGcoa4d4xuLgjkkEyh7hnyTGUy7gVULCR-ohC4SoMCKKHk6rKCWe_wE4j1bQJHiu-hNjVT_BjC8UmpG8ZG720P1kJyB0sW7M_L9L_h5nUA7gUIUvSVv4HOaFJr0J0xkCNPpNCfBu8xMbifDIxBU5rkV5bIi4bPdRgTW1rKjFj4/s2016/sofi%20tukker%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpXw0YwkHo9ZeN9UK2zGcoa4d4xuLgjkkEyh7hnyTGUy7gVULCR-ohC4SoMCKKHk6rKCWe_wE4j1bQJHiu-hNjVT_BjC8UmpG8ZG720P1kJyB0sW7M_L9L_h5nUA7gUIUvSVv4HOaFJr0J0xkCNPpNCfBu8xMbifDIxBU5rkV5bIi4bPdRgTW1rKjFj4/w640-h480/sofi%20tukker%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />I was excited to see <b>The Band Camino</b> on the second-largest <b>Which Stage</b> from what I had heard during research, but we found their live show to be a little dull since every song sounded basically the same. We <b>stayed at the Which Stage</b> for strategic reasons and surprisingly enjoyed the set by the dance/electronic duo,<b> Sofi Tukker</b>. It was an entertaining show and a little "bat shit crazy!" </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpEpOion_dk0h34rdl2UyyzwyX6r3ZBmGfz7oClUd8rsgf7LZjrK-wQLclIGZX2SGZ6GlMNWuOtMukiB7akx6vPtNGf3GZ7w1s0SQ8agfyzsmgh5dMSn6jXeH_p-pjkGuCJ4bmFJPei2nYBmPISEdPBDiyYQsQXDro7UwTfN_92tvM-RP2kzbZTg5f0s/s1280/tyler%20childers%20.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpEpOion_dk0h34rdl2UyyzwyX6r3ZBmGfz7oClUd8rsgf7LZjrK-wQLclIGZX2SGZ6GlMNWuOtMukiB7akx6vPtNGf3GZ7w1s0SQ8agfyzsmgh5dMSn6jXeH_p-pjkGuCJ4bmFJPei2nYBmPISEdPBDiyYQsQXDro7UwTfN_92tvM-RP2kzbZTg5f0s/w296-h640/tyler%20childers%20.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The strategy to<b> stay at the Which Stage</b> was to see the next act, the enormously popular, <b>Tyler Childers</b>, who tore the roof off the place with his soaring vocals and a huge backing band that included a strings and horns section. <b> It was obvious that he should have been on the main stage</b> and the crowd swelled to almost unbearable numbers (single-day ticketholders, we think), but we stayed for the whole show and were rewarded with a great set. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHP14ZxpDB-cbL0RgvgjX7vzFX9NcmYyLg0fX9iE7oeSN6IBNV02PM3OEdhT_k4mb1LEsuXplAVGeC_HCORYMRXnq9aEDCKi-Ahhz417Ez--1dmd1n4mJAX4UH2GWaMMnlTPhcYEHQ4Qijrlu73YgzbMAkBz5_MhMdXilmTGebZsjfYjNnOoxXTofKFo/s2015/drew%20holcomb%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="2015" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHP14ZxpDB-cbL0RgvgjX7vzFX9NcmYyLg0fX9iE7oeSN6IBNV02PM3OEdhT_k4mb1LEsuXplAVGeC_HCORYMRXnq9aEDCKi-Ahhz417Ez--1dmd1n4mJAX4UH2GWaMMnlTPhcYEHQ4Qijrlu73YgzbMAkBz5_MhMdXilmTGebZsjfYjNnOoxXTofKFo/w640-h410/drew%20holcomb%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, June 18 - Bonnaroo Day 3 (for us)</b><span style="text-align: left;"> started with <b>us deciding to pack up and be ready to go late tonight instead of staying overnight as we originally planned.</b> We were tired and there did look to be some weather coming in, so it seemed for the best. Music-wise, the day started with another of our long-time favorites, <b>Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, in That Tent </b>which we actually got to be inside of for this show and<b> right up close against the rail</b> (ah, the beauty of early shows at Bonnaroo). The boys were great, and some the songs off of the new album were really catchy and have already been downloaded off ITunes. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aD_idcOOLSs8tPDnUPUF5--QUxEZBeWqX4atBPAq5JeJCpIeXTauKEy5SG-Qy7qhOaRTXWy0f_5wPCPYB1irIzdrX3WS8sF0_1yuqsHAVrQ6V4y-vs-eJiHX7Tk_YGrKrb1fkDdKmpjA35OGOPi2ifYQXT6TYY1TnmkzWj9OrTjPVKfs0ujJwbWdgp0/s1280/girl%20in%20red%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1229" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aD_idcOOLSs8tPDnUPUF5--QUxEZBeWqX4atBPAq5JeJCpIeXTauKEy5SG-Qy7qhOaRTXWy0f_5wPCPYB1irIzdrX3WS8sF0_1yuqsHAVrQ6V4y-vs-eJiHX7Tk_YGrKrb1fkDdKmpjA35OGOPi2ifYQXT6TYY1TnmkzWj9OrTjPVKfs0ujJwbWdgp0/w614-h640/girl%20in%20red%20.jpg" width="614" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />With Ella being 17, our musical tastes differ somewhat, but she was a good sport and stuck with us for the artists we wanted to see and seemed to and said she enjoyed them as well. So, we let her pick this afternoon's show and she chose the young Norwegian singer/punk/lesbian known as <b>Girl in Red on the Which Stage</b>. While we didn't necessarily enjoy this show, it was our first witness to a crowd dive at Bonnaroo this year which has to count for something, right? </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EGbtS__8VyugH2KLPrB-BoZaSfur6RVBow9ss9-0dhF5DHVO5hmRpmXwP6K4zNrLvfBKxcYKwGfAMewm4NIzH9YcG8LoVssxxenFSJYs5ySNjCFvU_iJsyOqU4nTKszc_2VMcuadQND2_gwRrZy3szlUTetWaPDOIjJ9PBr-F8aFSBOdmStYtY8jC1Y/s1510/marcus%20mumford%20bonnaroo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1510" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EGbtS__8VyugH2KLPrB-BoZaSfur6RVBow9ss9-0dhF5DHVO5hmRpmXwP6K4zNrLvfBKxcYKwGfAMewm4NIzH9YcG8LoVssxxenFSJYs5ySNjCFvU_iJsyOqU4nTKszc_2VMcuadQND2_gwRrZy3szlUTetWaPDOIjJ9PBr-F8aFSBOdmStYtY8jC1Y/w640-h498/marcus%20mumford%20bonnaroo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our last full set to see at this year's Bonnaroo Festival was the ultra-talented Marcus Mumford solo and stripped down on the big Which Stage.</b> His pure voice rang across The Farm on songs from his recent solo album as well as crowd-pleasing hits from his popular band, Mumford and Sons. We had a great view on the rail behind the pit for this show.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZi4PmGnCCFZIs-zuvPALJT-1VKmJrPCHBjbyUSUXId71GSTduCfV98d2T1k-NnvbbSn_ZDDf3UiKnGuVJ7QlwklNeU9ZoYFXNwxbDh1sllMxw5CBI2nq7qeecGnYeZoXyPoITcAbYbQQFTCnkgB1BI32mCXSCGi2s8ctI8hPijBgpqiJT5b19VwAuSg/s2016/foo%20fighters.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZi4PmGnCCFZIs-zuvPALJT-1VKmJrPCHBjbyUSUXId71GSTduCfV98d2T1k-NnvbbSn_ZDDf3UiKnGuVJ7QlwklNeU9ZoYFXNwxbDh1sllMxw5CBI2nq7qeecGnYeZoXyPoITcAbYbQQFTCnkgB1BI32mCXSCGi2s8ctI8hPijBgpqiJT5b19VwAuSg/w480-h640/foo%20fighters.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We caught<b> a little bit of the Foo Fighters on the main What Stage</b> closing out the festival in their screaming rock fashion on our way to head out and get home before midnight. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPhbEmpo_Vn8v-nJxXK8Rw6QxsJeim4FGxmlqvDswvPbYWRjas-jDeMcE3jnUv8jR6UdqzY1Ym6z5BRn43VtbGSTNxdchkMNNaBGBDVGf1CMJBfWhdnD0atMjVJH1aHpCAX_J3u8xfxCF7vmB7Y8QInNllAvjXTLr4VCvra3aqwJbqE9kkLYAG9JayqM/s2016/bonnaroo%20arch%20close%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPhbEmpo_Vn8v-nJxXK8Rw6QxsJeim4FGxmlqvDswvPbYWRjas-jDeMcE3jnUv8jR6UdqzY1Ym6z5BRn43VtbGSTNxdchkMNNaBGBDVGf1CMJBfWhdnD0atMjVJH1aHpCAX_J3u8xfxCF7vmB7Y8QInNllAvjXTLr4VCvra3aqwJbqE9kkLYAG9JayqM/w640-h480/bonnaroo%20arch%20close%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Another great festival that we survived!! </b> <b>We just might do this again...with some tweaks...maybe.</b> We had a great time <b>hanging out with our friend, Bridgette</b>, for a lot of the time. <b>Showing Ella the Bonnaroo ropes.</b> <b>People watching</b> which is always interesting here. Some<b> good food: great pizza slices and key lime burritos were the highlights inside Centeroo, and Ashlee's tasty breakfasts at the campsite.</b> <b>And avoiding rain and super-hot temps during day. </b> Thanks again, Bonnaroo!! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRgb0H-dX2n7gfSTyItScAnAmLnKhgwIpsdtwuTSRYRJfN0831H8OdJai5rxdearHqHg0xoRkdgki1SjrFMe8NEdmNZPyQia9JoaqV2XAVjao8_pz4ghubcmU7fptvtkQDKPGO0J17-TSZOAZDwd5HywMkuN8SD1OMK_xi-DFipUb168ubppgd5KoJfY/s1895/nascar%2075.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="1145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRgb0H-dX2n7gfSTyItScAnAmLnKhgwIpsdtwuTSRYRJfN0831H8OdJai5rxdearHqHg0xoRkdgki1SjrFMe8NEdmNZPyQia9JoaqV2XAVjao8_pz4ghubcmU7fptvtkQDKPGO0J17-TSZOAZDwd5HywMkuN8SD1OMK_xi-DFipUb168ubppgd5KoJfY/w386-h640/nascar%2075.jpg" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, June 23 - <b>Our friends, Kate and Curtis, invited us to some night racing at the Nashville Super Speedway</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span>here in Wilson County</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> today. Not really our thing, but we do like to support events here in our home county and away from the roar that is downtown Nashville. It's pretty cool that NASCAR events are back here since this place was almost torn down a few years ago. This would be the start of a whole weekend of night racing here concluding with the already sold-out Ally 400 main event on Sunday. <br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbtaM_W1dPTcmvBO6qfoXFZggwNA1UcUqrxMZExVTcvDkoCNwzFxdp9WD981iGCPc3WJI15SapyFimlti2sjnx723jPuqbfu_mx_tgKt60mt8fdg-1_oRNfKsC1-uiFvVa2NktZ5vw3uzYlM5KN1Smx8Eu-ewXsSbMj9fCcZ4Kn-4dQIwNYu_tvsuPnk/s2016/rainbow%20racing%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbtaM_W1dPTcmvBO6qfoXFZggwNA1UcUqrxMZExVTcvDkoCNwzFxdp9WD981iGCPc3WJI15SapyFimlti2sjnx723jPuqbfu_mx_tgKt60mt8fdg-1_oRNfKsC1-uiFvVa2NktZ5vw3uzYlM5KN1Smx8Eu-ewXsSbMj9fCcZ4Kn-4dQIwNYu_tvsuPnk/w480-h640/rainbow%20racing%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>After some tailgating, we headed to the track for a 7 PM green flag</b> and it was a beautiful night for racing!! We dodged some rain but got the benefit of a rainbow during the <b>Rackley Roofing 200 of the Craftsman NASCAR Truck Series.</b> <b>Carson Hocevar took the checkered flag </b>of a pretty quick race with a several yellow flags, but no major wrecks. <b>A pretty cool historic fact that happened tonight was that the # 1 Victoria's Secret truck was being driven by VS model, Toni Breidinger, the first Arab American woman to ever do so. </b>Thanks to Curtis and Kate for the invite along with a large group of their friends from work at Southwest Airlines. </td></tr></tbody></table></b></td></tr></tbody></table><i><b><i><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-dnFDUpudyr5Ix3ps-PImt7bN9JRHpfzGRtakYQ0CNAi4-h1m3GkbjXQZmqr_F3uSmfXrWZr18LLqyMITt0nxTs8DtdCv9DWlrXoDvPilZg7AghmufHYKiAi_As2xSPrm6CFCCLdyX7m-UsMqzz1RZDV2lOIB6TExag3ZeArweCNpFUVofoYkT9k6pw/s1280/indiana%20jones%20poster%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="867" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-dnFDUpudyr5Ix3ps-PImt7bN9JRHpfzGRtakYQ0CNAi4-h1m3GkbjXQZmqr_F3uSmfXrWZr18LLqyMITt0nxTs8DtdCv9DWlrXoDvPilZg7AghmufHYKiAi_As2xSPrm6CFCCLdyX7m-UsMqzz1RZDV2lOIB6TExag3ZeArweCNpFUVofoYkT9k6pw/w434-h640/indiana%20jones%20poster%20.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Thursday, June 29</b> - We went to <b>opening night</b> of the new film, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny</i>, tonight at the <b>Roxy Theaters (recliners!) </b>here in Lebanon tonight with our friends, Curtis and Kate. We thought the film was a pretty good way to spend a couple hours out of the summer heat. <br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></i></b></i>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-90838006750461834542023-05-05T13:15:00.002-05:002023-05-05T13:29:58.999-05:00The MARCH into APRIL and Springtime! <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTC-6DFZ7c9zhQvUVHiKzIvjVksqh_BK-trk_X_e5ZvHl90KG05KfhcwpxzCzyU6URwGRMpdnQv9PK4DuZr1NUrx34wI7NP93-ia2Q5euNWX9yq1ooYEXVQjQrP5ypPYCurkH_2a5akFcmBecKfeilUpGmhnVI6BVJJ3Z6ZlbZvCZGp-SwNbyMbaa0/s1280/Sunny%20graveside%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1280" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTC-6DFZ7c9zhQvUVHiKzIvjVksqh_BK-trk_X_e5ZvHl90KG05KfhcwpxzCzyU6URwGRMpdnQv9PK4DuZr1NUrx34wI7NP93-ia2Q5euNWX9yq1ooYEXVQjQrP5ypPYCurkH_2a5akFcmBecKfeilUpGmhnVI6BVJJ3Z6ZlbZvCZGp-SwNbyMbaa0/w640-h624/Sunny%20graveside%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, March 5</b> - We had a nice <b>Sunday fun day </b>today with drive down southeast to put some fresh flowers on <b>Evelyn's grave at the Stateline Cemetary on Nickajack Lake.</b> Sunny did her best to impress Mama Carroll. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCxRG_z55U5C87Nb6VlYSOs7bhCJ8YFehYBu3r_5_PB7CNn0eABw0YWeE7e62jPuwhu-pSLvzNRiJ_JeFx9kvHkpTgUTteSVgWp7fKhwQvOBem5Yk_SH-f6_MyuX5Ep_IHgZk5vL-33ZIhAOGe8sz2BCIu5Mnwd6RrgukZZUhY0QJGLWGe-QX11xp/s1280/sunny%20at%20blue%20hole%20falls%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCxRG_z55U5C87Nb6VlYSOs7bhCJ8YFehYBu3r_5_PB7CNn0eABw0YWeE7e62jPuwhu-pSLvzNRiJ_JeFx9kvHkpTgUTteSVgWp7fKhwQvOBem5Yk_SH-f6_MyuX5Ep_IHgZk5vL-33ZIhAOGe8sz2BCIu5Mnwd6RrgukZZUhY0QJGLWGe-QX11xp/w296-h640/sunny%20at%20blue%20hole%20falls%20.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />On the way home, we got <b>a little hike in just before sunset.</b> Here's Sunny and Ashlee overlooking <b>Big Falls at Old Stone Fort State Park in Manchester. </b>We also got a nice view of <b>Blue Holes Falls </b>just upstream here on the <b>Little Duck River.</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXV0mV4M_vRFGGu_KwY0R0RPu6wQ6drVCnZmZZH46I1I7EMVbqNRFFyiOlVgZBbrGx_4CZIjOhm1x0RdAQzFU-cy8OofD-HLQPvusWxqMGIohuZE5E428A6V69WrAeK54WDd-lZ9blJpqLxKWLakdsXyfNQpPT67FU-SaRJDsP4gSptJrUInf7Xnj/s1435/common%20john%20brewing%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="1330" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXV0mV4M_vRFGGu_KwY0R0RPu6wQ6drVCnZmZZH46I1I7EMVbqNRFFyiOlVgZBbrGx_4CZIjOhm1x0RdAQzFU-cy8OofD-HLQPvusWxqMGIohuZE5E428A6V69WrAeK54WDd-lZ9blJpqLxKWLakdsXyfNQpPT67FU-SaRJDsP4gSptJrUInf7Xnj/w594-h640/common%20john%20brewing%20.jpg" width="594" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Afterwards we enjoyed a couple brews (a golden ale for Ashlee, a stout for me) out on the very nice patio at <b>Common John Brewing in Manchester</b> as well. This was our first visit here together. We appreciated them being open so late on a Sunday and very dog-friendly. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEtCCizsLBaf8vAt4Kh1mfV2Fv_a0WX3eRXrL7JCfEZCGhtWPwypbbxN4XrfjV45aBmbpywUChOOlgj9YOHIgnyowLQIZIpXK9wnwCsIYmjzKLG-551329L7eX2BEk01x9LBjQnokjLdURj6Ftca0Y4fj5xUHfskz6psMj1B9UiajCN1nCee_sI2D/s1172/CCBC%20comedy%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1126" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEtCCizsLBaf8vAt4Kh1mfV2Fv_a0WX3eRXrL7JCfEZCGhtWPwypbbxN4XrfjV45aBmbpywUChOOlgj9YOHIgnyowLQIZIpXK9wnwCsIYmjzKLG-551329L7eX2BEk01x9LBjQnokjLdURj6Ftca0Y4fj5xUHfskz6psMj1B9UiajCN1nCee_sI2D/w614-h640/CCBC%20comedy%20.jpg" width="614" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, March 8 </b><span style="text-align: left;">- We attended the first-ever</span><b style="text-align: left;"> SOLD-OUT comedy showcase at Cedar City Brewing</b><span style="text-align: left;"> with our friends, Curtis and Kate tonight. It was good deal as a Mug Club member here. We got <b>four great comedians and a pretty funny host</b> for our $10 tickets. Rumor is this might become a regular thing here which sounds great to us! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJa7_ws0t10na6YR7bRTQDTCm7xiOfQ94WUvJmOEJtToyxZQTLiHa5aniz9KAXDjKY6EwkeaLKeTErzEdKLPaGvlNEJ5OkVpmlqme_T33QIo8KQnHgfMx8tOwb3R1oKxqjSHUkZzr-3DVsHCrT37aUIrJWKfZxbQOWsyF8VWj4K6j1Ca8v_XxnY_8-/s1280/dog%20party%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="998" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJa7_ws0t10na6YR7bRTQDTCm7xiOfQ94WUvJmOEJtToyxZQTLiHa5aniz9KAXDjKY6EwkeaLKeTErzEdKLPaGvlNEJ5OkVpmlqme_T33QIo8KQnHgfMx8tOwb3R1oKxqjSHUkZzr-3DVsHCrT37aUIrJWKfZxbQOWsyF8VWj4K6j1Ca8v_XxnY_8-/w500-h640/dog%20party%20.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, March 19 -</b><span style="text-align: left;"> It was a full house (or backyard) for <b>Sunny's one-year birthday party</b> today with <b>six of her golden retriever friends from up in Portland </b>where she's boarded sometimes. Two other smaller dogs were in attendance as well - <b>Coco of the Danny and Brenda clan,</b> and <b>Lizzy from up in Gallatin with her owner, Bridgette.</b> A <b>handful more humans came too</b> for a nice afternoon, despite some frigid early March temps. But the Solo Stove and some hot toddies kept us pretty warm overall. <b> Thanks to Ella, our niece, for the great picture here.</b> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vAHaXpZ2Q0A92hvLHYS0oUrWLobf52nyoODQ-8PmdcWoXIJqI45UeZgGRblxWp7M7woHzJEc-OKLgwneqNpSjDcB_A1Dh_53bFKOIhRGqHmbIgpoo9DRQiXVwUDGoWdw-4PetYkRyG9bisjZcWxnIDnJ7UBBR9NXSkjsBpXo3ASo6lLPJNwFWyvb/s2016/sunny%20and%20her%20birthday%20gifts%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vAHaXpZ2Q0A92hvLHYS0oUrWLobf52nyoODQ-8PmdcWoXIJqI45UeZgGRblxWp7M7woHzJEc-OKLgwneqNpSjDcB_A1Dh_53bFKOIhRGqHmbIgpoo9DRQiXVwUDGoWdw-4PetYkRyG9bisjZcWxnIDnJ7UBBR9NXSkjsBpXo3ASo6lLPJNwFWyvb/w480-h640/sunny%20and%20her%20birthday%20gifts%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunny and her birthday gifts!! </b> What to open first?!?!? </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xZ4BiYmRRzpJv59GvlMbJZxQnR_20VtT630-hyEmA4JFGxyJTGbWuj7r9XERGwGv7Y7Yr4jOb6JPnq8zlLbwdW5u88WnV4m5At1yne2ahTGdEN5rXtv9YAlI43qpL7ztSpzrU9Ik6mupWib0N_okdE-59Hzgip0mOKJYPeg2YIh3p0a_QrqdVV3b/s1170/yappy%20hour%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1170" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xZ4BiYmRRzpJv59GvlMbJZxQnR_20VtT630-hyEmA4JFGxyJTGbWuj7r9XERGwGv7Y7Yr4jOb6JPnq8zlLbwdW5u88WnV4m5At1yne2ahTGdEN5rXtv9YAlI43qpL7ztSpzrU9Ik6mupWib0N_okdE-59Hzgip0mOKJYPeg2YIh3p0a_QrqdVV3b/w400-h303/yappy%20hour%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, March 24 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We headed down to check out <b>Yappy Hour at Mayday Brewing in Murfreesboro</b> tonight after work. There were a lot of sweet golden retrievers on site (some were available for adoption) and the weather was perfect to hang out on the patio with them and have a couple of craft brews too. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierRU2z0_9igDRTIVEWaaG7-d3_NVmox4L3xnQgGFtxNMLR-vfIWMltIEsJmnecBOvEo5J2Swp46x394UuoQT7Nq0_6S4tb7GshXRc3jPdtMywYVicD6B4o6uhRgbxeKpDsQ8vuTbxcMHkGPGZy3qqp6XJujSJgWKdcmxjoW1O9EpT-0rJVM43V9eW/s1280/jason%20isbell%20doc%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="1280" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierRU2z0_9igDRTIVEWaaG7-d3_NVmox4L3xnQgGFtxNMLR-vfIWMltIEsJmnecBOvEo5J2Swp46x394UuoQT7Nq0_6S4tb7GshXRc3jPdtMywYVicD6B4o6uhRgbxeKpDsQ8vuTbxcMHkGPGZy3qqp6XJujSJgWKdcmxjoW1O9EpT-0rJVM43V9eW/w640-h622/jason%20isbell%20doc%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, March 26 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We attended the </span><b style="text-align: left;">SOLD OUT Jason Isbell documentary <i>Running with our Eyes Closed</i> tonight at The Belcourt Theater with Jason and the filmmaker, Sam Jones, in attendance. </b><span style="text-align: left;">Thanks to our pals, Wendy and Charly, for coming along. Beforehand, we had a great dinner at the nearby restaurant, <b>Sushi 88. </b>The film was excellent and the <b>Q and A session after the showing</b> was interesting with both artists. <br /><br /><b>We headed into Nashville earlier in the afternoon to do a little shopping and exploring.</b> We stopped by the great new <b>West Nashville location for Bearding Iris Brewing</b> and enjoyed a couple of pints out in the warm sunshine. Next, we headed over to <b>the 12 South area</b> where I had another craft brew while Ashlee did some dress shopping. We got <b>parked at The Belcourt for free</b> early and had a pre-dinner drink at<b> Hopdoddy </b>just around the corner from the theater. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oWRPl-pXlt4020LAZsscWRgVqPlGa4llbki8a52eYpXC2ZKZV_UqeAjzRUdQYy-j8Btg08hO5IGg3_CtuCMH39Qz05pkq9MU6KTWSt5wazLth4xlT0IcC-V-GuEvR2e7y4QHFQLYrcd_MGqtDPRSMbqE3SpqbeZnd-GvyN14cG3o73CtGKg-r-Hs/s2016/pool%20open%202023%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oWRPl-pXlt4020LAZsscWRgVqPlGa4llbki8a52eYpXC2ZKZV_UqeAjzRUdQYy-j8Btg08hO5IGg3_CtuCMH39Qz05pkq9MU6KTWSt5wazLth4xlT0IcC-V-GuEvR2e7y4QHFQLYrcd_MGqtDPRSMbqE3SpqbeZnd-GvyN14cG3o73CtGKg-r-Hs/w640-h480/pool%20open%202023%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, April 3 </b>- She's <b>back open </b>and as pretty as ever! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfV5p9LE4QvL065hpnNxt_6T3A-3WPTnGFoWyNBOWEgO6uMaPRz-I83AC21iF3L9mLsZLI7HfTq36WXWSaszRyKrmiE5Jzc197YB4L_SZwu7ZM2Z_ki7BOSM5xTNotoYWw2PnsABMeSc2SklCrty3VlC_lB9HHBuAaweH3tWGH_PFt9z6d-V71JJBB/s1280/AIR%20movie.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1034" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfV5p9LE4QvL065hpnNxt_6T3A-3WPTnGFoWyNBOWEgO6uMaPRz-I83AC21iF3L9mLsZLI7HfTq36WXWSaszRyKrmiE5Jzc197YB4L_SZwu7ZM2Z_ki7BOSM5xTNotoYWw2PnsABMeSc2SklCrty3VlC_lB9HHBuAaweH3tWGH_PFt9z6d-V71JJBB/w518-h640/AIR%20movie.jpg" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Thursday, April 6 - </b>We went to see the new film,<b> </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Air: Courting a Legend</i>, tonight with a few of our friends at the local <b>Roxy Theaters (recliners!)</b> and it was great. Definitely an early front-runner for Best Picture this year. Ben Affleck is such a great director, and the cast was excellent. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXSfWXxPFN6vs7zfjidMP-_WZ-cdKLk7lezwxJ_-oal3W7R7Uv40QqKlRh4wmoIdBslBQPO4rOZiDxIgoy5e1ZE6hkYfV-P338sE3VQyeGTPNHFFd2QAa511NC721DX7dWfeDqRmyemUfczaLevGmkXm7qvhGwMVPcajNH33oK66jii2K2obIFsKa/s1623/down%20in%20the%20bayou%20food%20truck%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1623" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXSfWXxPFN6vs7zfjidMP-_WZ-cdKLk7lezwxJ_-oal3W7R7Uv40QqKlRh4wmoIdBslBQPO4rOZiDxIgoy5e1ZE6hkYfV-P338sE3VQyeGTPNHFFd2QAa511NC721DX7dWfeDqRmyemUfczaLevGmkXm7qvhGwMVPcajNH33oK66jii2K2obIFsKa/w640-h386/down%20in%20the%20bayou%20food%20truck%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, April 8</b> - We stopped by <b>The Cedar Tap</b> up on The Square today for a craft brew and some lunch provided by the <b>food truck on site, Down N the Bayou.</b> The food was excellent. So nice to have great stuff like this so close to home! </td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOiv8DE-sH05nO7TgcuUlI5G_BPAOvVNQtB73ZOFktRP6Cr6YkOt8Im5I4br1njX-qgTIdPogQO9H3IHrYW3qFH2yANplvANG5a7ryA03U_BFm3uRsQ3exXnrElU1yHGRf6H0W3q_Uh0uNRW5OZh1sP0e53cj6Rky1-iEYZW8x1gqGH7dQBncE65k/s946/geist.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="946" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOiv8DE-sH05nO7TgcuUlI5G_BPAOvVNQtB73ZOFktRP6Cr6YkOt8Im5I4br1njX-qgTIdPogQO9H3IHrYW3qFH2yANplvANG5a7ryA03U_BFm3uRsQ3exXnrElU1yHGRf6H0W3q_Uh0uNRW5OZh1sP0e53cj6Rky1-iEYZW8x1gqGH7dQBncE65k/w640-h456/geist.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Sunday, April 9 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We had </span><b style="text-align: left;">Easter brunch</b><span style="text-align: left;"> with a few of our friends today at </span><b style="text-align: left;">Geist, a cool restaurant out in the Germantown area of Nashville. </b><span style="text-align: left;"> The food and cocktails were amazing! This is definitely a place to repeat visit any chance we get. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyakI6Kmxu8kEI9sY4CvqprM6_6X5SDG9SqWja2knwEBxsdkZXb1CRfKhcF7DURxAPZRIZvQdM3R3uWVUkhfjEG7ko0a74OM35PpE6bJn10JoUSacJKwZLHc6PuhQtGYmxzLkAOgBwZiz1IW9fmpMLxPG_-rd3oqR2SNoyok-S9nJZNPlZ98Oo4IM/s1170/comedy%20showcase%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1170" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyakI6Kmxu8kEI9sY4CvqprM6_6X5SDG9SqWja2knwEBxsdkZXb1CRfKhcF7DURxAPZRIZvQdM3R3uWVUkhfjEG7ko0a74OM35PpE6bJn10JoUSacJKwZLHc6PuhQtGYmxzLkAOgBwZiz1IW9fmpMLxPG_-rd3oqR2SNoyok-S9nJZNPlZ98Oo4IM/s320/comedy%20showcase%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, April 12 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We attended <b>another</b></span><b style="text-align: left;"> SOLD OUT Comedy Showcase at Cedar City Brewing Company</b><span style="text-align: left;"> tonight again with our friends, Curtis and Kate. The lineup this time wasn't as strong as the first time, but still enjoyable and, again, a great event for our little town here . <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE69WtHZ9zUa6D-VmbW6Ap_oKbibLqC8og2pyvQVw01fBApf5HasAGK5xbR6n_JZr83i2_d-UACNpMrGZvHAh2tJu_cBeAYAv_kEkD3pB2mGkBYsmvS2DnWrW2gFJzbg9KR0HGYwOPa_7byUrW-PElJC2_3QST41FfvosCDvGiojBaioZ_7zbcsAB2/s2016/pool%20float%202023%20.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE69WtHZ9zUa6D-VmbW6Ap_oKbibLqC8og2pyvQVw01fBApf5HasAGK5xbR6n_JZr83i2_d-UACNpMrGZvHAh2tJu_cBeAYAv_kEkD3pB2mGkBYsmvS2DnWrW2gFJzbg9KR0HGYwOPa_7byUrW-PElJC2_3QST41FfvosCDvGiojBaioZ_7zbcsAB2/w480-h640/pool%20float%202023%20.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Saturday, April 15 - </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">I guess we spent a little too much time enjoying </span>our first pool float of the season<span style="font-weight: normal;"> this afternoon and not realizing downtown Nashville would be nightmarishly busy tonight to the point that we literally could not find parking anywhere near Bridgestone arena for the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">sold-out</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> show of </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">local comedian who's made it big, Nate Bargatze, tonight with our friends, Danny and Brenda. After 45 minutes after the show start time and still not even able to get an Uber to pick us up, we just had to just give up and go home. Bad planning on our part I guess since suddenly, we're Atlanta. Hey, TDOT, run the light rail, Music City Star, all the time, you idiots!! <br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">We were able to have</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> dinner at least beforehand with Danny and Brenda at</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">Emmy Squared over in Germantown</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">where the pizzas and apps are divine. </span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEHsmRWe31PgHDVzsn5RL9_OBjecJqk9f14bRsP7y4DkaJuJKBzVmhZDoA3hR1OS56TFLN7sEWryydvxYZpQguBXYwX1QWQaU558MJQgp492i59Jl2_LRoUsKt10W9HeS3oeVfdTGRk9WK_LfXxP2985Os8nPDbmqCdFrYqir9klr08N-a5AMuTTh/s1280/lebowski%2025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="899" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEHsmRWe31PgHDVzsn5RL9_OBjecJqk9f14bRsP7y4DkaJuJKBzVmhZDoA3hR1OS56TFLN7sEWryydvxYZpQguBXYwX1QWQaU558MJQgp492i59Jl2_LRoUsKt10W9HeS3oeVfdTGRk9WK_LfXxP2985Os8nPDbmqCdFrYqir9klr08N-a5AMuTTh/w281-h400/lebowski%2025.jpg" width="281" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, April 16 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">The off and on week of comedy continued today with our attendance of a <b>25th Anniversary showing of <i>The Big Lebowski </i>at the Hollywood 27 Theaters in Nashville</b> again with our friends, Danny and Brenda, again. It's now literally and figuratively a classic with, of course, "a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's..."<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_lFcCRjVN3GErAKt7KklWp-BW6XjnRb-FwCnLaHIuzUeyvlni8KF9dedWP0jpB0Vvxxv5eV9IUtyGBjjus9SZuXF1dkW3-xsZHT4bIt73C3x6fOm5fOGum1gfUyVLja2IWhVGnDqf9GRaGtdWWTBExA40SHMVibu43e-VWZ07__ztE8vgkrPUjZv/s1280/air%20canada%20refund%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1280" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_lFcCRjVN3GErAKt7KklWp-BW6XjnRb-FwCnLaHIuzUeyvlni8KF9dedWP0jpB0Vvxxv5eV9IUtyGBjjus9SZuXF1dkW3-xsZHT4bIt73C3x6fOm5fOGum1gfUyVLja2IWhVGnDqf9GRaGtdWWTBExA40SHMVibu43e-VWZ07__ztE8vgkrPUjZv/w640-h358/air%20canada%20refund%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, April 18</b> - Well, lookey at what we got today! I guess<b> the Air Canada schlubs came through</b> <b>after all</b> after losing our luggage for days on end during our cruise to the bottom of the world over New Years. Of course, it's gonna be a while until<b> the CHEQUE </b>actually arrives. <b>"ABOOT" 3 to 4 weeks probably, eh??</b> Thanks, hosers. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1cHMOnJ5ZHt33Zuptj3CFVNUh0xl3k7-gZwgmIcXqIU-aZBpIqgaKvhPvjasR8nAoMruF_Cd_pFMOXUvaLbQRcV7OUsNgyuFXybAO7nP54Ycq5780fbE9K5aqOMb4nPqxYSx_yu7gu3gXCWSn7-tNsAEsXXTLdbyKgQ9iQq8eayy3tyjX0pNSYQI/s1280/the%20convenant%20film%20poster%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="895" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1cHMOnJ5ZHt33Zuptj3CFVNUh0xl3k7-gZwgmIcXqIU-aZBpIqgaKvhPvjasR8nAoMruF_Cd_pFMOXUvaLbQRcV7OUsNgyuFXybAO7nP54Ycq5780fbE9K5aqOMb4nPqxYSx_yu7gu3gXCWSn7-tNsAEsXXTLdbyKgQ9iQq8eayy3tyjX0pNSYQI/w448-h640/the%20convenant%20film%20poster%20.jpg" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, April 25 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">For some (hunky) reason Ashlee wanted to see the new (hunky) war drama film,</span><b style="text-align: left;"> <i>The Covenant</i>, </b><span style="text-align: left;">starring (hunky) Jake Gyllenhaal. So, we headed over to <b>The Roxy Theaters (recliners!) for discount ($6!) night</b> to check it out with our friends, Lisa and Toney. The film was</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">excellent and enjoyed by all. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FmQHZX70ocxJjbYwe93L3I8huOVGW7ITmUvCQtTD4FmEY1UWR_t2cnjhaizmvzYWTNj4TpEkaTqDWdFjfoeihSsN-G8ou5THwS-N4M6dGQc_exLCRvFoZHezT7zKFWYfFHp41IJBhI5tFykwMs0Nm-c0ilfFBniy4YNe0AzI2mHIbn1MGI8xWLyR/s2016/patio%20heater%20fixed%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FmQHZX70ocxJjbYwe93L3I8huOVGW7ITmUvCQtTD4FmEY1UWR_t2cnjhaizmvzYWTNj4TpEkaTqDWdFjfoeihSsN-G8ou5THwS-N4M6dGQc_exLCRvFoZHezT7zKFWYfFHp41IJBhI5tFykwMs0Nm-c0ilfFBniy4YNe0AzI2mHIbn1MGI8xWLyR/w480-h640/patio%20heater%20fixed%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Wednesday, April 26 -</b> I patted myself on the back pretty hard tonight <b>after watching a YouTube video of how to simply fix our patio heater that hasn't worked in a while</b>, <b>but I stayed warm doing it as we enjoyed a little nighttime ambiance with it this evening. </b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYswTrQbddW41_PAF9AvJ0EQEITXX-CQ_Gq9tXluyDsOyYlcN4w2Ndo6NnmK843xEJQBWQKNSESQ5q9roL_2fX7QS9szEjTNnU1jjKmhUkYIx_2TvRai2-Qzrclq-Ty92l4i6PpXyf_d6dBmwz4tOlvJkOOFjc61F0DgjwQHMceXzmms4QVUz3YFjI/s700/Wait%20wait%20don't%20tell%20me.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYswTrQbddW41_PAF9AvJ0EQEITXX-CQ_Gq9tXluyDsOyYlcN4w2Ndo6NnmK843xEJQBWQKNSESQ5q9roL_2fX7QS9szEjTNnU1jjKmhUkYIx_2TvRai2-Qzrclq-Ty92l4i6PpXyf_d6dBmwz4tOlvJkOOFjc61F0DgjwQHMceXzmms4QVUz3YFjI/w400-h400/Wait%20wait%20don't%20tell%20me.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, April 27 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We went to<b> a live taping of the popular NPR comedy quiz show "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" at TPAC in Nashville</b> tonight as a belated birthday present for me. Sorry you married a nerd, honey. We were a little gun-shy going back downtown after our last fiasco a couple weekends ago, but it went very smooth, and the show was a lot of fun. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWgceW9PAo5yILKUcxYzAaKvQ8NglmaHroWioeiD4t9oogBvckdeeA22rNcB1eJn4Rw5V2BtwhdcxikECh4RcotHcCpKPvEJOS4ddhfcILIXV3YyUkLq1i6FyWwIn1g5udq6wHMARBpVpYg5pYvIREyFzAEQNIH0CN_b2D_LXHf_axQt6pQ_wCs47/s1280/ella%20prom%20from%20paige%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWgceW9PAo5yILKUcxYzAaKvQ8NglmaHroWioeiD4t9oogBvckdeeA22rNcB1eJn4Rw5V2BtwhdcxikECh4RcotHcCpKPvEJOS4ddhfcILIXV3YyUkLq1i6FyWwIn1g5udq6wHMARBpVpYg5pYvIREyFzAEQNIH0CN_b2D_LXHf_axQt6pQ_wCs47/w484-h640/ella%20prom%20from%20paige%20.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, April 28 - We headed down to Chattanooga tonight to cheer on our niece, Ella, as she went to her first junior prom.</b><span style="text-align: left;"> She was stunning in her shimmering dress. Nice shot, Paige! Thanks for the borrow. Afterwards, we had dinner at the always fabulous (and always affordable) <b>Tony's Pasta </b>in the Arts District as well as some yummy desserts next door at <b>Rembrandt's. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48kDBbPxo5YnECpHBYCjdElFVju1dtrLTVQm6Y9Q3pdEO9mBa6V_YpFd-kyzqx0XkAaNnJUe0t_KazdmzSNmYhSYlChBPwv9PmW3OU7qb0k-vX05Et0MZ3tQbN4mrvMoBWJzvbCPGxe74X0ovpPjdgSYTu9uEjdi_WGr-L42MhUV2A4QC1P2kg91D/s1280/lula%20lake%20banner%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="1280" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48kDBbPxo5YnECpHBYCjdElFVju1dtrLTVQm6Y9Q3pdEO9mBa6V_YpFd-kyzqx0XkAaNnJUe0t_KazdmzSNmYhSYlChBPwv9PmW3OU7qb0k-vX05Et0MZ3tQbN4mrvMoBWJzvbCPGxe74X0ovpPjdgSYTu9uEjdi_WGr-L42MhUV2A4QC1P2kg91D/w640-h630/lula%20lake%20banner%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, April 29 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We attended an </span><b style="text-align: left;">Open Gate Day at Lula Lake and Falls up on Lookout Mountain</b><span style="text-align: left;"> today. The last time we were here (27+ years ago) Ashlee dropped me off on the side of the road, and I snuck on the property illegally to get a picture of the falls. Man, were we young and dumb back then! Nowadays, the area is under a land trust and open to the public on designated days. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">It's still a 2-mile hike to the falls from the parking area, so Ashlee opted out since we had Sunny with us, and she's not known for her endurance. <b>Sunny did a good mile in and back, </b>and then she and Ashlee went to lunch with some friends, and I doubled back to see and photograph the falls and <b>she picked me up a couple hours later. Deja vu for sure!</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-s3PT9RZ6rRrqQisR8xxiBsvLzFhjOxJuHS9aouPUBPBHw8YxSwDXSt1Zxx41Mg8zHSMvyFUuG2vH-Ws5ggtjLOUHJ71lD1OnbrSlKflZjl7RdB9JTn1tSWPkYv3DScA4MIcGjAHk8ziIv3i1r5T_Bw-q-d35IFGADoKrIJ7WyTewyposcG4AZCq/s1310/sunny%20at%20play%20wash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="1043" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-s3PT9RZ6rRrqQisR8xxiBsvLzFhjOxJuHS9aouPUBPBHw8YxSwDXSt1Zxx41Mg8zHSMvyFUuG2vH-Ws5ggtjLOUHJ71lD1OnbrSlKflZjl7RdB9JTn1tSWPkYv3DScA4MIcGjAHk8ziIv3i1r5T_Bw-q-d35IFGADoKrIJ7WyTewyposcG4AZCq/w510-h640/sunny%20at%20play%20wash.jpg" width="510" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b> </b><br />Our next stop was</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Play. Wash. Pint. - a secured dog park in the hip new South Main Street area of Chattanooga </b><span style="text-align: left;">where vaccinated, well-behaved dogs can romp and play all day for $10 and the "hoo-mins" can have decently priced craft beer! What a great idea! Hello, Nashville, are you listening?? Sunny had a ball (and a bath)! </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-20699408390727771872023-02-28T20:12:00.002-06:002023-02-28T20:38:16.880-06:00Well, let's see, it's suddenly 2023! <p><i><b> </b></i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR2sdqWymEMydVxNEYoxtnoWhG92tCNwQaX1IOrYE9Z_QnaoeeJAEG55ruW68FTn8VtROSnzHx7o3-cinRyV1yeos2ku3myrO5Xg-_bSRN8-VVkfM5EBdvubdGZN3hUzXQa9prZVGNNehUFPYkjj_oS2_Qd_8VRao-mJHswPVHjnP5Tt_jvZXiZcl/s1741/BFFFL%20champ%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR2sdqWymEMydVxNEYoxtnoWhG92tCNwQaX1IOrYE9Z_QnaoeeJAEG55ruW68FTn8VtROSnzHx7o3-cinRyV1yeos2ku3myrO5Xg-_bSRN8-VVkfM5EBdvubdGZN3hUzXQa9prZVGNNehUFPYkjj_oS2_Qd_8VRao-mJHswPVHjnP5Tt_jvZXiZcl/w430-h640/BFFFL%20champ%20.jpg" width="430" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Well, it only took me 22 years, but I finally won the Burgess Falls Fantasy Football League</b> that we have played in together and I have been commissioner of all this time! Ashlee has won it a couple of times, and I have made the finals a couple times, but never won it all. This year didn't look likely either as <b>I limped in as the eighth and final seed with a losing record and proceeded to win three games in a row as an underdog in each one. </b> <b>Ashlee actually had the most accumulated points of all 12 teams over the season, but fell in the playoffs</b> (not to me, thank God! lol!). On to year 24!!! </td></tr></tbody></table><i><b><br /></b></i><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATAnEFUMRYTrVR1RL2Qem2p6bb9rJiNtnqI7ZwA0DRQ-NKZ2UUKDMVjmV_LbYP5qJdtYDnJGD2GoeOwGYIuUQnDWerVQHDwpV9dwJJhdTk4p4yNb9uOMESrAEdP1fpl1-mCfifeNJyh0Z5FEQq_538tTQ2xDvluE0XIA-yWQS5WZiT-wIKQ5tHzFq/s1547/flat%20tire%20diner%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="1511" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATAnEFUMRYTrVR1RL2Qem2p6bb9rJiNtnqI7ZwA0DRQ-NKZ2UUKDMVjmV_LbYP5qJdtYDnJGD2GoeOwGYIuUQnDWerVQHDwpV9dwJJhdTk4p4yNb9uOMESrAEdP1fpl1-mCfifeNJyh0Z5FEQq_538tTQ2xDvluE0XIA-yWQS5WZiT-wIKQ5tHzFq/w626-h640/flat%20tire%20diner%20.jpg" width="626" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, January 9</b> - We dropped off Sunny at doggy daycare today in Mt. Juliet and picked up our friend, Bethany, and headed over to the<b> Flat Tire Diner in Hermitage/Old Hickory</b> to check out their tasty-looking breakfast menu. Using<b> pastrami in their hash (photo above) and their eggs-Benedict</b> had us the most curious. It was legit!! As were the <b>house-made cinnamon buns with cream cheese icing!</b> Wow! This won't be our only visit here, I am sure!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLWdh1ZSPXAS7M_K4ySMYHjfYg39Y9ICELzrcbBfeGAsCF30hzLREwnIU3i-CI1fEgQphFVCqh5U0l0vDhQ4KgVGQx0_Hn2AUfCqqSKfNOuTAkck3TUQTSJ296aCoNMuKt8a6_ryQa_JgCogVO2GJePyRjRYs6vb4CqUriA3HDHx7f3MbwmKQK5wU/s1460/2022%20COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1460" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLWdh1ZSPXAS7M_K4ySMYHjfYg39Y9ICELzrcbBfeGAsCF30hzLREwnIU3i-CI1fEgQphFVCqh5U0l0vDhQ4KgVGQx0_Hn2AUfCqqSKfNOuTAkck3TUQTSJ296aCoNMuKt8a6_ryQa_JgCogVO2GJePyRjRYs6vb4CqUriA3HDHx7f3MbwmKQK5wU/w640-h258/2022%20COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, January 10 - The 2022 Collage is up on the wall!!</b> That's <b># 24 in the collection representing 32 years together! </b> It was another fun year, and I thought the collage came together pretty nicely. The addition of <b>cool stickers from RedBubble.com the last few years</b> has really made these things pop! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityvF1v0o4_Z-eII0bjVaiLtjE7iZWgwTs_IalQHtF3FprTDSKn53a_mkjZFY80jrWb8o0kfj-276zA4QuCUJxzX17dRUOrE5fND4RR0WKbselqYCp3_dHRwfBHv60c2dNo_rME83d1D6s61anmSULEFS0Y4luidTDk6VyhzR2kiSX9j-9rvdrx2Xv/s1280/hail%20of%20a%20pool%20party%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="1280" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityvF1v0o4_Z-eII0bjVaiLtjE7iZWgwTs_IalQHtF3FprTDSKn53a_mkjZFY80jrWb8o0kfj-276zA4QuCUJxzX17dRUOrE5fND4RR0WKbselqYCp3_dHRwfBHv60c2dNo_rME83d1D6s61anmSULEFS0Y4luidTDk6VyhzR2kiSX9j-9rvdrx2Xv/w640-h622/hail%20of%20a%20pool%20party%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>January 12</b> - Well, we had one HAIL of a pool party today. <b>A hailstorm in January?</b> Tennessee weather...she can be a weird one! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD5h3UVbvsVTGet1HZcpx_RhCqYQ3h2phw1X_eVXXay0qQ35GjVj9OwiubHHlnTfHi1c4X1HWEENfKXow4RG-Wl5JKJCzC0_iO-UJiQvIpCgVyJGy88sh9VGRx52QCeCwjWlbFfuT8lAbbLNiPiaxrBaDU6etLZKAp67fpYnnSTYafPJY1uUdFf-D/s1066/cedar%20glade%20brews%20with%20sunny%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1066" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD5h3UVbvsVTGet1HZcpx_RhCqYQ3h2phw1X_eVXXay0qQ35GjVj9OwiubHHlnTfHi1c4X1HWEENfKXow4RG-Wl5JKJCzC0_iO-UJiQvIpCgVyJGy88sh9VGRx52QCeCwjWlbFfuT8lAbbLNiPiaxrBaDU6etLZKAp67fpYnnSTYafPJY1uUdFf-D/w640-h476/cedar%20glade%20brews%20with%20sunny%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, January 15</b><span style="text-align: left;"> -</span><span style="text-align: left;"> We headed down to </span><b style="text-align: left;">Cedar Glade Brews</b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;">in Murfreesboro</b><span style="text-align: left;"> today with Sunny since it's <b>one of the few breweries in the area that allow dogs inside</b> (no kitchen) and we needed that (cuz, baby, it's cold outside). Our friends, Bethany and Emily, joined us as well and we <b>enjoyed a few pints as well as some darn good wings and bbq from the Single Tree BBQ</b> food truck outside. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiM7nfB3uL9oeCUdaf-1VUcmEBLTnQEDP60SkQqFjtYEUKnYZxACA9Ec6Gh3lR4GCwmC_6wp3pkXYb80lZgD9HG7UAYi8wvnITnjU4JZZsIwwtJf3aK5cZNtMyswEmprM7DD3UbQ49pASd3RmnkHkAGcLdaXW0LvFUyHajF45zWSG0acUWsMs24iD/s1151/otto.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="1151" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiM7nfB3uL9oeCUdaf-1VUcmEBLTnQEDP60SkQqFjtYEUKnYZxACA9Ec6Gh3lR4GCwmC_6wp3pkXYb80lZgD9HG7UAYi8wvnITnjU4JZZsIwwtJf3aK5cZNtMyswEmprM7DD3UbQ49pASd3RmnkHkAGcLdaXW0LvFUyHajF45zWSG0acUWsMs24iD/w640-h288/otto.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Tuesday, January 17 - It was $6 movie night at The Roxy Theaters (recliners!) here in Lebanon and we went to the see the new Tom Hanks film, </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">A Man Named Otto</i> with our friends, Lisa and Toney. The movie was excellent and definitely a tear-jerker. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1S2E9R4qwcDigVekiQXyjlRzZ1yYEJINZgT3x9atTZy2f0sW3ebLAcosv5Pl7DPQwZHC_AQva0-duUwh9HwsAU_9lMrKtfHCHC3aaU8N_2s_FDPxqu2uPgYZzGp0s0HN0Ul2Ff_Bw5Du4KDzb1bk3DyqOmyMWqzz5S3RHZB_LR5Z8ajAwLLmo_xA/s2016/bucees%20road%20trip.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1S2E9R4qwcDigVekiQXyjlRzZ1yYEJINZgT3x9atTZy2f0sW3ebLAcosv5Pl7DPQwZHC_AQva0-duUwh9HwsAU_9lMrKtfHCHC3aaU8N_2s_FDPxqu2uPgYZzGp0s0HN0Ul2Ff_Bw5Du4KDzb1bk3DyqOmyMWqzz5S3RHZB_LR5Z8ajAwLLmo_xA/w480-h640/bucees%20road%20trip.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, January 21</b> - We had a <b>fun little impromptu road trip eastward today to Crossville to visit our nearest Buc-ee's (yes, it's worth the drive!).</b> Ashlee got some new T-shirts. <b>I got a new hat that happened to look pretty good on Sunny too!</b> We had some of their awesome sandwiches for a late lunch as well. We <b>stopped in Cookeville</b> on the way back and had a beer at <b>Hix Farm Brewery</b> and <b>picked up a 12-pack of donuts across the street at Ralph's</b> as well. Good, good trip!! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB4P7lv87-IyfHIaCTZ_ujC9fWzFawsy5Ngz9oDsVd3Gareyrx-5ut3OR1ith9GwvLn6nEqMGSojPrYti4p4_OzjAe8pwdfzWWBO_cNzglW-dW9iwYJsp3KEQ8LMRJY8yFWzuHjbkAa96nItY1JbU1gwfsguiyZJUAwvY7tSOLF7mZg3m-VcqkUuP/s1002/the%20whale%20movie%203%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB4P7lv87-IyfHIaCTZ_ujC9fWzFawsy5Ngz9oDsVd3Gareyrx-5ut3OR1ith9GwvLn6nEqMGSojPrYti4p4_OzjAe8pwdfzWWBO_cNzglW-dW9iwYJsp3KEQ8LMRJY8yFWzuHjbkAa96nItY1JbU1gwfsguiyZJUAwvY7tSOLF7mZg3m-VcqkUuP/w454-h640/the%20whale%20movie%203%20.jpg" width="454" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Sunday, January 22</b> - We went to see an afternoon matinee of the new Oscar-buzz film, <b><i>The Whale</i></b>, at our<b> local Roxy Theaters (recliners!)</b> today. We applaud our little independent theater for bringing such an important, arthouse-style of film here to Lebanon. The film itself was hard to watch, but so well done and definitely deserves the Oscar hype for Brendan Fraser in the lead role.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHQqRH5SC9KhNUvM5SestfOAk_UKW9_eW2PW_zlJJupnqm4Sca9RzJML9Q-muaOwlaNvPAUCG2iltFydCtLnMWunfOJuvmXvTM652ICKOK5rJrrSqsgfq0AIBB1DuRHHPf0iWOMOABhuL0PVjuXzUw_Z3F6SQh0BbHvQV1oHPLtVLQnrevhHd4kMB/s1859/puss%20in%20boots.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHQqRH5SC9KhNUvM5SestfOAk_UKW9_eW2PW_zlJJupnqm4Sca9RzJML9Q-muaOwlaNvPAUCG2iltFydCtLnMWunfOJuvmXvTM652ICKOK5rJrrSqsgfq0AIBB1DuRHHPf0iWOMOABhuL0PVjuXzUw_Z3F6SQh0BbHvQV1oHPLtVLQnrevhHd4kMB/w402-h640/puss%20in%20boots.jpg" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, January 23 </b><b style="text-align: left;">- </b><span style="text-align: left;">It was</span><b style="text-align: left;"> $6 movie night again at The Roxy Theaters (recliners!) here in Lebanon, </b><span style="text-align: left;">so we decided to check out the newish animated movie,</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><b style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;">Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. </b><span style="text-align: left;">While we are not the biggest fans of the <i>Shrek</i> series, this spinoff is getting good reviews and <b>focuses on</b> <b>one of our favorite topics: cats!! (And as of today, it's an Oscar-nominated film as well.) </b>The movie was fun and creative. I could definitely see it winning the statue. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uFLzeSQqcODvsB32J8sYekr0CaiCNo-GktwgI6Mvmqg3gpb9jx33RFwkPherdGEunBoTarkrj0jGHBc7rYatoAg8yFLivqppJAFuXDvPzVgGCD45_nDCwH5dTxTXKCjN_2Dgayf7ZCEZW3XQb8k_cV-HrW8TKav55zErSRpcC0ManaA-4HhiUiqx/s1280/tenn%20lakes%20dinner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="1280" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uFLzeSQqcODvsB32J8sYekr0CaiCNo-GktwgI6Mvmqg3gpb9jx33RFwkPherdGEunBoTarkrj0jGHBc7rYatoAg8yFLivqppJAFuXDvPzVgGCD45_nDCwH5dTxTXKCjN_2Dgayf7ZCEZW3XQb8k_cV-HrW8TKav55zErSRpcC0ManaA-4HhiUiqx/w640-h282/tenn%20lakes%20dinner.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Thursday, February 2 - </b>We had dinner tonight at<b> Lebanon's second (yes, second!) craft brewery</b> that has sprung up in the last year. <b>Tenn Lakes Brewing</b> is over in the old Woolen Mill Complex where our beloved Lady Godiva English pub was at one time. <b>They've teamed up with Prince Street Pizza</b> from Gallatin, which was smart, because their food is fantastic! Good luck to these guys in a space that's cool, but never seems to garner much longevity for whomever is occupying it. Hopefully, good craft beer and tasty pies might finally do the trick! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHn6OXhCNgzv0EoWBIZrXrp3K3ZN66rMe2dWgf4uAbQRI4W6JCv_uQvDylIUQ7zZdlWd-HSvskQAvy-lUJLS3zPILVD7mSNAyJVQtz7W7YnSR65tO0FtPPIxBmQoRGCnPloq6kwqzZVTv7G0SI6SZoJVF0CRxe7guTV_hKaDvTFRprA-D01C_F6eLs/s1280/80%20for%20brady%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="868" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHn6OXhCNgzv0EoWBIZrXrp3K3ZN66rMe2dWgf4uAbQRI4W6JCv_uQvDylIUQ7zZdlWd-HSvskQAvy-lUJLS3zPILVD7mSNAyJVQtz7W7YnSR65tO0FtPPIxBmQoRGCnPloq6kwqzZVTv7G0SI6SZoJVF0CRxe7guTV_hKaDvTFRprA-D01C_F6eLs/w434-h640/80%20for%20brady%20.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, February 3</b> - We loaded up and headed over to our local <b>Roxy Theaters (recliners!)</b> tonight to meet our friend, Lisa, and her mom, to catch<b> an opening weekend showing</b> of the new comedy,<b><i> 80 for Brady</i></b>. What a great cast! Including Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda (how does she still look that good?), the hilarious duo from the great show " Grace and Frankie." And, hey, Rita Moreno and Sally Field are no slouches either! The movie was cute and funny. We really enjoyed it. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRdlt-FD0z-XUtt0gYyrhy9RY4LIq7C4d09fGphuzmEJEPyBWgXuR4ybnXn9HA2FIET3MWCFt_T-s2nAQni5x-DuEUe-eFDQAmJ7HtgzeS1piXcoencNADLlKuZupt0ru_mbT1iDNzGgy-xey0nKg_xNotQyQDbm_sB3e1Rdu_S0NX3KpeQvoRWtV/s1389/condado%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1084" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRdlt-FD0z-XUtt0gYyrhy9RY4LIq7C4d09fGphuzmEJEPyBWgXuR4ybnXn9HA2FIET3MWCFt_T-s2nAQni5x-DuEUe-eFDQAmJ7HtgzeS1piXcoencNADLlKuZupt0ru_mbT1iDNzGgy-xey0nKg_xNotQyQDbm_sB3e1Rdu_S0NX3KpeQvoRWtV/w500-h640/condado%20.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, February 5 - </b>We had a (<b>Sunny)day, Fun Day</b> today. After picking up our friend, Bethany, in Mt. Juliet, we headed over to the trendy <b>Capitol View area of downtown Nashville (free parking!) </b>where we ate some awesome tacos et al at <b>Condado</b>, a new-to-us restaurant that has a dog-friendly patio that we were able to use with Sunny. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxGcmR_1_mQhip5ZzBGvEnuNIZcDYTq2frcoihKM6C-mNr0JJeaiJGsas2JE8jk9gDhob4aUPvnWlGyHXCxRggPQHQM57buY3waniJGxCwdw_DW82FINq_s8tZRxsE2WXNoKaar8OZTuPZ3anUIZLNmCiwv3bm0EbzhiEZS_IN_dI_-80nXSMRYfN/s2016/tailgate%20brewing%20e%20nashville.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxGcmR_1_mQhip5ZzBGvEnuNIZcDYTq2frcoihKM6C-mNr0JJeaiJGsas2JE8jk9gDhob4aUPvnWlGyHXCxRggPQHQM57buY3waniJGxCwdw_DW82FINq_s8tZRxsE2WXNoKaar8OZTuPZ3anUIZLNmCiwv3bm0EbzhiEZS_IN_dI_-80nXSMRYfN/w640-h480/tailgate%20brewing%20e%20nashville.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our next stop was the newest <b>Tailgate Brewing location over in East Nashville. </b> This was our first visit to this location. They had a nice, covered patio for us to hang out in with Sunny. Our friends, Wendy and Charly, met us as well and brought their young bulldog, Barkley. We enjoyed some craft brews, conversation and the warm sun coming through onto the patio. <br /><br /><b>Back in Mt. Juliet</b>, we ended the day with <b>a quick visit to PetsMart and some tasty Haagen Dazs Ice Cream cones! <br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ihrGxvnB5m5VCJwdMuBWw5eodMScGPwoRf-Cs4c1lWI4ci9mul4SUymq7gH1beZsgVVEk28K7vfF0OeHJCq9U7SO2SdWArWmoxchlYVVcqdevkNF5ER1ybY2Z8J-e8wsMxQUCVyfrq-TZQ6YBDPk8DtY1wRSeAgHudSZH9bVt_pHmSe6GTgv9zlC/s2016/kegs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ihrGxvnB5m5VCJwdMuBWw5eodMScGPwoRf-Cs4c1lWI4ci9mul4SUymq7gH1beZsgVVEk28K7vfF0OeHJCq9U7SO2SdWArWmoxchlYVVcqdevkNF5ER1ybY2Z8J-e8wsMxQUCVyfrq-TZQ6YBDPk8DtY1wRSeAgHudSZH9bVt_pHmSe6GTgv9zlC/w640-h480/kegs.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, February 6 </b>- We hit <b>another brewery tonight</b> in an<b> impromptu dinner and drinks with our friends, Curtis and Kate, at our new Cedar City Brewing Company on The Lebanon Square. </b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4H4egKE6MH0LL2jw_ZDmvz6wZFm-ucWdIEU9PFJPAp38Rvw720vPAXP37pgkxBZbAaM93h0nXwkHndtnBFIQEhvS9YF_Da6UUM9dNLabQtgV1hpPBOCp3ik7gz2dvxy-MUXDvoRPverIcSk1EmEgXsBEWe8HJ8_D7GNQiWCnbTRsg03QrP_oihC9/s842/golden%20steer%20taste%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="842" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4H4egKE6MH0LL2jw_ZDmvz6wZFm-ucWdIEU9PFJPAp38Rvw720vPAXP37pgkxBZbAaM93h0nXwkHndtnBFIQEhvS9YF_Da6UUM9dNLabQtgV1hpPBOCp3ik7gz2dvxy-MUXDvoRPverIcSk1EmEgXsBEWe8HJ8_D7GNQiWCnbTRsg03QrP_oihC9/w640-h572/golden%20steer%20taste%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, February 7 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Tonight, we</span><b style="text-align: left;"> feasted on a couple of awesome Christmas gift steaks ordered from The Golden Steer Restaurant in Vega</b><span style="text-align: left;">s where we had a fabulous dinner a few years ago before seeing Barry Manilow. Thanks for the great present, baby!! They were delicious and so easy to prepare! Now we know who to really cook steaks!! <br />We also had<b> a nice bottle of Argentinian red wine </b>with our meal to remind us of our recent big trip down south. It was <b>a 2020 malbec from Espuela del Gaucho Vineyards</b> in the Mendoza Region. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJnYHnnKDk45PztUvID-jovDQBIiv9zGVMMegMPQWYQjZRR8esvA-90RKwXcdJ1MDO-7lvc0wXGW_E5ySeTwt_VUH5t0ARWhQO-lF_7kJSPz4Zo4wih8EJvjU_jxDT2e14AIyQ8g4Gp-V6uFIUuMuVG2aiy32AfAoVgHutxDnqYKdrLXZVY6MZilL/s2016/vday%20roses.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJnYHnnKDk45PztUvID-jovDQBIiv9zGVMMegMPQWYQjZRR8esvA-90RKwXcdJ1MDO-7lvc0wXGW_E5ySeTwt_VUH5t0ARWhQO-lF_7kJSPz4Zo4wih8EJvjU_jxDT2e14AIyQ8g4Gp-V6uFIUuMuVG2aiy32AfAoVgHutxDnqYKdrLXZVY6MZilL/w480-h640/vday%20roses.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, February 14 - Happy Valentine's Day!!! </b><span style="text-align: left;"> I picked up some <b>pretty roses</b> from the good ol' Publix for Ashlee, and she got me some <b>heart-shaped Dunkin Donuts</b> as well as a box of <b>heart-shaped Hostess Ding-Dongs</b> (the way to my heart for sure!) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL_H0rDwvEM3NOu9VLvIlPYwRdZPRo348_MKXheV3-FmV2uZ0qNZupaz8XZh5x9DlrcNfhv-szBb-sGgJelRv_gQFuUMsVS810ezwseEU0kN1dCi-gaTkYvVMHvq7DAxKGfdVIEExCTNAivrUEOXOA8_a9bv3tDhCuO9WO8bPj_Yo-hIBcZQOo8cY/s794/fitz%20feb%2014.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="794" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL_H0rDwvEM3NOu9VLvIlPYwRdZPRo348_MKXheV3-FmV2uZ0qNZupaz8XZh5x9DlrcNfhv-szBb-sGgJelRv_gQFuUMsVS810ezwseEU0kN1dCi-gaTkYvVMHvq7DAxKGfdVIEExCTNAivrUEOXOA8_a9bv3tDhCuO9WO8bPj_Yo-hIBcZQOo8cY/w640-h484/fitz%20feb%2014.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had <b>club Level tickets to see </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Fitz and the Tantrums at The Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville</b> tonight along with <b>opener, Sammy Rash. </b> He didn't do a lot for us, but I wanted to make a note of it on here in case he's playing stadiums next year at this time. Beforehand, we had an excellent <b>Valentine's Day</b></span><b> d</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>inner at Jane's Hideaway in East Nashville. </b> We left the Fitz show a little early since we've seen them several times, the place was packed again with annoying people (probably our last show here, it's just not our favorite), and it was still a "school night." </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsk64J5Uw3UHaaeuyCESZugeQ0uVx7MzC8_V89SYbClIn3KVLds6OyyDLf97ulM3KD7MqyjA6Sy85VpdnbQRosW1mx4YQcIhVk2BV8eqWh2bvYKXaJIwjhZL4i49VZR7q5f2IbNkdwsBVuMPVxerg9DUf-jbWWeI9eKoIQPWrmZ8kr4YZJCi8X_UG/s1280/tabby%20and%20daffy%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1081" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsk64J5Uw3UHaaeuyCESZugeQ0uVx7MzC8_V89SYbClIn3KVLds6OyyDLf97ulM3KD7MqyjA6Sy85VpdnbQRosW1mx4YQcIhVk2BV8eqWh2bvYKXaJIwjhZL4i49VZR7q5f2IbNkdwsBVuMPVxerg9DUf-jbWWeI9eKoIQPWrmZ8kr4YZJCi8X_UG/w540-h640/tabby%20and%20daffy%20.jpg" width="540" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Plus, we had to get home to this little valentine sweet tarts!! Tabitha and Daphne (<b>Taffy and Daffy</b> for short) are our <b>newest foster babies</b>, and they couldn't be sweeter! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAx-E4zYPdWin7XOeWXgLsRgYjSOy2_QGHwCnYRuQuY3FNVLtoKWMKE5bj4ibVHyKvKHkS08sVZhQKjfEVKsLcF01qyYdGG_nQvM7SyNeKXpokb7pFTsIQlsKHy-5ZC_bFkwnfju-nGRuxSkvDD-nRJ5JQJ-6kUS0fbmmzAzPTX43tgzpSB7btm0cM/s1634/fancy%20pants%20grooming%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="1330" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAx-E4zYPdWin7XOeWXgLsRgYjSOy2_QGHwCnYRuQuY3FNVLtoKWMKE5bj4ibVHyKvKHkS08sVZhQKjfEVKsLcF01qyYdGG_nQvM7SyNeKXpokb7pFTsIQlsKHy-5ZC_bFkwnfju-nGRuxSkvDD-nRJ5JQJ-6kUS0fbmmzAzPTX43tgzpSB7btm0cM/w520-h640/fancy%20pants%20grooming%20.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, February 18</b> - We took our old boy, <b>Zippy, out of Wilson County for the first time </b>today and <b>over to Green Hills for a fancy trim and groom. </b> His winter coat is at full shag, and we figure he might need a little help as he gets older. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RWZ3BsLP0WP4foCA8hlLu5a6s5Doz6FlsNMWs4fTkOmD4uyGOX7IbVo8N8JNCX1VyOzI9r9VX9rrLOy733wQytshTV93OSDEmqs_NGEqVtATWXIvndvqyZr5epsnc3v9S4FNPEteQNIpZPxMY3xOl5_m8ysODya-Ss0mA_0hB19qm674ndRer9vh/s1170/zippy%20left%20behind%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="1170" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RWZ3BsLP0WP4foCA8hlLu5a6s5Doz6FlsNMWs4fTkOmD4uyGOX7IbVo8N8JNCX1VyOzI9r9VX9rrLOy733wQytshTV93OSDEmqs_NGEqVtATWXIvndvqyZr5epsnc3v9S4FNPEteQNIpZPxMY3xOl5_m8ysODya-Ss0mA_0hB19qm674ndRer9vh/w400-h170/zippy%20left%20behind%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Yeah, he was, and we have no idea how it's going to turn out! And <b>HE DID GREAT! </b> What a trooper! He's just a good (crazy) boy. A little extra CBD in his breakfast this morning might have helped too! </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVML6Yac7EqHqyJetwmUU5HE1MnirmM_Y4TXNTBgNh_3Xf6fDY1sKqucdV04TBJqNqE41-6heyRfl500U7Y6YiJy5JPAf02_BuTrSZ8cfMAPUUvv6Srx7qlRwSIByxH5ccgzGefmrHPnzC83vRL7etOTYDu4IGcq9nAHB2kGDZHnTjFx4TAurCwNQk/s2016/ladybird%20tacos%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVML6Yac7EqHqyJetwmUU5HE1MnirmM_Y4TXNTBgNh_3Xf6fDY1sKqucdV04TBJqNqE41-6heyRfl500U7Y6YiJy5JPAf02_BuTrSZ8cfMAPUUvv6Srx7qlRwSIByxH5ccgzGefmrHPnzC83vRL7etOTYDu4IGcq9nAHB2kGDZHnTjFx4TAurCwNQk/w640-h480/ladybird%20tacos%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />While Zippy was getting his fancy grooming, we had a nice and tasty hipster breakfast in the happening 12 South area at<b> Ladybird Taco</b> where they bring "a little Texas to Tennessee." <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0CUEmoilaQFgluxeJjUb0SJHyfnV_aXpLWcThIbdg02eLoyrchN62ZGc0rSMLcsJPqs15CHi_IQyXDISID1uzULpvwf_IMb5hP5pYYVp6M2qCF7ea3nMg4Rq2yi0idN6GVYwdWAlftBWKfx0AQDhGHj8D5mID5Z-1O5mr6B_3HsB7uuZqv1fDti7/s1802/big%20trouble%20brewing%20glass%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="1358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0CUEmoilaQFgluxeJjUb0SJHyfnV_aXpLWcThIbdg02eLoyrchN62ZGc0rSMLcsJPqs15CHi_IQyXDISID1uzULpvwf_IMb5hP5pYYVp6M2qCF7ea3nMg4Rq2yi0idN6GVYwdWAlftBWKfx0AQDhGHj8D5mID5Z-1O5mr6B_3HsB7uuZqv1fDti7/w482-h640/big%20trouble%20brewing%20glass%20.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After dropping Zippy off back home quaffed and pampered, we <b>headed up to Gallatin</b> to check out yet another new and nearby craft brewing called <b>Big Trouble Brewing</b>. We both enjoyed one of their <b>Jean Claude - Belgian Strong Ales</b> (photo above). </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu12L_FPtAwxngEQFgCbDvJjHPrp8Vb2J9gl85WsNJeURiwnXW2bHxbD7A-PTuqc6958rg_oCIVZCkHl4VoDHZ9mEXuc8b5fitJ9Z8lddpeCMiLbWZ3LxnHVWlEMwFo_klSTF2Lg8EddYJ8bA2bYnn8-b6ZfRWPCXzz0YE2lYdioBI914YaZuNcb_P/s1347/double%20dogs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="1259" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu12L_FPtAwxngEQFgCbDvJjHPrp8Vb2J9gl85WsNJeURiwnXW2bHxbD7A-PTuqc6958rg_oCIVZCkHl4VoDHZ9mEXuc8b5fitJ9Z8lddpeCMiLbWZ3LxnHVWlEMwFo_klSTF2Lg8EddYJ8bA2bYnn8-b6ZfRWPCXzz0YE2lYdioBI914YaZuNcb_P/w598-h640/double%20dogs.jpg" width="598" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, February 20</b> - We celebrated the <b>President's Day holiday</b> (Ashlee was off. I wasn't) with a <b>late lunch in mild weather at a new dog-friendly patio back up in Gallatin at Double Dogs Sports Bar and Grill.</b> The food and atmosphere were great. We will definitely be back here sometime! Sunny enjoyed the car ride and the stray French fry now and then. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UsOYtsWugOMpUUHlpL9Ug8b0iOacK26IVc4MXKB1PNFW21sNsDY66HeJm7kHTwvipXI7kuvlhDLaJSObJaPbs5fqxIJCs8dRbmNcjZMOxWoLJ3qXhCB_VZUk2wsooS9TTQWL9H_QIZoWgvA6VwxsFiwpj10Zh4OGKpD66BhdU_WkKtH12TqyTiux/s1112/happy%20hour%20all%20day.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1112" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UsOYtsWugOMpUUHlpL9Ug8b0iOacK26IVc4MXKB1PNFW21sNsDY66HeJm7kHTwvipXI7kuvlhDLaJSObJaPbs5fqxIJCs8dRbmNcjZMOxWoLJ3qXhCB_VZUk2wsooS9TTQWL9H_QIZoWgvA6VwxsFiwpj10Zh4OGKpD66BhdU_WkKtH12TqyTiux/w640-h490/happy%20hour%20all%20day.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tuesday, February 21 </b>- You had us at buy one pizza, get one free!! It just so happens that <b>Sunny's new training class in Mt. Juliet is across the street from Jonathan's Grille</b>, so we had dinner beforehand tonight (and lunch tomorrow) thanks to this great deal. Sunny's class is for six weeks, so let's see how many of these we can hit! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJl8vLk6gIQrKIUjrZ2iqSIBo94zaSfekv9kzRsj2smll-HvLy2S7avv5MIGCK-q9eDf82KCR6pWVvy60lsxkVj-BI03ufXSTWSu3-7geNkdvZHuD_Ic4ltHOdjBZcbfPZPuYC0l5D-u0e0nvRVgi-7HLUS5G84aBIAGiIZEMF6IOpeCZQqLKh3Rr/s1401/bourbon%20dinner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="1119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJl8vLk6gIQrKIUjrZ2iqSIBo94zaSfekv9kzRsj2smll-HvLy2S7avv5MIGCK-q9eDf82KCR6pWVvy60lsxkVj-BI03ufXSTWSu3-7geNkdvZHuD_Ic4ltHOdjBZcbfPZPuYC0l5D-u0e0nvRVgi-7HLUS5G84aBIAGiIZEMF6IOpeCZQqLKh3Rr/w512-h640/bourbon%20dinner.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, February 23 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We had tickets tonight to the </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>SOLD-OUT Henley Restaurant and Cascade Hollow Distillery's "Gold Label Bourbon Dinner" at "The Rabbit Hole" in Nashville's West End.</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><b> </b> This<b> four-course dinner with accompanying George Dickel Bourbon cocktails </b>was very reasonably priced with some the proceeds going to The Giving Kitchen charity. The food and drinks were excellent! We will definitely consider coming back to the Henley for dinner again based on what we tasted here and the fact they validate parking which is valuable as well in the ever-growing Music City.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-87243474870371759992023-01-12T14:38:00.001-06:002023-01-12T14:38:45.270-06:00CRUISING through Christmas and New Year's <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisC7YA8afc9FQ8l0VgXLmZTUlWxzlaFpCqg8_SebX8F4J1WLui9pWcZxbarUORkn_LtNgg5E-SkA1yxzyOSA7YaDJ3VQe0iPA29V5LxMZwqFanKp3qCJTjOH3dRk5ZhJF_DJ7H_aPEzUnUU6mtrtBpATAFS7Ei2LV2x6fMPadV8Dww8KGcy8iqcbHW/s2016/2022%20christmas%20party%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisC7YA8afc9FQ8l0VgXLmZTUlWxzlaFpCqg8_SebX8F4J1WLui9pWcZxbarUORkn_LtNgg5E-SkA1yxzyOSA7YaDJ3VQe0iPA29V5LxMZwqFanKp3qCJTjOH3dRk5ZhJF_DJ7H_aPEzUnUU6mtrtBpATAFS7Ei2LV2x6fMPadV8Dww8KGcy8iqcbHW/w640-h480/2022%20christmas%20party%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Saturday, December 3</b> - We managed to squeeze in a <b>Christmas party tonight with a Christmas movie character theme. My "Cousin Eddie" ensemble</b> was hard to beat, and our hilarious<b> bathroom announcement</b> fit right in with it. It was a smaller crowd than usual with several of our friends out of town this weekend, but we had a great time, nonetheless, with some good food, libations, and a lot of Christmas cheer! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tX4LzuLKizWBg3F8bYprDdjTF8NsT4YTP_6sOJViNiRBgZxwS4VsNhI5gaFo0jBT5zmBJexsTyl8stdxepNZzUrKt8EpHatqVPEVeQs1yFQRfed-jwOTtC73eGXpmdYlSNWRDy7u3fx_xUZYdKSpm8tlmboKhvZSKrLxHUwaj1lb80vSRe1pnDIf/s1280/Christmas%20dudley%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1171" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tX4LzuLKizWBg3F8bYprDdjTF8NsT4YTP_6sOJViNiRBgZxwS4VsNhI5gaFo0jBT5zmBJexsTyl8stdxepNZzUrKt8EpHatqVPEVeQs1yFQRfed-jwOTtC73eGXpmdYlSNWRDy7u3fx_xUZYdKSpm8tlmboKhvZSKrLxHUwaj1lb80vSRe1pnDIf/w586-h640/Christmas%20dudley%20.jpg" width="586" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Christmas Dudley! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yoo4GQpVVZUFOIwyWUXRiRnme6F_tO_zBg8m_Fb9kOq3bhhtDkLoOKdM_s3pgmb2ISzxr1SBjlUFwcJzqmSUxeB-wvzf_N5RtOF8f6M6DnKVxHTZX42hDOoxLK_ohnxYZSVngcQtwXO99BJTlaJtccaYz5T5GePzfH9UfKsEYLx5K8wQttKHUgt5/s1280/christmas%20byron%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="624" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yoo4GQpVVZUFOIwyWUXRiRnme6F_tO_zBg8m_Fb9kOq3bhhtDkLoOKdM_s3pgmb2ISzxr1SBjlUFwcJzqmSUxeB-wvzf_N5RtOF8f6M6DnKVxHTZX42hDOoxLK_ohnxYZSVngcQtwXO99BJTlaJtccaYz5T5GePzfH9UfKsEYLx5K8wQttKHUgt5/w312-h640/christmas%20byron%20.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Christmas Byron!! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimn8vTx8Xc-m593Dl365-ssTH9F_wd_anXEUvHNm9g_guKqT61Qr2ncLv61NGee3cxGoaYMjTvPb1jQsDJhENCpoo-2w4wORGs9gmlTqOstLt1pq1kculLQj_7WHuaiemH1p1z1OyKj9354lUbu2odkkmmwIvYDzzWGttGtOB_6OurxTrqhxFzrnZa/s1280/pearl%20diver%20christmas%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimn8vTx8Xc-m593Dl365-ssTH9F_wd_anXEUvHNm9g_guKqT61Qr2ncLv61NGee3cxGoaYMjTvPb1jQsDJhENCpoo-2w4wORGs9gmlTqOstLt1pq1kculLQj_7WHuaiemH1p1z1OyKj9354lUbu2odkkmmwIvYDzzWGttGtOB_6OurxTrqhxFzrnZa/w450-h640/pearl%20diver%20christmas%202022.jpg" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Wednesday, December 7</b> - We headed out tonight with<b> the intention of doing some Christmas barhopping</b>, but the first one we went to downtown was packed with a long wait time to get in (and it's a Wednesday night?), so we opted for the next one where we at least had a reservation for dinner and drinks with our friends, Wendy and Charly, at <b>The Miracle on Gallatin Avenue at the Pearl Diver tiki bar in East Nashville.</b> The food and drinks were great as usual, and we even found a fairly close place to park! It was a Christmas miracle all right!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnimT44ZauP0pJncX7u9w5ZswDHYHC3NQ6eoWdC-gX0AC0cJWI3SPDdb-Oqfaqjm8QQokBRSrUJJx1mCFv79mi5gX5mq1xhr079P5-8jFx1VKrk0FGEnajZI_4AaBlMqnsfCPi9s2XdSX0P-MJ4AvWG0u6hsw_0QTlkzL_awWkg0QGVZcWi694UBoJ/s2016/cincy%20hotel%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnimT44ZauP0pJncX7u9w5ZswDHYHC3NQ6eoWdC-gX0AC0cJWI3SPDdb-Oqfaqjm8QQokBRSrUJJx1mCFv79mi5gX5mq1xhr079P5-8jFx1VKrk0FGEnajZI_4AaBlMqnsfCPi9s2XdSX0P-MJ4AvWG0u6hsw_0QTlkzL_awWkg0QGVZcWi694UBoJ/w480-h640/cincy%20hotel%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Saturday, December 10 - </b>We were <b>on the road to Cincinnati </b>today for <b>a wedding with Ashlee's cousin, LeeAnn, and her beau, Elijah.</b> After going years without a nuptial to attend, this is our 3rd one of the year, and they have all been destination (for us) weddings. LeeAnn's mom, Leslie, even paid for us<b> a sweet little room at the adorable and historic (circa 1920's) Mariemont Inn</b> in the also adorable German-settled and -influenced "village" of <b>Mariemont, Ohio, just outside Cincy. </b> It was all decked out for Christmas especially the awesome lobby (photo above). <br /><b>The wedding was just a few blocks away and was a lot of fun</b> (at least until the end when we had to help clean up - free room earned!) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l_uK-5oQbvIc6_oE7nwImOAIdSOqW9v0MSQnOkQEVDAYw5V1I5nvOuXs9P63NqR1Au_8s5g1DzIRcIvApaEOXl-wzDE83D4uopASRhFpRSwd3f-Y3mvii9QtLxBClgYLYuycINO9B4uFIiOibMbb_pfZoKHkc7pvCnXL8i416wX9aQopNStb_-8X/s1380/santas%20work%20shop%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1380" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l_uK-5oQbvIc6_oE7nwImOAIdSOqW9v0MSQnOkQEVDAYw5V1I5nvOuXs9P63NqR1Au_8s5g1DzIRcIvApaEOXl-wzDE83D4uopASRhFpRSwd3f-Y3mvii9QtLxBClgYLYuycINO9B4uFIiOibMbb_pfZoKHkc7pvCnXL8i416wX9aQopNStb_-8X/w640-h636/santas%20work%20shop%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Sunday, December 11</b> -<b> </b>We were on a short clock this weekend with our big South America trip coming up next weekend, so <b>we had to limit our time in Cincy to mostly driving there and back</b> (thanks to<b> Bono's audiobook, "Surrender" </b>again for the help in making the miles go by). We did have time to pop into <b>Santa's Workshop</b> across the street from the hotel before leaving. This <b>Christmas walk-thru maze of restored historic animatronic Shillito Department Store (circa 1980's) elves</b> working away in the North Pole was pretty cool. Above is a shot of the mail room where all those letters from Santa arrive. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELVW4i2cXsqxYYGEyKKdrJFO_KWlTQUWIfYViZcde024t2AF0O4JMpUKyQuNtxw-s0bR0681WRqnWnd6wR5_C5Pu5YDUFn7Zz2YnSdAIl-QXbYDRLDUF9QZc8KO4CN2Dr6QWoWXwijAUqW7cD_RKKbxQV-hCEcmrBcUU2Rj5TV6n6lcs6EE6RovKb/s1280/sunny%20the%20graduate%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1135" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELVW4i2cXsqxYYGEyKKdrJFO_KWlTQUWIfYViZcde024t2AF0O4JMpUKyQuNtxw-s0bR0681WRqnWnd6wR5_C5Pu5YDUFn7Zz2YnSdAIl-QXbYDRLDUF9QZc8KO4CN2Dr6QWoWXwijAUqW7cD_RKKbxQV-hCEcmrBcUU2Rj5TV6n6lcs6EE6RovKb/w568-h640/sunny%20the%20graduate%20.jpg" width="568" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Thursday, December 15</b> - <b>Congrats to Sunny on graduating from here first obedience class at Pet Smart</b> today! OK, she's best at just lying in the floor relaxing, but everybody has a skill! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4IK0avZQMrzqPsm-y9kMxGXSglHCXQwwTk4AZVLCYV0NEqGWFRJTLg1tfGCFRveKiwWPPIBrz5B8vAbme1vt0uZhL2i-n7RdOolvOpwQ2wCeO-exB57jrQNhf12OWpC8I3tkCDbGCE4WdKFuOS29BWfMNQWu9pSDO4qtXwoV2dfAR9C-hfznfIEB/s1168/dani's%20tiki%20bar%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="914" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4IK0avZQMrzqPsm-y9kMxGXSglHCXQwwTk4AZVLCYV0NEqGWFRJTLg1tfGCFRveKiwWPPIBrz5B8vAbme1vt0uZhL2i-n7RdOolvOpwQ2wCeO-exB57jrQNhf12OWpC8I3tkCDbGCE4WdKFuOS29BWfMNQWu9pSDO4qtXwoV2dfAR9C-hfznfIEB/w500-h640/dani's%20tiki%20bar%20.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Dani, our (differently-abled) foster (and maybe soon, forever) kitten</b> has decided to skip education and go straight into business by opening her own tiki bar!! Cheers, baby girl!! </td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOUTH AMERICA BOUND!!!</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07QxsPWmAr6kkRl_D0da0Or4_c1S-gAT35DRVGF6dt0D9YdwotV4M2LgZ9fVVwOPc8bpsMVzAHbcHwyz7tLUMlqadID4xLchMwT2tdOzo011tOTEsQUiuSt1CN0_xAkn8gbCEfi0ULLbyuG2ZfvCWP9IOE0QcGBtSVK-i_NyDyAyn0rQjWlYYGoK2/s2001/toronto%20skyline%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="1259" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07QxsPWmAr6kkRl_D0da0Or4_c1S-gAT35DRVGF6dt0D9YdwotV4M2LgZ9fVVwOPc8bpsMVzAHbcHwyz7tLUMlqadID4xLchMwT2tdOzo011tOTEsQUiuSt1CN0_xAkn8gbCEfi0ULLbyuG2ZfvCWP9IOE0QcGBtSVK-i_NyDyAyn0rQjWlYYGoK2/w402-h640/toronto%20skyline%20.jpg" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, December 18 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We were <b>heading to South America today for our longest trip ever that included a 12-day cruise around the bottom of the continent</b> and would technically check off four more countries for us to have visited. Our flight was a little odd right off the bat since<b> we had to go north first to go south</b> with<b> a connection in Toronto, Canada, via Air Canada, but we chose it to save money and keep our stops to just one. </b> They had already made a change from our originally-booked direct flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina, booked months ago to where we would board the cruise ship, by<b> adding an annoying and time-swallowing stop now in Sao Paolo, Brazil, (1),</b> so what else could go wrong? Well, we were about to find out...keep up with the numbers in parentheses to see the long list of absolute bullshit that we had to go through with this<b> joke of an airline. </b> This blog has always been meant to be positive in nature, but what follows is the absolute worst travel experience we've ever encountered and it must be documented. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuLW_iQwcdLTcQ6MIoieJRCPK2vhLi8-2mItbCIaaY2vjO6JY-zLYFLGLbU0QSYvqcNlJugNWyyaznjoAshjniIxZGNAFJFRJ6IuEVnI7BSsBFAFV5na1eMDwt3gd4lTXL54o_BSA7El8q9CenDHIgdERp6qFXpxw0NjrjyQoYDoIK1jxlgmT95se/s2016/lee%20kitchen%20toronto%20airport%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuLW_iQwcdLTcQ6MIoieJRCPK2vhLi8-2mItbCIaaY2vjO6JY-zLYFLGLbU0QSYvqcNlJugNWyyaznjoAshjniIxZGNAFJFRJ6IuEVnI7BSsBFAFV5na1eMDwt3gd4lTXL54o_BSA7El8q9CenDHIgdERp6qFXpxw0NjrjyQoYDoIK1jxlgmT95se/w300-h400/lee%20kitchen%20toronto%20airport%20.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />So, we knew we would have <b>a long layover in Toronto</b>, and we were fine with that since we chose this flight to start with. We planned on dropping our bags and heading out to meet our friend, Sharon, who lives here for dinner, but, oh no,<b> the flight delays start almost immediately (2). So many and so much that we were going to miss our connection in Sao Paolo (3) </b>that they added to begin with. <b>This is Air Canada's hub, yet we could find no one to help us with our connection issue (4). </b> We finally were told there was a customer service desk in the international terminal. It was there all right with<b> a long line of course and only two people working (5).</b> When we finally got to the dude behind the glass, he assured us we would be helped once we were in Sao Paolo, and that "international flights never get cancelled." <b> Two COMPLETE LIES (6).</b> So, we thought, OK, let's go see Sharon and relax and let this sort itself out. NOPE! The Air Canada information desk that was actually staffed was in the international terminal as I mentioned before, and <b>YOU CAN'T LEAVE THE INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL (7).</b> Sorry, Sharon. <b> So, the LOOOONG WAIT began throughout the night with delay after delay being announced (8).</b> <br /><br />We did have some decent food at least at <b>Lee Kitchen in the International Terminal </b>where we were trapped. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTy_rcJPaGgdmCN5amnQy8xaEhfST9vWMTaUJlE2FCTFMMuG1ysI8kUh3B8eZRfXQX4Fj_DvrngK4yZD49svfOv1PH6j4hLOg3D30LFko6IgnwdhhXHKq4pU3jWZBBZb3OuJzQdLclWtm-n3Y7z6GGvWzD19sFPA5TEzm_xXmrKoiGNXtR-oYk7bW/s1297/cancelled%20flight%20too%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTy_rcJPaGgdmCN5amnQy8xaEhfST9vWMTaUJlE2FCTFMMuG1ysI8kUh3B8eZRfXQX4Fj_DvrngK4yZD49svfOv1PH6j4hLOg3D30LFko6IgnwdhhXHKq4pU3jWZBBZb3OuJzQdLclWtm-n3Y7z6GGvWzD19sFPA5TEzm_xXmrKoiGNXtR-oYk7bW/w578-h640/cancelled%20flight%20too%20.jpg" width="578" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">God in Heaven! <b>They finally cancelled the flight at about to two in the fucking morning!!! (9). </b> Sold out 400+ people completely fucked. <b>Booking our flight through Celebrity Cruise line did help some as their "emergency" travel agents were able to secure us a hotel room for the night</b> while this bullshit went on with no immediate resolve. <b>No weather issue, no mechanical issue, zero information as to why this happened (10). </b> OK, so let's go get our bags and basically start over. NOPE! <b>Baggage claim was another disaster with again only two people working the lost baggage desk and a long, slow line (11). </b> <b>We finally were told we could not get our bags (they didn't even know about the cancelled flight (12) because they were prepped for the flight (THAT WAS CANCELLED!!) (13). </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9OBlGdeo2zp_EvyVWLdE-3C6AtlqGqF8T6V-q6rg0NldZdbcCy0Q0kHA8hrVOAxTKDH5tWgULfLCDBjIXsJ1iNRJScvORVklGloaaUS3AhDfd3qoVIonxS0pmdA9sa335psBc6gyD2mDG767lIrumiExpOxnPWXBvuz72WdxcvMqYe_NnvZ_2vla/s2016/toronto%20shopping%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9OBlGdeo2zp_EvyVWLdE-3C6AtlqGqF8T6V-q6rg0NldZdbcCy0Q0kHA8hrVOAxTKDH5tWgULfLCDBjIXsJ1iNRJScvORVklGloaaUS3AhDfd3qoVIonxS0pmdA9sa335psBc6gyD2mDG767lIrumiExpOxnPWXBvuz72WdxcvMqYe_NnvZ_2vla/w480-h640/toronto%20shopping%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, December 19 - </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">OK, LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN...</span></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOUTH AMERICA BOUND!! </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">(with lost luggage?)</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We were finally told that we would be on<b> another late flight tonight with still a transfer in Sao Paolo, but this time on Ethiopian Airlines (WTF?). </b> With another day and most of the night to kill in Toronto and still <b>no idea where our bags were</b> thanks to Air Stupid (14) we figured we better do some shopping for some clothes in case we never see our bags again. We<b> rented a car </b>since it would be cheaper than Ubers. We hit up<b> a pretty nice mall called Square One that even had a Wal-Mart attached to it and spent hundreds of dollars (15) on basic essentials for a 12-day cruise.</b> What a mess. We did get a chance to <b>drive out to the Mississauga suburb and have dinner and a visit with Sharon and her sweet mom at least. </b> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We got back to the airport as late as we could, so we didn't have to spend any more time in that damn international terminal than necessary. There was<b> another delay on tonight's flight (16)</b> which had our nerves rattled at the thought of another cancellation and missing the start of the cruise. The flight did finally take off and <b>none of the phone chargers worked on the stupid plane (17) for a ten-hour flight. </b> Otherwise, it was a rather <b>smooth and quiet overnight flight to Sao Paolo. </b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlaTOrtsbcFxMuCAbQySyjVd7bos1PARDXGcjN4XPJRwbuEaY5245dL4FUnYKqiB3ZmVJZaB0Nmkl_ksin1BwtySmicW0iJubIu1HqsQxQNjCiKuxXyphmWSxsc9PknErCXHa0iXoXIrq7wpcsU1SmnGyww6me5nyGJWvUDaKo9mwPQCvB4vmD8Xr/s1777/ethiopian%20air.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1777" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlaTOrtsbcFxMuCAbQySyjVd7bos1PARDXGcjN4XPJRwbuEaY5245dL4FUnYKqiB3ZmVJZaB0Nmkl_ksin1BwtySmicW0iJubIu1HqsQxQNjCiKuxXyphmWSxsc9PknErCXHa0iXoXIrq7wpcsU1SmnGyww6me5nyGJWvUDaKo9mwPQCvB4vmD8Xr/w640-h424/ethiopian%20air.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, December 20 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>We didn't even know Ethiopia had an airline! </b> It was</span> almost another snafu disaster when <b>they weren't sure they could let us board their plane</b> because our checked luggage wasn't aboard (WTF?) even though we had seat assignments and boarding passes. Great job communicating to these guys, Air Idiots. (18). They finally let us and some other equally upset and freaked-out Air Canada passengers aboard the plane. One good thing about this layover and transfer mess is that <b>we met a great older couple, Frank and Irene,</b> who were headed to Buenos Aires as well for a different cruise. They are definitely inspiration for us to keep on traveling and adventuring despite travel snarls and frustrations. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX5N3qMYfLahEjVwbuI8IHQO8t-qwRwhiZMaKES7E5Zyx6beJr2Z3QyPSKmW8kPIe8gP9SK5k47EG9SAJoET7dM58D5vNMHMulX7bJ3k6_6fEv4jnd6sgR4p1eTD79L6I1iy0h_GW1KF-mhw4h8618Y9tVcfYqlWWruNV5NPBkHcdG5RF01nHtul0/s1280/crazy%20argentina%20fans%20on%20our%20way%20to%20Buenas%20Aires%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1070" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX5N3qMYfLahEjVwbuI8IHQO8t-qwRwhiZMaKES7E5Zyx6beJr2Z3QyPSKmW8kPIe8gP9SK5k47EG9SAJoET7dM58D5vNMHMulX7bJ3k6_6fEv4jnd6sgR4p1eTD79L6I1iy0h_GW1KF-mhw4h8618Y9tVcfYqlWWruNV5NPBkHcdG5RF01nHtul0/w536-h640/crazy%20argentina%20fans%20on%20our%20way%20to%20Buenas%20Aires%20.jpg" width="536" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />At least someone is happy on this<b> flight from Sao Paolo to Buenos Aires. </b> <b>The plane was full of joyous Argentina fans coming home from Qatar where their national soccer team had just won The World Cup. </b> <b>We have to give it to Ethiopian Airlines - the flight was smooth, the meal served was tasty and they were ON TIME TAKING OFF AND LANDING!! </b><br /><br />The<b> airport in Buenos Aires was a madhouse</b> with people arriving from all over after the big win. Our friends, Danny and Brenda, who were cruising with us (and got here with no problem via American Airlines thru Miami) got to witness the parade madness earlier today when the team arrived in town, but we missed it (thanks Air Hernia - 19). Our friends also tried to help us with an arranged cab ride to the hotel that turned out to be a bit frustrating as well when we couldn't find it, but we finally made it to the <b>nice Anselmo Hotel</b> rather late and turned in quickly as we were completely exhausted. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpXCvd-yUQtD5twfQ6-DOkp2BW8fQtKP7lI3wS6D5Uq-W3mMlleS-xfcc9D0S4b6TW-vNRPzt5z9Z07m49JBiCzOk9nojOv5xKT4HDh2IQ03LdpRL7YAuXmXTewJdK5awMkESmRE-teCOVjh7lZd-dZ3hvBKG15kjw3g3xXAUBxO8pXN9JgCCscF3/s2016/buenos%20aires%20church%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpXCvd-yUQtD5twfQ6-DOkp2BW8fQtKP7lI3wS6D5Uq-W3mMlleS-xfcc9D0S4b6TW-vNRPzt5z9Z07m49JBiCzOk9nojOv5xKT4HDh2IQ03LdpRL7YAuXmXTewJdK5awMkESmRE-teCOVjh7lZd-dZ3hvBKG15kjw3g3xXAUBxO8pXN9JgCCscF3/w480-h640/buenos%20aires%20church%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, December 21 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Still no word on our lost luggage. Air Crapada had most of the day to get them to us <b>here in Buenos Aires</b> before the cruise ship sailed out, but no bags ever came (20). So, we did some more clothes shopping just in case, and a little bit of sightseeing in between. Check out this <b>beautiful church near our hotel.</b> </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">And the weather was very nice! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj009ngZWxdlvfnu6I8Y20TXg70SD1-X6VQRADL4jBj4ieMuFklr75qVODomwULhAHxBXsEzS9ycNDH4RzuMvSvPgdRJO9cqtJPu59AYG4j2APQS60F1oHOIVxuqNRjGpq1lsZrsCxbezPsUUpLJvnx2MgYsKQ9HXCBr3HChI9LgfVspwamFVq77kal/s2016/obelisk%20in%20buenos%20aires%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj009ngZWxdlvfnu6I8Y20TXg70SD1-X6VQRADL4jBj4ieMuFklr75qVODomwULhAHxBXsEzS9ycNDH4RzuMvSvPgdRJO9cqtJPu59AYG4j2APQS60F1oHOIVxuqNRjGpq1lsZrsCxbezPsUUpLJvnx2MgYsKQ9HXCBr3HChI9LgfVspwamFVq77kal/w480-h640/obelisk%20in%20buenos%20aires%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />That's <b>The Obelisk (de Obelisco) of Buenos Aires</b> in the distance there...a few million people were gathered around it last night for the World Cup Win celebration...then it became somewhat rowdy as it grew late. Glad we missed that at least. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsts7mvbfeJb5gFUWxPWwNSc3TRKGA9QqBPYTeKX4sL9apd88nFoFWJuFCmMBUfph3UYksdHF2wgtEcXv_EUOHv7Qwt5AfHgn-0hjNyom4g8p4l6G_g1JrigiMyDa1aCYBdPG-prtRQ3gBycQXeATmvko0srsEW7iEHkpTXk6XeYNTlVOmPJ8E3Po/s1931/buenos%20aires%20sunset%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1931" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsts7mvbfeJb5gFUWxPWwNSc3TRKGA9QqBPYTeKX4sL9apd88nFoFWJuFCmMBUfph3UYksdHF2wgtEcXv_EUOHv7Qwt5AfHgn-0hjNyom4g8p4l6G_g1JrigiMyDa1aCYBdPG-prtRQ3gBycQXeATmvko0srsEW7iEHkpTXk6XeYNTlVOmPJ8E3Po/w640-h480/buenos%20aires%20sunset%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We were treated to a great <b>Buenos Aires sunset </b>at least as we boarded the <b><i>Celebrity Infinity</i></b> for our cruise around the bottom of the world. It also helped hide the ugly brown water around this port. Yuck! The ship had some age to her as well and a few services like internet were annoying hit-or-miss, but we were here for the location, not the ship I guess...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVCYfwxaQXVzMqlJaC_ZxvqMNFW35BwwXOyj8bAN-Wv2I3Ct-5Ha9CArkog2iQoQdqq1zU8u8T9vwNdzqNhO86qMl3GcJ7wO22Pc1pd4sUO3FX0bf1WHc_8OUsXQhRWSuYE6EmmWMfYKxBEraFt693VfH4E7mvBHplB0vgRk3ZzTX7xeAoPPcoMCK/s1280/montevideo%20in%20black%20and%20white%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="753" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVCYfwxaQXVzMqlJaC_ZxvqMNFW35BwwXOyj8bAN-Wv2I3Ct-5Ha9CArkog2iQoQdqq1zU8u8T9vwNdzqNhO86qMl3GcJ7wO22Pc1pd4sUO3FX0bf1WHc_8OUsXQhRWSuYE6EmmWMfYKxBEraFt693VfH4E7mvBHplB0vgRk3ZzTX7xeAoPPcoMCK/w376-h640/montevideo%20in%20black%20and%20white%20.jpg" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, December 22 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Our first stop today was <b>Montevideo, Uruguay.</b> <b> New country for us!</b> CHECK! <b>And what a great little country it seems to be! </b> We had <b>an outstanding city tour with a hilarious and knowledgeable guide.</b> The<b> capital city</b> itself is a neat blend of old and new, and I thought the shot above of the<b> historic (1928) Palacio Salvo building</b> deserved the black and white nostalgic look.<b> </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEkMY5Nby_AjT_mb574siI1fqS8YcegW4tRD1Rr3LQAkLSyWBg3S0e0jZ_8bmXZxaZTUp_q5RMDrW1NmxSewqVu3hRMvJw66BOnGjY6ZZD4am7r4CRXiR1FdvfqAa1_sBKLjTL4Dt9A0AjgrOtHsY0ZITyQk5Tn3lKR0FRqXoS_hLDQ_B5fqDvkxd/s2016/matute%20brewing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEkMY5Nby_AjT_mb574siI1fqS8YcegW4tRD1Rr3LQAkLSyWBg3S0e0jZ_8bmXZxaZTUp_q5RMDrW1NmxSewqVu3hRMvJw66BOnGjY6ZZD4am7r4CRXiR1FdvfqAa1_sBKLjTL4Dt9A0AjgrOtHsY0ZITyQk5Tn3lKR0FRqXoS_hLDQ_B5fqDvkxd/w480-h640/matute%20brewing.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got to spend some time at <b>a</b> <b>fun open market in downtown</b> as well, and then we ended our tour at <b>Matute/Mist Craft Brewing</b> where we were given<b> a four-taster flight of their surprisingly good beer and some finger foods. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPmrs6y0SYyxaXsNOPRAHSa1l-plTT6A-ezX-Iny5FS2Sw1NvlEUrD880YVhZDaAw6YQK4XsNY6aJ7VDNwTfj4hPud0IVr2stuOOFqSlofdII5K9N5NWucg4LNd-cMyhT_Q8MWv0eUczHvAYFcLgQpig91xDZigW5_LFaHvRtiqQM74DFML134znd/s640/SA%20cruise%20foursome%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="640" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPmrs6y0SYyxaXsNOPRAHSa1l-plTT6A-ezX-Iny5FS2Sw1NvlEUrD880YVhZDaAw6YQK4XsNY6aJ7VDNwTfj4hPud0IVr2stuOOFqSlofdII5K9N5NWucg4LNd-cMyhT_Q8MWv0eUczHvAYFcLgQpig91xDZigW5_LFaHvRtiqQM74DFML134znd/w640-h476/SA%20cruise%20foursome%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Here's the <b>cruising foursome</b> as we are imbibing at the craft brewery. Much thanks to Danny and Brenda for their help, support and companionship during our cancelled flight/lost-luggage fiasco. We had a great trip together to this amazing part of the world. Cheers! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RVY1oOunpO-wk51DIeNUTJPRzy1bHoHRVRGD5IVh2zX4or5Z-kSgtWovSV90Qyx4u57Qbbdv_Pz3yvwykGHg5_yDBO2V50cYJbTq-fSTieyNa0ihT7ralUihiF2MgLmr0PWQAEuRCNG9dYqWP3akRrg3AXFU8rAja3xuaDf13ZKEN250qLPGQVW7/s2016/old%20and%20new%20uruguary%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RVY1oOunpO-wk51DIeNUTJPRzy1bHoHRVRGD5IVh2zX4or5Z-kSgtWovSV90Qyx4u57Qbbdv_Pz3yvwykGHg5_yDBO2V50cYJbTq-fSTieyNa0ihT7ralUihiF2MgLmr0PWQAEuRCNG9dYqWP3akRrg3AXFU8rAja3xuaDf13ZKEN250qLPGQVW7/w480-h640/old%20and%20new%20uruguary%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After the tour, <b>we were given the chance to walk back a mile or to the ship and explore the city, old and new.</b> Above is a<b> part of old city wall dwarfed by modern skyscrapers. </b> We actually <b>found some pretty good shopping here too for a few more clothes to wear</b> while our bags still had not caught up with us (21). </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5ANj3Q43zaEhahm_byHWLfEwNJ9A9JtIc-W1a_5M6RNCMUl6wvWiVQZYnukVbMcjjZjfJ06bBsJNObQBpfzFnxqPHn2V9RPSjtVrZBLioBW3hsiaxJ8YIVsXYTb9I3RyR19wcEvLqt6Q9L3wXymAXKCr8RT_IxXyIwhyGltBSpYDeKmoHZh25ZUs/s2016/punta%20del%20este%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5ANj3Q43zaEhahm_byHWLfEwNJ9A9JtIc-W1a_5M6RNCMUl6wvWiVQZYnukVbMcjjZjfJ06bBsJNObQBpfzFnxqPHn2V9RPSjtVrZBLioBW3hsiaxJ8YIVsXYTb9I3RyR19wcEvLqt6Q9L3wXymAXKCr8RT_IxXyIwhyGltBSpYDeKmoHZh25ZUs/w640-h480/punta%20del%20este%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, December 23 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">It was another port today in <b>Punta del Este, Uruguay.</b> We had tender in on this shallow harbor, but the weather was warm and close to perfect. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7yiuo8Cfk8YGItVLdIDl-2UxmKKIqc63TYy0bUnV0SlaE7lYIEstbrNEKCf4floh0Crw7NexZwjeAv9X-_YKW-3arOBCb_UhGLIFfWTTxhWy-cbpyBtFGMgUT4Q1ep6SSNaOSoVfj8avnp7l9ez7y15V3REYaWE59Uk6eFNwNG7xuNEeFYzpgKwF/s1851/one%20in%20lebanon%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="1160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7yiuo8Cfk8YGItVLdIDl-2UxmKKIqc63TYy0bUnV0SlaE7lYIEstbrNEKCf4floh0Crw7NexZwjeAv9X-_YKW-3arOBCb_UhGLIFfWTTxhWy-cbpyBtFGMgUT4Q1ep6SSNaOSoVfj8avnp7l9ez7y15V3REYaWE59Uk6eFNwNG7xuNEeFYzpgKwF/w251-h400/one%20in%20lebanon%20.jpg" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Back home</b>, not so much...holy smokes! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sGXmGS8jWz_GFlrEq3XibnTRTcpMac96PkcAwk4zUtQYJWz417N7lCm69SW2msyFISY8uMsE69PM7Ol0gsXETPntbVqoAtRnayb7nJAg6MMC6teki5YJkXUOX4a87irIUHmFHeaLycYMAqvbxeI2snBWcsHHx7CVDO4woHHW-8yBaIcg8p1LgxCP/s1280/warm%20in%20the%20winter%20.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sGXmGS8jWz_GFlrEq3XibnTRTcpMac96PkcAwk4zUtQYJWz417N7lCm69SW2msyFISY8uMsE69PM7Ol0gsXETPntbVqoAtRnayb7nJAg6MMC6teki5YJkXUOX4a87irIUHmFHeaLycYMAqvbxeI2snBWcsHHx7CVDO4woHHW-8yBaIcg8p1LgxCP/w296-h640/warm%20in%20the%20winter%20.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />OK, not everything is terrible even if your bags are still lost (22). </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9U-IZpkq4ToAhS4VluXn3v0kYb8yNTlIR6v5kqeDtG6KZkY3WQPj2k3vK9AJgxZLpdPH7gbvGHkRCY_ZsTaD4TZ6iOeyE-s0PO995BxUHyKai4lJ-Viyx0WrzAHS_dRLXZpXZ9vo8OBCwGutg89Fg5PJ4luwBTWhaBQa0uPP9grNqCXIaapMTAXP/s1280/argentina%20lighthouse%20driveby%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1280" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9U-IZpkq4ToAhS4VluXn3v0kYb8yNTlIR6v5kqeDtG6KZkY3WQPj2k3vK9AJgxZLpdPH7gbvGHkRCY_ZsTaD4TZ6iOeyE-s0PO995BxUHyKai4lJ-Viyx0WrzAHS_dRLXZpXZ9vo8OBCwGutg89Fg5PJ4luwBTWhaBQa0uPP9grNqCXIaapMTAXP/w640-h590/argentina%20lighthouse%20driveby%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had <b>a fun and interesting tour again today with a very nice guide who we really enjoyed.</b> There was <b>drive by beauty everywhere here along the shore</b> including very <b>unique lighthouse here built circa 1860</b> and is made with volcanic sand giving it a very pretty color. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVnCkA74zpKi7sFpTd1BHo7OU5A5rZ4QiRnC9VO0vDI3TgqvZ54Xn7BLYuVNqUsfnlUvXUnLDEopqx5s_TACIDQ0_ZEwmY180ErVnWWpPmdkBJnNFX-O9eVePLmmlOyv0X04BNoL2JCbnxMfSA0Q5H-AnJE5oeWMapPLLqOQ3BtHPlYg7g81QF0Ka/s3313/the%20hand.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="1932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVnCkA74zpKi7sFpTd1BHo7OU5A5rZ4QiRnC9VO0vDI3TgqvZ54Xn7BLYuVNqUsfnlUvXUnLDEopqx5s_TACIDQ0_ZEwmY180ErVnWWpPmdkBJnNFX-O9eVePLmmlOyv0X04BNoL2JCbnxMfSA0Q5H-AnJE5oeWMapPLLqOQ3BtHPlYg7g81QF0Ka/w374-h640/the%20hand.jpg" width="374" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />"Let sleeping dogs lie." Right? Same goes for here at the famous <b>La Mano (The Hand) sculpture</b> on Brava Beach here in Punta del Este. Created in 1982, it's become the icon for this popular area. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4cdzJwlPlPAJ-SLiXTBdZHolNf0dbT_PUvsTmQZ7QPVxF8pB83LzGldlcvCJBMZsbdbqcTOLdn3_fwkG8-2hydyKPh9BsyvnRaE8NsojSlZ-Oc-6EAtf5-1PefAnWg2reei_U-WZJBvBbA3d8mdCDEkkz2tpiz4r4rhr84TG1rBESQSdqGyMfB49/s2016/uruguay%20winery%20vines%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4cdzJwlPlPAJ-SLiXTBdZHolNf0dbT_PUvsTmQZ7QPVxF8pB83LzGldlcvCJBMZsbdbqcTOLdn3_fwkG8-2hydyKPh9BsyvnRaE8NsojSlZ-Oc-6EAtf5-1PefAnWg2reei_U-WZJBvBbA3d8mdCDEkkz2tpiz4r4rhr84TG1rBESQSdqGyMfB49/w480-h640/uruguay%20winery%20vines%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Man, who knew Uruguay had great wine?</b> But they really do! At least at the beautiful <b>Narbona Winery</b> a bit away from the bustling beaches and port where we spent the afternoon with <b>a yummy meal and lots of generous wine sampling. </b> I didn't get a good picture of it, but also a great memory was <b>the unique, wavy and quite famous Leonel Viera Bridge that we went over coming and going back.</b> Our driver even gunned it a little on the way back for a bit of a rollercoaster effect! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbBaoFQLB4kWUag2RN85Jmm1Uquu0-TezHAQFTePE02pJnU1lxqe_jlI4-Xoesu0C7JUaBjqe5cNg0KuH-kktzxs27x8dLVzqfsBryLvZeZPxKiIi7V0FUXoxuPOYkilwaRGcb0EUXiqWxszFtWBhD8U-QEiYxBIyAZCu1MtuusBvJG3IWJdqvonK/s2645/cruise%20ship%20christmas%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1874" data-original-width="2645" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbBaoFQLB4kWUag2RN85Jmm1Uquu0-TezHAQFTePE02pJnU1lxqe_jlI4-Xoesu0C7JUaBjqe5cNg0KuH-kktzxs27x8dLVzqfsBryLvZeZPxKiIi7V0FUXoxuPOYkilwaRGcb0EUXiqWxszFtWBhD8U-QEiYxBIyAZCu1MtuusBvJG3IWJdqvonK/w640-h454/cruise%20ship%20christmas%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, December 24 - Merry Christmas Eve at sea from South America! We lazed around the boat today enjoyed more sunny, mild weather. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUok-FUPWpDWEUD1pz_v5nVm-ny5uEdafcsg0wendlBBA7cJ5JokEFANj1Z1E3YfUutKwcIulyja6S-QG-IM66kf_DOywmY9MiSMD27V7xc_1m9QbWWe1T8-J_xi7Vz6vttPaTmluE7kTwDGf1D8J4be10_CZeR52B7UkJkVHvPk5PZwOGTDAPYZG/s2016/animated%20dinner%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUok-FUPWpDWEUD1pz_v5nVm-ny5uEdafcsg0wendlBBA7cJ5JokEFANj1Z1E3YfUutKwcIulyja6S-QG-IM66kf_DOywmY9MiSMD27V7xc_1m9QbWWe1T8-J_xi7Vz6vttPaTmluE7kTwDGf1D8J4be10_CZeR52B7UkJkVHvPk5PZwOGTDAPYZG/w480-h640/animated%20dinner%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />For dinner, Danny and Brenda treated us to a meal at <b>Qsine - a fun, animated dinner projected right on your table, plates or hand even! </b> Four tiny cartoon chefs compete again each other each course of the meal. The winner was the French chef, but the pig he had (and didn't serve up) seemed to gain him popularity over the others. Rigged!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZdmkDHTtxR7HzkRNe3N15EIonFS7RLK46_V6DXCpV50095Phj9Xconv0Us9_4RGDIzFk-1CoxCccFSyhq60v4073of9T5jReMEnvHbixviIFV0p5CLFLslZYAizODAzftc_Q2-bngg4kZvvnlxNf-DKO9A2sHFVpHcQF1IS_qB7uY718G0fvo6nq/s1286/christmas%20day%20on%20the%20cruise%20ship%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="1286" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZdmkDHTtxR7HzkRNe3N15EIonFS7RLK46_V6DXCpV50095Phj9Xconv0Us9_4RGDIzFk-1CoxCccFSyhq60v4073of9T5jReMEnvHbixviIFV0p5CLFLslZYAizODAzftc_Q2-bngg4kZvvnlxNf-DKO9A2sHFVpHcQF1IS_qB7uY718G0fvo6nq/w640-h614/christmas%20day%20on%20the%20cruise%20ship%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, December 25 - Merry Christmas from Puerto Madryn, Argentina. </b><span style="text-align: left;">Surprisingly, we actually had a port of call today and an excursion despite the holiday. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGV6QvplPeMnGbLQ6UA1qLAFAcYaLUCX1zVuTON8wSrB5xUc9MNsCDtBjxrjd99KAnoRnVbllrCTBWuSLOWEvBi6iQaaMPL0vPcPSTQ-zcQvlMqcAt6fiEjCMBa4uE6Fqak9Y-Rp27wkFCmlTJG9URhNY33jZxokpfJGVU28uAEBSNWCeyTFspdjjw/s1280/wild%20llamas%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1280" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGV6QvplPeMnGbLQ6UA1qLAFAcYaLUCX1zVuTON8wSrB5xUc9MNsCDtBjxrjd99KAnoRnVbllrCTBWuSLOWEvBi6iQaaMPL0vPcPSTQ-zcQvlMqcAt6fiEjCMBa4uE6Fqak9Y-Rp27wkFCmlTJG9URhNY33jZxokpfJGVU28uAEBSNWCeyTFspdjjw/w640-h494/wild%20llamas%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We headed out on a pretty long drive to the <b>UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Valdes Peninsula</b>, a large area of semi-arid land and coastline with lots of flora and some interesting fauna. These wild llamas pictured above are called guanacos. Don't let the fence in this shot fool you. It's not for them. They just jump over it with ease. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dylNFPN9pFU-IPToQoQJipG1DpzglHLDHVEnH5sk7GQmMXe89fk03t_DjQRdFGxRBqRD6A4Coec5ab637t8LQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">While we saw penguins in the wild from a distance in the Galapagos Islands a few years back, these <b>Magellanic penguins </b>were much closer to us. These cuties mate for life, and are safe and protected here in a large inlet next to the great big South Atlantic Ocean. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsExSKOJEjFvWontNUdexgYycvJn4524SruFjBUBGxS4Iqs-whI6TL-uPNprzFOn2nXsAKYqGlqjwfJFG_WHdj4DxF-DxtUBBfx8hoabY9T6VtKwnIEdKVCFsF0J-vUwtm4qWc0pWXTGckxGR40fXqDq8OysPw8TTKfSeB7eFonuFJ101fB9bOgcIj/s2016/seal%20view%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsExSKOJEjFvWontNUdexgYycvJn4524SruFjBUBGxS4Iqs-whI6TL-uPNprzFOn2nXsAKYqGlqjwfJFG_WHdj4DxF-DxtUBBfx8hoabY9T6VtKwnIEdKVCFsF0J-vUwtm4qWc0pWXTGckxGR40fXqDq8OysPw8TTKfSeB7eFonuFJ101fB9bOgcIj/w640-h480/seal%20view%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Trust me when I saw we saw<b> huge elephant seals and sea lions</b> here too. It was at a distance, and they mostly just laid around napping and not moving much. This overlook view of the pretty inlet they share with the penguins is much more interesting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0fklRsuGlGu3DSfGWdN-1p2QQn_lMRWI18wYWJUa9kYUwR5FqWoGKAYCz5BcvhL6AKlEbHLLxOsb12tNFzsSoM827F4V8eD8X5YhaKzNufIMukmhxrUqNL9PhGUYqqqZh4j3R4alC81ue9d_rzdbOTq2QmpETOppy9HSDHiwVySwjXcC1BIzntAf/s1326/frank%20and%20brendas%20ship.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1326" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0fklRsuGlGu3DSfGWdN-1p2QQn_lMRWI18wYWJUa9kYUwR5FqWoGKAYCz5BcvhL6AKlEbHLLxOsb12tNFzsSoM827F4V8eD8X5YhaKzNufIMukmhxrUqNL9PhGUYqqqZh4j3R4alC81ue9d_rzdbOTq2QmpETOppy9HSDHiwVySwjXcC1BIzntAf/w640-h358/frank%20and%20brendas%20ship.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />When we got back to the harbor, we were delighted to see our pals,<b> Frank and Brenda's ship, <i>The Oosterman</i></b> docked right beside us. Unfortunately, we didn't see them before we headed out again. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPR1NAoqvp_7EY7Kx9NCth2pps62rqYqQ74SKXWXyjE-Lr6k30zFnvu8qn_ZTUEeBqG3IO0D8zqHXjh9UFFggWGdWFcGpkRdTE2iKyT_JBXX_VK9BAjN8gfMfJf8SMtIPLISzi0cRzsLgvwrbk7rPSsES2Jkz9JQXwGZF-_tV2aj6CUiG7Y5nQwyuk/s2016/christmas%20day%20sunset%202022%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPR1NAoqvp_7EY7Kx9NCth2pps62rqYqQ74SKXWXyjE-Lr6k30zFnvu8qn_ZTUEeBqG3IO0D8zqHXjh9UFFggWGdWFcGpkRdTE2iKyT_JBXX_VK9BAjN8gfMfJf8SMtIPLISzi0cRzsLgvwrbk7rPSsES2Jkz9JQXwGZF-_tV2aj6CUiG7Y5nQwyuk/w480-h640/christmas%20day%20sunset%202022%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got <b>one last gift on Christmas Day with a great sunset as we headed back out to sea. </b>Back on board tonight we<b> ate at the speciality restaurant, Sushi on 5,</b> and also <b>watched <i>Elf</i> all bundled up at the outside theater on the top of the boat. </b> <b> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnGmE0QaVNlvPigRcaKrVrP3YJLUFLZHF3xz7LxiE-SnLm377IPcrBm-xphJqHpgOF25NxdvpYL2gASZS4mWnrct77m8guhvaSUAR7-2FdvWWYYdezJHvSiBq2AanvkV7_peDE13MDErq5fSHFSMYFuTKE1BURv3ohYt5OMo6PnmbXU4_XAz8-gNS/s2473/day%20at%20sea%2012-26-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="1581" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnGmE0QaVNlvPigRcaKrVrP3YJLUFLZHF3xz7LxiE-SnLm377IPcrBm-xphJqHpgOF25NxdvpYL2gASZS4mWnrct77m8guhvaSUAR7-2FdvWWYYdezJHvSiBq2AanvkV7_peDE13MDErq5fSHFSMYFuTKE1BURv3ohYt5OMo6PnmbXU4_XAz8-gNS/w410-h640/day%20at%20sea%2012-26-22.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, December 26 - Day at Sea - blue water and blue sky! </b><span style="text-align: left;">The <b>nightly entertainment</b> on board hasn't been stellar, but<b> tonight's show, "Broken Strings" was pretty good</b> especially since they used some modern songs that we really love. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMsPTrNcpI56Qhxb_Jj1lBTZCjO77QWyL05DA024O7pxAgRAHj_jbRxKyFBk3kkFIc0WERg-JBbqW54pSpFP3iRoLjqRLR4Za9CfLBgaeZMcrqbrZ3Sw96EMGJwvbTdnu_FI5di66kOwofqA--RHmPnN4xUbdL39ww3UpoBRPijibfFg2stEi3R32/s2016/ethereal%20cape%20hope%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMsPTrNcpI56Qhxb_Jj1lBTZCjO77QWyL05DA024O7pxAgRAHj_jbRxKyFBk3kkFIc0WERg-JBbqW54pSpFP3iRoLjqRLR4Za9CfLBgaeZMcrqbrZ3Sw96EMGJwvbTdnu_FI5di66kOwofqA--RHmPnN4xUbdL39ww3UpoBRPijibfFg2stEi3R32/w640-h480/ethereal%20cape%20hope%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, December 27 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>The weather was definitely looking suspect as we neared the bottom of South America in hopes of cruising around Cape Horn, Chile.</b><span style="color: red;"> <br />(SPECIAL DAY WARNING!!) </span> <br /><b>Miraculously, the weather cleared enough for us to circumnavigate the entire island that is Cape Horn! The lighting was ethereal, and we knew we were in a very special place! </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrPe5mgtXHdihkOoaYMqB_atnaqrPZgDR4MbgVSBqrpILA-_SfGq6XvmDEQisjWoGwSG_nS3V53_2iVU8KG7cf5TGolc01v96azLWCnL622xFmqZmyBuxVIyngMZpMgAp3yYJyZBUnDQfrJgjBQI-WwGLZDR67058K7OqVRD0jD01I1z0TLA4Axqq/s1280/cape%20hope%20albatross%202%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="811" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrPe5mgtXHdihkOoaYMqB_atnaqrPZgDR4MbgVSBqrpILA-_SfGq6XvmDEQisjWoGwSG_nS3V53_2iVU8KG7cf5TGolc01v96azLWCnL622xFmqZmyBuxVIyngMZpMgAp3yYJyZBUnDQfrJgjBQI-WwGLZDR67058K7OqVRD0jD01I1z0TLA4Axqq/w406-h640/cape%20hope%20albatross%202%20.jpg" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>Cape Horn Albatross sculpture</b> is a memorial to all those who have lost their lives in this sometimes-unforgiving place. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPIZw0WvMHLdNQ1i1Ju6i2bPp74QlSGF9dw8UZQxA149xmtxbfZ1suR6Snt5KP2I_ytT7YrkL9hRVBn1Awtqe3wqXNQDkHlDtiEI36nNN8i1kGEe4-GHCiCsC3KHjvLLSmTIPXtl0iX7Sw9rk5CSYLqjVafYOVGPFZiMeDPMDprqbDPtUJB5ksrgg/s1935/cape%20horn%20rainbow%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1935" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPIZw0WvMHLdNQ1i1Ju6i2bPp74QlSGF9dw8UZQxA149xmtxbfZ1suR6Snt5KP2I_ytT7YrkL9hRVBn1Awtqe3wqXNQDkHlDtiEI36nNN8i1kGEe4-GHCiCsC3KHjvLLSmTIPXtl0iX7Sw9rk5CSYLqjVafYOVGPFZiMeDPMDprqbDPtUJB5ksrgg/w640-h500/cape%20horn%20rainbow%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>We even got a couple of rainbows to close out one of those truly special days. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3auFUznmLZdi02FzSNSD9dtFI838h_jSlPhlSSm11pxcg_8RHaB5xY2KWypIrTSnN0vd8tXYhmYFxKa6IYs1YoYugfgk6LKw-T9HXL-PrqtZJMcPJxJ2UhJAoPijpA9m5AM8qTV_LUjcpzW7vpgHyDkCOCK7gsPVF4vdD550Iz0H1RbzCqxyt7FF/s2016/sailing%20in%20to%20ushuaia%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3auFUznmLZdi02FzSNSD9dtFI838h_jSlPhlSSm11pxcg_8RHaB5xY2KWypIrTSnN0vd8tXYhmYFxKa6IYs1YoYugfgk6LKw-T9HXL-PrqtZJMcPJxJ2UhJAoPijpA9m5AM8qTV_LUjcpzW7vpgHyDkCOCK7gsPVF4vdD550Iz0H1RbzCqxyt7FF/w640-h480/sailing%20in%20to%20ushuaia%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, December 28 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>When you wake up and walk out on your cruise ship balcony and this view above greets you. You are pretty sure it's going to be another great day in Patagonia! </b><br /><span style="color: red;">(SPECIAL DAY WARNING!!) </span><br />We cruised into </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Ushuaia, Argentina (the world's southernmost city) via the Beagle Channel </b>today, and where the city sits is just mind-blowingly beautiful. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VcEmJH6cHUTAD42x1D2SRyOyiOvYy_LSKWP8hBJCQipjmZVbrF0X_vemyIDXOm8-cv-BCNT8Q-WDoEO9aYxftNE-lkJ87S_nqWAMnRy5Fdwzk1ZsB7lpXHunQjScFTkcDIGHwxNtmxu7icZMOnDG6T2_GgcyFUGsjkeiY13R-aCv7PdCeWGE1vQJ/s1924/usushua.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="1443" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VcEmJH6cHUTAD42x1D2SRyOyiOvYy_LSKWP8hBJCQipjmZVbrF0X_vemyIDXOm8-cv-BCNT8Q-WDoEO9aYxftNE-lkJ87S_nqWAMnRy5Fdwzk1ZsB7lpXHunQjScFTkcDIGHwxNtmxu7icZMOnDG6T2_GgcyFUGsjkeiY13R-aCv7PdCeWGE1vQJ/w480-h640/usushua.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Again, <b>black and white photos seem to truly capture the sheer, raw beauty of this place. </b> Not that there isn't color, but the gigantic size and contrast of the place seems to pop more in this format. This is some of the<b> city of Ushuaia</b> <b>with part of the jagged Martial Mountain Range</b> looming behind it. Simply breathtaking. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e-xj1adJUFkPDEjuX-HdlksIwXNvxSpkv3WfB4lwRkok9qpFFoBrZnRCpNxKaYzgOo_5bX9NdsHD0FqCaujVTjL87kbEplMGXuNlTqKgaqIzuE6MW-bo0wwMLD3eXxM9H5rvxNABc7zUW_cSFMXGSfHIoX_PsCMUrJY34RAOzXHw3czGv95ZZkIr/s2016/terra%20del%20fuego%20lake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3e-xj1adJUFkPDEjuX-HdlksIwXNvxSpkv3WfB4lwRkok9qpFFoBrZnRCpNxKaYzgOo_5bX9NdsHD0FqCaujVTjL87kbEplMGXuNlTqKgaqIzuE6MW-bo0wwMLD3eXxM9H5rvxNABc7zUW_cSFMXGSfHIoX_PsCMUrJY34RAOzXHw3czGv95ZZkIr/w480-h640/terra%20del%20fuego%20lake.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our excursion today was a combo bus ride inside the Tierra del Fuego National Park, and then a catamaran cruise back on The Beagle Channel. </b> Our first stop off the bus along the <b>Senda Costera (Coastal Path) </b>was a corner of the crystal-clear <b>Ensenada Bay </b>with some of the most interesting volcanic, green-hued rock formations I've ever seen. By the way, the green color of the rocks in the photo above is not exaggerated. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zhvg2XEexrdGiw80lhF_0V9r0N36FN8Cyw_JFx3ruOQ-I187n0SETyxEbZK20a7BjTIUWN1_mDdW5h4f-JBTSTOLvloCECsUSjv2h3W57r-LpAa31WXJJx073SKgxpXpVi9-XxdA4XXN95jgX2_9oh6j8Xf-lL-11eNBXjgh9xVbnflZIQHOaDSg/s2016/terra%20del%20fuego%20lake%20flowers%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zhvg2XEexrdGiw80lhF_0V9r0N36FN8Cyw_JFx3ruOQ-I187n0SETyxEbZK20a7BjTIUWN1_mDdW5h4f-JBTSTOLvloCECsUSjv2h3W57r-LpAa31WXJJx073SKgxpXpVi9-XxdA4XXN95jgX2_9oh6j8Xf-lL-11eNBXjgh9xVbnflZIQHOaDSg/w480-h640/terra%20del%20fuego%20lake%20flowers%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />And although it didn't feel like it today, it is the <b>start of summer here </b>now. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGJ7WVrb8EnMn6h01jISPBhOD922v7oX75q3Qf9IaluipNjM3CAScLkrMEAPPNLAzDwbvO-gXa1wDQ8MFmZaZqC6H029gVRB7Z4E0xTeUMShEVs2wOlbhjfakxt2KePDLcxBQQzpfpMvATKKHQW2VLMoJ7CbnesBZIw8JQLs4ksPrg4hNYoSnP_VQ/s2016/terra%20del%20fuego%20lake%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGJ7WVrb8EnMn6h01jISPBhOD922v7oX75q3Qf9IaluipNjM3CAScLkrMEAPPNLAzDwbvO-gXa1wDQ8MFmZaZqC6H029gVRB7Z4E0xTeUMShEVs2wOlbhjfakxt2KePDLcxBQQzpfpMvATKKHQW2VLMoJ7CbnesBZIw8JQLs4ksPrg4hNYoSnP_VQ/w640-h480/terra%20del%20fuego%20lake%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />I got a feeling some sunlight would make the color of these clear waters really pop, but, alas, it was clouds and bit a of rain for us instead today. But you take what you can get. This is the glacial-fed <b>Lake Acigami (aka Lake Roca), </b>our second stop off the bus. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPWBei5M_wxpjJ2NIvnfwJWxAiqrRr9Hy-ZPaFRuXYlGjhnuQysEYax3C7ypcjd2_SqaFISVZzRs4leZTQ9Z5CFxS9UcyhUYlHKsXfyjQUiqJcxFsCotHef8mxKnYeLm4SJUOVC8_IBzzbvleeUFwpzZbSBDL9M9YyFHqp1T8_yyEu7myHpHJZXy-/s1280/terra%20del%20fuego%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="889" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPWBei5M_wxpjJ2NIvnfwJWxAiqrRr9Hy-ZPaFRuXYlGjhnuQysEYax3C7ypcjd2_SqaFISVZzRs4leZTQ9Z5CFxS9UcyhUYlHKsXfyjQUiqJcxFsCotHef8mxKnYeLm4SJUOVC8_IBzzbvleeUFwpzZbSBDL9M9YyFHqp1T8_yyEu7myHpHJZXy-/w444-h640/terra%20del%20fuego%20.jpg" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Welcome to The End of the World!</b> Our bus ride concluded here at <b>Lapataia Bay</b>,<b> the farthest place south you can drive a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere and also the end (or the start) of the longest motorway on the planet</b> (Alaska is only about 10,000 miles yonder way north). <b> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61bD8Xjei3-k7YfNu7KaHVOZCC5gKIEzImwMXfK4dsNCGCzbkTy_vZ4xyU5jXHkJRSAt2x4bd0yuz8CQgimE46786ECz6Y2XY6Cye2qGTk9xzvOe-WqoVa9W-oiJbbXbLrtxHnchx2RvPV306luRlg0KRog3wPlhxlIVZw3uFG-XMhzAwK-mPeyDK/s2016/tern%20island%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61bD8Xjei3-k7YfNu7KaHVOZCC5gKIEzImwMXfK4dsNCGCzbkTy_vZ4xyU5jXHkJRSAt2x4bd0yuz8CQgimE46786ECz6Y2XY6Cye2qGTk9xzvOe-WqoVa9W-oiJbbXbLrtxHnchx2RvPV306luRlg0KRog3wPlhxlIVZw3uFG-XMhzAwK-mPeyDK/w640-h480/tern%20island%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>We boarded the large catamaran boat</b> <b>and headed due east back into The Beagle Channel</b> at a good clip. So fast, in fact, you couldn't really get on the outside of the boat for the scenery. There was, however, some<b> pretty good wine and local craft beer</b> for purchase and we did just that! <br />After a pretty good distance, however, the captain slowed her down to a crawl for a good look at <b>Tern Island</b>, a rocky little outcrop that these marine birds had taken over. There were even a few sea lions on the other side, but they were vastly outnumbered by this busy colony. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fsVYhl9izTc3E6HD5OwiYAzKt6uzDVy_Zvy1FEg7-VHSpqbRSFv_SR_-CRVP7TJvQtbnVGWxxUWPJ8s0tvv1YBse0de-GS_y5XDLwpPyDtfOFPQ0MPK3xkz129xCMvr4KXcopICYY-47i830Y0lRKLiLF6JbkS9Jy_0NieJeHax10CNhZbdyF7t1/s2016/lighthouse%20in%20terra%20del%20fuego%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fsVYhl9izTc3E6HD5OwiYAzKt6uzDVy_Zvy1FEg7-VHSpqbRSFv_SR_-CRVP7TJvQtbnVGWxxUWPJ8s0tvv1YBse0de-GS_y5XDLwpPyDtfOFPQ0MPK3xkz129xCMvr4KXcopICYY-47i830Y0lRKLiLF6JbkS9Jy_0NieJeHax10CNhZbdyF7t1/w640-h480/lighthouse%20in%20terra%20del%20fuego%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Oops, I did it again. So, look, this red and white <b>Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse in The Beagle Channel </b>was in serious need of a paint job, so the black and white is serving double duty in this shot. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJMPmY-ypBbUMkhUF3I-IQvZbNmtMC8idjpGhXK0l97XhCCbKYENbcbwq3KQwozu9XdpdDM0Zm8NotbXcR82p0HGJ2hb2gzJe_BIuQPBoZ-RpDoSrUhexrSFK86IUvP_FFDenqI6G-wpTWmRX0QSoXQ2sNBFN8PywNG2NavkPDFzhmW2s6g_1fZO_/s2016/beagle%20channel%20first%20glacier%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJMPmY-ypBbUMkhUF3I-IQvZbNmtMC8idjpGhXK0l97XhCCbKYENbcbwq3KQwozu9XdpdDM0Zm8NotbXcR82p0HGJ2hb2gzJe_BIuQPBoZ-RpDoSrUhexrSFK86IUvP_FFDenqI6G-wpTWmRX0QSoXQ2sNBFN8PywNG2NavkPDFzhmW2s6g_1fZO_/w640-h480/beagle%20channel%20first%20glacier%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Oh, by the way..<b>.there are glaciers outside</b>. Just a casual mention at dinner as we sailed away from Ushuaia by the cruise director. Well, more like<b> a half dozen giant glaciers, scores of waterfalls and snowy mountains all along "Glacier Alley" in The Beagle Channel as we headed westward! And it was a long show since sunset down this way wasn't until around 10 PM!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7k0H4KLpmChXqP10snHJdZVaNYJNRZ-GTG0bPGf-VHtzhW7KQ_F8dpC4brnak15f6TOY9Uv-WrHKnHtwZuUXgNKu0NNrfC2XRLGf48CrBbRApMgSiQJ6WDGZ77VP0EGgKRRpEg89en_NPZxWANByiCcULFJAu6qxjXUxbUR2Ewq4EtVCx4pnnjHBU/s2016/beagle%20channel%20blue%20ice%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7k0H4KLpmChXqP10snHJdZVaNYJNRZ-GTG0bPGf-VHtzhW7KQ_F8dpC4brnak15f6TOY9Uv-WrHKnHtwZuUXgNKu0NNrfC2XRLGf48CrBbRApMgSiQJ6WDGZ77VP0EGgKRRpEg89en_NPZxWANByiCcULFJAu6qxjXUxbUR2Ewq4EtVCx4pnnjHBU/w640-h480/beagle%20channel%20blue%20ice%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The giant<b> Italia Glacier</b> - as in the pictures shown previously in this post, the color was not enhanced in this photo. The ice is just that blue! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_KSZoinfKSwQYyshOvl8Y3mQvkpvYSwgGEprBIQMjLEb21MtxKHaT1eVNJhifAywD1QOtSe_DA6OD9QTeoXJZfAaczxbpJhrP24cfFFDMx1LPTO-84b0tesdC0hdTVwHhIq2Te-RSJwFyyWtXaQRFzXOWP4arXG6yBNnwWYdLCGP-Z1JOPRKkMIh/s2016/beagle%20channel%20blue%20sky%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_KSZoinfKSwQYyshOvl8Y3mQvkpvYSwgGEprBIQMjLEb21MtxKHaT1eVNJhifAywD1QOtSe_DA6OD9QTeoXJZfAaczxbpJhrP24cfFFDMx1LPTO-84b0tesdC0hdTVwHhIq2Te-RSJwFyyWtXaQRFzXOWP4arXG6yBNnwWYdLCGP-Z1JOPRKkMIh/w480-h640/beagle%20channel%20blue%20sky%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Zero color manipulation here also, by the way. No need for black and white prints now! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8Sa0fVCJ9LwTqoh1QeOo_Cex9JHyGRYh5d_Acg4C89ouaIYz4Q-nV9PXhZkeUpD5C5chf2OB1Qox-3RG5V9L6_cw48Fay9lGphdRhCcOyFFh2DShIABlS-KQuA4gsEsqqv5dI3hZdRH9dAwm1EhQ6Im85jlZCuH-RzySFJqUYD2Z-yR8LFERFUch/s1717/glacier%20waterfall%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="1287" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8Sa0fVCJ9LwTqoh1QeOo_Cex9JHyGRYh5d_Acg4C89ouaIYz4Q-nV9PXhZkeUpD5C5chf2OB1Qox-3RG5V9L6_cw48Fay9lGphdRhCcOyFFh2DShIABlS-KQuA4gsEsqqv5dI3hZdRH9dAwm1EhQ6Im85jlZCuH-RzySFJqUYD2Z-yR8LFERFUch/w480-h640/glacier%20waterfall%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />A glacier waterfall...are you kidding me? Talk about nature porn! Wow! This is the bottom of <b>Romanche Glacier</b>. For reference that water is fall 800' easy. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrEK8J1y6R1q6wwyoIkx0WZaaA2BQHn9U5CpfX0z8l90Drd3ihgGf-QSv-trXkc9PCMsiQ9aHGrZbuDkw0_Jv19bx95-jBBMg2fTZpHQ6wJqX23ZYyjlYaNervHFOl0VoU3FaBMbOu8g4a0X_bf7-YHT9vn5GisiLmo1EgjsfjQbKE5yzWtkNlOcU/s2016/beagle%20channel%20waterfall.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrEK8J1y6R1q6wwyoIkx0WZaaA2BQHn9U5CpfX0z8l90Drd3ihgGf-QSv-trXkc9PCMsiQ9aHGrZbuDkw0_Jv19bx95-jBBMg2fTZpHQ6wJqX23ZYyjlYaNervHFOl0VoU3FaBMbOu8g4a0X_bf7-YHT9vn5GisiLmo1EgjsfjQbKE5yzWtkNlOcU/w480-h640/beagle%20channel%20waterfall.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />I did miss my big camera during this stretch of the trip. The IPhone zoom is limited at best. That's a house, or weather station, there at the water's edge with<b> booming waterfalls </b>just behind it including one big rooster-tail about halfway down. Amazing!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1CIeBdi4AjdvMyWrz5gCef-md8NwdnW407afJqwG_lFfgdorwtholGCzR0HDEjmwAOQ185UP0_hokOf6-yKFx6fr81DBo3MdcC4bZaoOUY3cZ2ct1Q9mfp7Tvqw4o7da175scp3Ky9GBYAghA2Moay7WUbOatJWANbHtq3ePzQiK0LR1VbuspqlF/s2016/silver%20seas%20in%20the%20magellan%20strait.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1CIeBdi4AjdvMyWrz5gCef-md8NwdnW407afJqwG_lFfgdorwtholGCzR0HDEjmwAOQ185UP0_hokOf6-yKFx6fr81DBo3MdcC4bZaoOUY3cZ2ct1Q9mfp7Tvqw4o7da175scp3Ky9GBYAghA2Moay7WUbOatJWANbHtq3ePzQiK0LR1VbuspqlF/w640-h480/silver%20seas%20in%20the%20magellan%20strait.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, December 29 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Today we were supposed to stop at Punta Arenas, Chile, but with the windy weather and our need to tender in from the ship, it became more like <b>PUNT Arenas, Chile,</b> unfortunately when the port was closed to small ships. So,<b> we spent the day cruising around in front of the city in the Paso Ancho (Wide Passage) of the Strait of Magellan. As the day wore on, the sun gave way to clouds and the sea and mountains took on a steely gray look to them. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIxblbs-yaHIKFihKWazL7v2T0CBN5z2eZveFASpAuknx7leNxSOmfkwZSs7Kf5w-bIuguUI8bFOnGLHC90hp8G0pQcCksLQeAgs1EFqUY8HrBEiiCUec1JY2_R2yROqG50_uVJkTsJ_78Gt0FFz7sX4uC5rtoazvBw9Vp53fZkp_qO60WnG71YI5/s2016/hydro%20therapy%20pool%20on%20SA%20cruise%20ship%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIxblbs-yaHIKFihKWazL7v2T0CBN5z2eZveFASpAuknx7leNxSOmfkwZSs7Kf5w-bIuguUI8bFOnGLHC90hp8G0pQcCksLQeAgs1EFqUY8HrBEiiCUec1JY2_R2yROqG50_uVJkTsJ_78Gt0FFz7sX4uC5rtoazvBw9Vp53fZkp_qO60WnG71YI5/w480-h640/hydro%20therapy%20pool%20on%20SA%20cruise%20ship%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />December 30 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We continued<b> slowly cruising the Strait of Magellan today</b> with no more ports until the cruise was over. We indulged in as many of the ship's amenities as possible including the interesting and relaxing<b> thalassotherapy (therapy of the sea) heated pool</b> (pictured above).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCWmHA0KyYWMqEAr4qwOHj1yYFmLlvUwFD5Ic2QLPso17RnCaHesbMyJ7JoxpaFODK17DehOBoVBpzEyw7V22wjfMKqVxQBnfiRE6gqvfsEjYy09qWFcPg7MEACoIx6lf9mTDGB_aKtWg6rlNkaQ7qxLtmNiC6QwphocVMdIgF-Xd8H7GXBR_di3o/s2016/crazy%20eights%20at%20punta%20arenas%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCWmHA0KyYWMqEAr4qwOHj1yYFmLlvUwFD5Ic2QLPso17RnCaHesbMyJ7JoxpaFODK17DehOBoVBpzEyw7V22wjfMKqVxQBnfiRE6gqvfsEjYy09qWFcPg7MEACoIx6lf9mTDGB_aKtWg6rlNkaQ7qxLtmNiC6QwphocVMdIgF-Xd8H7GXBR_di3o/w480-h640/crazy%20eights%20at%20punta%20arenas%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Here's<b> a tracking of the "lost puppy" sailing that we did when the port at Punta Arenas was closed to us.</b> We continued enjoying what the ship had to offer including a pretty good comedy show from <b>stand-up comedian, Fred Beville</b>. A showing of the new<b> <i>Jurassic World</i> trilogy: <i>Dominion.</i></b> And an amazing (and world record holding)<b> juggler named Jaz Danion</b>.<br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE0lGT6NTw5L8_m-lRkc4V4GFsxhFnJArTE6bwF5fsT7ElAWdrhQ7wIqX7Wrm00b_tl1uO58FHoxUK0QLdvRA1OgFz8NKG7uyN6RWH_NU2W_3QXNGejvVvEKSzn0GynkAwv0W8nw-nNczyXqPJMOchuqAULa5nNP_RS73dYRlj_LWBagQd6myvrZv/s1510/baked%20alaska%20on%20SA%20cruise%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1510" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE0lGT6NTw5L8_m-lRkc4V4GFsxhFnJArTE6bwF5fsT7ElAWdrhQ7wIqX7Wrm00b_tl1uO58FHoxUK0QLdvRA1OgFz8NKG7uyN6RWH_NU2W_3QXNGejvVvEKSzn0GynkAwv0W8nw-nNczyXqPJMOchuqAULa5nNP_RS73dYRlj_LWBagQd6myvrZv/w640-h574/baked%20alaska%20on%20SA%20cruise%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />December 31 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Happy New Year's Eve from the sea! </b> We made it to <b>dinner in the main dining room most nights</b> (despite not having our suitcases/clothes on many of those nights). The food was good, not great. The service started out bad but improved as the trip continued. My <b>Baked Alaska</b> was a highlight for me in the realm of desserts. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>We made it to midnight here (where it's 3 hours earlier than at home) and toasted the new year with champagne in the main foyer under a fun balloon drop. </b> </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-XQs6XAqmB_NwRPCkpfaQ7T8wVqt2j1m_VBwENcIhtAxbouHFv8NWkzn9YjPH2JBXwkq7jndIjarOXyHQfXTZDLJw4apr9Sa29KLZyzP2S-mhIDXg6JKmay8dqOk7VfNfe-BZp0JIBa7DaRrsCsk-aUTMhFVW_2agsMWfu5wALPfMP2uSBGWGnnB/s2016/New%20years%20day%20fruit%20carvings%20on%20SA%20cruise%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-XQs6XAqmB_NwRPCkpfaQ7T8wVqt2j1m_VBwENcIhtAxbouHFv8NWkzn9YjPH2JBXwkq7jndIjarOXyHQfXTZDLJw4apr9Sa29KLZyzP2S-mhIDXg6JKmay8dqOk7VfNfe-BZp0JIBa7DaRrsCsk-aUTMhFVW_2agsMWfu5wALPfMP2uSBGWGnnB/w640-h480/New%20years%20day%20fruit%20carvings%20on%20SA%20cruise%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />January 1, 2023 - Happy New Year's Day at sea! </b><span style="text-align: left;">It was another <b>relaxing day of cruising</b> today with improved weather outside also. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaib8_H3Vtr1EocbXT8a36L6VfeY8r6ocGaPw70SRE4Q2Qil4vfJCw8QWr0jGsUHsIKQqHqPX0bE9wtKioxntTkya0POmInYLPLtEkxuwdNheT3-qnci7SJem0Yj1ku1ntV4kHSKOuYkzerptOhC3XsizKNs2OxL9IDI-bj3l2pVeylExGNYH1QzT/s1280/weather%20we%20missed%20on%20SA%20cruise%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="679" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaib8_H3Vtr1EocbXT8a36L6VfeY8r6ocGaPw70SRE4Q2Qil4vfJCw8QWr0jGsUHsIKQqHqPX0bE9wtKioxntTkya0POmInYLPLtEkxuwdNheT3-qnci7SJem0Yj1ku1ntV4kHSKOuYkzerptOhC3XsizKNs2OxL9IDI-bj3l2pVeylExGNYH1QzT/w340-h640/weather%20we%20missed%20on%20SA%20cruise%20.jpg" width="340" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Good job, Captain! <b>Our ship's crew did an outstanding job of avoiding a lot of nasty weather </b>which everyone's stomachs appreciated! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaIA9khD2sbjsVc54bpU14pxYTcETuq6YvoLH22i_jh9d8_iVZKYTWLFdSzw_S1vQ8KcLsClCeMrEeuQP3NjFdog7dl99nLMyYo_286-m6hRniX3b9LrW8Fdvpw3syNfooiiZSNNbgbHl9bYUq4oimGJu7SbZVye-868Sbiu026Cjjrz734EMwNUO/s2016/valpo%20chile%20houses%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaIA9khD2sbjsVc54bpU14pxYTcETuq6YvoLH22i_jh9d8_iVZKYTWLFdSzw_S1vQ8KcLsClCeMrEeuQP3NjFdog7dl99nLMyYo_286-m6hRniX3b9LrW8Fdvpw3syNfooiiZSNNbgbHl9bYUq4oimGJu7SbZVye-868Sbiu026Cjjrz734EMwNUO/w480-h640/valpo%20chile%20houses%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />January 2 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We were <b>docking in Valparaiso, Chile this morning</b> before daylight, but we woke up to a busy view of colorful homes stacked on top of each other on the hills overlooking the port. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIJ6OXZuZ7knI70gl0ueD_b37eSy8ThGSsCMVCpffzdZh2aUtRZoVN6yg58CKi2yNZe54mUdTRLeoGtdjctzKFzvkwy8Zaq4VjC80lkgC9-hUMhBBqydCUA97IUKSbdXLiJ4C0ahJKj1oN4KkAvm5M6p5RJ_e1lBNf_LJS2AqqtpyIrq1831VILpk/s2016/chile%20winery%20and%20flag%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIJ6OXZuZ7knI70gl0ueD_b37eSy8ThGSsCMVCpffzdZh2aUtRZoVN6yg58CKi2yNZe54mUdTRLeoGtdjctzKFzvkwy8Zaq4VjC80lkgC9-hUMhBBqydCUA97IUKSbdXLiJ4C0ahJKj1oN4KkAvm5M6p5RJ_e1lBNf_LJS2AqqtpyIrq1831VILpk/w640-h480/chile%20winery%20and%20flag%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our <b>flights home from Santiago, Chili</b>, were late in the evening, so our four opted for a <b>winery tour on our way to the airport</b>. Our first winery stop in the lovely <b>Casablanca Valley </b>(which has 22 wineries within it) was <b>Casas del Bosque (Houses in the Forest)</b> where we took a tour of the large facility and had samples of three of their wares (two whites and a red). </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtt_k8RO4nfaMIUV-RXvoFqn0zUnjHp9ZxxygvYUvFQ81pIIZWed1aKfszgJNho2qSqppmRPEJBR41h4K72uTTzYr8GZ2_AcYprMMIDCsYEc59Rcg_RP9pM_SuToqwEkwcsQlNAO12jng_-exXz76FZzgLVHxGdv8UMS6nMcU0mmrqqxDxJoorKVB/s1444/chliean%20dancers%20at%20second%20winery%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="1245" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtt_k8RO4nfaMIUV-RXvoFqn0zUnjHp9ZxxygvYUvFQ81pIIZWed1aKfszgJNho2qSqppmRPEJBR41h4K72uTTzYr8GZ2_AcYprMMIDCsYEc59Rcg_RP9pM_SuToqwEkwcsQlNAO12jng_-exXz76FZzgLVHxGdv8UMS6nMcU0mmrqqxDxJoorKVB/w552-h640/chliean%20dancers%20at%20second%20winery%20.jpg" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We moved to the picturesque<b> Estancia El Cuadro Winery</b> where we were treated to <b>a great barbecue lunch of beef and chicken and all the fixings</b> as well as some <b>Chilean folk dancing</b> from some of the young locals. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnfpK59wr8_wOqH9x-hSr0gdP09mqnb2yMKtLWmoa53VLhfQ5J6alM09ftPT4PM1lVjTVssLTBqpoLDZqM4SgbYwxpNG967u0jIbm66JaFByUT1dfUfXsoeQUC7v17ADF0Xf4FrYMBA2BJqPDNGzR6FxA9x3igMfhRpYm5lyxXzUBbVvVmu8wmIFD/s2016/winery%20vista%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnfpK59wr8_wOqH9x-hSr0gdP09mqnb2yMKtLWmoa53VLhfQ5J6alM09ftPT4PM1lVjTVssLTBqpoLDZqM4SgbYwxpNG967u0jIbm66JaFByUT1dfUfXsoeQUC7v17ADF0Xf4FrYMBA2BJqPDNGzR6FxA9x3igMfhRpYm5lyxXzUBbVvVmu8wmIFD/w640-h480/winery%20vista%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />They have quite the vista and quite the nice selection of wine of which we had several. Cheers! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiP2h_IKDH3zA9Q1SjVHdt_ZpGRBaC0P8uL-N44fFgQTCcK8A-5Dk-EIgUCr2fOferRMUZYVLgLfGwtYMsxCUWHzJnzGOCcTfJ3cUmEyzue1Ow8QIaJEC_TLyISaXClMnW1JOhKTQzGS3Ck0CUGgK7ImndJr_FCt6g9gir17-aksWZgeu8vYhOQ97/s2016/santiago%20sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiP2h_IKDH3zA9Q1SjVHdt_ZpGRBaC0P8uL-N44fFgQTCcK8A-5Dk-EIgUCr2fOferRMUZYVLgLfGwtYMsxCUWHzJnzGOCcTfJ3cUmEyzue1Ow8QIaJEC_TLyISaXClMnW1JOhKTQzGS3Ck0CUGgK7ImndJr_FCt6g9gir17-aksWZgeu8vYhOQ97/w480-h640/santiago%20sunset.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Well, goodbye (for now) South America.</b> Our<b> two flights home were uneventful </b>other than a slight delay getting back to Nashville from Toronto due to some bad weather here. A great trip. A frustrating trip. But definitely a memorable trip in more ways than one. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjltiExvhq8v1FJiDXl9f8MKm-KyvLxgUqvu1ou820Ph0l33msXznUZI_8K5TV9VrcfToPGFnI3cJhNb5oTISB0lrVrF6tRPHV3xenun27Jc1-6b9PszVIWgZwfHN9jAPj6QgV6i8nY0UXZmtJ30qlz0s7DCoLfSeoFNYncBndTQFbT64bF2WjYwi/s2016/sheer%20excitement%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjltiExvhq8v1FJiDXl9f8MKm-KyvLxgUqvu1ou820Ph0l33msXznUZI_8K5TV9VrcfToPGFnI3cJhNb5oTISB0lrVrF6tRPHV3xenun27Jc1-6b9PszVIWgZwfHN9jAPj6QgV6i8nY0UXZmtJ30qlz0s7DCoLfSeoFNYncBndTQFbT64bF2WjYwi/w480-h640/sheer%20excitement%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b style="text-align: left;">January 3 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">T</span>here was great excitement and joy when we got home from<b> our longest trip ever. </b> Damn, ungrateful cats!! </td></tr></tbody></table>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-28676232835642908552022-11-28T20:34:00.006-06:002022-12-01T19:30:15.360-06:00From the new in York to good old Destin <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EwcQvoGM6S_1uVsgJ3GJh4msA-kw5uC-zordooeQVxxj3FgoKjQvcHEBsQYWbYvhnqlQ7BPpMrNS-UtGXn6UWVheeIvBnYng4haWi0ShWpCwu54WiItuycZ7bmm850_CjoFr4AjaqRgQi4GLRYccXcas8agL8OJO7XVvtk2VLrnxzUIT7k4qtUmu/s1280/sunny's%20first%20hike%20.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EwcQvoGM6S_1uVsgJ3GJh4msA-kw5uC-zordooeQVxxj3FgoKjQvcHEBsQYWbYvhnqlQ7BPpMrNS-UtGXn6UWVheeIvBnYng4haWi0ShWpCwu54WiItuycZ7bmm850_CjoFr4AjaqRgQi4GLRYccXcas8agL8OJO7XVvtk2VLrnxzUIT7k4qtUmu/w296-h640/sunny's%20first%20hike%20.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, October 1</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - <b>We took Sunny on her first official hike</b> today and while we didn't complete the full 2-mile loop at <b>Cedars of Lebanon State Park</b>, it was a good start for her at just over a mile total. We figure we will work up to the full loop eventually. She did very well and seemed to enjoy it, as did we on this beautiful fall day. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HIsVLijN9hdW4LWHn_WIogV45doAyrEQyEA4nRlQF-fDSg9FhwZDnhfqB3v2ZkdWprfoAoorkW2h12_3in35XnF3VJTlMRU6Zob5QROjT1uo5ZBNhwdUINYNthL2He7MjXsBDDgJQUPPypimC-t0cUnW8LqcqSIzCdU-xE-DvIl9ZuD0wUbgeQRI/s2016/first%20fire%20of%20the%20season%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HIsVLijN9hdW4LWHn_WIogV45doAyrEQyEA4nRlQF-fDSg9FhwZDnhfqB3v2ZkdWprfoAoorkW2h12_3in35XnF3VJTlMRU6Zob5QROjT1uo5ZBNhwdUINYNthL2He7MjXsBDDgJQUPPypimC-t0cUnW8LqcqSIzCdU-xE-DvIl9ZuD0wUbgeQRI/w480-h640/first%20fire%20of%20the%20season%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We also had our <b>first fire of the season in our Solo Stove</b> tonight. We enjoyed a bottle of wine and the quiet evening as our chilly pool stood silently by. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6-u0LHCuqdlJ9hHR2bv2RPSwPTHRmizHAMht3Kv_O8K1PQtYIxqBCpgPC7ZdGJjKULO6wux1BWzsv29hOYEwsbKbbxWb15jajfdfn39st8As_btMfFqlE3VEvCG_oAiA5RlGKqKkh7V7RXXSfUr1n-WJ81PS9addmeWp8d0Q9B5KHwYHEZtU842x/s1280/bros%20movie%20poster%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1074" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6-u0LHCuqdlJ9hHR2bv2RPSwPTHRmizHAMht3Kv_O8K1PQtYIxqBCpgPC7ZdGJjKULO6wux1BWzsv29hOYEwsbKbbxWb15jajfdfn39st8As_btMfFqlE3VEvCG_oAiA5RlGKqKkh7V7RXXSfUr1n-WJ81PS9addmeWp8d0Q9B5KHwYHEZtU842x/w538-h640/bros%20movie%20poster%20.jpg" width="538" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, October 4</b><span style="text-align: left;"> -</span><span style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>We went to see the new gay rom-com movie, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Bros</i>,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> tonight <b>($6 Tuesdays!)</b> at </span><b style="text-align: left;">The Roxy Theaters (recliners!). </b><span style="text-align: left;">We treated our new friends, Curtis and Kate, to the show as well. We all thought it was very funny with many LOL moments. Kudos to The Roxy for bringing such a film to little ol' Bible-thumpin' Lebanon. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOEOVDBq7sbaw4spQqjmMpZIwDMCko5TG31Zc-eLyDr818-NyQXoxRb9RKSc-06OMiPrhyjp-tCprr2vkvj_igXCWG-RYYh0kNM0nFsMJ9Px0PtLHY2tmAxgBX3u4xDNOt4gQ9WuMVKs-gyRmaIRrPy_wJPkDsqnrYVACPcMfD6f29Sl5aV5yxcXt/s1170/white%20rose%20music%20fest%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="1170" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOEOVDBq7sbaw4spQqjmMpZIwDMCko5TG31Zc-eLyDr818-NyQXoxRb9RKSc-06OMiPrhyjp-tCprr2vkvj_igXCWG-RYYh0kNM0nFsMJ9Px0PtLHY2tmAxgBX3u4xDNOt4gQ9WuMVKs-gyRmaIRrPy_wJPkDsqnrYVACPcMfD6f29Sl5aV5yxcXt/w640-h624/white%20rose%20music%20fest%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, October 6 </b><span style="text-align: left;">- We <b>flew up</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><b> to BWI </b>this evening and then,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>drove an hour or so north to York, PA,</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"> to the quite lovely home of our friends, Joe and L.A., in preparation to attend the <b>White Rose Music Fest</b> going on in town there over the next couple days. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOqtISL2adYdJWJ4NY8BawyvqEYjPWFCDf6S3jU2n7z63OgNgfst9IBiZWWvxuRWGtxgmoh_q9pPDtTgxryQ5zhhoeMBcU-oQVRNa3I2zTCzYZlpwTDULQAR_e8JlEJU9E8P-cwgaORcdS9JLHs8khPyrbBwpXY1sMLkV01cuZQLjpqdq0YMiwWS3/s1280/fancy%20TN%20SWA%20plane.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1128" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOqtISL2adYdJWJ4NY8BawyvqEYjPWFCDf6S3jU2n7z63OgNgfst9IBiZWWvxuRWGtxgmoh_q9pPDtTgxryQ5zhhoeMBcU-oQVRNa3I2zTCzYZlpwTDULQAR_e8JlEJU9E8P-cwgaORcdS9JLHs8khPyrbBwpXY1sMLkV01cuZQLjpqdq0YMiwWS3/w564-h640/fancy%20TN%20SWA%20plane.jpg" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />How come we didn't get the <b>fancy Tennessee plane, Southwest Airlines</b>???<br />(great pic snapped by Ashlee as <b>we got ready to depart BNA for BWI</b>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMIjxtYoSkn9zoO-uikPZ5JSu9T8qNEj874MNg8FmcAV6Q0ad5pjI2Bn0m2-nkCEQiZAdsA0sy-gXYpOILuq7I2f5cDIxk3GpCBJA9mOx1yyTavAFDbEzsz10wkKQ12soRSJgO0iMnG9DZaIFUpF2ZMA69R-_8Z4aKyXF-Fdb63wxxq113JRWDwJr/s2016/flying%20in%20to%20BWI%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMIjxtYoSkn9zoO-uikPZ5JSu9T8qNEj874MNg8FmcAV6Q0ad5pjI2Bn0m2-nkCEQiZAdsA0sy-gXYpOILuq7I2f5cDIxk3GpCBJA9mOx1yyTavAFDbEzsz10wkKQ12soRSJgO0iMnG9DZaIFUpF2ZMA69R-_8Z4aKyXF-Fdb63wxxq113JRWDwJr/w480-h640/flying%20in%20to%20BWI%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>It was a gorgeous clear night for flying in over the beautiful Chesapeake Bay into BWI. </b>Joe and L. A. were actually out of town until tomorrow, so they graciously let us crash at their lovely home without them. Only their "guard cat" named Cow was there to greet us, but he did a great job!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>(Editor's note: In a sad update, we found out that Cow passed away a few weeks later. <br />He had a good run at 17 years. Sweet boy. We sure are glad we got to meet you, buddy. RIP.) </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepsu_NKhaW_TrBVxh9m2qddBA4A3LC1Xni50_W5DpwXpWVnNBLVU3ium35GpzT14vNGO50iCcTuxeaBYWhFv8vczf-3bhfgkPSyrV5VJfRiZIfJ1lSXLPaStGrDS391o0qTGdRxyRqsn-ylYKJLtQnnkkFWr662jIiDJgavOWG8TSX4MD8i9kDIAy/s1651/roost%20breakfast%20in%20york%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1651" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepsu_NKhaW_TrBVxh9m2qddBA4A3LC1Xni50_W5DpwXpWVnNBLVU3ium35GpzT14vNGO50iCcTuxeaBYWhFv8vczf-3bhfgkPSyrV5VJfRiZIfJ1lSXLPaStGrDS391o0qTGdRxyRqsn-ylYKJLtQnnkkFWr662jIiDJgavOWG8TSX4MD8i9kDIAy/w586-h640/roost%20breakfast%20in%20york%20.jpg" width="586" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, October 7 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We had the morning to ourselves since Joe and L.A. wouldn't be in until the afternoon when the White Rose Music Festival started, so we lazed around and got up for a late brunch at the hip <b>Roost Uncommon Kitchen</b> where the servings were massive and tasty! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegahac8BhWnGYsd6GKEIddAx85a1nzUxeAdPCpz1G_eMXCedlSzf9dBZ0BnTCPMa8WiY8n8DlejC1vY7Yk01OGrC05DRxPeR8aHDbFIrjrzB8cO3ChUd9Ngxx8e4cFbqou1zWXsUbZptkjPZmrx3-FwWqmNdy3_jWWEJbfDkccBcHs-j-nXLkvD48/s1512/shoe%20house%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1512" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegahac8BhWnGYsd6GKEIddAx85a1nzUxeAdPCpz1G_eMXCedlSzf9dBZ0BnTCPMa8WiY8n8DlejC1vY7Yk01OGrC05DRxPeR8aHDbFIrjrzB8cO3ChUd9Ngxx8e4cFbqou1zWXsUbZptkjPZmrx3-FwWqmNdy3_jWWEJbfDkccBcHs-j-nXLkvD48/w640-h594/shoe%20house%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We took a short drive over to check out the unique <b>Haine's Shoe House </b>(built circa 1948 by who else, a millionaire in the shoe business!) but were a little bummed when we couldn't go in since the place was closed for repairs today. Thanks to <b>AtlasObscura.com</b> for another great visit idea. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR3phJjrHkT3VkgApMm-0ALUXdR8xxthOyzT_1bLUbqZ6UcSQkBktOc2zhL1eT4ZKOA8PSSQTk5YsAzApbvpiPjJPuCTlB839SUPTrhvXK5h29WwjjUrSXEr14_e2ccK80CNvfTjeeYcIXgn6LPijQ6wyoZruzUuK7kfKU4n0FEjTA9S2LKoPtmy/s2016/downtown%20york%20sign%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKR3phJjrHkT3VkgApMm-0ALUXdR8xxthOyzT_1bLUbqZ6UcSQkBktOc2zhL1eT4ZKOA8PSSQTk5YsAzApbvpiPjJPuCTlB839SUPTrhvXK5h29WwjjUrSXEr14_e2ccK80CNvfTjeeYcIXgn6LPijQ6wyoZruzUuK7kfKU4n0FEjTA9S2LKoPtmy/w640-h480/downtown%20york%20sign%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>York </b>seems to take a lot of guff as not a great place to live, but it seems like <b>a lovely town </b>to us and at least they are trying with this music festival, several breweries, bars, etc. Go hang out in somewhere like Dunlap, TN, if you really wanna see a "shit town." </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJc3lnMumxZUhwDYuVhOW0dr0saAvYvy4nN6X3nbQbK54HSq9iecqlYMwB2oh3qjwIiCkQrmxGzYwR_2HyosrzDQYyN1ZJGmqQVzohoMRwK9GLiDJBx-tyTiTDvZ4x_ENia2i6RiHzqLGRe-NRBL_8whFgwxw5ZquHmN4EpLNEGC2RDcwpEcy4nkHy/s4436/empty%20ballpark%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="4436" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJc3lnMumxZUhwDYuVhOW0dr0saAvYvy4nN6X3nbQbK54HSq9iecqlYMwB2oh3qjwIiCkQrmxGzYwR_2HyosrzDQYyN1ZJGmqQVzohoMRwK9GLiDJBx-tyTiTDvZ4x_ENia2i6RiHzqLGRe-NRBL_8whFgwxw5ZquHmN4EpLNEGC2RDcwpEcy4nkHy/w640-h274/empty%20ballpark%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />So, we got to <b>PeoplesBank Park</b> <b>well after the gates were open</b> for the <b>White Rose Music Fest </b>and seriously thought we were at the wrong place. There was <b>almost nobody there!?</b> It was very odd and the first music festival we've ever attended where there weren't crowds of people everywhere. <b> It was literally an empty ballpark and would kind of remain that way during the entire festival.</b> It's so odd because while this music line-up isn't stocked with huge names, they are well-known enough (at least around Nashville) and all these acts would sell out good-sized venues there very quickly and easily. Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes I guess...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZIPvuJdOmaRC6l6Y_JLBV6Nk71s_lOghzZAnrFytNLYXaZNvReDtYuYEMT9Jcsjt6trifYxXibCNrsfktqJlF18TJyrmuNq_8sBE-JADkJkpv8DRoReeuNjz13WRVFYdNCO8LgSUV3JQENsD_m6QzTUJf3XIkWC2c4vjViy5b3IDe5XLq-BpOzTQ/s2016/britney%20spencer%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZIPvuJdOmaRC6l6Y_JLBV6Nk71s_lOghzZAnrFytNLYXaZNvReDtYuYEMT9Jcsjt6trifYxXibCNrsfktqJlF18TJyrmuNq_8sBE-JADkJkpv8DRoReeuNjz13WRVFYdNCO8LgSUV3JQENsD_m6QzTUJf3XIkWC2c4vjViy5b3IDe5XLq-BpOzTQ/w640-h480/britney%20spencer%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>First up at the White Rose Music Fest</b> was country music newcomer, <b>Britney Spencer,</b> who has a great voice and a very solid band around her. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRTbYf_Wli_0bUmk-_thhUsx3d3sjQlmWVgvPWfp6z5zTBAvtH4NLct8rl3em5U96ZGhG49tIg1NbYDCr_ClhEH_lDx1Iu01sHpcLSt_6Rb65ChbWUpY10xIETOY28gn-uEJr4KXsVCaIy4QVdhr_rnbmOMEdjEHX6uzHxZyXLxNb7njJS2CawAvl/s2016/eagles%20at%20the%20ballpark%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRTbYf_Wli_0bUmk-_thhUsx3d3sjQlmWVgvPWfp6z5zTBAvtH4NLct8rl3em5U96ZGhG49tIg1NbYDCr_ClhEH_lDx1Iu01sHpcLSt_6Rb65ChbWUpY10xIETOY28gn-uEJr4KXsVCaIy4QVdhr_rnbmOMEdjEHX6uzHxZyXLxNb7njJS2CawAvl/w480-h640/eagles%20at%20the%20ballpark%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />There was a rumor that "<b>The Eagles" were at this music festival</b>, but I call bullshit...<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHAOwI4IVFxZCnJCc3zeQvxGnPmAf26pscZIjSTGAEVH9wt2ubNHwc4TTvnhwdRIbA8r63WvijJZylJ_vq1di9WXhPkrXz9SZ6lm_BhOZPI22rxukxD0kIhisfLIeneriRBZ5uE0B6_0xp9FrapKgGjAMSsm2k1JbD6Ipfa_z-uvmnzYMOjadCjzS/s947/langhorne%20slim%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="629" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHAOwI4IVFxZCnJCc3zeQvxGnPmAf26pscZIjSTGAEVH9wt2ubNHwc4TTvnhwdRIbA8r63WvijJZylJ_vq1di9WXhPkrXz9SZ6lm_BhOZPI22rxukxD0kIhisfLIeneriRBZ5uE0B6_0xp9FrapKgGjAMSsm2k1JbD6Ipfa_z-uvmnzYMOjadCjzS/w426-h640/langhorne%20slim%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Joe and L.A. made it back from their road trip in time to catch the next set by <b>Langhorne Slim</b>. We've heard his name before but never seen him live, but, man, he <b>puts on a whale of a show!</b> Undeterred by the small crowd in front of the stage, <b>he waded into us with his finale song</b>, the stirring "Past Lives." </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw1GFVIiqJbnukWIGaZDzxkLbCncZE1tUlZUMxxlfb7aiK_ssEoNNq6YlkaBPI433SIQgO4CIlI4GZs6ijOvQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>One of our favorites to see live, <b>Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors</b>, was next and made sure everybody here knew where he was from with <b>his great ballad, "Tennessee"</b> - a bit of which is in the video above. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4yz61-fjA98rm8_RYGNDy5qhEOpm7mmtyPrjDw8KB3yBbCEx9NJr1Jg2mEE4xLegAi5OC20TTeicLUm6mGF4JySpBY_6m11MV3MkG7CQ0D3rH-FdXR-M1YFhb4wC3nEpH1Y_2N1vajFJ74a_X7yaxGnTkKeDlx2i3ztpUokgFTDKm4FU9C-Hlpob/s1517/gift%20horse%20brewing%20in%20york%20pa%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="1448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4yz61-fjA98rm8_RYGNDy5qhEOpm7mmtyPrjDw8KB3yBbCEx9NJr1Jg2mEE4xLegAi5OC20TTeicLUm6mGF4JySpBY_6m11MV3MkG7CQ0D3rH-FdXR-M1YFhb4wC3nEpH1Y_2N1vajFJ74a_X7yaxGnTkKeDlx2i3ztpUokgFTDKm4FU9C-Hlpob/w610-h640/gift%20horse%20brewing%20in%20york%20pa%20.jpg" width="610" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We only stayed for a couple songs from the <b>White Rose Music Fest Day 1 closing performer</b>,<b> Jamey Johnson</b> (and his<b> crazy 12-member ban</b>d). He sounded fine, but he's just not our particular cup of tea. We opted instead to take a stroll to <b>Gift Horse Brewing</b> (that's their cool logo in the photo above) in <b>downtown York. </b> After a libation here, we moved on to the <b>Holy Hound Taproom</b> where the food was a little lacking, but still a great, rollicking beer bar. We got back to Joe and L.A.'s house and stayed up late talking and laughing and imbibing in a few more adult beverages. Their sweet dogs, Chester and Tank, provided the entertaining floor show.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_z0KZ9WyAHoFVS7tt6aGSX3UtHbDV8EUyIsl6ZoTqu8WU993LPpYUkRyx0d0pKvoRuCNS5sbBsHnQy0tzgj79XncrgjVqAuHu49A8YUKGvnhzN3Gx5PbNJ9OTCh64hD5ENkAz75NSD4Wtfbx1DxU1Xd6scczZ85bY_d5mcxUkHMXBuyKX_73n6Su/s2016/south%20county%20brewing%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_z0KZ9WyAHoFVS7tt6aGSX3UtHbDV8EUyIsl6ZoTqu8WU993LPpYUkRyx0d0pKvoRuCNS5sbBsHnQy0tzgj79XncrgjVqAuHu49A8YUKGvnhzN3Gx5PbNJ9OTCh64hD5ENkAz75NSD4Wtfbx1DxU1Xd6scczZ85bY_d5mcxUkHMXBuyKX_73n6Su/w640-h480/south%20county%20brewing%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b style="text-align: left;">Saturday, October 8 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Before heading to</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Day 2 of the White Rose Music Festival, </b><span style="text-align: left;">we had a late brunch stop at the beautifu</span><span style="text-align: left;">l</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><b>South County Brewing facility here in York.</b> These brewers got their start over in nearby Fawn Grove, PA, and this is their second more swanky facility. The place was packed, so we were lucky to get a table. The food and beer were top-notch. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSifpA8c5041GyIQeWuasmMrmf44zYJUqgu52hzobkpriLhtxtnDKjesNfdWuY0IkKKmaQ7mHdWKwGQQLSzQboAHXs_YNBKMPRyiucw1jl0RLx4AOGsL30liRdd5X4XBwBp1CkvsVCTw5v3JfLueSyjGrVGY-wzmYUu15DIT6zxVqWKfWFjg9LbJf/s2016/lucero%20at%20white%20rose%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSifpA8c5041GyIQeWuasmMrmf44zYJUqgu52hzobkpriLhtxtnDKjesNfdWuY0IkKKmaQ7mHdWKwGQQLSzQboAHXs_YNBKMPRyiucw1jl0RLx4AOGsL30liRdd5X4XBwBp1CkvsVCTw5v3JfLueSyjGrVGY-wzmYUu15DIT6zxVqWKfWFjg9LbJf/w640-h480/lucero%20at%20white%20rose%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We were very excited to see Memphis gritty rockers, <b>Lucero</b>, today in their first festival setting that we've seen them in. The sound engineering, unfortunately, was not very good, but the guys did their best and were positive in nature despite the sound issues and the once-again very small crowd. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RLanm5p-QUsqQFOiPoKtUyZHVY7oHljyw_uNrmQ47YS98zn2SN8N_z1dOtemSk0klL0xOw1LLiXLi66hYCSkv-HOqYkDuICLBSsj1yMxS6-ER-BbQJ2aenPNEjAsOw6yqfN97n7DmW-1Y19atbSTOPc_7iuWmcftA5O7G0AAJyBR8KgAubfO0G7_/s1852/moonrise%20over%20york%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="1218" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RLanm5p-QUsqQFOiPoKtUyZHVY7oHljyw_uNrmQ47YS98zn2SN8N_z1dOtemSk0klL0xOw1LLiXLi66hYCSkv-HOqYkDuICLBSsj1yMxS6-ER-BbQJ2aenPNEjAsOw6yqfN97n7DmW-1Y19atbSTOPc_7iuWmcftA5O7G0AAJyBR8KgAubfO0G7_/w420-h640/moonrise%20over%20york%20.jpg" width="420" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>As the beautiful hunters moon rose, the temps fell fast tonight in York.</b> Good thing we were (sort of) bundled up. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgege-bo8tYkYg_22pdGRm4FV-pVNy1lfFoWusYMMTLsNs1ex0rTxjc4rNUqtBN_ZWI5vGFRh43vBKAAd5Zp1zxaI0_VSlPoI7nIOVVM3rBtfUE0F7HVImz-2ui9oOC-lx9MZN760iDuOhQWCkjtH8g9Zra0B4dt2SizLsAHzNoUPmOYO7LVj7FKmSz/s1550/the%20wood%20brothers%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgege-bo8tYkYg_22pdGRm4FV-pVNy1lfFoWusYMMTLsNs1ex0rTxjc4rNUqtBN_ZWI5vGFRh43vBKAAd5Zp1zxaI0_VSlPoI7nIOVVM3rBtfUE0F7HVImz-2ui9oOC-lx9MZN760iDuOhQWCkjtH8g9Zra0B4dt2SizLsAHzNoUPmOYO7LVj7FKmSz/w624-h640/the%20wood%20brothers%20.jpg" width="624" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Much like Langhorne Slim yesterday, the amazing <b>Wood Brothers</b> saved the day/night with <b>a raucous show</b> that was positive and uplifting despite the small crowd. They even vowed to come back if invited next year...and if there is a year two for the White Rose Music Fest. <br /><br />Similar to last night, we only stayed for a couple songs from the closing act, <b>Grace Potter,</b> who we used to love, but now have a "strained relationship" with based on her history of cheating on her husband from her beginning band, The Nocturnals, as well as dropping the band itself to go solo and more poppy than their true rock-n-roll start. The first two songs she played were great hits that she did with The Nocturnals but now turned into poppy (and kind of silly IMO) versions, So, we said, hey, it's cold, and we've had enough. <br /><br />Again, the festival was a kind of surreal experience with the small crowds, and sound issues with some of the performances. It will be interesting to see if there is another year for them, because they must have really taken a bath and lost money. This blog always tries to focus on the positive, so we will take with us the great performances by Langhorne Slim, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, and The Wood Brothers, plus the gracious hosting from our pals, Joe and L.A., and say it really was a fun time. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCts2YiEG6kW4olKi1ZlFRobFFHOFxt3li_1L2UJSFThrL68JOcKLdGaG7mYsI1BwtoasAZGXg15N32CcxpBgNJCYgWvuzhGzmdYlCWgZWymH65ckxy_tUe9L2zY26kXIVERm5xcbyYReDnsmgL7RD8nQhpdb87N7WGCFFMEHmu6R2OBSYh28n0lpe/s1512/lucketts%20store.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="1512" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCts2YiEG6kW4olKi1ZlFRobFFHOFxt3li_1L2UJSFThrL68JOcKLdGaG7mYsI1BwtoasAZGXg15N32CcxpBgNJCYgWvuzhGzmdYlCWgZWymH65ckxy_tUe9L2zY26kXIVERm5xcbyYReDnsmgL7RD8nQhpdb87N7WGCFFMEHmu6R2OBSYh28n0lpe/w640-h584/lucketts%20store.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, October 9 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We had <b>most of the day to drive back to BWI for the flight home tonight</b>, so we decided to make a stop in <b>Leesburg, VA, </b>to meet Ashlee's childhood friend, Starling, and her husband, John. We met up at the cool and vintage <b>Luckett's Antique Store</b> to do some browsing. It is a very neat, multi-floored store. We then all stopped by nearby <b>Vanish Brewing</b> (where Ashlee said we had been before, and I denied it - see was right...my UNTAPPD Beer App doesn't lie or forget). We enjoyed catching up with a couple more of our friends and sipping brews in the warm afternoon sun at this really nice farm brewery. <br />Our flight home was a bit delayed, and we got to find out how BWI is kind of a dumpy airport if you have time to kill there, but it was a smooth flight and we got home before midnight to close the book on another fun little trip.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH-VO3clg0_AGb-OYIu442ncPq_0E58NsBl25-SAAwZ78XhoVhIoal0-NGyvUexMPyvj4DP-a8Fpg5Jd99KtXQqWVzf0WciBeWA7sh6qYqfqqtFEMVvihcReD9JxtmzV7jyJvIm8533KyWMcHB7pmkR0pMegGltrG2boaa-3hJcB24XL4TCaRQb-2/s1280/sunny%20splash%20pad%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH-VO3clg0_AGb-OYIu442ncPq_0E58NsBl25-SAAwZ78XhoVhIoal0-NGyvUexMPyvj4DP-a8Fpg5Jd99KtXQqWVzf0WciBeWA7sh6qYqfqqtFEMVvihcReD9JxtmzV7jyJvIm8533KyWMcHB7pmkR0pMegGltrG2boaa-3hJcB24XL4TCaRQb-2/w562-h640/sunny%20splash%20pad%20.jpg" width="562" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, October 17 </b>- Sadly, we had the pool closed this past week in preparation for fall leaves falling and winter soon after. Sunny made lemonade out of lemons by<b> declaring our pool cover as her own personal splash pad!</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4WwFEs9vCwin3Z_OB42t3JYPkVn9Lu6Y-e6Cfb054OG2-Pndd5IIgmF4rD1m3tYCP1g-yyA_b4VMxTwxJTZVya3xODss9ypcX1NOk7NR5iLSqHJu7SEi3xhWR8vjC7WfICgA9MoUk5c5UelFvLlJjgehAIgJ4ammbEem4tL5RFVvFBUNxvcpydLJ/s1280/stuper%20bowl%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="717" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4WwFEs9vCwin3Z_OB42t3JYPkVn9Lu6Y-e6Cfb054OG2-Pndd5IIgmF4rD1m3tYCP1g-yyA_b4VMxTwxJTZVya3xODss9ypcX1NOk7NR5iLSqHJu7SEi3xhWR8vjC7WfICgA9MoUk5c5UelFvLlJjgehAIgJ4ammbEem4tL5RFVvFBUNxvcpydLJ/w358-h640/stuper%20bowl%20.jpg" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, October 18</b> - Just call it <b>The Stupor Bowl.</b> <b> Ashlee and I have two of poorest performing teams in our fantasy football league this year,</b> so when we clashed this weekend, it came down to one 9-yard pass in OT of a dismal Monday Night Football to set up a game-winning field goal for the Chargers for <b>me to eke it out over her by a tenth of a point! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwxFRa6Ap25wE2OPxWH9l5C7w7nunp4D3EqPB7PRv5qyn3nKFPjbqtU9dB9t3WvwqNounCBcmY40NAlZB9GnZnce6Qpy8r9CCm9eX1PJemJSXgnogeHNWqEQvPdTHwsp7kKG7FA-KVzkU8S-Wx0O0CPpzdc3t8av_k7hoBF41qLNf3cOaXhnI6ugd/s1280/mrs%20harris%20movie%20poster%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="727" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwxFRa6Ap25wE2OPxWH9l5C7w7nunp4D3EqPB7PRv5qyn3nKFPjbqtU9dB9t3WvwqNounCBcmY40NAlZB9GnZnce6Qpy8r9CCm9eX1PJemJSXgnogeHNWqEQvPdTHwsp7kKG7FA-KVzkU8S-Wx0O0CPpzdc3t8av_k7hoBF41qLNf3cOaXhnI6ugd/w364-h640/mrs%20harris%20movie%20poster%20.jpg" width="364" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We finally got to see the new film, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris</i>,<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>tonight as we <b>rented it off Apple ITunes</b> and streamed it though our Fire TV since it never came to our local theater as we were hoping. It was charming and well-made. Great little flick! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDHvLP57Phzp2s_6mMhWuQI-BFDCux7Tnxknv6WOAwpz94aK-YtIbq_vryp56QqEH8ECTiDmpGvxbJNgpxoU3cxJCKRrG5zppnh_lWkqnC8worGNHtD2gW_m9WY3ReTE-zvwhMCfk8qCYgDXdqfU23m11bFNeMQveVyTxWYMMMZhbuww2M82O6ll3/s1280/town%20square%20social%20sunset%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="1280" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDHvLP57Phzp2s_6mMhWuQI-BFDCux7Tnxknv6WOAwpz94aK-YtIbq_vryp56QqEH8ECTiDmpGvxbJNgpxoU3cxJCKRrG5zppnh_lWkqnC8worGNHtD2gW_m9WY3ReTE-zvwhMCfk8qCYgDXdqfU23m11bFNeMQveVyTxWYMMMZhbuww2M82O6ll3/w640-h504/town%20square%20social%20sunset%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, October 24</b> - We had <b>dinner and a pretty good light show at Town Square Social</b> tonight up on the Lebanon Square with Ashlee's sister, Paige, who was in town on business. The food was great as always.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExjKAFaBFtUA9AhCaewOUd2Mv7YonWR-t95NdyV4rs6qLZJEMp4spTtxI9EfnJH5J9TdLENoFH8TWm2HfjvVx7unh9xpHb31WGJ3AvTkG7-7JjxcEwfkLsdaZ6McIHmElIr9M0A6oJVGNm8sLGvEwaQHpy6EX-GtvDTPwyOiVuvSV0PQi2mJlIBAp/s1280/ticket%20to%20paradise.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExjKAFaBFtUA9AhCaewOUd2Mv7YonWR-t95NdyV4rs6qLZJEMp4spTtxI9EfnJH5J9TdLENoFH8TWm2HfjvVx7unh9xpHb31WGJ3AvTkG7-7JjxcEwfkLsdaZ6McIHmElIr9M0A6oJVGNm8sLGvEwaQHpy6EX-GtvDTPwyOiVuvSV0PQi2mJlIBAp/w356-h640/ticket%20to%20paradise.jpg" width="356" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After dinner we decided to catch a showing of the new comedy, <b><i>Ticket to Paradise</i></b>, over at <b>The Roxy Theaters (recliners! </b>and Paige's first time in a recliner theater!). It was a pretty good movie overall. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsXcsRCFI4O9my4HK-EAW7SQrc2pYVodJthHBQ6nr5DAO4bXfEZIJLFJcsjsbC0NnLm_pWYBqPruVhItlCbDeZPsRloZhq6CzSpYnyATf7QzwwewNjrEw7XhObIhsRUeQ8Vaq6EqKOLQnap1lhJSXwYOesrm95v6mXTz5YMONbk7_ywdf0w4Jw4IE/s2016/Spartan%20Duds%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsXcsRCFI4O9my4HK-EAW7SQrc2pYVodJthHBQ6nr5DAO4bXfEZIJLFJcsjsbC0NnLm_pWYBqPruVhItlCbDeZPsRloZhq6CzSpYnyATf7QzwwewNjrEw7XhObIhsRUeQ8Vaq6EqKOLQnap1lhJSXwYOesrm95v6mXTz5YMONbk7_ywdf0w4Jw4IE/w480-h640/Spartan%20Duds%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, October 31 - Happy Halloween from Spartan Dudley! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYh83az-rOlnVAekQNEaCG8J8Wj8eRVKMBY666FehpL4m3d-mSVd-H7l0dIH4z4b4J_mYhHGxEGIdkrDZCkpjWv2utNTTEOqIfioOUSL-v_SxBsLq3iRu8gdlyqpH40X5YviaFCVXqCq7zSjr0E82n1-rUUn41KcWrwXf68yKKj9T5jW8619TeljH/s1168/butch%20walker%20ticket%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1168" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYh83az-rOlnVAekQNEaCG8J8Wj8eRVKMBY666FehpL4m3d-mSVd-H7l0dIH4z4b4J_mYhHGxEGIdkrDZCkpjWv2utNTTEOqIfioOUSL-v_SxBsLq3iRu8gdlyqpH40X5YviaFCVXqCq7zSjr0E82n1-rUUn41KcWrwXf68yKKj9T5jW8619TeljH/w640-h494/butch%20walker%20ticket%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, November 1</b> - We <b>slipped into Nashville tonight</b> to see one of our favorite live performers, <b>Butch Walker, performing at the newish Brooklyn Bowl venue. </b>The show was great with a member of Butch's band, <b>Aaron Lee Tasjan, providing a very good opening set.</b> Butch was in classic form as always, but we headed out early since it was a "school night" and the place was super-crowded with annoying drunk people (geez, it's a Tuesday, folks) and plus, we had some walking wounded pets to look back in on at the house. Keep on rockin', Butch! We love ya! <br />Before the show we also had<b> a tasty dinner at TennFold Brewing in Donelson. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY3hEh9XlO7iShLCYPe00i8t1td8Y-LyzAiX58cMAs4_gNZaKOxaa8XnzZOIsoIsp3LBFciht8Cf37n9Duv2iq72nJdb-KfntiPRRDazGt1QtQhX32DR5gf9ELYqF2VUFWhyBP5EtG42GtESdEJs2oDGJ6F-njQocO8oAlcFS1nO9wcqRmTS-Uwh4/s1512/augustana%20in%20franklin%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="1512" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY3hEh9XlO7iShLCYPe00i8t1td8Y-LyzAiX58cMAs4_gNZaKOxaa8XnzZOIsoIsp3LBFciht8Cf37n9Duv2iq72nJdb-KfntiPRRDazGt1QtQhX32DR5gf9ELYqF2VUFWhyBP5EtG42GtESdEJs2oDGJ6F-njQocO8oAlcFS1nO9wcqRmTS-Uwh4/w640-h557/augustana%20in%20franklin%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, November 11 - </b>We headed <b>over to Franklin tonight</b> to catch one of our favorite performers, <b>Augustana (aka Dan Layus), </b>at the beautiful <b>Franklin Theater. </b> We had <b>great seats right up front</b> for the man and his piano. The acoustics are so good in this place! Beforehand, we had a tasty dinner at <b>The Frothy Monkey</b> just around the corner housed in a beautiful old historic church manse. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWpIg5iEBQRd93h6Fq0T5I7QtbZ1-zCr1bMXpeHownFasb8BWikzEMvqpksRFqlv9_cRT-PJ9jzKMPxFynJOTrDuE8mV9Thlh7XzZEq-tM1tRy6agh_msMhCLveVqouj-lXTlI9Nn4Wlq-LtNwL9B0HqOf2MzRfJ-yPN1vUT8aa2sw035_yZcE26-/s2016/stilt%20houses%20from%20the%20air%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWpIg5iEBQRd93h6Fq0T5I7QtbZ1-zCr1bMXpeHownFasb8BWikzEMvqpksRFqlv9_cRT-PJ9jzKMPxFynJOTrDuE8mV9Thlh7XzZEq-tM1tRy6agh_msMhCLveVqouj-lXTlI9Nn4Wlq-LtNwL9B0HqOf2MzRfJ-yPN1vUT8aa2sw035_yZcE26-/w480-h640/stilt%20houses%20from%20the%20air%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, November 12 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We <b>flew out early today to Tampa </b>to attend the <b>wedding of our new, but dear, friends, Curtis and Kate.</b> It was nice to escape the cold, winter temps at home even if it was just a quick overnight trip. <b>Flying into the Tampa airport </b>we spotted a few of the cool old <b>historic stilt homes offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JzrVF_2QzDdffbaLQlxTaynoqjqwAxLrmYCIHpx7urSv3Y9Nog1VHK0_Nt_Ci2uxeT5A3BIV1DWTdvdAs_KL-TRf8hMx8hJnJG4OhxbI1E6bLAmW3z-BQRBoOcs8cQu14iqkAGzfCg9Ah-pF_EFXhDxMIoWsfc0HNVtqaywU85h0v3shJE3T6bE_/s2016/thunderbird%20pool%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JzrVF_2QzDdffbaLQlxTaynoqjqwAxLrmYCIHpx7urSv3Y9Nog1VHK0_Nt_Ci2uxeT5A3BIV1DWTdvdAs_KL-TRf8hMx8hJnJG4OhxbI1E6bLAmW3z-BQRBoOcs8cQu14iqkAGzfCg9Ah-pF_EFXhDxMIoWsfc0HNVtqaywU85h0v3shJE3T6bE_/w480-h640/thunderbird%20pool%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The wedding was over in the <b>Treasure Bay area </b>near St. Petersburg, and we stayed next door to the wedding locale at the historic <b>Thunderbird Beach Resort.</b> We chose it because they boasted about having a nice tiki bar, but it turned out to be a little small and ordinary to us. But still nice to have <b>a drink poolside in the warm Florida</b> sun this afternoon. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZcwghyl339YnmyD6sIVKeDOh1bF3HNPadl3AjkM5lGeHK4ayDoptrRkiaFT6B-gpMN5_b4LImYnd8JqZflwd_VWwpXK2BoWM0tShymbvO0oMQQ1ehNrKcKacrgODypB8xXfeL-5m3FBMgiMZAWkbEPOVNNYe2nFBn56n2-YKPImv-lc7LycUik9U/s1512/wedding%20flamingos%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1512" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZcwghyl339YnmyD6sIVKeDOh1bF3HNPadl3AjkM5lGeHK4ayDoptrRkiaFT6B-gpMN5_b4LImYnd8JqZflwd_VWwpXK2BoWM0tShymbvO0oMQQ1ehNrKcKacrgODypB8xXfeL-5m3FBMgiMZAWkbEPOVNNYe2nFBn56n2-YKPImv-lc7LycUik9U/w640-h604/wedding%20flamingos%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>beach wedding of Curtis and Kate </b>was short and sweet which was fine with us since the sun was bright and warm in our wedding duds. We appreciated them using a Michael Franti song during the ceremony. <b>Congrats, guys!!! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRR5bWQF5rrx86y7Hm6gBfzh_fZ0aE24LIV5-hZbWdcllaqoeBnIrKFr9YzZ2sACuljhW3pt7KhCmXGQEC3D5iW2MTzNJcHcuyhlyWeDrO0qPsp8oWOy4QzmKRfPC1-0lHCic_MMDZqKdGcspxMNCdYXWJL5YrMV_HmpoJEWsE-fXUyl0QQ3gWG9J/s2016/tampa%20sunset%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRR5bWQF5rrx86y7Hm6gBfzh_fZ0aE24LIV5-hZbWdcllaqoeBnIrKFr9YzZ2sACuljhW3pt7KhCmXGQEC3D5iW2MTzNJcHcuyhlyWeDrO0qPsp8oWOy4QzmKRfPC1-0lHCic_MMDZqKdGcspxMNCdYXWJL5YrMV_HmpoJEWsE-fXUyl0QQ3gWG9J/w480-h640/tampa%20sunset%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>We partied through the pretty sunset and into the night with an open bar, great food, fun music and a lot of laughs with a bunch of fun people. <br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKshxdKxTtWVH6wells_Yd7X1wtdw5cHE8pjKKsUQjhN6ZU8ojLUIR2H60joOBRtKcN0-vpKpDq_YFWBxDkw0YXDmZ-vUcDM9xO-t-YMvlNixn2DGtodaJWbK2tJcXMhyRM8ND0zazoMoBE3ivle4tzlQ1F4pP4P6sD9-nq6eUZgcYa41oPE_M00ar/s1390/tampa%20rental%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1237" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKshxdKxTtWVH6wells_Yd7X1wtdw5cHE8pjKKsUQjhN6ZU8ojLUIR2H60joOBRtKcN0-vpKpDq_YFWBxDkw0YXDmZ-vUcDM9xO-t-YMvlNixn2DGtodaJWbK2tJcXMhyRM8ND0zazoMoBE3ivle4tzlQ1F4pP4P6sD9-nq6eUZgcYa41oPE_M00ar/w570-h640/tampa%20rental%20.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Sunday, November 13 - </b>Even though we were<b> flying home today</b>, it wasn't until pretty late, so <b>we had the whole day to tool around in our </b></span><b>sweet Audi A4 rental.</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLTS2sy2F8Ih5BPvXp69zrnGL447xCMyEAJ1iP7MgqwuGHkSAVdT2pQQr-LYwkKG5cE12Zc-lXV566LHijK5CEAxE2gLa9QiXzAAEWSnISgRI-SEhPc1r1Eak5QZX_0esvzx9HEMeG8aHvQ2p-zfHSRoM0Uqsg7tIzsNjolya5_FXtSl1RKc7MTtT/s2016/st.%20pete%20view%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLTS2sy2F8Ih5BPvXp69zrnGL447xCMyEAJ1iP7MgqwuGHkSAVdT2pQQr-LYwkKG5cE12Zc-lXV566LHijK5CEAxE2gLa9QiXzAAEWSnISgRI-SEhPc1r1Eak5QZX_0esvzx9HEMeG8aHvQ2p-zfHSRoM0Uqsg7tIzsNjolya5_FXtSl1RKc7MTtT/w640-h480/st.%20pete%20view%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After a decent breakfast at the Treasure Island location of the Key West staple, <b>Sloppy Joe's Bar,</b> and checking out a neat and very <b>professional sandcastle building contest</b> going on at the beach here, we headed over to the fairly new and recommended (thanks Thrillist.com) <b>St. Pete Pier.</b> It's a beautiful location with lots of open space and wildlife too. There were<b> lots of large, gorgeous pelicans</b> hanging out, and we even saw<b> a small pod of dolphins</b> near the pier also. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XPgERP8thIHFnsbsE8TF09zs3nC4c6d7YUOZhLKP3R29HJue6kBzQku6fi5-Arj2OJx6m_Ou_zDzqOHYe7HwemNzodZqfpYYNre34fw1w77pFCwR9Yi01NoTkjVPa8Kb7WWYO7YzetRc9xWwibr4lfkqj6hdP6Xqf_Lmdw_TVJdROlawgm0Q6ngj/s2902/pier%20teaki%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2902" data-original-width="1935" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XPgERP8thIHFnsbsE8TF09zs3nC4c6d7YUOZhLKP3R29HJue6kBzQku6fi5-Arj2OJx6m_Ou_zDzqOHYe7HwemNzodZqfpYYNre34fw1w77pFCwR9Yi01NoTkjVPa8Kb7WWYO7YzetRc9xWwibr4lfkqj6hdP6Xqf_Lmdw_TVJdROlawgm0Q6ngj/w426-h640/pier%20teaki%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Now here's the tiki bar we've been looking for!</b> Our biggest surprise at the St. Pete Pier was the <b>Pier Teaki tiki bar. </b> What a fun and beautiful place a couple stories up at the end of the pier wi<b>th great views looking out over Tampa Bay, and a good drink menu.</b> Cheers, St. Pete!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BoUICLALBwWhgy7GH_6SdncWRH4nvLOE0hJ5kaXSOTi7fPEZ3NvofPDJ7w86g8eIWrZt8ocQMX508FuS0_-8lKSKegABLw5lHwK2qjM65xNvRkN3AwOEgcYX2aGnIP2_kTXuIr3lGD0hClNq3OkQgSWlCJfFqh2di6NMsRTU72nTq7MPqjCoW4LF/s1931/north%20end%20tap%20house%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1931" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BoUICLALBwWhgy7GH_6SdncWRH4nvLOE0hJ5kaXSOTi7fPEZ3NvofPDJ7w86g8eIWrZt8ocQMX508FuS0_-8lKSKegABLw5lHwK2qjM65xNvRkN3AwOEgcYX2aGnIP2_kTXuIr3lGD0hClNq3OkQgSWlCJfFqh2di6NMsRTU72nTq7MPqjCoW4LF/w406-h640/north%20end%20tap%20house%20.jpg" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our next stop was over in <b>Gulfport at The North End Taphouse</b> owned by our friend, Bill (aka Houston). We enjoyed some<b> late lunch and a few brews </b>as we chatted with our friend and listened to a <b>pretty good Grateful Dead cover band</b> out in the shared courtyard. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzljTVpmCYwyTIaKc8MEUGvSabxvSU2nFiV5_MhdrjTClbxDyULUzATyJOy8dhXVLE0wAWEU_onNZjRrJ7MYsyZzdKB-Iz0LK72MBkhj_ATMYNdsZLA7dfQHkWsWh2RRjPEj9IqbUH7fh3ZERVjB3r32cD32lC6DDsU2hvfMDpAXbLHaEChtTbS5iS/s1877/st.%20pete%20bridge%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1511" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzljTVpmCYwyTIaKc8MEUGvSabxvSU2nFiV5_MhdrjTClbxDyULUzATyJOy8dhXVLE0wAWEU_onNZjRrJ7MYsyZzdKB-Iz0LK72MBkhj_ATMYNdsZLA7dfQHkWsWh2RRjPEj9IqbUH7fh3ZERVjB3r32cD32lC6DDsU2hvfMDpAXbLHaEChtTbS5iS/w516-h640/st.%20pete%20bridge%20.jpg" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We enjoyed <b>cruising over the colossal and cool Sunshine Skyway Bridge</b> that spans Tampa Bay on our long way around back to the airport. Our flight home was smooth and easy. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P3ok3bSMzTTF7WQbReTl0QPy90vf0u9hwBYHbZpnFblDJ-lpoy4e5BUm1v44LGqfIayKAKtLBBICbV3NGsWBdoGJuiXCF9dSlAeaxLLoE-S3sOtwtHqs1AjynufFCmJlwNPgcniy2QSuEKhDiCdnG6fw-Zk7ekXM339Z3gYVvHhcEMUSJe4Jia3J/s1170/cedar%20city%20brewing%20logo%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="1170" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4P3ok3bSMzTTF7WQbReTl0QPy90vf0u9hwBYHbZpnFblDJ-lpoy4e5BUm1v44LGqfIayKAKtLBBICbV3NGsWBdoGJuiXCF9dSlAeaxLLoE-S3sOtwtHqs1AjynufFCmJlwNPgcniy2QSuEKhDiCdnG6fw-Zk7ekXM339Z3gYVvHhcEMUSJe4Jia3J/w640-h624/cedar%20city%20brewing%20logo%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tuesday, November 15 - </b>Our good friend, and <span style="text-align: left;">my pal since </span><span style="text-align: left;">kindergarten</span><span style="text-align: left;">, Mick, was staying in town for work tonight,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> so</span><span style="text-align: left;"> we were proud to take him to the new <b>Cedar City Brewing for a great dinner and a craft beer or two</b> made right here!</span><span style="text-align: left;"> It's so nice to be able to do that now here in Lebanon! We even played a little musical bingo, but sadly there were no winners at our table. Next time!! </span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1p8SVeW3BCOk27jUsVoDyQpLEDfyDPvbeVJ6m_Y_U0_a-ooQWXAa_y85fT4QKckIyt0ulzdKIw8-XXTL5inHaepd_r04IMQWahckzPI2n3Qce8_bbHBP3VTpmR07oy6V242u5t_xz_oVFE0zDKVWFTU3voDameiOPbOAYhoyvHPkiR71EID5KgzE1/s1182/bono%20book%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="814" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1p8SVeW3BCOk27jUsVoDyQpLEDfyDPvbeVJ6m_Y_U0_a-ooQWXAa_y85fT4QKckIyt0ulzdKIw8-XXTL5inHaepd_r04IMQWahckzPI2n3Qce8_bbHBP3VTpmR07oy6V242u5t_xz_oVFE0zDKVWFTU3voDameiOPbOAYhoyvHPkiR71EID5KgzE1/w275-h400/bono%20book%20.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, November 19 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We </span><b style="text-align: left;">drove down to Destin today for a Thanksgiving week on the beach.</b><span style="text-align: left;"> We've done this trip so many times now, it almost doesn't feel like a vacation...almost. We had a smooth drive with no problems and the <b>new audio book, written (sang) and read by U2's front man, Bono, called "Surrender"</b> really helped the miles go by easily. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg35KUbtVrnD3GVh17SsJu_91zRZcz73k7yEzRqceBz7UTg3MuGZQXf0iUZQULGwAo1m6JxsYAe75P31vjnievCplHfuMDkvMxbDhFyi-DiNaKO_xfcbytiZnlAnBr9sSzALQb7AMvNd5f-NHcpOpKR2fPAJv-3DuBLQJpxP97P_gafkW2zKm6AwG/s1574/interstellar%20beer%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="1012" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg35KUbtVrnD3GVh17SsJu_91zRZcz73k7yEzRqceBz7UTg3MuGZQXf0iUZQULGwAo1m6JxsYAe75P31vjnievCplHfuMDkvMxbDhFyi-DiNaKO_xfcbytiZnlAnBr9sSzALQb7AMvNd5f-NHcpOpKR2fPAJv-3DuBLQJpxP97P_gafkW2zKm6AwG/w412-h640/interstellar%20beer%20.jpg" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We did break up the drive with a quick stop at <b>Interstellar Ginger Beer Company in tiny Alabaster, Alabama</b>, just south of Birmingham. Since it's been a couple years since our last stop, we were glad to see this specialized nanobrewery had made it through Covid. After we had a light, tasty and fizzy pint each and grabbed a couple four-packs for the upcoming week, we headed on south. <br /><br />As we were stopping at a Starbucks a few more exits south, we stumbled upon <b>Durbin Farms Market</b> <b>in Clanton, AL</b>, It's such a great little place with fresh produce and all kind of other goodies. They were <b>all decked out for Christmas</b> <b>already,</b> so it was very festive. <b>This place will now have to become a regular stop it looks like! </b><br /><br />We got into Destin after dark and pulled into our<b> rental house in the very familiar and very nice Destiny East gated subdivision</b> just across the street from the beach. It was tough "slumming" it here this year after being able to stay on the beach last time across the road at Destiny by the Sea, but rental prices have skyrocketed here since Covid with more and more folks picking up on our secret of spending <b>Thanksgiving on The Emerald Coast. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eIzA9aswFrvSBYO0DmyGX3tF63W6BZy-Kef5zuN5MSLhWyU8uezmmQuIa6p3vLwcrRiGCjqk_JsA_3j3FHtySxpKbtooZvAR-sSzS_VQKAJvREtrCXAmGDU9YSMGCzz7glboIzthZjJ3xj50Cg_iRIR0yWZ9tbiYlSCIHUaKy05c2v8yfmVbQ-L_/s2016/rental%20house%20in%20destin%20master%20bedroom%20deck%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eIzA9aswFrvSBYO0DmyGX3tF63W6BZy-Kef5zuN5MSLhWyU8uezmmQuIa6p3vLwcrRiGCjqk_JsA_3j3FHtySxpKbtooZvAR-sSzS_VQKAJvREtrCXAmGDU9YSMGCzz7glboIzthZjJ3xj50Cg_iRIR0yWZ9tbiYlSCIHUaKy05c2v8yfmVbQ-L_/w640-h480/rental%20house%20in%20destin%20master%20bedroom%20deck%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, November 20 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We woke up to <b>sunny skies and mild temps here in Destin today. </b>Exactly what we were looking for! Our <b>rental house was a beauty. </b> Well laid-out and very comfy. Our <b>master bedroom was gigantic as was our sweet veranda!</b> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJEzHAPHYQ_MClgbtbZmWftnOiM9oPQW7VjW3ki-NBOmOEtvKFDmYwAYGvgQ_RQctJD2UZihApiCI-xEG5fwArcBA4fSAPm8JPRNhzGesYckaAUw2qRXrbPWGuXRfEm_cjev_7y04ww7Kgg_8TQ0Xv_b8iwYbe48xG0tdksAXmTvrh0ZiBncJW0Ga/s1280/parlor%20doughnuts%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1280" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJEzHAPHYQ_MClgbtbZmWftnOiM9oPQW7VjW3ki-NBOmOEtvKFDmYwAYGvgQ_RQctJD2UZihApiCI-xEG5fwArcBA4fSAPm8JPRNhzGesYckaAUw2qRXrbPWGuXRfEm_cjev_7y04ww7Kgg_8TQ0Xv_b8iwYbe48xG0tdksAXmTvrh0ZiBncJW0Ga/w640-h388/parlor%20doughnuts%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We headed down the coast a little for breakfast today at the amazing <b>Parlor Doughnuts/Cronuts.</b> Good grief! Where have these been all our life! So effing good!! And there are two locations in Nashville! Who knew? We gonna get even fatter!! But so worth it! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJUhl1aS_cRrkY4McaUE8Yqt6Tt6MXdOcigAMiGKfK3Df1ITKG9KQ76AXWa-Q4zV2CUgLYrRy7Va8uPFFBb6eeOZi30QKzIkNefHdWydenI7TXkq5U11z4yX_-NJhUgOZOQ97rT3d9fFCDI5ZJKPZtOpVO9Xp27aN2Wqemgd0HzDJ9hnYF9xqi6zE/s1280/beach%20first%20look%20destin%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJUhl1aS_cRrkY4McaUE8Yqt6Tt6MXdOcigAMiGKfK3Df1ITKG9KQ76AXWa-Q4zV2CUgLYrRy7Va8uPFFBb6eeOZi30QKzIkNefHdWydenI7TXkq5U11z4yX_-NJhUgOZOQ97rT3d9fFCDI5ZJKPZtOpVO9Xp27aN2Wqemgd0HzDJ9hnYF9xqi6zE/w296-h640/beach%20first%20look%20destin%202022.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our <b>first look at the beach here in Destin this trip</b> was not the greatest this morning, but we took a short walk anyway and took in the beautiful white sand and emerald waters. Good to be back! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDDredVN2iZiULgNScNY_QphqGhcodshTz4ED_gt_LrlRXpTEMHPk6QLoDuFAObC0Gb1UaqdIK1gB7fmVgI_lA5OdjrOpDtEe4YDPpPwPdx13H-8W5Gyhq6SIvOpKGqIw8enSONilAlXFRWxQmFTcEBBMvUkSHDoMkbUhniD2yRFgC94u2Hn6LB60/s1229/lulus%20in%20destin%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDDredVN2iZiULgNScNY_QphqGhcodshTz4ED_gt_LrlRXpTEMHPk6QLoDuFAObC0Gb1UaqdIK1gB7fmVgI_lA5OdjrOpDtEe4YDPpPwPdx13H-8W5Gyhq6SIvOpKGqIw8enSONilAlXFRWxQmFTcEBBMvUkSHDoMkbUhniD2yRFgC94u2Hn6LB60/w381-h400/lulus%20in%20destin%20.jpg" width="381" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We've passed <b>Lulu's on the Choctawhatchee Bay</b> every time we drive into Destin and finally decided to give it a try for lunch. The <b>food was good, albeit pricier than we were expecting</b> (that will be a hard-learned theme this year down here unfortunately). Thanks, Covid. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo70Y4XIS_2_Aclz0RV7uhSFHQWRIBSiP9jPWwSMELOkhwmvU_LQ6u_z25RamLNC5ZBpRKYuB-o0S609OhuMCVqTL1krSffoHOZCOZCkQUXQYlc5_sV6DiyicJt2hAIPrPdlsZnxDQUwdDzDYzlsTTh1bF1-7i8d7q88gsEHTQ_4DZDNFzs9JW3kZ/s2016/shopping%20at%20destin%20commons%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1333" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo70Y4XIS_2_Aclz0RV7uhSFHQWRIBSiP9jPWwSMELOkhwmvU_LQ6u_z25RamLNC5ZBpRKYuB-o0S609OhuMCVqTL1krSffoHOZCOZCkQUXQYlc5_sV6DiyicJt2hAIPrPdlsZnxDQUwdDzDYzlsTTh1bF1-7i8d7q88gsEHTQ_4DZDNFzs9JW3kZ/w424-h640/shopping%20at%20destin%20commons%20.jpg" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />With the weather still kind of gloomy and the rest of the family (Paige, Andy and Ella) still driving in from Chattanooga, we headed over to the<b> always-lovely Destin Commons shopping area</b> to poke around in some stores this afternoon as Thanksgiving has already given way to the rush of Christmas. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUm2uFUPDoQICQtTdCKHXu_LN5487FZu9KGdyXZW4jc1DF5l02zhJXL7eOrqN7x5XeZggUbSnncUQf1ru_fbVw6RQEcEYFPhvAGz4Gu7QjUSwfsle8pML8jblbAV6GUkULWw_SJG1ARwbIh7CCmq4r1H_ae9J0Iyl2GBhPFo49DcMqDHQUVFdhDuX/s2016/destin%202022%20first%20night%20sunset%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUm2uFUPDoQICQtTdCKHXu_LN5487FZu9KGdyXZW4jc1DF5l02zhJXL7eOrqN7x5XeZggUbSnncUQf1ru_fbVw6RQEcEYFPhvAGz4Gu7QjUSwfsle8pML8jblbAV6GUkULWw_SJG1ARwbIh7CCmq4r1H_ae9J0Iyl2GBhPFo49DcMqDHQUVFdhDuX/w480-h640/destin%202022%20first%20night%20sunset%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The clouds started to break as evening closed in and we had<b> our first sunset of this trip</b> tonight as we all headed over to <b>Pompano Joe's on the beach for dinner. </b> Delicious and a little pricier than two years ago, but what ya gonna do? </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJb8mQpuOXiBDbhqCKzkEdiu80glzG9P3foe0FGMTmKZzUV5N9_kKSCVbroBTNhwuMqxxnfYqQJbWM7Wentcpxe0-6xTepTO5HF7IeEyBMZZnZqW07tZx2ebg3lzyS5yWGfrvO_FE-5-FF0rk2_PrOGgW4pcnrQ_femCruVNd0tx7Cp92-Jfwt0S6/s2016/beach%20day%20one%20too%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJb8mQpuOXiBDbhqCKzkEdiu80glzG9P3foe0FGMTmKZzUV5N9_kKSCVbroBTNhwuMqxxnfYqQJbWM7Wentcpxe0-6xTepTO5HF7IeEyBMZZnZqW07tZx2ebg3lzyS5yWGfrvO_FE-5-FF0rk2_PrOGgW4pcnrQ_femCruVNd0tx7Cp92-Jfwt0S6/w480-h640/beach%20day%20one%20too%202022.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, November 21 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Now that's more like it!! <b>Hello, sunshine, white sand and emerald waters!</b> We spent a good chunk of the afternoon on the beach today in mild temps with our toes in the sand and our worries off our minds. The water was a bit cold to get into, but not terrible. <br />We tried a new to us place for dinner near our rental house called <b>Jackacuda's </b>that was extremely good. Best sushi I've had down this way.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizo2B-Ua3tYSlgfp27wtgP7cjWQKWw_eQTyvlbizDmU5MP6Pl1ry3_haK8qUnZZC3mJ31SFokV2UTKa4sCfC88T-M44tRmYmPiftl3t7nmjepnbaWycyxAHIKA-w5ML0fMp9CTjb_tFcduO9u6a4ful-KFCEP33XBxsl7dcLkgoH3-ThdmyaLFBpqc/s1916/pretty%20water%20tuesday.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizo2B-Ua3tYSlgfp27wtgP7cjWQKWw_eQTyvlbizDmU5MP6Pl1ry3_haK8qUnZZC3mJ31SFokV2UTKa4sCfC88T-M44tRmYmPiftl3t7nmjepnbaWycyxAHIKA-w5ML0fMp9CTjb_tFcduO9u6a4ful-KFCEP33XBxsl7dcLkgoH3-ThdmyaLFBpqc/w480-h640/pretty%20water%20tuesday.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, November 22 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>More sun, more sand, more waves.</b> We had some <b>cool flyovers from some jet fighters and those cool Osprey chopper/planes</b> <b>from nearby Elgin Air Force Base</b> this afternoon. We also had some <b>canned craft beer</b> for our beach libations. Cheers! <br />We had dinner at another of our Destin staples, <b>Boshamps Seafood and Oyster House</b>, where the food is always tops. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7nqdXnaq0bhSFVH-V4j-zX5598vuoWf1dfUEPv3m4cyhkQXq-wfzpkGW11Difa8U1O3wKvDV11gET2BzTXZsuCPK38Gyy5rv5TbxYj_WoHzqJ_CSG1kjCZ0IU7Tb65vpjY2mCBhnhYl3LP-IzVTDd6ukFHxmGMo9S8quV5Muret-aNCLLEOhwsgS/s2016/destin%20beach%20beer%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7nqdXnaq0bhSFVH-V4j-zX5598vuoWf1dfUEPv3m4cyhkQXq-wfzpkGW11Difa8U1O3wKvDV11gET2BzTXZsuCPK38Gyy5rv5TbxYj_WoHzqJ_CSG1kjCZ0IU7Tb65vpjY2mCBhnhYl3LP-IzVTDd6ukFHxmGMo9S8quV5Muret-aNCLLEOhwsgS/w480-h640/destin%20beach%20beer%202022.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, November 23 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>More beer, more sand, more sun, more waves!!</b> Today was the warmest day so far with temps deep into the 70's which made the wading in the surf a little more tolerable. Still no swimming. We're not brave enough for that! We witnessed our <b>third beach wedding in as many days</b> this afternoon also. In all our trips down here, we've never seen a wedding on a Destin beach until this year. New racket in town, I guess. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rkcBvKM2hSfczIimh-aliVfMr8GzFc9JQZ_IEqv5MXivtKal3slR1Y46bQZm5f3uKAQfqbWUq3RTbOnrePyekXzFMT7mOt3sEECsjjZiptgp5YiRHcA45J-eLSM4S1-5E51TlBRw6O6k28FBGTGw8fKxkE54GEgU1VB0zqCiwVvTAg9EGAMzF4YG/s1280/destin%20sunset%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="895" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rkcBvKM2hSfczIimh-aliVfMr8GzFc9JQZ_IEqv5MXivtKal3slR1Y46bQZm5f3uKAQfqbWUq3RTbOnrePyekXzFMT7mOt3sEECsjjZiptgp5YiRHcA45J-eLSM4S1-5E51TlBRw6O6k28FBGTGw8fKxkE54GEgU1VB0zqCiwVvTAg9EGAMzF4YG/w448-h640/destin%20sunset%202022.jpg" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Not only was it the best beach day of the trip, but it was also the <b>best sunset of the trip tonight.</b> So freaking gorgeous! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxanSL_7sKCZMd7TQT5ksynLH6U-nxgsk8wbQH7eSNCVYVPQrhjuoQWpw49vOb11V2-1TCXIvsZnyFiQToisIp9hKnRvGZ0DaF4jWePFhCgCSGkfXXG4vgepj3RivbuPe-yHZuFl5_K4GmtVsDbQzCwiZtvQbyptxNOncYNGopu_unKNkmYQaUWM5/s2016/destin%20rental%20house%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxanSL_7sKCZMd7TQT5ksynLH6U-nxgsk8wbQH7eSNCVYVPQrhjuoQWpw49vOb11V2-1TCXIvsZnyFiQToisIp9hKnRvGZ0DaF4jWePFhCgCSGkfXXG4vgepj3RivbuPe-yHZuFl5_K4GmtVsDbQzCwiZtvQbyptxNOncYNGopu_unKNkmYQaUWM5/w640-h480/destin%20rental%20house%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, November 24 - Happy Thanksgiving from The Emerald Coast! </b><span style="text-align: left;">We lazed around our comfy rental house today enjoying the holiday. I don't think I got out of my PJ's except to take a walk after our Thanksgiving meal. Burrp!! We <b>ordered from Cracker Barrel again</b> and it was delicious and perfect as always. We also had some <b>early Christmas gift exchanging</b> since Ashlee and I will be out of the country next month. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6ty61KA-GUX2vvs3NN55MR7vRWgcn9YVjLuDAkiOS7lSk09_D9U6weFJmahkVMxO3Sr-JpArKoQVHLxJXQZ9nXi0N5ndkGTmuhJOc8ON9LFdwiYx7rGaJ1Q99cLcmvsZQXwWeIl10WB4Ch1egOTY77G6BQOGEaDSl-lq4T4YOtripzMS8wvGke7d/s1911/wakanda%20forever%20poster%20too.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="1171" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6ty61KA-GUX2vvs3NN55MR7vRWgcn9YVjLuDAkiOS7lSk09_D9U6weFJmahkVMxO3Sr-JpArKoQVHLxJXQZ9nXi0N5ndkGTmuhJOc8ON9LFdwiYx7rGaJ1Q99cLcmvsZQXwWeIl10WB4Ch1egOTY77G6BQOGEaDSl-lq4T4YOtripzMS8wvGke7d/w392-h640/wakanda%20forever%20poster%20too.jpg" width="392" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, November 25 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">With cloudy/rainy weather, we had to abandon the beach today for some shopping and craft breweries going in opposite directions. We did meet up at the end of the day to catch a showing of <b>the <i>Black Panther</i> sequel, <i>Wakanda Forever</i>, in IMAX at the local AMC Theaters in Destin Commons. </b> This was an early Christmas gift of mine to everyone here. We all enjoyed the film including me who thought it was actually better the second time around. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdLAUpvOpoyniCHGHPlyMgWFlfWgyXsqVzPZr8BNGAyHvejWFEEofwx4JqBDKSEbU2K4xUIb9nw4EZ4LE8NGV8zxbcTYyceyXyeg5lbTM7jWDrqo65mA_NAjntIto-pjHidNKVdI4ft2RcchgY-s0RQ1Anq0gt4XrTN_n0kq_x-tQTpFdUnRZiADs/s1170/spirited.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1170" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdLAUpvOpoyniCHGHPlyMgWFlfWgyXsqVzPZr8BNGAyHvejWFEEofwx4JqBDKSEbU2K4xUIb9nw4EZ4LE8NGV8zxbcTYyceyXyeg5lbTM7jWDrqo65mA_NAjntIto-pjHidNKVdI4ft2RcchgY-s0RQ1Anq0gt4XrTN_n0kq_x-tQTpFdUnRZiADs/w400-h223/spirited.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, November 26 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">It</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">was again cloudy today, so we had to skip the beach again and we split up again during the day doing other girls and boys activities, and then got back together at the house tonight to <b>watch a couple new streaming holiday movies:</b> the surprisingly good<b><i> Spirited</i></b> on AppleTV+, and the OK, but not great sequel to <i>A Christmas Story</i> on HBO Max; and one great old holiday classic, <i>Planes, Trains and Automobiles.</i> <br />"Train don't go outta Wichita lessen you're a hog...or cattle. People train runs outta S-S-S-Stubville."<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyD6qbWdQ5hbuTZpYy4h2kW5CmC8_98RWoaATZjWpobZGnJDG7YLEc3oIlYcSRSaehI1A46hBIs-JeACaN3fWj03GPqXSQ2PEP8UQ7htEwJJ6lDO_YlGO3r7b4Hn7AJSQABeg7z5iejXHUugiHabc_Upgid9EaPZjAzPtSCl_t9SGTh8Q7vOKRy-o/s1510/birmingham%20view%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1510" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyD6qbWdQ5hbuTZpYy4h2kW5CmC8_98RWoaATZjWpobZGnJDG7YLEc3oIlYcSRSaehI1A46hBIs-JeACaN3fWj03GPqXSQ2PEP8UQ7htEwJJ6lDO_YlGO3r7b4Hn7AJSQABeg7z5iejXHUugiHabc_Upgid9EaPZjAzPtSCl_t9SGTh8Q7vOKRy-o/w640-h610/birmingham%20view%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, November 27 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Well, the sun came back out just in time for us to have to </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>drive home from Destin.</b> It did make for a pleasant trip home with some <b>great vistas out the car windows like downtown Birmingham under a blanket of puffy clouds. </b> Bono continued to entertain and enlighten us along the way as well. </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieO9v6ummAwqGur7Oc1sHnbleT6e6XdGN04RxGbSfG86c8qrbOVZMSFPKsT3Y3ctsKm7hW59vjz2pfEGQ2rw22Y9ErqsU47qZkU55ySOYfgvbldtmFe_SLT1vgID3Zaq6SfPHKgUBHR_HhliwlOljDBit-YN8_ro7ARB37yB2V3ry_FozdnUFzRGZe/s1280/bama%20bucees.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieO9v6ummAwqGur7Oc1sHnbleT6e6XdGN04RxGbSfG86c8qrbOVZMSFPKsT3Y3ctsKm7hW59vjz2pfEGQ2rw22Y9ErqsU47qZkU55ySOYfgvbldtmFe_SLT1vgID3Zaq6SfPHKgUBHR_HhliwlOljDBit-YN8_ro7ARB37yB2V3ry_FozdnUFzRGZe/w296-h640/bama%20bucees.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It was also <b>opening weekend at</b> <b>Bama's first Buc-ee's! </b> We stopped in <b>Athens, Alabama, at the newest Buc-ee's here in the south.</b> It was a mad-house inside, but we got some goodies in terms of food (<b>awesome turkey club sandwiches</b>) and swag - a New Year's T-shirt for Ashlee. The real cluster-eff was outside trying to leave as the traffic lights have not been put up yet, and it made for a very slow exit, but we made it out finally with full bellies and cruised on home with no other issues.<br /><b>Another great Turkey Week in Destin - can't wait to do it again!! </b></td></tr></tbody></table>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-39429836214926946682022-09-30T15:00:00.002-05:002022-09-30T15:00:32.588-05:00Cabo Wabo for a Nifty Fifty <p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Someone turns the Nifty Fifty this month </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">and it was off to Cabo San Lucas Mexico to celebrate</span></b></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLhUFWSTVSbmODZwimpeo3Mb9tjVpRuFbvlDeYF9V4WR-_mMVA96g0mDgM_DZNPG4oC7e5vR1fYuK4PLDdfgcaG7taIG7y9NWwRPCMbc7zDsyCW6mpU-d0GqdY50pSNIHH8IlIphKjDOypbpvC1D7ScuOdbHFpEaZhqOenTafsQubooraAU-vDp0f/s1442/flight%20to%20phoenix%20by%20Ashlee%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1442" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLhUFWSTVSbmODZwimpeo3Mb9tjVpRuFbvlDeYF9V4WR-_mMVA96g0mDgM_DZNPG4oC7e5vR1fYuK4PLDdfgcaG7taIG7y9NWwRPCMbc7zDsyCW6mpU-d0GqdY50pSNIHH8IlIphKjDOypbpvC1D7ScuOdbHFpEaZhqOenTafsQubooraAU-vDp0f/w640-h618/flight%20to%20phoenix%20by%20Ashlee%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, September 10 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We <b>flew on American Airlines to Los Cabos, Mexico,</b> today with a <b>connection thru Phoenix.</b> <b>The flight was part of a package along with a stay at the all-inclusive Hyatt Ziva Resort</b> there that we arranged thru Vacationstogo.com. Three friends - Mollie, Bethany and Emily - joined us as well on the trip. <b> Ashlee snapped this cool pic above as we were coming into Phoenix.</b> We had fantastic weather for the whole trip and felt fortunate to have missed Hurricane Kaye which pummeled the Los Cabos area last weekend. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5V8F4UzuLY2cmQF2M8nr5MQb3vSmIpJShpD9MreUdNBwfJ0I-2Cre4e7jnGb2zDHsLZ0yKul6xsr4l8PmXueOXJWCbRepQxcJRZ8yMBU3jGkdCUKZmKh3pqznAZXRX5WWVFob6Zq4xB-xSPXlqR31nOct1eZjExEBtxB2w5nHu8yo4klvXgvXolDE/s1512/flying%20in%20to%20cabo%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1512" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5V8F4UzuLY2cmQF2M8nr5MQb3vSmIpJShpD9MreUdNBwfJ0I-2Cre4e7jnGb2zDHsLZ0yKul6xsr4l8PmXueOXJWCbRepQxcJRZ8yMBU3jGkdCUKZmKh3pqznAZXRX5WWVFob6Zq4xB-xSPXlqR31nOct1eZjExEBtxB2w5nHu8yo4klvXgvXolDE/w640-h362/flying%20in%20to%20cabo%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />This was <b>our first time flying into Mexico together and our first time on the west coast of the country. I snapped this shot as we descended into Los Cabos. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSG89YJ3ZdP30HUzfRi7XZ5Ezv0e68S4pcYJeeOGOut_R6_5oQWXgPyEGN-fU3egzr9WxD5FChcDGR45Cp_gu9wTLxVAWeUALCabeoEskSGQa1pdQp9_LaCeToYuldpJSsVQXUpBYOBxvRj2LYMzkUC8HFv57HrLD6Pm8UkucUmE2oVh0te1ReGbc/s2016/hyatt%20zeva%20lobby%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSG89YJ3ZdP30HUzfRi7XZ5Ezv0e68S4pcYJeeOGOut_R6_5oQWXgPyEGN-fU3egzr9WxD5FChcDGR45Cp_gu9wTLxVAWeUALCabeoEskSGQa1pdQp9_LaCeToYuldpJSsVQXUpBYOBxvRj2LYMzkUC8HFv57HrLD6Pm8UkucUmE2oVh0te1ReGbc/w480-h640/hyatt%20zeva%20lobby%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>Hyatt Ziva Resort</b> was a breath-taker right from the start with it's beautiful and spacious <b>open-air lobby</b> with a drink cart just waiting for us. Cheers!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInzL9OLN7PJbrwwRPl53jh95XN4EGWinB6rzfEUyjsBrpk2d9KGHOE1ThtpEHfPNEV4oSrrlKAk7QLY8MbWqSk2QMFc_AaiHiQl63xGnSzcttGYDeCo1Vgxa6V7nrV0-il9LZDQcAkzmdJ4K2yb-tMsGrWyqUzvZrE5JiYSRwSAL0sLTSoUd-S4Oh/s2016/swim%20up%20room%20daytime%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInzL9OLN7PJbrwwRPl53jh95XN4EGWinB6rzfEUyjsBrpk2d9KGHOE1ThtpEHfPNEV4oSrrlKAk7QLY8MbWqSk2QMFc_AaiHiQl63xGnSzcttGYDeCo1Vgxa6V7nrV0-il9LZDQcAkzmdJ4K2yb-tMsGrWyqUzvZrE5JiYSRwSAL0sLTSoUd-S4Oh/w480-h640/swim%20up%20room%20daytime%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The biggest selling point for us for this resort was booking <b>our first swim-up room ever! </b> It takes a lot to impress us know in regard to pools since we have our own, but this was pretty epic! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErRuDRD528VNcmSkczuR8_Ad261Vdl2UT9Ba2Vas-6EyxZ64D-Z59WykyhfOWe53JIxGCnXY_oUDxp8yArIYcKfkWcsaZ_FyZZDHrKlY2udQOV1HY-cEb4mEUAN1g0NnlzdSNtZ9MwIdbZ5ZRdUAxHYlhoT_kZtoHfoGr2Xrnxrra7QDcRcVepGGG/s2016/birthday%20goodies%20in%20the%20room%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErRuDRD528VNcmSkczuR8_Ad261Vdl2UT9Ba2Vas-6EyxZ64D-Z59WykyhfOWe53JIxGCnXY_oUDxp8yArIYcKfkWcsaZ_FyZZDHrKlY2udQOV1HY-cEb4mEUAN1g0NnlzdSNtZ9MwIdbZ5ZRdUAxHYlhoT_kZtoHfoGr2Xrnxrra7QDcRcVepGGG/w480-h640/birthday%20goodies%20in%20the%20room%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The hotel staff was super nice and accommodating including leaving Ashlee this <b>welcome array of birthday goodies inside our room. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UuplfeH1Q2a_VZ5Xa5fKs14lY3IG5peALG8iFdCzdPMD3XNdhUAwXiihuOoZrXN73w5uiWd_btx4sii5RrputvDCxF4Ajo7tXKxUjhO5T93Mlwn-F31s_ciMSUb6Z6fLgAHILEv6rn95hVGFbpxAdv4YC9q0NTuO24lbwMfPH4l1opx-aCRTRYpS/s2016/first%20food%20in%20cabo%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UuplfeH1Q2a_VZ5Xa5fKs14lY3IG5peALG8iFdCzdPMD3XNdhUAwXiihuOoZrXN73w5uiWd_btx4sii5RrputvDCxF4Ajo7tXKxUjhO5T93Mlwn-F31s_ciMSUb6Z6fLgAHILEv6rn95hVGFbpxAdv4YC9q0NTuO24lbwMfPH4l1opx-aCRTRYpS/w480-h640/first%20food%20in%20cabo%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our <b>first food at the resort</b> were some <b>amazingly good quesadillas at this pool-side truck. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX02KJ4UB1UZGsoO4pZgWFeeX601-2hZCqoaSPN0IE_byQYEBJq56hN9DyVKEIDkRvmoTN4hdp5zmR-eBkiULkdiNSHprE5W83MIrJzc8Va9gNRTPcgHkfyCM2V5BFFYZ5WJrQ3xmKYCK3l_iPr9oLdxwEujsZBsz_PfgjcJVv9u5k-4VpE87mp4WH/s2016/cabo%20beach%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX02KJ4UB1UZGsoO4pZgWFeeX601-2hZCqoaSPN0IE_byQYEBJq56hN9DyVKEIDkRvmoTN4hdp5zmR-eBkiULkdiNSHprE5W83MIrJzc8Va9gNRTPcgHkfyCM2V5BFFYZ5WJrQ3xmKYCK3l_iPr9oLdxwEujsZBsz_PfgjcJVv9u5k-4VpE87mp4WH/w640-h480/cabo%20beach%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The<b> biggest surprise (and bummer) was the beach at the resort which while pretty was basically not swimmable due to massive riptides. </b> And it wasn't just here at this resort. We learned later that <b>almost all beaches are this way around here. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_CUcy3RgqdO-2XdjJDLy02JiuVAo6GFdfPQuAkdYr2vkMjDYXRUt8_30gxDA6y0rt33OX7HQ959j-MXeS6GASfwih-XW_Fx78SVjkoM1V4dFo-YdUIFUiaMpgVQeFVGjI7aidbg6gAYM-_jQJOh2mXjkXLKkVF2afsHD6Eu9PDTBl7OpPDo9G_Rt/s2016/swim%20up%20room%20night.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_CUcy3RgqdO-2XdjJDLy02JiuVAo6GFdfPQuAkdYr2vkMjDYXRUt8_30gxDA6y0rt33OX7HQ959j-MXeS6GASfwih-XW_Fx78SVjkoM1V4dFo-YdUIFUiaMpgVQeFVGjI7aidbg6gAYM-_jQJOh2mXjkXLKkVF2afsHD6Eu9PDTBl7OpPDo9G_Rt/w480-h640/swim%20up%20room%20night.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The resort really shown at night especially our private swim-up room pool! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUb_r2OvQRq8Kk3AopRqmxlW2dg0fkr2CFZlMo19_TpBfTlMMQkJ7_73bN0cqlw3xo9-gxghWYZsaXmrbRhQITeeE-w9ALqYCV_-9tjRhItdn_Gvvl7Br9hqRXqx4SV86izWf9ZMlMPRqoUGekm5veU8ugJ-SwSS4kdQVR7bzR_g5ktgvnhr9-YgW/s2016/mexico%20moon%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUb_r2OvQRq8Kk3AopRqmxlW2dg0fkr2CFZlMo19_TpBfTlMMQkJ7_73bN0cqlw3xo9-gxghWYZsaXmrbRhQITeeE-w9ALqYCV_-9tjRhItdn_Gvvl7Br9hqRXqx4SV86izWf9ZMlMPRqoUGekm5veU8ugJ-SwSS4kdQVR7bzR_g5ktgvnhr9-YgW/w480-h640/mexico%20moon%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had a decent dinner the first night with an even better view of the bright harvest moon shining over the Sea of Cortez. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG43cIVBh_ebjkInaif4xV9z7bSAq4unzwvlozQUP-B6dZsTHkrMJW3CIcie9EvIginHS3WtXz71peFgvZtLMcsuwoo4B_eA3q_ky-x7OlAUAQ2uLluRehJ6tW-2qV7K7mE-3Y7GNvUQuc4htTpS7n8026vLk26SsFNk0heS4Vq-o5tmdAhwQIkSgg/s1557/first%20cabo%20arch%20view%20from%20sailboat%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="1286" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG43cIVBh_ebjkInaif4xV9z7bSAq4unzwvlozQUP-B6dZsTHkrMJW3CIcie9EvIginHS3WtXz71peFgvZtLMcsuwoo4B_eA3q_ky-x7OlAUAQ2uLluRehJ6tW-2qV7K7mE-3Y7GNvUQuc4htTpS7n8026vLk26SsFNk0heS4Vq-o5tmdAhwQIkSgg/w528-h640/first%20cabo%20arch%20view%20from%20sailboat%20.jpg" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, September 11 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Besides <b>unlimited eating and drinking and pooling</b> today, our highlight in Cabo today was<b> a sunset sail on a beautiful 50' uncrowded boat from the busy harbor in Cabo San Lucas out to an around El Arco</b>, the famous sea arch this area is known for. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzHwEtHLtsADGLyKj4gZnJPozrX_XPfHJcBJ-D8M0JZL68EZXe4Ioy18blOaI_bYwiMVBa8dhQc9xM59hN5uIy_UaUY3IAgQO1vWbAe7HfqamMf-7aQkLXxfss8Dnu4-ZBC3ovqC4ZHfByQ3HxCbAXANNBD3EghLTOg1Tw1liX0NuKJIDILGuRdes/s1322/boat%20sunset%20cabo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="991" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzHwEtHLtsADGLyKj4gZnJPozrX_XPfHJcBJ-D8M0JZL68EZXe4Ioy18blOaI_bYwiMVBa8dhQc9xM59hN5uIy_UaUY3IAgQO1vWbAe7HfqamMf-7aQkLXxfss8Dnu4-ZBC3ovqC4ZHfByQ3HxCbAXANNBD3EghLTOg1Tw1liX0NuKJIDILGuRdes/w480-h640/boat%20sunset%20cabo.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got <b>a very unique sunset</b> today as well tonight with a large submarine-shaped cloud stretching for miles across the sun-dappled waves. We got <b>some tasty food along with our trip and unlimited drinks</b> as well. We also<b> had enough wind to actually cut the motor and let the Mother Nature do the heavy lifting for us. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGluOpRdWeQ66Js8BZDfcD4xxU9xBWQUkRq6ZCgA-bLNdSXnK71SaU3zM7SYL5ZR8jDcjZGtX1pwPyb90iY2m9f2JhdfLLbYjGZ3bJGwPHp9-UlViwDc7CkoK9zOWBPDjRyKDyvqWCA_uA8Lik09ELLpQezsbRNKNHF-b2l-1vUEFhWKogokxqzUc/s2016/cabo%20arch%20sunset%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGluOpRdWeQ66Js8BZDfcD4xxU9xBWQUkRq6ZCgA-bLNdSXnK71SaU3zM7SYL5ZR8jDcjZGtX1pwPyb90iY2m9f2JhdfLLbYjGZ3bJGwPHp9-UlViwDc7CkoK9zOWBPDjRyKDyvqWCA_uA8Lik09ELLpQezsbRNKNHF-b2l-1vUEFhWKogokxqzUc/w640-h480/cabo%20arch%20sunset%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The<b> twilight glow back at El Arco</b> was magical as we headed back in. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6miVCGamzXPGslwPqIbu9nwHd1881kBAfwaHbBo1kYektTTSYkum74VWzHCLp_pBXnUT_SF1SGDXy3X6jBKm6JT6doMsIF-wckoIltUgAEevP6RP90usKLAed8o3rTtKD6vjZH5ocY9-gtiUicAcCs7h7hGUy6TQIzcwczgBEAJtxNvpdlnfU2kY/s2016/cabo%20sunrise%20with%20ashlee%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6miVCGamzXPGslwPqIbu9nwHd1881kBAfwaHbBo1kYektTTSYkum74VWzHCLp_pBXnUT_SF1SGDXy3X6jBKm6JT6doMsIF-wckoIltUgAEevP6RP90usKLAed8o3rTtKD6vjZH5ocY9-gtiUicAcCs7h7hGUy6TQIzcwczgBEAJtxNvpdlnfU2kY/w480-h640/cabo%20sunrise%20with%20ashlee%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, September 12 - Happy Birthday, Ashlee, from Cabo!! </b><span style="text-align: left;">Look who got up for her <b>birthday sunrise! </b> It was a little muted due to clouds on the horizon but looked good in the <b>infinity pool</b> reflection where we spent a good part of the day at the<b> swim-up bar. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHnPjKv5mfdLRen1L7BpN_Y6TWBL81J_zc_0mU7OTtQBHZ5BStNtRBexnwaiOJmL6XEO5sPEEikWT8xryGNNSzXRPci840W_a6Qoq__qz_vAxB251t7Si7fJJojDz5yat6Eq-jmOc_mLRCC0aBC7r6S2BHaRMKEns07JsFd1B3ayTR9liDsGZJSUO/s1280/birthday%20girl%20breakfast%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1185" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHnPjKv5mfdLRen1L7BpN_Y6TWBL81J_zc_0mU7OTtQBHZ5BStNtRBexnwaiOJmL6XEO5sPEEikWT8xryGNNSzXRPci840W_a6Qoq__qz_vAxB251t7Si7fJJojDz5yat6Eq-jmOc_mLRCC0aBC7r6S2BHaRMKEns07JsFd1B3ayTR9liDsGZJSUO/w592-h640/birthday%20girl%20breakfast%20.jpg" width="592" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Birthday girl! </b> We decided to try the <b>buffet this morning for breakfast, and it was fantastic!</b> How did we miss this best food at the resort! And they treated the birthday girl to a song and a cupcake as well. <b>We came back for lunch here and breakfast on our last day as well. </b><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCo1add1-KdjB8Gdx6DgP8kyUGSSKYUK7i05wCJWG0r45HWn0ni957SLOaLdmym3Ry4IimeTRWkzSrEV_RzKuUOz-_LxbUhjo4vNJ-HTHsOBwsibfjJSXQL9KvZGS9uaFM6VQi6GcKfufRmH51zbmX-IMQ_Z3SHyO8ZQ-XbO3AMGLBGimff88rPP2_/s1280/cabo%20gang%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1280" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCo1add1-KdjB8Gdx6DgP8kyUGSSKYUK7i05wCJWG0r45HWn0ni957SLOaLdmym3Ry4IimeTRWkzSrEV_RzKuUOz-_LxbUhjo4vNJ-HTHsOBwsibfjJSXQL9KvZGS9uaFM6VQi6GcKfufRmH51zbmX-IMQ_Z3SHyO8ZQ-XbO3AMGLBGimff88rPP2_/w640-h618/cabo%20gang%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Hi-yo! The Birthday Girl with her Cabo Gang! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_-PIbQPl-kXNVPlMP51Ybz53ePuy9QyIiJ47wzhIUxkA5-0THkRbxJAsx-Gz0uSNLrKzc5PZMHYm3IDUY2HxoDgWycqbityvHtHI7E_s8RwSWbUax4Gg0w6qNMx6jdTfjjHizUvtDnXb8avzJeeUcL-x41t4Jk54go54a789L8rvkTkQROHTBHtX/s1726/view%20from%20the%20club%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_-PIbQPl-kXNVPlMP51Ybz53ePuy9QyIiJ47wzhIUxkA5-0THkRbxJAsx-Gz0uSNLrKzc5PZMHYm3IDUY2HxoDgWycqbityvHtHI7E_s8RwSWbUax4Gg0w6qNMx6jdTfjjHizUvtDnXb8avzJeeUcL-x41t4Jk54go54a789L8rvkTkQROHTBHtX/w560-h640/view%20from%20the%20club%20.jpg" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />This was the view from <b>The Club - an exclusive lounge we had access to</b> at the resort.<br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvkSzB55s9ob7fKUkRdzk6bi_RVBAwQkZ8gV3UVU7Tmid90hpCiyRKRlD_veeM_6JU5sbAsUCCriUUEmgXOkUwSmWbW8u9RL7txf2DPkI9Ilw6r6Rqw5cVOa8zah_lFvBwYW-QyMYI3fkkV3yEcUKlNOxSJ1inbCCfGmy7e9bRClPVCyMvwasgN9p/s2016/hibachi%20cabo%20.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvkSzB55s9ob7fKUkRdzk6bi_RVBAwQkZ8gV3UVU7Tmid90hpCiyRKRlD_veeM_6JU5sbAsUCCriUUEmgXOkUwSmWbW8u9RL7txf2DPkI9Ilw6r6Rqw5cVOa8zah_lFvBwYW-QyMYI3fkkV3yEcUKlNOxSJ1inbCCfGmy7e9bRClPVCyMvwasgN9p/w640-h480/hibachi%20cabo%20.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had a very<b> late hibachi birthday dinner</b> as well which was worth the wait. Very fun and tasty! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgv7VQoozozFeQ1OCCmr4ogQhEz5XRo_qC1YlfjD_7k7KVVSvjwWl0C5iguz2bA-SBiHrVAPFZuw0f9s5PuSPDDj02jWfyXqbAA0S-rqnFqVbjCLt82allLIy04FDTFjpfGzU3sjDgNYAypflxjQWiiuUHAj5YXqtft7mzLvMQ8TdrWChYtJFoLdC6/s2016/last%20night%20in%20cabo%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgv7VQoozozFeQ1OCCmr4ogQhEz5XRo_qC1YlfjD_7k7KVVSvjwWl0C5iguz2bA-SBiHrVAPFZuw0f9s5PuSPDDj02jWfyXqbAA0S-rqnFqVbjCLt82allLIy04FDTFjpfGzU3sjDgNYAypflxjQWiiuUHAj5YXqtft7mzLvMQ8TdrWChYtJFoLdC6/w480-h640/last%20night%20in%20cabo%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our last night in Cabo was a beauty with more great moonlight and Jupiter even making an appearance.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlzHeQShja809f5Rt1D9Z2by5mtWiRYxO0wxgoPbZ40WtMkM4ry6ydvE4aKgfzFvkOS8XJ_G33WYsjlTQEqs-oqQ-nTxflF9lOdsG_-ax_ozGu5-o0b0BGKfcdsLB8aigRngTgMS5qPLT6U2lsIrMhAW-jm-Zq8UDTqlhg9iQmhkQs_A0K0G_n-GV/s1349/cabo%20airport%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1349" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlzHeQShja809f5Rt1D9Z2by5mtWiRYxO0wxgoPbZ40WtMkM4ry6ydvE4aKgfzFvkOS8XJ_G33WYsjlTQEqs-oqQ-nTxflF9lOdsG_-ax_ozGu5-o0b0BGKfcdsLB8aigRngTgMS5qPLT6U2lsIrMhAW-jm-Zq8UDTqlhg9iQmhkQs_A0K0G_n-GV/w640-h438/cabo%20airport%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, September 13 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We had a late morning <b>flight home back from Cabo back thru Phoenix again.</b> Everything went smooth and the <b>Los Cabos Airport</b> is a nice one. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJaN_MLwymPMYLtd2kOTXMBwFK5tAP7HkD4bZx8aId_7ACSSzDZV61Zdh2awwjOjJH8xieGbpvFCQ1fmc2cNNL9N2prU3DwIUugGdaxmBEak9CmsOXvZpQGeZeNDvOjd64-HaBRILx2qy7ROOG5xT0RFCAGVEMReexeAiwoDvgp4nNkl7ehxWrkbO/s2016/flight%20home%20view%20from%20cabo%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJaN_MLwymPMYLtd2kOTXMBwFK5tAP7HkD4bZx8aId_7ACSSzDZV61Zdh2awwjOjJH8xieGbpvFCQ1fmc2cNNL9N2prU3DwIUugGdaxmBEak9CmsOXvZpQGeZeNDvOjd64-HaBRILx2qy7ROOG5xT0RFCAGVEMReexeAiwoDvgp4nNkl7ehxWrkbO/w480-h640/flight%20home%20view%20from%20cabo%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It was smooth flights home for everyone, and I even got this great shot of the <b>Isla Espiritu Santo in the Gulf of California. </b>Those beaches look nice! </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig59584viwS1TY3B80veVjyQztxOluj5xuaUHjcFebryhyHcu7bSn-8WadSh9PqpBcm14V-GyxvwiLECyTJhmdhu14LhttiWvWM5bo2_QUDKWMLU2nNgeN9aGF5fn2Cv9uudQScvMQDgnTeg7I_k1HfxUKBs2wOX2Q--cYxPHqOOkZLDMH_cN1wZOP/s1489/breakfast%20pizzas.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="1489" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig59584viwS1TY3B80veVjyQztxOluj5xuaUHjcFebryhyHcu7bSn-8WadSh9PqpBcm14V-GyxvwiLECyTJhmdhu14LhttiWvWM5bo2_QUDKWMLU2nNgeN9aGF5fn2Cv9uudQScvMQDgnTeg7I_k1HfxUKBs2wOX2Q--cYxPHqOOkZLDMH_cN1wZOP/w640-h436/breakfast%20pizzas.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We are still dreaming of those <b>Cabo</b> <b>breakfast pizzas</b> at the buffet!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOw2gsz1orLiV7zp_FSlybmPtpyeUAAb5Hkk--CdtkrTdZDHz4K__JI0taqXXpIw_hUJ5RdukUZcac9zsm_N-i8zVVxyI8C-0qWyP3pCH4C4aRtBA5Sz3EiPXPG_2AI7meub0OncjATwu7TBgcet_oZGAGyds-pBrpSiGj-HF5OQFg-I4vzWLJFeC/s1605/one%20republic%20ticket%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="1066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOw2gsz1orLiV7zp_FSlybmPtpyeUAAb5Hkk--CdtkrTdZDHz4K__JI0taqXXpIw_hUJ5RdukUZcac9zsm_N-i8zVVxyI8C-0qWyP3pCH4C4aRtBA5Sz3EiPXPG_2AI7meub0OncjATwu7TBgcet_oZGAGyds-pBrpSiGj-HF5OQFg-I4vzWLJFeC/w426-h640/one%20republic%20ticket%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, September 14 - We went to see OneRepublic and </b><b style="text-align: left;">NeedtoBreathe</b><span style="text-align: left;"> tonight in a rescheduled show at the </span><b style="text-align: left;">Bridgestone Arena in some nice lower-bowl seats.</b><span style="text-align: left;"> This is the <b>fifth of five shows we snatched up $25-flat tickets for this summer,</b> and at least this one can't be rained out like one and a half of the others. NeedtoBreathe opened and were pretty good as usual, but <b>OneRepublic and lead singer/founder, Ryan Tedder, were amazing.</b> Who knew<b> this ultra-talented guy helped write eight # 1 songs</b> for <b>other artists</b> as well as all the great songs for his own band. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIXDf8u0hWQlqM6kJeIwH_DRdN8cgu5fm8d4a-44BC-yene_my1zAqKW0bv6HSzCTvxqOAeObmaHcwQptNbsplySE3VZhFu4fMNJc2w13Wow5-KcX88ew1HzoytZhKAK8mO6fsXCYrsK2O-aSN7HoPnG0nzNgI2Xrj5gnE-WARKcojQAzIS4l517j/s1466/avatar%20imax%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1165" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIXDf8u0hWQlqM6kJeIwH_DRdN8cgu5fm8d4a-44BC-yene_my1zAqKW0bv6HSzCTvxqOAeObmaHcwQptNbsplySE3VZhFu4fMNJc2w13Wow5-KcX88ew1HzoytZhKAK8mO6fsXCYrsK2O-aSN7HoPnG0nzNgI2Xrj5gnE-WARKcojQAzIS4l517j/w508-h640/avatar%20imax%20.jpg" width="508" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Friday, September 23</b> - We went to <b>Opry Mills </b>tonight to see the modern classic, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Avatar</i>, which is<b> back in 3D and in IMAX theaters </b>for a limited time in anticipation of the long-awaited sequel coming out in December. We enjoyed it again and were impressed with how many other people were there to see it again. <b> </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBmHWI51JPc2zFNLFNNy8f4iA92iGXpIgJAT2AjSZZkStXXp3S0hny57a9Nw0JoOu9AyaofMuSN0sWJaHhXSi4mH1xlMAHxTWb2NH5HUDDv5JyANi0ca585UurohBBHhVGB3lQEfZGvGle2pvwGsB-VHdx0aQMLL1VCMl6Br6AQZseNOtH_CS_E_j/s640/sunny%20and%20zippy%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="640" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBmHWI51JPc2zFNLFNNy8f4iA92iGXpIgJAT2AjSZZkStXXp3S0hny57a9Nw0JoOu9AyaofMuSN0sWJaHhXSi4mH1xlMAHxTWb2NH5HUDDv5JyANi0ca585UurohBBHhVGB3lQEfZGvGle2pvwGsB-VHdx0aQMLL1VCMl6Br6AQZseNOtH_CS_E_j/w640-h476/sunny%20and%20zippy%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Friday, September 23 - Will backyard wonders never cease? </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVazJkG-EKrOYPuSEo3YPLYcoa0ugjfVG8yOSvWlUS1DozJEFMYzi9R58irmUlfBdGQF1JcwTKHEGNxDk2xDpkbWfHpXR6U0aZEdS5wzOsp2DLWk9E6jtE0BWjX3kEuDk6YpXAjikQJ-V8Xi-1PAnquZ4nyT-bAklDB-Hm4FLT5tolrZAOwluTraio/s2016/cedar%20city%20with%20sunny.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVazJkG-EKrOYPuSEo3YPLYcoa0ugjfVG8yOSvWlUS1DozJEFMYzi9R58irmUlfBdGQF1JcwTKHEGNxDk2xDpkbWfHpXR6U0aZEdS5wzOsp2DLWk9E6jtE0BWjX3kEuDk6YpXAjikQJ-V8Xi-1PAnquZ4nyT-bAklDB-Hm4FLT5tolrZAOwluTraio/w640-h480/cedar%20city%20with%20sunny.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, September 24</b> - It was a banner day here in Lebanon today as the long-anticipated<b> Cedar City Brewing</b> opened its doors for the first time. We went by and had a few of their tasty libations and a <b>pizza from across The Square at Town Square Social. </b> Sunny even got a visit later on in the day and I think she might be <b>the first dog ever there! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-55700909089153388292022-09-05T15:07:00.001-05:002022-09-05T15:07:46.596-05:00Somebody tell Summer we're waiting...never mind, she just showed up<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp22HZOPJXUpVGtqMpZgt9IE12zGz1VIMaksY3Q2DFH6HQ3jiFNfRxhE9Xdeu6VtNyqBq-D4rIvS_JShw5lGAzTHxqDPq14aR_aQaFYxzqoq3kDAU0HZHM4r_FmgHk9IkIXIVpe9jP4BfYcTzXbPhSNdTkphdmjfrEEwN-DDbE495-2KQT4TP_GlL/s1170/fitz%20and%20st.%20paul%20$25%20show%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1170" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp22HZOPJXUpVGtqMpZgt9IE12zGz1VIMaksY3Q2DFH6HQ3jiFNfRxhE9Xdeu6VtNyqBq-D4rIvS_JShw5lGAzTHxqDPq14aR_aQaFYxzqoq3kDAU0HZHM4r_FmgHk9IkIXIVpe9jP4BfYcTzXbPhSNdTkphdmjfrEEwN-DDbE495-2KQT4TP_GlL/w640-h632/fitz%20and%20st.%20paul%20$25%20show%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, June 3 - We went to see St. Paul and the Broken Bones and Fitz and the Tantrums </b><span style="text-align: left;">in a co-headlining show tonight at the</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Ascend Amphitheater in downtown Nashville.</b><span style="text-align: left;"> This is <b>the first of five shows we snatched up $25-flat tickets for this summer.</b> We had the cheap lawn seats, so we sprang for rental chairs (since you can't bring your own in anymore) and<b> got a nice surprise free seat upgrade closer to the stage in the assigned seat area. </b> Fitz and Company were first and put on a stellar show as usual. We only stayed for about a half-hour of St. Paul's gospel, but it was enjoyable with the saintly one even coming out in the crowd right behind us during a song. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuvWq1xcMG4Giv3NbmdZZx9V_ZgnNW1wR2JCcFgWPpmQqUNGT_eWEPavpHsKVxMFofZGui5DniznFa-RmUHAmWj8F5jkXOmjenEgEg9Mqap7PEteFDr_22lAlow7g4P0zg8H0LKSinJIB8fCM6W5Cn8CalgKFXwdZRwaSxnwVPVE1RaTCwpjLV7Eg/s1519/top%20gun%204DX.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuvWq1xcMG4Giv3NbmdZZx9V_ZgnNW1wR2JCcFgWPpmQqUNGT_eWEPavpHsKVxMFofZGui5DniznFa-RmUHAmWj8F5jkXOmjenEgEg9Mqap7PEteFDr_22lAlow7g4P0zg8H0LKSinJIB8fCM6W5Cn8CalgKFXwdZRwaSxnwVPVE1RaTCwpjLV7Eg/w492-h640/top%20gun%204DX.jpg" width="492" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i><br />S</i>unday, June 5 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We went to see</span><b style="text-align: left;"> <i>Top Gun Maverick</i> again tonight, but this time in 4DX at the Hollywood Theaters in Nashville </b><span style="text-align: left;">with some of our friends. What a literal wild "ride" it was! We all had a ball despite a bit of a seat assignment hiccup with some jerks in our seats who wouldn't move. <b>Ashlee even got us some free passes</b> for that annoying inconvenience. We had <b>dinner beforehand at the always great Rafferty's</b> which we haven't been to in a month of Sundays. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAqnA8-5XNlQbDqB2tTMLweAZNI3-wEwtrfXLgFofynR1kvg2LHKCzM0UfMb-JzCtZ4KSV2sGR3RJtWT9iTOOSkMb_huCweGVmpJgClk6YcCUSrTJeJI0jtyschDsRI4pgUf2LIfpE74_mlxg_KRIAEIt_rDUi4otQqjL_YPn4EmDFY-jEh4P8Iil/s1280/2022%20fawn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="697" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAqnA8-5XNlQbDqB2tTMLweAZNI3-wEwtrfXLgFofynR1kvg2LHKCzM0UfMb-JzCtZ4KSV2sGR3RJtWT9iTOOSkMb_huCweGVmpJgClk6YcCUSrTJeJI0jtyschDsRI4pgUf2LIfpE74_mlxg_KRIAEIt_rDUi4otQqjL_YPn4EmDFY-jEh4P8Iil/w348-h640/2022%20fawn.jpg" width="348" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We were wondering if our neighborhood deer were going to give us a <b>backyard baby this year</b> and then today: surprise!! <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlTTop2a1opByrNyl6gdPj_7cfHHuQyWJ1uhkJpLOp174Zm--tP8PwuiOebFSGkwEie4-3cPMz8QH4pxxr6aqTorFdqKHCmUYmF1cvOTItk_8-SiYux_H1B3gfoAr76H8PXlPQj9M_ZlX1J9cbPDPTbpT_fnGFTGP3-vdh_g-2k1JrJYnfxTD6tCj/s1280/soccer%20close%20up%20.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlTTop2a1opByrNyl6gdPj_7cfHHuQyWJ1uhkJpLOp174Zm--tP8PwuiOebFSGkwEie4-3cPMz8QH4pxxr6aqTorFdqKHCmUYmF1cvOTItk_8-SiYux_H1B3gfoAr76H8PXlPQj9M_ZlX1J9cbPDPTbpT_fnGFTGP3-vdh_g-2k1JrJYnfxTD6tCj/w296-h640/soccer%20close%20up%20.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, June 11 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We bought our friend Nate's season tickets for tonight's game for <b>NSC vs. the San Jose Quakes </b>since he couldn't make it. He's got great <b>seats right on the field next to the players tunnel</b>, so getting close up shots of the <b>NSC stars like forward,</b> <b>CJ Sapong (photo above),</b> is pretty easy. The game was not so easy with<b> a frustrating 0-0 tie</b> to a team that was clearly not as good as Nashville. Still, it was a beautiful, albeit a little humid, night for the game and the <b>easy mile walk from Fait Le Force Brewing </b>where we could park for free to the awesome <b>new</b> <b>Geordis Park Stadium (Ashlee's first visit)</b> and back. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwt6M_5IEWx-6tjOrmHNgtiFX7AwQ5OcEJs0_74wHvZPdwDnNpkkxQ5sLRSDKdPFfBEBrjOl6V5uADIZnocam2L-plrIxXkTKMlntBWJRTTHUzXbtJAz6xIz2Hl0PPQZEGW2406vKpXJbh4VeK-aYpdShfGG3yTTjgG8uKAWk8oPfWYE5OuFcTt2gf/s1338/train%20show%20ticket%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwt6M_5IEWx-6tjOrmHNgtiFX7AwQ5OcEJs0_74wHvZPdwDnNpkkxQ5sLRSDKdPFfBEBrjOl6V5uADIZnocam2L-plrIxXkTKMlntBWJRTTHUzXbtJAz6xIz2Hl0PPQZEGW2406vKpXJbh4VeK-aYpdShfGG3yTTjgG8uKAWk8oPfWYE5OuFcTt2gf/w454-h640/train%20show%20ticket%20.jpg" width="454" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, June 21 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We braved the heat (we are not waiting on summer anymore) along with our friend, Emily, to see one of our long-time favorite bands,</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Train, at the Ascend Amphitheater tonight.</b><span style="text-align: left;"> This is the second of five shows we snatched up<b> $25-flat tickets </b>for this summer. It was kind of like small music festival with <b>three, yes, three, openers</b> including <b>Jewel, Blues Traveler and </b>Will Anderson (who we missed). Blues Traveler and Jewel both put on great-sounding sets. Train and their ageless lead singer, Pat Monahan, put on a great show as well with some of their great hits, new songs and covers along with Jewel and John Popper of Blues Traveler coming back out on stage again. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsG6xJTNQUF0GGIc_Q5ZC448pCyPme5xMf6Wa5b7OBL-aBt0W5keGeAvysgXMt89XrZss2MJiNlIpgQfFKq20XEo1fWw5QZwTFBpGG7nDPk0uaqwLXeTr3rPbbmfTHISuD5p3B7G-hdKIimyuoXXWV12n2qNM7lScChQNXYihcMs0stsfSPTsY-P5/s2016/train%20at%20ascend%20night%20shot%203%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsG6xJTNQUF0GGIc_Q5ZC448pCyPme5xMf6Wa5b7OBL-aBt0W5keGeAvysgXMt89XrZss2MJiNlIpgQfFKq20XEo1fWw5QZwTFBpGG7nDPk0uaqwLXeTr3rPbbmfTHISuD5p3B7G-hdKIimyuoXXWV12n2qNM7lScChQNXYihcMs0stsfSPTsY-P5/w640-h480/train%20at%20ascend%20night%20shot%203%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It turned out to <b>a beautiful, not so humid, night for the show.</b> Our lawn seats gave us a good view of the stage and screens for the show. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYO54ozgRM-8XKeJRrW8s89uATqW0jqvY1h6wP0i3Se9FYE1pjmA0IYU5W6Ez1a_piRGsO4kvw70y_DTluC8VbL81iHlni4WTlTgkWKnnVJG6T4YWzDWB2yd26r3TXG3InXSfFC8dU8sciTnEHoacJEZS5JKEDvxDHAX9-EhbuxZyZ_Kmw0LwHhOt/s1280/elvis%20poster%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="862" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYO54ozgRM-8XKeJRrW8s89uATqW0jqvY1h6wP0i3Se9FYE1pjmA0IYU5W6Ez1a_piRGsO4kvw70y_DTluC8VbL81iHlni4WTlTgkWKnnVJG6T4YWzDWB2yd26r3TXG3InXSfFC8dU8sciTnEHoacJEZS5JKEDvxDHAX9-EhbuxZyZ_Kmw0LwHhOt/w432-h640/elvis%20poster%20.jpg" width="432" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, June 23<i> - </i>We went to see the new<i> Elvis</i></b><span style="text-align: left;"> film on opening night<b> at the Roxy Theaters (recliners!)</b> <b>here in Lebanon</b> tonight with our friends Lisa and Toney. The film was a little long, but pretty good. I am glad it's probably worth seeing again since I also accidentally bought tickets for next week too! Doh! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0vUJCbwPqEJqtOW06OyINJ4zT5J2Eo4xe34mzIfT5om4xety_KyeaJ134y9Im3_i_e5uY2N770-wyn0xw4uT5iXopzs-O73FmmWp5PS2He-0zoy9Dj8_0Sy8RVeNQQdCLEP_fym29OaksMJVH6I8L2g9y4-bm-4lA53Y2vB0z9w4GONxTY06M2p9/s1170/bucees%20crossville%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="1170" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0vUJCbwPqEJqtOW06OyINJ4zT5J2Eo4xe34mzIfT5om4xety_KyeaJ134y9Im3_i_e5uY2N770-wyn0xw4uT5iXopzs-O73FmmWp5PS2He-0zoy9Dj8_0Sy8RVeNQQdCLEP_fym29OaksMJVH6I8L2g9y4-bm-4lA53Y2vB0z9w4GONxTY06M2p9/w640-h274/bucees%20crossville%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, July 1 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We both <b>separately visited the new Buc-ee's in Crossville today.</b> It opened on Monday and is the 50th one now, and the<b> first in Tennessee.</b> We've loved these<b> gas stations on steroids</b> ever since first visiting them in Texas where they started. We both bought <b>cheap Buc-ee's swag (T-shirt for Ashlee, hat for me)</b>, <b>tasty fresh food (brisket sandwich for me, breakfast for Ashlee) and cheap giant fountain drinks.</b> It's just another reason for us to travel east as often as we can I guess!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTVQmxtLOTZdGH9kgAEssnhPmWdE-TMlSrgCmWr7gLqzX_V2wLIW7qvaPz61lAhVF01jiaQvjsHsHBnlx2MXeAWYaUsoXdSlI_Tmqoz-gc1JQSALgdhwmoxvNhqDfxkkQKP1oqhs80GKqRU8BgNRrnVlohmUsPxhG2rbyLtWFINHHFrodEVvpUhfw/s842/sunny.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTVQmxtLOTZdGH9kgAEssnhPmWdE-TMlSrgCmWr7gLqzX_V2wLIW7qvaPz61lAhVF01jiaQvjsHsHBnlx2MXeAWYaUsoXdSlI_Tmqoz-gc1JQSALgdhwmoxvNhqDfxkkQKP1oqhs80GKqRU8BgNRrnVlohmUsPxhG2rbyLtWFINHHFrodEVvpUhfw/w598-h640/sunny.jpg" width="598" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Here's the floppy-eared cute-as-a-button bone of contention that had us traveling separately today.</b> <b>Despite my very vocal concerns, Ashlee took it upon herself to add another member to our already crowded household of six living beings</b> (plus more if we are fostering kittens) with the purchase of an <b>AKC registered golden retriever.</b> Meet <b>Sweet Missy Sunshine (or Sunny for short). </b> Let's hope our four mature set-in-their-ways cats and my sanity adjust to this huge life-altering decision. Fingers (and paws) crossed. Thanks to Ashlee's sister (and enabler), Paige, for the great picture. And, yes, Sunny's a sweetie and I have nothing against her.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iv_BjOnCUA0a672FEmeuyexKFTs7u-EWdc0q62qcmPezmlRC0v5D6fMuFXSdj3-De49SGGSDzkxjcVzcMdklcb1pEeEVOHxaHJGbcSNDw33PN-7qXWcitr-fC4IALzbQtXsdOsEshgS2Xe6fdKsr4tZvyElmVZ_uOKPK4pEi61bp2sC0tdwI5c8M/s2016/flowers%20pool.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iv_BjOnCUA0a672FEmeuyexKFTs7u-EWdc0q62qcmPezmlRC0v5D6fMuFXSdj3-De49SGGSDzkxjcVzcMdklcb1pEeEVOHxaHJGbcSNDw33PN-7qXWcitr-fC4IALzbQtXsdOsEshgS2Xe6fdKsr4tZvyElmVZ_uOKPK4pEi61bp2sC0tdwI5c8M/w480-h640/flowers%20pool.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h3><b><br /></b></h3><h3><b>July 2.3 and 4 - Ahh, the INDENDENCE DAYs of Having a Pool </b></h3><h3>We had a pretty low-key holiday weekend this year. We put feelers out for a pool party, but didn't get much interest, so we punted that idea and just invited a few friends over each day to just hang out in a low-key manner. </h3></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfalG4GBHEAl7IwC5vuOChJQoL9uM0BEOI5oHeQO73yQSqOLdvceqOQmB7DWvvVRISYXcWyD0NEjDlLBhCE7ADsOGbQHkIXiaTkvhosFeqbkiQtAhKeDSSjTvJyedPLlfh0e-axsu7B9jcccFTqI83gw_ylOGU_qSHmIAkbxDYspV_s38juS46fDz/s2016/patriotic%20mimosa.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfalG4GBHEAl7IwC5vuOChJQoL9uM0BEOI5oHeQO73yQSqOLdvceqOQmB7DWvvVRISYXcWyD0NEjDlLBhCE7ADsOGbQHkIXiaTkvhosFeqbkiQtAhKeDSSjTvJyedPLlfh0e-axsu7B9jcccFTqI83gw_ylOGU_qSHmIAkbxDYspV_s38juS46fDz/w480-h640/patriotic%20mimosa.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We did have <b>a couple houseguests over for a night as our friends, Tim and Lavonda, came up from Chattanooga for a visit.</b> Again, <b>we kept Independence Day festivities to a minimum </b>especially with what we four agree is <b>a sad time in this nation's history right now</b> with all the mass shootings and no effort for gun control of any kind, the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the January 6th hearings, etc. Ashlee and Lavonda's<b> "patriotic mimosas" </b>were about all we could manage. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0elk36e0R4_b9MabuhhDyyASom1Sw-4rUXVorlyRNFQ8sfiwpbHwhxFXRHTqa0jzHUd95p_EHieqreCz9EhCm4eF7GMRcYywriwBK5hfm1SxX2QuISWOjIqBU_bRC_mgwTzxXGDLwqE90tUqB2zQQazN6QHdQxCJghn_GYMfrnfASa40LvwVLjaCB/s570/frank%20turner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="570" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0elk36e0R4_b9MabuhhDyyASom1Sw-4rUXVorlyRNFQ8sfiwpbHwhxFXRHTqa0jzHUd95p_EHieqreCz9EhCm4eF7GMRcYywriwBK5hfm1SxX2QuISWOjIqBU_bRC_mgwTzxXGDLwqE90tUqB2zQQazN6QHdQxCJghn_GYMfrnfASa40LvwVLjaCB/w640-h480/frank%20turner.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b>Tuesday, July 5 - </b>We went to see a little of the <b>Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls</b> show tonight at <b>The Brooklyn Bowl. </b> This was <b>my first time at this beautiful new venue in downtown Nashville and our first time here together.</b> This is <b>first of two BOGO ticket shows</b> here that we grabbed this summer. <b> </b>Frank and the boys were on point as usual, even though it's been a while since we've seen them. So much energy! We didn't stay too long since it was a "school night" and a late starting show (two openers on a Tuesday night? really?) and a dog that needed walking back at home. </p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqM9GRKU6MWdraDCRxNSt05rYhJ7WgVPAVXgAbhtX7ckNgeYEwpwZunmYXpdb2FPV8dnQfxr1sqPJfR2IcTLS_aQArIaD_53Ced1infX6nP8slTex7WfAbw0kKI_jo-zSX9YS2X08A0kjD2oyxgTHL-xhvCSFz7iLBh6-qsrkeb8LiHAoNuBJtIwC/s2016/sunny%20in%20the%20pool%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqM9GRKU6MWdraDCRxNSt05rYhJ7WgVPAVXgAbhtX7ckNgeYEwpwZunmYXpdb2FPV8dnQfxr1sqPJfR2IcTLS_aQArIaD_53Ced1infX6nP8slTex7WfAbw0kKI_jo-zSX9YS2X08A0kjD2oyxgTHL-xhvCSFz7iLBh6-qsrkeb8LiHAoNuBJtIwC/w480-h640/sunny%20in%20the%20pool%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Before heading to the show, we <b>relaxed in the pool a bit this afternoon with our newest family edition, Sunny.</b> She loves the water and after a bit of timidness, she walked into the shallow end of the pool on her own today! </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2N_aTNaPUOa6R7GRWiWhqcL4O10jZSfDyiVEl4bUyzR4mTm-O6Dx9Z1mzF1Kxpjor8T-lgi-wdwN7y92_vvmAO_p96Eu2G5qvgXlLuZpCiA8FOCdGxcxbDfbUMB76BsPYItfd0Pe3JN1FVId4jfLmuXCjIsyGn2RQVi52yoY-Qa1-eaKP2PnMq4K/s1280/pink%20beer.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1161" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2N_aTNaPUOa6R7GRWiWhqcL4O10jZSfDyiVEl4bUyzR4mTm-O6Dx9Z1mzF1Kxpjor8T-lgi-wdwN7y92_vvmAO_p96Eu2G5qvgXlLuZpCiA8FOCdGxcxbDfbUMB76BsPYItfd0Pe3JN1FVId4jfLmuXCjIsyGn2RQVi52yoY-Qa1-eaKP2PnMq4K/w580-h640/pink%20beer.jpg" width="580" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, July 9</b> - With iffy weather for the pool, Ashlee and I hung out at <b>The Cedar Tap</b> this afternoon with our new dog, Sunny. Ashlee also got to meet my friend, Curtis, and his wife, Kate. We had a nice time sitting outside with Sunny until an unexpected downpour chased us away. Before the rain got us, my last beer of the day was this<b> interestingly colored fruit gose </b>called Dawson from Living Waters Brewing here in Nashville. We capped off our local day with some tasty <b>gas station tacos from Alberto's, plus their delicious elote en vaso.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvSEe9PiFLXFlZvbVS0rL53UyVUFM9yqJO78ipLiyjYYlIno7JYbVyVyzWNjQLdT8zFvHxEPMo-QUmvb9Iij0d3PRsroG_7pgwibLdiTov1w7XYaaF3Ra0hHtfTCX6LQ7YOmYyitrMcQJQdvHxqyb9KXv5kXWrjufwknz7a4qMMLoctkA24MHBbWz/s1532/solar%20pizza%20and%20burger%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="1511" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvSEe9PiFLXFlZvbVS0rL53UyVUFM9yqJO78ipLiyjYYlIno7JYbVyVyzWNjQLdT8zFvHxEPMo-QUmvb9Iij0d3PRsroG_7pgwibLdiTov1w7XYaaF3Ra0hHtfTCX6LQ7YOmYyitrMcQJQdvHxqyb9KXv5kXWrjufwknz7a4qMMLoctkA24MHBbWz/w632-h640/solar%20pizza%20and%20burger%20.jpg" width="632" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Saturday, July 16</b> - We imbibed in some tasty <b>solar-cooked brick-oven poolside pizza</b> today (plus a rewarmed burger for me) while enjoying our backyard paradise alone (and quietly). So very nice. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsj2ElgqU3hX1hYGz0nAr9ONr9KrTUfT9KD_5ic9C1EIyArXdZGAh-fAHXHUKUDjDMLnwZaKEeH_oaU-_EfvRaI1wOUZyAwaiLBB33F6d49s2AqhdCsheAtuiMt_dZ0wOAg4V0QOQrZ0TWqjqmJgQnAUQ3i3guzmt86BPLHfNBRQSqTFzS3SvXp2v/s1280/bat%20hunter%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1039" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsj2ElgqU3hX1hYGz0nAr9ONr9KrTUfT9KD_5ic9C1EIyArXdZGAh-fAHXHUKUDjDMLnwZaKEeH_oaU-_EfvRaI1wOUZyAwaiLBB33F6d49s2AqhdCsheAtuiMt_dZ0wOAg4V0QOQrZ0TWqjqmJgQnAUQ3i3guzmt86BPLHfNBRQSqTFzS3SvXp2v/w520-h640/bat%20hunter%20.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, July 18</b> - Ashlee actually snapped this great pic tonight while I was at an NSC game in Nashville tonight, but <b>this view has been a regular occurrence on most nights as Dudley patiently waits for the two or three bats that usually dive bomb the pool around dusk looking for insects. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBYP1pYCahws23r7tWz7OpK2A8Np__QFxuBKY9L9AL_5JZZHaGyGTPtCfs0kxETDBxLDDCQBlMfiJXyiSQXniioJUUjlk5b4hUwA1D2ZO4EGJ0wJKdgbB6sZzVoalcPOG7e5JLGwPHWw7VlS_wGznr8C24LQRaN9CtHEOPVJ7Z2xgAHfIYbOOc44C/s2532/bat%20or%20dragon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBYP1pYCahws23r7tWz7OpK2A8Np__QFxuBKY9L9AL_5JZZHaGyGTPtCfs0kxETDBxLDDCQBlMfiJXyiSQXniioJUUjlk5b4hUwA1D2ZO4EGJ0wJKdgbB6sZzVoalcPOG7e5JLGwPHWw7VlS_wGznr8C24LQRaN9CtHEOPVJ7Z2xgAHfIYbOOc44C/w296-h640/bat%20or%20dragon.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Thursday, July 21</b> - <b>I caught one of Dudley's bats on video tonight</b>, but they move so fast the screen grab was just a blur, so I just goofed around with the image and got this artistic endeavor out of it. So, bat or tiny dragon? </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZh-pOqFwQ4vWaSWNvEakJW9KHkylws-RwUtiu82oGr2rwC5YpOIi1KIlS0ar-8PJ4NxztW1K9CIyDqJpTshSl5N4A9Ff6g_4HaaXzJMFakNDoZX5l3mJVIsv0_LrS8tpH9ITN_GvtJcAxW9cjqTQBxP1JS28JbWym5nVsddC1vmj3ayoSupGzmuE/s2016/schulz%20brau%20brewing%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1139" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZh-pOqFwQ4vWaSWNvEakJW9KHkylws-RwUtiu82oGr2rwC5YpOIi1KIlS0ar-8PJ4NxztW1K9CIyDqJpTshSl5N4A9Ff6g_4HaaXzJMFakNDoZX5l3mJVIsv0_LrS8tpH9ITN_GvtJcAxW9cjqTQBxP1JS28JbWym5nVsddC1vmj3ayoSupGzmuE/w362-h640/schulz%20brau%20brewing%20.jpg" width="362" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, July 29 </b>- We headed east today for<b> annual summer getaway to the mountains</b> with some of our friends. We stopped<b> in Knoxville for a tasty authentic German lunch at Shulz Brau Brewery.</b> The food was great, the beer was top-notch, and their <b>castle-themed beer hall </b>was very cool. This won't be our last visit to this fun place!</td></tr></tbody></table></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10ET9h-s3ZIU9KLVIskw0tGk4hELqsrsobzU8_Ufs_dbNtGEBI6ypFeRZfM5Q0jBgQ7OW4nc5B8Hop3dHuPrbgVt8yxP5M7suop-xtCHSkG8OZh27jT6C-V3wE84zus24ImTgFuKowya1XtcEDHtTghTSQ9pEZwjVVy_pecBOzP8NcSOChMXfurJt/s4480/cabin%20from%20creek%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="1957" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10ET9h-s3ZIU9KLVIskw0tGk4hELqsrsobzU8_Ufs_dbNtGEBI6ypFeRZfM5Q0jBgQ7OW4nc5B8Hop3dHuPrbgVt8yxP5M7suop-xtCHSkG8OZh27jT6C-V3wE84zus24ImTgFuKowya1XtcEDHtTghTSQ9pEZwjVVy_pecBOzP8NcSOChMXfurJt/w280-h640/cabin%20from%20creek%20.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got to<b> our rental cabin in Highlands, NC, called Little Falls Lodge</b> late this afternoon. It's a great place with an epic deck view of bubbling <b>Buck Creek</b>. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Xh3Cwco7SMYNM-FEq9d9w4okJFd2BkpaMd9egS8RgLoSDLYsIbFtjDR7RY5y4s8osh6OaJagFqCnogcw0My0sGwVX1Mf07MyWAbSGUPOfQbiIsd9piIupVuMNbgLjPTRBmaY-8Bgt9ALYgKS5VlnbWQ8kWJgW-8YHi2r-F97QPwcuSqcfEPmMal4/s1280/litttle%20falls%20indeed.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="805" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Xh3Cwco7SMYNM-FEq9d9w4okJFd2BkpaMd9egS8RgLoSDLYsIbFtjDR7RY5y4s8osh6OaJagFqCnogcw0My0sGwVX1Mf07MyWAbSGUPOfQbiIsd9piIupVuMNbgLjPTRBmaY-8Bgt9ALYgKS5VlnbWQ8kWJgW-8YHi2r-F97QPwcuSqcfEPmMal4/w402-h640/litttle%20falls%20indeed.jpg" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Little Falls</b> indeed. This thin, delicate stream drops into the same cove and into Buck Creek and is visible from the deck of the cabin...but you gotta squint to see it! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqGFpgVZBQe0jXnuSpygTmAaL4gqemi28l8eUrF0zqOiw9xg4Gsw42emuSGSyAqoKb_f0UTZMm9ZPW3wYScsDvVtg1y4IDNcnvz3I7H18a2hjKFDUl6QKwYQFF_rGVAC68Vgen6JiGJKtjd3tEhDujguBC8SHQTPpSIhfykahF0c1g9pjBzqS-PB3/s2016/deck%20view.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqGFpgVZBQe0jXnuSpygTmAaL4gqemi28l8eUrF0zqOiw9xg4Gsw42emuSGSyAqoKb_f0UTZMm9ZPW3wYScsDvVtg1y4IDNcnvz3I7H18a2hjKFDUl6QKwYQFF_rGVAC68Vgen6JiGJKtjd3tEhDujguBC8SHQTPpSIhfykahF0c1g9pjBzqS-PB3/w480-h640/deck%20view.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>full deck view</b> of Buck Creek and Little Falls is quite a stunner. We <b>spent our first evening just grilling out on the deck and enjoying the scenery and solitude.</b> This little gem of a cabin is located at the dead-end of the road and no other cabins or homes are visible. Very nicely planned! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8zSR0n5Rr21IzleD0tjSkBBV2-fjHeG720oqzPICeo7ZHbc5Z7sLhQaYlERFX542hnGh86cJGnfoXbZWVDnkbu8k30-w1Lymau7yWP2e15WaH7Q7NgoqI2LvuC76wLh74d67nhilR6oHpeSV2jLQqIRpBEsuP0jx0gsik_cxnsOWuqZWRjnRiCEB/s2016/bridal%20veil%20falls%20summer%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8zSR0n5Rr21IzleD0tjSkBBV2-fjHeG720oqzPICeo7ZHbc5Z7sLhQaYlERFX542hnGh86cJGnfoXbZWVDnkbu8k30-w1Lymau7yWP2e15WaH7Q7NgoqI2LvuC76wLh74d67nhilR6oHpeSV2jLQqIRpBEsuP0jx0gsik_cxnsOWuqZWRjnRiCEB/w480-h640/bridal%20veil%20falls%20summer%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, July 31</b> - After<b> a great breakfast</b> served up our friend, Patrick, we <b>headed out toward Highlands</b> with our first stop being pretty<b> Bridal Veil Falls </b>which we also visited around New Years (and where I got the idea for the locale for our summer mountain trip). The previous two stops, Bust Yer Butt Falls and Dry Falls were both already packed with people.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWUjbuifXpeIXoQv69PLtUMD3CNTPGZhUP_eyczj1nsdGkv1pdaNOhaTKN6qIdGvQ1Dyoc_oGzf7te0ScIbPRP04C9DcftDZFe8zlUbhlas7FEKkUsbETB9xR-r7NCu6J-psSJ-ZbqYjBZfY9nE5lgYTDoQllcaxsa64iULACOUaVyvdf8Nm-78rH/s3861/highlands%20church%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3861" data-original-width="1894" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWUjbuifXpeIXoQv69PLtUMD3CNTPGZhUP_eyczj1nsdGkv1pdaNOhaTKN6qIdGvQ1Dyoc_oGzf7te0ScIbPRP04C9DcftDZFe8zlUbhlas7FEKkUsbETB9xR-r7NCu6J-psSJ-ZbqYjBZfY9nE5lgYTDoQllcaxsa64iULACOUaVyvdf8Nm-78rH/w314-h640/highlands%20church%20.jpg" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got into pretty <b>Highlands</b>, barely found a parking space downtown across from the <b>historic Episcopal Church</b> (photo above) as here too was again, packed with people. We just started wandering through the little shops and stores. We had some <b>tasty apps and libations at Madison's Rooftop Terrace at the Old Edwards Inn.</b> The forecasted storms missed us entirely which was nice. The biggest thrill from our trip into town, however, was driving out and seeing<b> a huge BLACK BEAR</b> just wandering around a new subdivision construction site. Some workers must have left their lunch out! No pics unfortunately, but he/she was a big one! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWBTqqo8-tG_-yUcwGtBgvbTnvpem60xrwJisq5NFfNhf7eeD0Qik3ipN_O2SnJsYYoSsU4-8hgohGkR5-2VsxopY81HEOzkQc83A52Z_YniYO0IdbIT1IU1kLBnVoRgVsLau30GBrUKdMTB7VvtBJJ6DiB6DPtbKneOe2CzEb7-m_nPuxZZwd15C/s7194/cabin%20pano%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="7194" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWBTqqo8-tG_-yUcwGtBgvbTnvpem60xrwJisq5NFfNhf7eeD0Qik3ipN_O2SnJsYYoSsU4-8hgohGkR5-2VsxopY81HEOzkQc83A52Z_YniYO0IdbIT1IU1kLBnVoRgVsLau30GBrUKdMTB7VvtBJJ6DiB6DPtbKneOe2CzEb7-m_nPuxZZwd15C/w640-h168/cabin%20pano%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got <b>back to the cabin</b> for a late afternoon and evening of <b>s'mores, giant steaks, grilled trout, and peach cobbler. </b> It was a great last night at the cabin. Too bad it was the last night. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2S7TPWQlbybutDWQO2M5EnaMIoaTzYSzWwZIvsfgb3ZhlEW8m9IU2Do1KBfTsLbtld4eXSPfGemHXVjI7iO1HejbJqnXUzEyzIXd5JSOifUWfP1kQJP0DbelOANPEpGYcVCO-tSK5YbVvMwXFh1rsxGjQOG5hLDB8VfgaBUdjBmbpScdKjCkTt67/s6399/blue%20sky%20cabin%20too%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="6399" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2S7TPWQlbybutDWQO2M5EnaMIoaTzYSzWwZIvsfgb3ZhlEW8m9IU2Do1KBfTsLbtld4eXSPfGemHXVjI7iO1HejbJqnXUzEyzIXd5JSOifUWfP1kQJP0DbelOANPEpGYcVCO-tSK5YbVvMwXFh1rsxGjQOG5hLDB8VfgaBUdjBmbpScdKjCkTt67/w640-h190/blue%20sky%20cabin%20too%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, August 1</b> - We woke up to more <b>unexpected blue skies this morning </b>as we packed up for an early 10 AM check-out. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSk7RY_iWwY4m6t357GbV6taUt45kG_TeQ2div7ge-GMwl3pZZi52oxw1v4lP4dtixIS7bFmCwGgmJbe7DtqZBFcOsunSw4XwJMQowkIECfpk0YHxil8FvR2R6MX_qtKZ_LAWUn-rCzgGUXb8wvGdHwf4MDUraCbI5cKU_WNVLJnelueVbp3WTGOxq/s2016/ugly%20roy%20rogers%20wagon%20wheel%20lamp%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSk7RY_iWwY4m6t357GbV6taUt45kG_TeQ2div7ge-GMwl3pZZi52oxw1v4lP4dtixIS7bFmCwGgmJbe7DtqZBFcOsunSw4XwJMQowkIECfpk0YHxil8FvR2R6MX_qtKZ_LAWUn-rCzgGUXb8wvGdHwf4MDUraCbI5cKU_WNVLJnelueVbp3WTGOxq/w480-h640/ugly%20roy%20rogers%20wagon%20wheel%20lamp%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>We loved everything about this lovely little cabin</b> including this "ugly Roy Rogers wagon wheel" (channeling <i>When Harry Met Sally</i>) chandelier. The one other occupant we also found was <b>a giant rat<br />SNAKE under the front steps</b> that I assume was living there. We sure didn't see any mice! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz-GU6zwBDk-XVUv02yoayeIFxbJMq1DpRNW-ok_ynoYKH-WAOxdK5_jRIzhg9NQaIPton5r9MxpjilZz6cCQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />Before leaving the area, we decided to go try and <b>walk behind Dry Falls</b> one more time in all its glory, and it worked as we got the last open parking space. This was actually my second visit here today because our friend, Michelle, and I got up early to check it out in case the weather was as bad as predicted later on. Ashlee slept in and felt like she won a contest to get to do both! <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHnWvfejyE16XBFRD-HbBetQD-aG9Lz3kxG5RbHTf3ofb0SQMwRkfQEa9umB1FGWIhHHwYnArVNKbSEvT7_lv-7412vNzjSbGofLBiPFLg9nbNbipA4NeM10yAFD-BavDHyCPOpjDKwwDXV9OebjjFrJt3yO-k7Yzo-Y9yN5KE463XVwtS3eGnhBq/s1280/frog%20level%20brewing%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHnWvfejyE16XBFRD-HbBetQD-aG9Lz3kxG5RbHTf3ofb0SQMwRkfQEa9umB1FGWIhHHwYnArVNKbSEvT7_lv-7412vNzjSbGofLBiPFLg9nbNbipA4NeM10yAFD-BavDHyCPOpjDKwwDXV9OebjjFrJt3yO-k7Yzo-Y9yN5KE463XVwtS3eGnhBq/w296-h640/frog%20level%20brewing%20.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had another <b>great meal and good craft beer</b> on the way home at a another <b>new-to-us brewery</b>. <b> Frog Level Brewing </b>is in pretty downtown <b>Waynesville, NC,</b> on the banks of Richland Creek. We sat out on the back deck by the creek, and I had some great shrimp tacos and Ashlee's Cajun chicken sandwich was tasty as well. Another fun trip to the mountains! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDNOF5YNXiOmmv8o0nqd_81PKOyMZ1qiubW4jdsSPu-pml6BQ-reNKS_SMt6ULmn7TizqjvcdaNfLZscmcVDwujPamsWWVb0fJ-iOF5iq-OELR3XmJdrFNtEVVy9GYd7IajZdupMJTeUxCGZqpa_jaaX12jTQChMDMaokmUcKqFVQsBdjQRLgAJTg/s1170/OAR%20$25%20show%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1170" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDNOF5YNXiOmmv8o0nqd_81PKOyMZ1qiubW4jdsSPu-pml6BQ-reNKS_SMt6ULmn7TizqjvcdaNfLZscmcVDwujPamsWWVb0fJ-iOF5iq-OELR3XmJdrFNtEVVy9GYd7IajZdupMJTeUxCGZqpa_jaaX12jTQChMDMaokmUcKqFVQsBdjQRLgAJTg/w640-h332/OAR%20$25%20show%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, August 6 - We had tickets to see O.A.R. a</b><b style="text-align: left;">nd Dispatch</b><span style="text-align: left;"> in a co-headlining show at the</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Ascend Amphitheater tonight. </b><span style="text-align: left;"> This is the third of five shows we snatched up <b>$25-flat tickets</b> for this summer. We got lucky that <b>Ashlee's sister, Paige</b>, was working a conference this weekend in Nashville also and was going to <b>let us stay with her at her downtown hotel tonight, the brand-new Embassy Suites. </b> As a thank-you, I got her a ticket as well to the show. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvDohmnn5tTdlm6Hfqmnnc_43s6IXapI5WF6f5atJDu56DorSvGyRfTOSIBuOWfikSHY2f73gxDRT-08nNt-zSGsgtGKEn7tZQBuqcSCrrOvVWZ5SkqfBrpWIJiqRR9PVI9tTRBbV1km-Vokx4nrc3n04McY2E9uqtpSZFzttRkl4cmKn3nbP5xwD/s1512/ascend%20sunset%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="1512" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvDohmnn5tTdlm6Hfqmnnc_43s6IXapI5WF6f5atJDu56DorSvGyRfTOSIBuOWfikSHY2f73gxDRT-08nNt-zSGsgtGKEn7tZQBuqcSCrrOvVWZ5SkqfBrpWIJiqRR9PVI9tTRBbV1km-Vokx4nrc3n04McY2E9uqtpSZFzttRkl4cmKn3nbP5xwD/w640-h612/ascend%20sunset%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The evening started out great with a beautiful sunset after some earlier storms and showers earlier in the day. After <b>a few libations at the hotel's happy hour</b>, we headed to the Ascend and met up with our new friends, Curtis and Kate, who were also at the show with a few more of their friends. We had <b>nice rental chairs in a good spot on the lawn and enjoyed seeing Dispatch</b> who've we've never seen live before but sounded pretty good. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MVYA9Ql4Vn_U8Z5UtXXJACYdfbTUvEXfeqC89gjKPvM5Qi9DJELDrVl4Z96-B77K5Ke8MIgfIgrk7K_ia0qSsbyzCDRVj8WHFyw3LAWuSqDuE2_uuWr--v3ZpenKJCFozmyqABC96Ml6unqs4JWLPfSv4oZNHnmMlI2A0kshreNNNOZ1gJHBBWce/s1170/OAR%20postponed%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1170" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MVYA9Ql4Vn_U8Z5UtXXJACYdfbTUvEXfeqC89gjKPvM5Qi9DJELDrVl4Z96-B77K5Ke8MIgfIgrk7K_ia0qSsbyzCDRVj8WHFyw3LAWuSqDuE2_uuWr--v3ZpenKJCFozmyqABC96Ml6unqs4JWLPfSv4oZNHnmMlI2A0kshreNNNOZ1gJHBBWce/w400-h329/OAR%20postponed%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />and then it didn't...before O.A.R. could take the stage to close out the night, thunderstorms began lurking around the area and we were asked to leave the venue. We waited for a while in parking garage area with A/C nearby, but the show was eventually postponed. Bummer. Hopefully, the band will be able to circle back through on their latest tour and give us a show soon. Fingers crossed. <br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Editor's note: We missed another show here a couple days later when storms delayed the start of the David Gray show so late that we just couldn't get downtown for it. Another bummer.) </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpsDtHnXkDN8JorovcT1lwFX4fGyWUJvOxLsu0meVA0FbtPBCub_RkHyReAHC9bQrX8sOQUdVqFl2VuMJlK7q6C49qSLsqjOUqCD_u4ZhUSEglT-1cbgCxu7aySAAx-epwKowlOI_A8xgErrG8I-FnsoJyrJIdPRw3PQpRCvFIYB--TSBOo1t4ZqE/s2016/nashville%20night%20too.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpsDtHnXkDN8JorovcT1lwFX4fGyWUJvOxLsu0meVA0FbtPBCub_RkHyReAHC9bQrX8sOQUdVqFl2VuMJlK7q6C49qSLsqjOUqCD_u4ZhUSEglT-1cbgCxu7aySAAx-epwKowlOI_A8xgErrG8I-FnsoJyrJIdPRw3PQpRCvFIYB--TSBOo1t4ZqE/w640-h480/nashville%20night%20too.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Paige's room at the Embassy Suites had a helluva view! </b>We never got rained on during our walk back to the hotel, but we were pretty tired, and Paige had to actually get up and work tomorrow, so we just stayed in and enjoyed the comfy room and the excellent view. <br /><br /><b>Sunday, August 8</b> - After securing some pet duties at home, we <b>headed back to Nashville tonight</b> to have<b> dinner with Paige at Adele's</b>, a new-to-all-of-us restaurant downtown in The Gulch. The place was nice, the food was excellent and reasonably priced, so I bet we make it back here again. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-OIGjZXYmNtcxwdXaFP6JCydrVbZ5DZrmeP3pgJZtVV1454PgVqhkwQFeoqmJIzyYUbM8LLugrjnjVia8IQ5VbIFn2fl3YSh8LfCLGuhfNSzBabP5nFLbLYO6fzCBCLvawDJCusYKBaSQk52_7rUxKAh38REBU_F1lql4G8B4EQ5cS-lD_M7_4Jg/s1586/ET%20collector%20ticket%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="814" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-OIGjZXYmNtcxwdXaFP6JCydrVbZ5DZrmeP3pgJZtVV1454PgVqhkwQFeoqmJIzyYUbM8LLugrjnjVia8IQ5VbIFn2fl3YSh8LfCLGuhfNSzBabP5nFLbLYO6fzCBCLvawDJCusYKBaSQk52_7rUxKAh38REBU_F1lql4G8B4EQ5cS-lD_M7_4Jg/w328-h640/ET%20collector%20ticket%20.jpg" width="328" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Friday, August 12</b> - We headed over to the <b>Opry Mills Theaters</b> tonight to catch the <b>first-ever showing of the sci-fi film classic, </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">E.T.</i><b> in IMAX. </b>It's an even bigger tearjerker on the giant screen! We also got this<b> " digital collector ticket." </b> I still don't understand these, but, ok, thanks, I guess. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmgHi1qrtN6TM3eiRBFng5p93EU6Liw3Niif4V42cXHakMwn_RWME8tWrLS7Cvb4sdMuh9J2eNXedJyv4TWw2e6kMbXVxRZb2ZOjv6Viaej3TSBP2MeiA-UK0DZ0FwtMD2OSXZXvffK36Fh_guMWfUCqkeoEhE9B6CshbFPOP-2szN0ozOEuuIGAb/s1544/sunny%20first%20brewery.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1007" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmgHi1qrtN6TM3eiRBFng5p93EU6Liw3Niif4V42cXHakMwn_RWME8tWrLS7Cvb4sdMuh9J2eNXedJyv4TWw2e6kMbXVxRZb2ZOjv6Viaej3TSBP2MeiA-UK0DZ0FwtMD2OSXZXvffK36Fh_guMWfUCqkeoEhE9B6CshbFPOP-2szN0ozOEuuIGAb/w418-h640/sunny%20first%20brewery.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><br />Saturday, August 20 - Sunny, our new golden retriever pup, went to her first brewery today! Well, actually, she went to her first three breweries today! </b> I needed to swing by<b> </b></span><span style="text-align: left;">Southern Grist Brewing over in East Nashville</span><span style="text-align: left;"> today so I could pick </span><span style="text-align: left;">an order of a newly barrel-aged bottle release of theirs. </span> Ashlee decided to come along, and we brought Sunny as well for an adventure. Our first stop was actually<b style="text-align: left;"> East Nashville Beer Works </b><span style="text-align: left;">because they have a big patio area for doggies. Sunny sampled beer. She was very popular with other folks at all the breweries. </span><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;">We weren't sure we were going to actually hang out at</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Southern Grist Brewing</b><span style="text-align: left;">, but their smaller patio had an open table, so we decided to give it a go. </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><br style="text-align: left;" /><b style="text-align: left;">Crazy Gnome Brewing</b><span style="text-align: left;"> was very close by and, again, we thought we take a look and see if we could get parking and a spot outside. It was actually very quiet here, so we made our third brewery visit in this afternoon's spur of the moment crawl. Met a great couple</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3jmAu9Yx-hqc59pszpw49NIAbClA_xUbn1alm_1inCxcb27vGa6ifVn1NaiIjiPqdn_hjV7eiK_Rs84h4FLsNuK9Nzo76PN3Esv2PH6G8U4BnChE3cTQb_6sxKgd8LsQP3MUACqqdsZ2kbt6oO-LxpkjYCPtgDq8omnqn99fPy_cyHxfWqtB-Dyz/s1126/franti%20on%20the%20roof%20poster%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="1126" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3jmAu9Yx-hqc59pszpw49NIAbClA_xUbn1alm_1inCxcb27vGa6ifVn1NaiIjiPqdn_hjV7eiK_Rs84h4FLsNuK9Nzo76PN3Esv2PH6G8U4BnChE3cTQb_6sxKgd8LsQP3MUACqqdsZ2kbt6oO-LxpkjYCPtgDq8omnqn99fPy_cyHxfWqtB-Dyz/w640-h586/franti%20on%20the%20roof%20poster%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, August 26 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We went to see <b>Michael Franti and Spearhead </b>tonight <b>for the umpteenth time</b>, but it was at a <b>new venue in downtown Nashville called the Skydeck at 5th and Broad.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhb_V4rO3C3LHJVSdplSvadoEZxR2NdqSRuiR3PVgBKUOI9CcqsABufD8NNX7MGkhgPnjTm_FpGAZ9M7_74p8jSWmzTg7cX2yfNW4KXzLYvBKJyYUPrJsxoeA-SidL0ARnsEnlniWFqnBIhz_75FqdoKkmlrSTb43N7-QLnAflJbFHayijBaUfUPG/s2016/ryman%20from%20skydeck%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhb_V4rO3C3LHJVSdplSvadoEZxR2NdqSRuiR3PVgBKUOI9CcqsABufD8NNX7MGkhgPnjTm_FpGAZ9M7_74p8jSWmzTg7cX2yfNW4KXzLYvBKJyYUPrJsxoeA-SidL0ARnsEnlniWFqnBIhz_75FqdoKkmlrSTb43N7-QLnAflJbFHayijBaUfUPG/w640-h480/ryman%20from%20skydeck%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Finally! Some good weather for an outdoor concert in Nashville! </b>We've gone 0-2 lately in outdoor shows vs. thunderstorms this summer, but this <b>awesome view of The Ryman as you walk in to The Skydeck</b> proved we were in for a nice night with no weather and fairly low humidity. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EUdcuV5-JhxoE9ElXZVt4JV7jT9E_4J9XKbp1K5G4Zx6MOvwTO7YO9j14xZpbvb9jUgD48T5mt167naOThLJWnxHuROK5jMrOK9LQk68SZ28D5eqREmqVhkDDn9bxfJfbWFqeZ4mrNaoSKwDmGf27aUUw_tsky6D3L8OuTSQy7ZTDHsMSwEsXRYE/s2016/franti%20skydeck%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EUdcuV5-JhxoE9ElXZVt4JV7jT9E_4J9XKbp1K5G4Zx6MOvwTO7YO9j14xZpbvb9jUgD48T5mt167naOThLJWnxHuROK5jMrOK9LQk68SZ28D5eqREmqVhkDDn9bxfJfbWFqeZ4mrNaoSKwDmGf27aUUw_tsky6D3L8OuTSQy7ZTDHsMSwEsXRYE/w480-h640/franti%20skydeck%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>The Skydeck </b>is a great new-to-us venue,<b> </b>and it had <b>great sight lines and acoustics</b> despite being above noisy Broadway.<b> A</b>nd it was also a great show from Michael, as usual. We felt like we were back on his cruise as the hip Cleveland group, <b>Tropidelic, </b>who first saw on the boat <b>opened for them tonight.</b> Their set was great as well. And added bonus was that our new friends from Lebanon, Curtis and Kate, were at the show as well, so it great to hang with them again tonight. </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWOh7phs0FdoAYM-sLhaMlJuLaIS6jd0TXQ9JRyYYT5vY5Idh5BuaRlskYE4s9ApVtrufo_aYez2UA79iRDnlM6dAF3g7TObrAkm0sB2oVo-CPjGFDD5ZAgp55ILQ1w9sMThNo7_uDZrxBc2TPwqu-oh-lWInmRTGxHgRSFmEsrUWAPQhDV1JXppC/s1280/tropidelic%20singer%20selfie%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1077" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWOh7phs0FdoAYM-sLhaMlJuLaIS6jd0TXQ9JRyYYT5vY5Idh5BuaRlskYE4s9ApVtrufo_aYez2UA79iRDnlM6dAF3g7TObrAkm0sB2oVo-CPjGFDD5ZAgp55ILQ1w9sMThNo7_uDZrxBc2TPwqu-oh-lWInmRTGxHgRSFmEsrUWAPQhDV1JXppC/w538-h640/tropidelic%20singer%20selfie%20.jpg" width="538" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Ashlee even ran into<b> the lead singer of Tropidelic, Matthew Roads,</b> at the show after their opening set for one of her patented selfies. Nice shot, honey! </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisULoUuytwH2aXtZl49-ettnvDQyJZrcqVpWYo69tpsXssbz3Hb_cigpJsP_Us3VBJIXjW36WGg-V02Ifc5VgWFUJZutQHJYP9vsNfOfNBHV5BpSA-ZM2HuGbTtHydIlix6AkViU1YHBXbvnL-APNBOLmyAyGJ-y72h1VwqI0IB-8PwJYqi_AfR8un/s1280/jaws%20in%20imax.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="822" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisULoUuytwH2aXtZl49-ettnvDQyJZrcqVpWYo69tpsXssbz3Hb_cigpJsP_Us3VBJIXjW36WGg-V02Ifc5VgWFUJZutQHJYP9vsNfOfNBHV5BpSA-ZM2HuGbTtHydIlix6AkViU1YHBXbvnL-APNBOLmyAyGJ-y72h1VwqI0IB-8PwJYqi_AfR8un/w412-h640/jaws%20in%20imax.jpg" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, September 3</b> - We took advantage of <b>National Cinema Day and $3 prices for all movies in all formats</b> to catch the classic <b><i>Jaws</i> </b><b>for the first time ever in IMAX at the Opry Mills Theater. </b> Just like <i>E.T</i>. recently, we really enjoyed seeing this amazing film on the giant screen where you catch things you don't remember seeing before when you watched it on smaller scales. The theaters were packed too thanks to iffy weather outside and the great prices offered. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-73821715449291689802022-05-30T22:06:00.002-05:002022-05-31T21:06:20.865-05:00May for days and June real soon and look who's 21 and legal now! <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ha9amwlmU2Zg1SjP3EGXsuqe_jRAdVbV8NJKS9tj_JRi33mPy5mpFGCCv4UFc0_AVh-ZayhrxjXoLuY-gR5hwjT0iOmpuONwmdWXr0TkIR4MfPYMI8AHivKd0NrJw2kr8T25tEDKZPlQvkmSoKNYN1_H1d52aMITo3AAhZ304dDghxIy45_yylZr/s2016/phat%20bites%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ha9amwlmU2Zg1SjP3EGXsuqe_jRAdVbV8NJKS9tj_JRi33mPy5mpFGCCv4UFc0_AVh-ZayhrxjXoLuY-gR5hwjT0iOmpuONwmdWXr0TkIR4MfPYMI8AHivKd0NrJw2kr8T25tEDKZPlQvkmSoKNYN1_H1d52aMITo3AAhZ304dDghxIy45_yylZr/w640-h480/phat%20bites%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, May 2</b> - After picking up Ashlee from the airport coming back from a cousins/girls cruise, we stopped by <b>Phat Bites in Donelson</b> for dinner and to wait out some of the rush hour traffic heading east toward home. This place has been around for ages, but we've never been here, but our interest was peaked recently when we saw that<b> the Food Network show, "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" had been here.</b> It's definitely a "dive" with a funky, Bohemian vibe, but the food was fresh and tasty. Ashlee opted for the huge fish tacos and I had the excellent Cajun pasta.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc187Lj2kgteCWvyDGtg0NwnQsjwuGW7BLD6vY3A-7plZsO0Ky5Tpm2hCjTePRTwNv5wW8FhymET0nBVbRYCsXsyBwGL_lK-CZni5CfTLx1Q7ayMFXGk6UwLrrjugAur8T9APCZL4i7fEbiV09XV1fevjYJ48o4ImQCo-QPpe1hs-wWkpsKpv5oJmY/s1170/concert%20week%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1170" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc187Lj2kgteCWvyDGtg0NwnQsjwuGW7BLD6vY3A-7plZsO0Ky5Tpm2hCjTePRTwNv5wW8FhymET0nBVbRYCsXsyBwGL_lK-CZni5CfTLx1Q7ayMFXGk6UwLrrjugAur8T9APCZL4i7fEbiV09XV1fevjYJ48o4ImQCo-QPpe1hs-wWkpsKpv5oJmY/w640-h328/concert%20week%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Wednesday, May 4 </b>- Thanks to the <b>no-strings-attached "Concert Week" from Live Nation where tons of shows were just $25 with no fees or taxes</b>, we went from five "maybe" shows to<b> five "definite" shows</b> as I scarfed up <b>lawns seats at Ascend Amphitheater to see St. Paul and the Broken Bones/Fitz and the Tantrums; Train; David Gray; and O/A/R;</b> plus decent <b>lower-bowl seats at Bridgestone Arena to see NeedtoBreathe/One Republic!!</b> I guess our summer just go busier! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiM31Et-oD_FaM-KumdSzb0lRjIPmSHLVT6jN1oiWA3mRKjLkkBLYaYLGIn0ssOaB9dTgA_LLV2nZRZpCguhefyPKgIbaQ7GprvRvVQpnwOkkbBlfKdX-AplHpIC5YcjQOIoZ3bUW0YFu6PdQOPjZySKTDrgFcI3OUyIcrkeh0oX7H-eAyfMfa_XL4/s1280/albertos%20tacos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="1280" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiM31Et-oD_FaM-KumdSzb0lRjIPmSHLVT6jN1oiWA3mRKjLkkBLYaYLGIn0ssOaB9dTgA_LLV2nZRZpCguhefyPKgIbaQ7GprvRvVQpnwOkkbBlfKdX-AplHpIC5YcjQOIoZ3bUW0YFu6PdQOPjZySKTDrgFcI3OUyIcrkeh0oX7H-eAyfMfa_XL4/w640-h196/albertos%20tacos.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, May 5 - Happy Cinco de Mayo! </b><span style="text-align: left;">We kept it simple (and delicious) today with some take-out from <b>Alberto's Taqueria # 2.</b> Who care if it's in a gas station? Their <b>elote en vaso </b>is awesome!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBilwo5ag5qYmRb0z5EwngO2KvSPsgbs1HTqfLLuOftYzt6kO7NjPb2Hd9bw6rUQ4nFsf0-LOMwruuFXp_U1A3xzyrQM239ttihD0-nd0Ih2Tw9gY5jJ5KyW-mqjcoJChuFM4rODK9eTQ1kUMSJMhQHU0I_NpqRmpljUXZ8HyI1mo6G8ZevMdV5n2/s1170/cyrano%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="1170" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBilwo5ag5qYmRb0z5EwngO2KvSPsgbs1HTqfLLuOftYzt6kO7NjPb2Hd9bw6rUQ4nFsf0-LOMwruuFXp_U1A3xzyrQM239ttihD0-nd0Ih2Tw9gY5jJ5KyW-mqjcoJChuFM4rODK9eTQ1kUMSJMhQHU0I_NpqRmpljUXZ8HyI1mo6G8ZevMdV5n2/w640-h280/cyrano%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, June 7 </b>- We missed this one in theaters earlier this year, so <b>we went old-school and "rented" the movie, <i>Cyrano</i>, tonight off of Apple.</b> We loved it. Great story, cool modern music and beautifully filmed. It would have been nice to see this on the big screen for sure. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-DjB3tHr3ru322BSWA1ufTbxzetv-QBwNAtUbuwB3q4vHcaBgr9t6dJibfgrqs9TlKadFDCxZ8f3S5Wn1Taao-kXedJjN9kyxmD-hxQTm0lkQzykuMe5rbG8QDs3CUv9KB0Cl2jn2d1PmAgxP0AkddL0FFNll5zCM9xLLerEfQbYfnTrNyPdWG3G/s2016/newer%20pool%20floats.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-DjB3tHr3ru322BSWA1ufTbxzetv-QBwNAtUbuwB3q4vHcaBgr9t6dJibfgrqs9TlKadFDCxZ8f3S5Wn1Taao-kXedJjN9kyxmD-hxQTm0lkQzykuMe5rbG8QDs3CUv9KB0Cl2jn2d1PmAgxP0AkddL0FFNll5zCM9xLLerEfQbYfnTrNyPdWG3G/w640-h480/newer%20pool%20floats.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, May 10 - The pool is open for full-time business</b> once again!! We got <b>a couple of new huge fun floats from Sam's Club</b> to celebrate the reopening and the ushering in of <b>summer 2022!!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrLeHlk1nW0oqm1FssumK8_CnKu-in_8VpQdW8Ofey0gc7nzzG2WRyplelXFauvry5lFE2LMrKgxzn1xE0Xiuv_seKV6dSmAnXJY7fBQYMScjv9BvTuInQDwTL_LJ2dK_9_SToRcaXJaF0ZLk6O-sFQIsR7-tjD4OgmopXl3yXtrt1KrkC9cbUOfm/s2016/LP%20dazzle%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrLeHlk1nW0oqm1FssumK8_CnKu-in_8VpQdW8Ofey0gc7nzzG2WRyplelXFauvry5lFE2LMrKgxzn1xE0Xiuv_seKV6dSmAnXJY7fBQYMScjv9BvTuInQDwTL_LJ2dK_9_SToRcaXJaF0ZLk6O-sFQIsR7-tjD4OgmopXl3yXtrt1KrkC9cbUOfm/w480-h640/LP%20dazzle%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, May 11 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We went hear the great voice of </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>LP tonight at The Ryman. </b>We've seen her here before, but only as an opener. This was her first headlining show. We had great seats in the front row of the balcony. This was also</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">our last rescheduled show because of Covid. She put on a great show! </span><span style="text-align: left;"> Beforehand, we had d</span><span style="text-align: left;">inner and drinks at <b>Assembly Food Hall</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"> across the street with help from some gift cards we got with a recent Nashville Predators ticket purchase.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuw6B6un5idO_bEShgA9E2EYx24aUSVYjIO_jkWoHzZRfWxeXz64XuysGO0WiWkefF_yCbsK2L-sEcdergzvajjBVqGIKlZDMm6CL-eXdQx82f7qeFQwc5D2bLzO3IUljEuMo2W00JHd-OBHwIQXYhkN10W6YCCfopsM9HqAwnu79mfe2bp3avJE3/s2016/boat%20drinks%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuw6B6un5idO_bEShgA9E2EYx24aUSVYjIO_jkWoHzZRfWxeXz64XuysGO0WiWkefF_yCbsK2L-sEcdergzvajjBVqGIKlZDMm6CL-eXdQx82f7qeFQwc5D2bLzO3IUljEuMo2W00JHd-OBHwIQXYhkN10W6YCCfopsM9HqAwnu79mfe2bp3avJE3/w480-h640/boat%20drinks%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Sunday, May 15 - </b>We headed over to the <b>west side of Nashville</b> to try brunch</span><span style="text-align: left;"> at the </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Blue Moon Waterfront Grille</b> which sits/floats in the <b>Rock Harbor Marina just off the Cumberland River.</b> The food was very good and the boat drinks we ordered (photo above) were excellent as well. We spent the rest of the day lounging in our pool as the temps were warm and the sky was sunny. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0YrI-y8DUWnSepu6LvsRWrrcdQFCCPklKiZTtZYEk3k7OW5p033ZI-uptPcU9EMDxn0uCPGd9qSmF-9dI7QLGRW3z24sJBrV0U-MVNdRupGDcw8d7h0RMNt9Z9Eeo7QqanJ_nTDA50M-6vcdPj5_JY-7drWQTeWdRFt7S8pKi8fGrmjHSdgwGXWJ/s1043/p-town%20sticker%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1043" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0YrI-y8DUWnSepu6LvsRWrrcdQFCCPklKiZTtZYEk3k7OW5p033ZI-uptPcU9EMDxn0uCPGd9qSmF-9dI7QLGRW3z24sJBrV0U-MVNdRupGDcw8d7h0RMNt9Z9Eeo7QqanJ_nTDA50M-6vcdPj5_JY-7drWQTeWdRFt7S8pKi8fGrmjHSdgwGXWJ/w400-h260/p-town%20sticker%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Wednesday, May 18 - </b>We <b>flew up to Boston after work</b> to start our 21st anniversary trip. Not much to report tonight other than we finally got there (flight delay); finally got our rental car (a decent <b>Jeep Cherokee with a sunroof)</b>; and finally got to our hotel room near the airport around 2 AM EST (a decent <b>Doubletree</b> - and the cookies were warm at least). </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYookIjQPoDaI1n69BHnglnVS-AXwnaVQRMXC4--e83PD9lwHZvEAN_XWHYIFjfVXW-Ib2xkGVCzL2kcKEWjOFsDRHnL_X1g5DehcXcGTAFM_bADURrCCeRRo9cdiN8GTLGxPxeTHPRDrkMbGtsGKubs7mb6tliiqDlFXk_W9zUVmGuZmt40RrLsx9/s1280/dunkin%20order%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1280" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYookIjQPoDaI1n69BHnglnVS-AXwnaVQRMXC4--e83PD9lwHZvEAN_XWHYIFjfVXW-Ib2xkGVCzL2kcKEWjOFsDRHnL_X1g5DehcXcGTAFM_bADURrCCeRRo9cdiN8GTLGxPxeTHPRDrkMbGtsGKubs7mb6tliiqDlFXk_W9zUVmGuZmt40RrLsx9/w640-h628/dunkin%20order%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, May 19 -</b><span style="text-align: left;"> <b>Happy Anniversary from Boston!! </b> <br />And nothing says "Bahh-stan" like <b>a morning run to the Dunkin' Donuts <br /></b>(cuz "dey rahhck!" - Jim Gaffigan). We both did a little work from the hotel room this morning, waited on rush hour and the rain to (mostly) go away, and then <b>headed south and then curled back northeast into and up through pretty Cape Cod. </b> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkr7su__vf1iNuwHEBNMEiCwITztGQWt_U-gcm4NY6NwmHH84V6POxvYPui2g2wsbVYlus3jwA9d8GC08SJuOEwAz6vOwztIuZgN_E7qu8l3MjWV9M3i2FVqatpUqS98VPOQlQBhiS0h9Vu5J3VedvIZedn9r5IVuLXe7m9cU5YMRo4FQg2LOnZXF/s2016/three%20sisters%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkr7su__vf1iNuwHEBNMEiCwITztGQWt_U-gcm4NY6NwmHH84V6POxvYPui2g2wsbVYlus3jwA9d8GC08SJuOEwAz6vOwztIuZgN_E7qu8l3MjWV9M3i2FVqatpUqS98VPOQlQBhiS0h9Vu5J3VedvIZedn9r5IVuLXe7m9cU5YMRo4FQg2LOnZXF/w640-h480/three%20sisters%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our first stop</b> was for <b>local craft</b> <b>beer and a late lunch at Cape Cod Beer in Barnstable, Mass. </b> Both were tasty. Our next stop was to check out <b>The Three Sisters </b>(photo above),<b> three decommissioned lighthouses that served Nauset Beach starting in 1890.</b> They've since been replaced by the one taller Nauset Light whose beacon signal tells ships which lighthouse it is instead of these three little beauties. They've also had to be <b>moved due to beach erosion and saved by the National Park Service</b> and are now on the <b>National Register of Historic Places. </b> Thanks to AtlasObscura.com for the info and help finding these honeys. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8li_kPEfDBZFdSHQCojUqIpTHOZaMI9Fu3tNPZi-vL1gh7w3RKFWQI9MyxF7c3PRKBqHVrQCYOxKjPs4ku1S70uJpjYVblB86qMCUyB3ahNMSBC7xQG7rKTCFZ-qOatH1W8Khi2wQtyVJ7ou-895y5HV6xc8LYRTUFcX-zQpmtPIKYCi48BGTA6P/s2016/brass%20key%20pool%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8li_kPEfDBZFdSHQCojUqIpTHOZaMI9Fu3tNPZi-vL1gh7w3RKFWQI9MyxF7c3PRKBqHVrQCYOxKjPs4ku1S70uJpjYVblB86qMCUyB3ahNMSBC7xQG7rKTCFZ-qOatH1W8Khi2wQtyVJ7ou-895y5HV6xc8LYRTUFcX-zQpmtPIKYCi48BGTA6P/w480-h640/brass%20key%20pool%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Our next stop was our hotel for the next couple nights at the end of the Cape Cod road in Provincetown. </b> We were staying at the <b>swanky (adults only) Brass Key Guesthouse Hotel.</b> It's a beautiful place that reminds of our favorite place to stay in Key West, The Eden House. Makes sense since <b>P-town is basically known as the Key West of the North. </b>We enjoyed a little of the <b>daily happy hour with free wine and cheese</b> before heading out for a stroll around town. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE8PsNMm9RPyDz2PXHy99H5AVFU6XJSuXAVawopv14b94QDAqWjRVUWLnsTw3rF_fc2RzwEuthDMlsiWCM_e5jq6A9Rw5eFrEBeyp6Yb-oVCMnk9ruIqMtVSFWDGlDuXEJIWWFrijaY4OhKpkPiw0RYd1r1fvnw9RIYMP-74BIjuAd9dngSjMJxIt/s1280/cape%20cod%20beach%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="847" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE8PsNMm9RPyDz2PXHy99H5AVFU6XJSuXAVawopv14b94QDAqWjRVUWLnsTw3rF_fc2RzwEuthDMlsiWCM_e5jq6A9Rw5eFrEBeyp6Yb-oVCMnk9ruIqMtVSFWDGlDuXEJIWWFrijaY4OhKpkPiw0RYd1r1fvnw9RIYMP-74BIjuAd9dngSjMJxIt/w424-h640/cape%20cod%20beach%20.jpg" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Provincetown - history, art, and nature all rolled into one.</b> We parked our car and wouldn't need it for the next couple days since almost everything in P-town is walkable from our hotel. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP2BtAB83KS0LfIp6W5fHS99aPZJCSAO7QN4S9asAD4B_sNIb9UIEd6OvbN-M3O_ObHKrbMtJok2YCjHVCjQBTBtt-LRuH2ZgfOos1-aZppusdCzzGrxL6LFtc2KFNAx6E2xT9akPHkNxsODbZ16c0JtucxQ5ylNXCwPhynsToGWOFyMsCL-2_9u0/s2016/art%20alley%20provincetown%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP2BtAB83KS0LfIp6W5fHS99aPZJCSAO7QN4S9asAD4B_sNIb9UIEd6OvbN-M3O_ObHKrbMtJok2YCjHVCjQBTBtt-LRuH2ZgfOos1-aZppusdCzzGrxL6LFtc2KFNAx6E2xT9akPHkNxsODbZ16c0JtucxQ5ylNXCwPhynsToGWOFyMsCL-2_9u0/w480-h640/art%20alley%20provincetown%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>P-town is funky and fun like Key West</b>, and maybe even a little more laid back. We popped into a few shops even some were not open yet. The in-season basically starts next week. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWV1kMovG6TGAFTova3EGMsd-2hhp4Hbamp5Kz0Iyy5IoZDnaIyr-3ZC903zW3mYKQuH6uVDuNRMl3p_UogaBVlAZnc55KMFlnq2PtXSyw7Ale-6lO-lAHR13lyG3PTKj2sW86uMIIjdcczI01jww5PLxyBzIs8HJR-LX3dhxgrcqOaUtKsMlqE-u/s1366/lobster%20pot%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1366" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWV1kMovG6TGAFTova3EGMsd-2hhp4Hbamp5Kz0Iyy5IoZDnaIyr-3ZC903zW3mYKQuH6uVDuNRMl3p_UogaBVlAZnc55KMFlnq2PtXSyw7Ale-6lO-lAHR13lyG3PTKj2sW86uMIIjdcczI01jww5PLxyBzIs8HJR-LX3dhxgrcqOaUtKsMlqE-u/w640-h552/lobster%20pot%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We went "touristy" I guess for dinner tonight at <b>The Lobster Pot</b>...sorry, I meant<br />"Da Lahb-stahh Pahht." We thought it was quaint and fun despite what some frequent visitors we met called it. And the food, drinks and dessert were fantastic.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPUhmB2GITjuNinXeDK0d4kGwdZiUd9XBTGC3EeFxlVsQCwq2rO72ddHuTmDwh4DxpD5SwyuKr8KvHUmomY51eSHIffEFfa14N2k3VWCm93XtEz1itfMIzNoPEYA1rGvxlI4uMQ8vJ5-EgYDJ2b9KbEEYmrF-GHeXu8viNGk2dITXByx-9TWUMNoZ/s1625/ashlee%20sundae%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="1133" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPUhmB2GITjuNinXeDK0d4kGwdZiUd9XBTGC3EeFxlVsQCwq2rO72ddHuTmDwh4DxpD5SwyuKr8KvHUmomY51eSHIffEFfa14N2k3VWCm93XtEz1itfMIzNoPEYA1rGvxlI4uMQ8vJ5-EgYDJ2b9KbEEYmrF-GHeXu8viNGk2dITXByx-9TWUMNoZ/w446-h640/ashlee%20sundae%20.jpg" width="446" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Dinner was great at The Lobster Pot, but Ashlee's sundae for dessert was amazing! </b>We were tired from our long day yesterday, so we headed back after dinner and enjoyed our nice room the rest of the evening. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfAMcQSlBzu8hMDN43bItLZ3Io2_RDYXA6yGOmbxrsxWyUEVBsjQ4dU-johcfNO5n4l4CuzY6C7C8IhStCQ8bZzy4xaIuWMGmU2b5dm7tvkNR5WhELfzGkvVG7w16LQX0O_IXbqajHlbd-RTxk5vsngqKg8M4J9fXioWM7jaXZEWpep62U8QCrs6F/s1280/pilgrim%20tower%202%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfAMcQSlBzu8hMDN43bItLZ3Io2_RDYXA6yGOmbxrsxWyUEVBsjQ4dU-johcfNO5n4l4CuzY6C7C8IhStCQ8bZzy4xaIuWMGmU2b5dm7tvkNR5WhELfzGkvVG7w16LQX0O_IXbqajHlbd-RTxk5vsngqKg8M4J9fXioWM7jaXZEWpep62U8QCrs6F/w296-h640/pilgrim%20tower%202%20.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, May 20 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We slept in this morning, enjoyed the complimentary breakfast at the hotel, and then took <b>another leisurely stroll through P-Town</b>, almost always in the shadow the notable <b>252' Pilgrim Monument</b>, the tallest all-granite structure in the U.S. We didn't get a chance to climb it...yet.</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">We stopped for some libations at <b>Provincetown Brewing</b> before heading to the pier to catch our ride. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7g3jS2XUtgLe6_e5tksWhHnBCqZHqUvF0ZsvqQ2_8AMEOcw8Ocav_K4uGZfwhQoUS76E0Ml61Px9xcxdg885uFDLNPwYokTFuReQ-lKbjiKa4cqbu5wuwdHgBqwVdw7XV-hA5Y32kjAgra959wEEvptCJBkxpL3OTcEVu-W1xMifXhMDA0JBSzJO6/s1280/ocean%20map%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="758" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7g3jS2XUtgLe6_e5tksWhHnBCqZHqUvF0ZsvqQ2_8AMEOcw8Ocav_K4uGZfwhQoUS76E0Ml61Px9xcxdg885uFDLNPwYokTFuReQ-lKbjiKa4cqbu5wuwdHgBqwVdw7XV-hA5Y32kjAgra959wEEvptCJBkxpL3OTcEVu-W1xMifXhMDA0JBSzJO6/w380-h640/ocean%20map%20.jpg" width="380" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our "ride" was <b>a whale-watching boat tour with the Dolphin Fleet Company. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25ax-6uL5zkUlQf-WPSvhvUzOmF0aqN7qivL8EBInTxtmAbmd_P7_Me8juyfMGr4XIKivcuqyxHzk2cXdQYNugRT9-0WBX3iKQ3rG5OFxo-rCGrbOVN1iwg53hf6_onGqLF2nrvf2TauMAcZdn3AZDpAb-Ibhq0qdmT7Dr7y9gX1GPsIW8dFjOa6j/s1280/whale%20tale%201%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25ax-6uL5zkUlQf-WPSvhvUzOmF0aqN7qivL8EBInTxtmAbmd_P7_Me8juyfMGr4XIKivcuqyxHzk2cXdQYNugRT9-0WBX3iKQ3rG5OFxo-rCGrbOVN1iwg53hf6_onGqLF2nrvf2TauMAcZdn3AZDpAb-Ibhq0qdmT7Dr7y9gX1GPsIW8dFjOa6j/w312-h640/whale%20tale%201%20.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Now look, we've been on a half dozen or so of these all over the U.S. and the world, but this one will probably never be beat. Un-freaking-believable! We happened up on a couple of humpback mothers and their calves who were feeding in this one area near our ship for what seemed like hours!! What a show they put on. Here's a nice whale tale pic...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4uqgwtswKrR5uQEgsuqnVsUHPG-mZNOXOzZuZ89w5SU8wgmmJwY9-x_A82irBr8GfPqugxZqjyKv1mTBD1Sx4witxTuPokLTQ9oZ5XMh20IdM2y0snD9MIgxxCdhTXGmLVx5h7yGc0KHXS08OeKWefeyviIKfXk8G_hzfzAeBMk1-CdZJuDlqB6R/s1280/whale%20tale%202%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4uqgwtswKrR5uQEgsuqnVsUHPG-mZNOXOzZuZ89w5SU8wgmmJwY9-x_A82irBr8GfPqugxZqjyKv1mTBD1Sx4witxTuPokLTQ9oZ5XMh20IdM2y0snD9MIgxxCdhTXGmLVx5h7yGc0KHXS08OeKWefeyviIKfXk8G_hzfzAeBMk1-CdZJuDlqB6R/w314-h640/whale%20tale%202%20.jpg" width="314" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />and another one...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhlTkgc-vxVbZsT1nRDUxS9TxmoPbA_6Gtynr7Hm48Qsb2PZpwlgm9nExnh1m8QiqILIhp2LG7B_XXPR4y3MgqvydBcFGjVcPK12hAvmKDQuXfSaBlUuCWDkFSN-_EdUYYzzdlzCJD1cCFUdIgQraH-QuYIkrBZr2y4nPY0UlMDC9jlRE_FIKGUOp/s2016/whale%20tale%203%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhlTkgc-vxVbZsT1nRDUxS9TxmoPbA_6Gtynr7Hm48Qsb2PZpwlgm9nExnh1m8QiqILIhp2LG7B_XXPR4y3MgqvydBcFGjVcPK12hAvmKDQuXfSaBlUuCWDkFSN-_EdUYYzzdlzCJD1cCFUdIgQraH-QuYIkrBZr2y4nPY0UlMDC9jlRE_FIKGUOp/w640-h480/whale%20tale%203%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />oh, and another one...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4osuzoFlxjUPosmPDM9eSOcTCMPb2TO7tCX56Cw1PpQ9yQQp5D_EXtIRVLd6h2TuQWw4wEmuWyZ6ETD0XS9bphahyHfOdF9zUr5EtCCrtL4TCkytdSpjwCsDoD673fFlXnh12Fcmc1IgCXUeo_k8_s_jfNOZrMHcCXY27ggOTu3TBZg2rfdYskjY/s1280/whale%20feeding%20.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4osuzoFlxjUPosmPDM9eSOcTCMPb2TO7tCX56Cw1PpQ9yQQp5D_EXtIRVLd6h2TuQWw4wEmuWyZ6ETD0XS9bphahyHfOdF9zUr5EtCCrtL4TCkytdSpjwCsDoD673fFlXnh12Fcmc1IgCXUeo_k8_s_jfNOZrMHcCXY27ggOTu3TBZg2rfdYskjY/w296-h640/whale%20feeding%20.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />How about <b>one of a whale feeding</b> - never seen that before in person! Wow! <br />The video below is probably just OK. <b>We've got tons of footage!!!</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw3DU6lY-0SQCqK01XipR3uZh78sezzrnfAAn_6ld6VU9Yp_bpUM9wDf_HBCXq0QA6busZRMsecI_BT1Lk9pw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwkRYRJEslZZwJ3or6SbJaFLXJY9Ltw6BFPi2U076JCI2DwMzoCIo6dUa721Vo0kK5vcCQv86o3-ArWZW3wgCtVnaOvBSWf-JD0CmGw0hDi1tvDPA05q-ITtSJ2Qa77-2T2HTDqS7JqmpZqXZ2ESXTCKJz-DOK6j3uCwoDAHFJtwqFH6aLypluZnY/s1280/lighthouse%20silhouette%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwkRYRJEslZZwJ3or6SbJaFLXJY9Ltw6BFPi2U076JCI2DwMzoCIo6dUa721Vo0kK5vcCQv86o3-ArWZW3wgCtVnaOvBSWf-JD0CmGw0hDi1tvDPA05q-ITtSJ2Qa77-2T2HTDqS7JqmpZqXZ2ESXTCKJz-DOK6j3uCwoDAHFJtwqFH6aLypluZnY/w368-h640/lighthouse%20silhouette%20.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The ride back was pretty and smooth, and we got <b>good looks at all three lighthouses in the area including Race Point, Wood End (photo above) and Highland. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzlpzKj4Fbz-hW7WbXU4kGFKx7JP0su3z2mYB5NkrPN1vlHU3ZIvirmWcN4rdS_pepEhGzJAZDl1DsrPxUaI6auWZ5rCBGFttO6EfH0cZimduj6yPP4BRzRBT5inXfyz9Lb2g9sLvZsejRmifD3F744G0mHJgk33bJUEz0lG1sZeYviGioqI_9Nvb/s2016/patio%20dinner%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzlpzKj4Fbz-hW7WbXU4kGFKx7JP0su3z2mYB5NkrPN1vlHU3ZIvirmWcN4rdS_pepEhGzJAZDl1DsrPxUaI6auWZ5rCBGFttO6EfH0cZimduj6yPP4BRzRBT5inXfyz9Lb2g9sLvZsejRmifD3F744G0mHJgk33bJUEz0lG1sZeYviGioqI_9Nvb/w480-h640/patio%20dinner%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We were starving when we got back from the whale watching, so we decided to skip happy hour at the hotel and go straight to <b>dinner at the Patio American Grill.</b> My <b>roasted local haddock</b> (foreground) and Ashlee's <b>shrimp and chorizo penne pasta </b>were both excellent. We enjoyed sitting outside to eat even though the breeze made it a bit cool. We got lucky on the boat with warm temps and no wind. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5HzU20FKOYz8SyKPgwtGRlmxyULGO8gJtGcwnni6nCzvYBsqyMy-_71bjh9vsOhtHf4JE7VKEMU92NIW6WQwPGOoe8-GFkL119gtfHWcVUj5uTaEmol6X7YlJ4q8_mJiOhCNd6_GddUROLUaU2F9vRsC2rr1KBWjWCRcDpsPFvgb98KotjZTHrlC/s2016/brass%20key%20room%20103%20and%20hot%20tub%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5HzU20FKOYz8SyKPgwtGRlmxyULGO8gJtGcwnni6nCzvYBsqyMy-_71bjh9vsOhtHf4JE7VKEMU92NIW6WQwPGOoe8-GFkL119gtfHWcVUj5uTaEmol6X7YlJ4q8_mJiOhCNd6_GddUROLUaU2F9vRsC2rr1KBWjWCRcDpsPFvgb98KotjZTHrlC/w640-h480/brass%20key%20room%20103%20and%20hot%20tub%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We headed back to <b>Room 103</b> exhausted again from a fun day in P-town. <b> Our room was right next to the giant hot tub</b> and regrettably <b>Ashlee forgot to pack a swim suit. I DID NOT FORGET!!</b> The soak was tremendous! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ02RVBJJSvCtMJNC_T6xrh0uO446M1prjZzwVR2TW2vQOGUP2Lnrn9gC-bWHGIhENgXphwacOs3exLS-Hqm5gqXaE8ZSZEp5duN_7b3dIzVfQuwl41yiNnsVEBjf3CPl98EvKTv4cA47qbh7kVzL3P9zfkXbY0QSEAX8AstvNxzY7dhoW7eDeAns/s1847/chatham%20lighthous%20e.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1847" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ02RVBJJSvCtMJNC_T6xrh0uO446M1prjZzwVR2TW2vQOGUP2Lnrn9gC-bWHGIhENgXphwacOs3exLS-Hqm5gqXaE8ZSZEp5duN_7b3dIzVfQuwl41yiNnsVEBjf3CPl98EvKTv4cA47qbh7kVzL3P9zfkXbY0QSEAX8AstvNxzY7dhoW7eDeAns/w640-h464/chatham%20lighthous%20e.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Saturday, May 21 - Our short time in P-town was over way too soon</b>. But we vow to come back! What a great place!! We enjoyed complimentary breakfast again at the hotel and headed south with a quick stop at the <b>Chatham Lighthouse</b> in the charming town of the same name (also worth more of a visit next time as well). </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdy_7zV1fRvlfsPaZQ-qSB01wl4VlMKLDHNgd4VAU97cZQu3k7UlG1mNyaKR3z59SyoCmWVHu-KK3T0kjpY0s7P5ZksFtwqlRxm_UZcH28CGLW8NfXUedawQljb92PR6YZHIWnJK4_gZjL3UJBfV9xe9DL36qUVxcAitYEVZBTQf_4fvbfhSHXfwXZ/s2004/first%20dunkin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="2004" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdy_7zV1fRvlfsPaZQ-qSB01wl4VlMKLDHNgd4VAU97cZQu3k7UlG1mNyaKR3z59SyoCmWVHu-KK3T0kjpY0s7P5ZksFtwqlRxm_UZcH28CGLW8NfXUedawQljb92PR6YZHIWnJK4_gZjL3UJBfV9xe9DL36qUVxcAitYEVZBTQf_4fvbfhSHXfwXZ/w640-h426/first%20dunkin.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />As we eased closer to Boston and the airport for our (already) delayed flight home, it did give us time to stop at <b>the very first ever Dunkin' Donuts in Quincy, Mass. (circa 1950).</b> We had a quick lunch here (and a donut or two, of course) before heading on into the busy chaos of Logan Airport and Boston. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUi2t6-S3yZXY0_-WSHgB5Mr9k1pFulcAyXUrjpPDwKXcmLmujITYNsSzvPlpfNt7KWMCqia8xOxiWXburwdoSI_zprnA-HTfIw_p_VWlimkA8cvo51jWmt7Ndu1gl1crOmXA5YKBHE7irP9n9sDbOGX_tZDZDwxo3Iv52vtCTpeviaqyCXKPphzR/s1512/leaving%20boston%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1512" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUi2t6-S3yZXY0_-WSHgB5Mr9k1pFulcAyXUrjpPDwKXcmLmujITYNsSzvPlpfNt7KWMCqia8xOxiWXburwdoSI_zprnA-HTfIw_p_VWlimkA8cvo51jWmt7Ndu1gl1crOmXA5YKBHE7irP9n9sDbOGX_tZDZDwxo3Iv52vtCTpeviaqyCXKPphzR/w640-h628/leaving%20boston%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b style="text-align: left;">Saturday, May 21 - The flight back from Boston </b><span style="text-align: left;">was delayed some more but we finally got off the ground around 6 PM EST,</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b>but not <b>because of the fog still hanging around late in the day,</b> or the weird incident of a woman being taken off the plane by the police when we landed back in Nashville. Crazy! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQc-_r5mMo9AkjhUphEPrfU8ecAx98XYQxn5LTvsa57SMayi0qSbrF7pZJ-Rgu7C3hsQRDBmnqp4bBGrv6xD5yrfaeQtYsdcGbmVk_ITRM9OgxS87z959dCjq8LtM3fTEU-a2IfAEXNMXZQIe_a34-Uj_f94Hx_O4kxiVODK03ETsQqdZWRAbVGUS/s724/downton%20abbey.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="724" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQc-_r5mMo9AkjhUphEPrfU8ecAx98XYQxn5LTvsa57SMayi0qSbrF7pZJ-Rgu7C3hsQRDBmnqp4bBGrv6xD5yrfaeQtYsdcGbmVk_ITRM9OgxS87z959dCjq8LtM3fTEU-a2IfAEXNMXZQIe_a34-Uj_f94Hx_O4kxiVODK03ETsQqdZWRAbVGUS/w640-h314/downton%20abbey.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, May 22 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We went to see the new</span><b style="text-align: left;"> <i>Downton Abbey</i> <i>A New Era</i> </b><span style="text-align: left;">film tonight at <b>the Roxy Theaters (recliners!) here in town</b>. We absolutely loved it...even the sad part at the end. Can't wait for another one! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeYOtCZqhTLay_JYxVW-1xYrbRQGjK_Sds6a0outq6DpfCOIgGe2PiYLEHFGHIPaPogVMirvtACfVOodEOBPseNINT5NtgPt0RdHxYpIAni32Ye6UOfVsPZM6z1QxS5HNRjyZQG06-EkfDfCuuh6jykUP20YLCQh-Ga2ABXOVQLCyaioh-LKa_FP_/s1280/top%20gun%20imax%20poster%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="771" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeYOtCZqhTLay_JYxVW-1xYrbRQGjK_Sds6a0outq6DpfCOIgGe2PiYLEHFGHIPaPogVMirvtACfVOodEOBPseNINT5NtgPt0RdHxYpIAni32Ye6UOfVsPZM6z1QxS5HNRjyZQG06-EkfDfCuuh6jykUP20YLCQh-Ga2ABXOVQLCyaioh-LKa_FP_/w386-h640/top%20gun%20imax%20poster%20.jpg" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, May 26</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - We went to <b>opening night of the new </b></span><i style="text-align: left;"><b>Top Gun Maverick</b></i><b style="text-align: left;"> movie in IMAX</b><span style="text-align: left;"> with our friends, Toney and Lisa, out</span><b style="text-align: left;"> in Cool Springs at the AMC Thoroughbred Theaters</b><span style="text-align: left;"> We also had <b>dinner at J. Alexander's</b> beforehand which as usual was delicious. The film was tremendous! Well worth the almost 2-year wait since Covid. We can't wait to see it again locally here at our Roxy Theaters (recliners!) and in 4DX as well. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzGo_jR9txkh_GE5xhOvIGNrGD3BNI5zgAFJfZ_SK83kh7p_F8VRYw_7u1L93hfiUnqijiYWy1IVVs7kZxEKfG_xe4eQ-6DW2KZkurDRHrdNucq3hU1oGaJP9ztH-R6_tqV--B-knZZLO0Y1pKJ-atGXwvIgllpSKEI2CYkquEj7Tjhdt3lwi1YEc/s597/rock%20the%20block%202%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="541" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzGo_jR9txkh_GE5xhOvIGNrGD3BNI5zgAFJfZ_SK83kh7p_F8VRYw_7u1L93hfiUnqijiYWy1IVVs7kZxEKfG_xe4eQ-6DW2KZkurDRHrdNucq3hU1oGaJP9ztH-R6_tqV--B-knZZLO0Y1pKJ-atGXwvIgllpSKEI2CYkquEj7Tjhdt3lwi1YEc/w580-h640/rock%20the%20block%202%20.jpg" width="580" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, May 27 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">With temperatures too cool for the pool, but mild enough for <b>a walk</b>. We went and checked out the latest <b>Rock the Block at the Lebanon Square</b> tonight. It was overly crowded thanks to the square not being closed off to traffic (WTF?). So, we dropped by <b>The Cedar Tap</b> for a drink and some flatbread pizza while Ashlee finished an ice cream cone from around the corner. Oh well, onward and upward. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6CAq6I7Umi-a8ie-2QoSUUZ5Yq-_JGDVclTmNQ4LMDNByKIxdePJrRLNAxm87vK74HoffywB2OR7WTCSKuP1uGOj4wDxfjLeoeTPH5exz-QNKYxh8x4kXzbALEWRpg1E13FT54ud3nlKwLP-s8ogd_3oywSykQGfwHqi7OAx-so-7sVe3JyYunMi/s3841/kayaks%20at%20fanchers%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3841" data-original-width="1928" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6CAq6I7Umi-a8ie-2QoSUUZ5Yq-_JGDVclTmNQ4LMDNByKIxdePJrRLNAxm87vK74HoffywB2OR7WTCSKuP1uGOj4wDxfjLeoeTPH5exz-QNKYxh8x4kXzbALEWRpg1E13FT54ud3nlKwLP-s8ogd_3oywSykQGfwHqi7OAx-so-7sVe3JyYunMi/w322-h640/kayaks%20at%20fanchers%20.jpg" width="322" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, May 28 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">The cooler than usual weather gave us a chance today to do some<b> kayaking at Center Hill Lake up the Taylor Creek arm to Fancher's Falls.</b> Man, what a beauty! Well worth the hour-long paddle there and back.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b></b><br /><b></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92qvu2jH9ciXRiFLx_U8FUYS7w26xt9eQfKk8iVF7YADqc2F2tBgzZ5RwCPsMfmycX5lXaffkUNB6gl3zIu6UTV0YjbeJg3YPXmdkbbx75PdpQ7FxQ5M_cGFQ2YF0f2brwP-E2WfapYI6vAQu8DoiPNHoioqWNz95w5YUdJHO30bChS5i8g9hKXpn/s1250/float%20drink.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1196" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92qvu2jH9ciXRiFLx_U8FUYS7w26xt9eQfKk8iVF7YADqc2F2tBgzZ5RwCPsMfmycX5lXaffkUNB6gl3zIu6UTV0YjbeJg3YPXmdkbbx75PdpQ7FxQ5M_cGFQ2YF0f2brwP-E2WfapYI6vAQu8DoiPNHoioqWNz95w5YUdJHO30bChS5i8g9hKXpn/w383-h400/float%20drink.jpg" width="383" /></a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Sunday, May 29 - </b>Well, the tanning part is a bit of a stretch for us, but you get the idea. It was<b> a slightly cool holiday weekend in the pool for us</b>, but we still had a lot of fun with good libations, good food off the grill and good friends stopping by for a visit. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKw73VXoB4qrfhQVuncVLrl34QTFdRTAypS_qpGxHsjBPZ2LATP5KIw7DRG-s_GMIgU9Bm16YAUWErZrluj99zbUiFNSzTGkAqW8uJsLVQWyC5cMVaDUGtsjpSdQh4R7EKgdlqDufg0rFaoyqbnZCW1ewih_FnCSa5PMhnDrmPv_Ca76CgxWroB8GH/s2015/hard%20dew.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="814" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKw73VXoB4qrfhQVuncVLrl34QTFdRTAypS_qpGxHsjBPZ2LATP5KIw7DRG-s_GMIgU9Bm16YAUWErZrluj99zbUiFNSzTGkAqW8uJsLVQWyC5cMVaDUGtsjpSdQh4R7EKgdlqDufg0rFaoyqbnZCW1ewih_FnCSa5PMhnDrmPv_Ca76CgxWroB8GH/w258-h640/hard%20dew.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, May 30 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Happy Memorial Day in the pool!</b> It was a little warmer today and we had a nice time in and out of the pool along with some friends who stopped by. The highlight of the day may have been sampling the <b>Hard Mountain Dew</b> which everyone kind of liked. Hold me back if they ever make Hard Sun Drop!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-45849518745621413232022-04-25T21:56:00.000-05:002022-04-25T21:56:20.804-05:0055 Years Done Spring, Sprang, Sprung! <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqULfu4129Y-SzgeeF5AZKdTDuWN8cN5WUsBQNXJ6SIapkLrcF-bPt1bianNOQGMOeJdAV9mPJtumPf62URC4bswtpPLFwba55sdumWDo994IVc3qKhCAZ792ugI9XbgBFZ98lGopHy6du2_Wea42CUwPyVR75-lz7NTeS4F72l4QEykTp4H80HCw/s1280/hooters%20and%20doobers%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="845" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqULfu4129Y-SzgeeF5AZKdTDuWN8cN5WUsBQNXJ6SIapkLrcF-bPt1bianNOQGMOeJdAV9mPJtumPf62URC4bswtpPLFwba55sdumWDo994IVc3qKhCAZ792ugI9XbgBFZ98lGopHy6du2_Wea42CUwPyVR75-lz7NTeS4F72l4QEykTp4H80HCw/w422-h640/hooters%20and%20doobers%20.jpg" width="422" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, Apri 1 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">After picking up our friend, Nate, we <b>headed up to Louisville after work today</b> <b>in a nice Toyota Camry rental from the Turo app that we picked up here in town</b> to keep the wear and tear off of our cars. We stayed at a <b>Hampton Inn</b> on the other side of Louisville in <b>New Albany, Indiana,</b> and had <b>dinner and drinks at the nearby Floyd County Brewing.</b> After dinner we discovered a fun old band of hippies playing out back of the brewery in their <b>Grain Haus </b>called<b> Hooter and Doobers. </b> What a fun and quirky surprise! They even had a flautist! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf10HnMTG0J5aQBgHiUQRIVNa0dOvVgll0N1ly6ZdSi_x4GpVVYbzrRgsqGs48zSA2_cRk7qmpSOvD1WHYSlQ13GvqFDg1m_0Dp_ZBBLysBoq7MMppe74dJ0Bms_xgtvsZVl8uIFYgoUR3-SOhKLPg1VJwwC9crHvOWGCpy2_mcCUsdVqkHIvF_8N6/s1791/hoof%20hearted%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf10HnMTG0J5aQBgHiUQRIVNa0dOvVgll0N1ly6ZdSi_x4GpVVYbzrRgsqGs48zSA2_cRk7qmpSOvD1WHYSlQ13GvqFDg1m_0Dp_ZBBLysBoq7MMppe74dJ0Bms_xgtvsZVl8uIFYgoUR3-SOhKLPg1VJwwC9crHvOWGCpy2_mcCUsdVqkHIvF_8N6/w488-h640/hoof%20hearted%20.jpg" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, April 2 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">After a <b>great breakfast at</b> <b>Wild Eggs in Louisville </b>(so sad the one in downtown Nashville is no more), we drove on to <b>Columbus, Ohio, for the Nashville Soccer Club Road game vs. the Columbus Crew.</b> Before the game. we hit a couple more breweries included the hilariously named <b>Hoof Hearted Brewing </b>which we visited before a few years back on another road trip up this way to see the Nashville Predators play (and win). We walked over to <b>North High Brewing </b>next and met up with our friends, Chris and Tarryn. Then it was off to the game in the beautiful <b>new Lower.com Field Stadium</b> and to meet up with two more friends, Craig and Alison. <b>We won a thrilling 1-0 match</b> that helped NSC get some much-needed points in the standings, but the game was marred for us by some rude, obnoxious fans...for Nashville!?!? Never again will we sit with these rowdy a-holes. What a shame. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwL5fTnOX1zJLcSgYBzL0RsrgXgBiAnv3uX6ovtTK3roKKIqV56Ncds_kqtSLBQaDuVW9lO_dGpKfK9NpYjyMN7lBHfxJjNAwlP2mBo6CvPbBxbN2yB-ngvgOg6_wcpW4Ya5U9TlFwa75QWSqazBk0kzIgJCGUfdLM7RTcrbVdSxbafhTTVxT6xwk7/s2016/cartridge%20brewing%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwL5fTnOX1zJLcSgYBzL0RsrgXgBiAnv3uX6ovtTK3roKKIqV56Ncds_kqtSLBQaDuVW9lO_dGpKfK9NpYjyMN7lBHfxJjNAwlP2mBo6CvPbBxbN2yB-ngvgOg6_wcpW4Ya5U9TlFwa75QWSqazBk0kzIgJCGUfdLM7RTcrbVdSxbafhTTVxT6xwk7/w640-h480/cartridge%20brewing%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, April 3 </b><b>- </b>We did the<b style="text-align: left;"> entire drive home from Columbus </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>today </b>but<b> </b>did break it up with </span><b style="text-align: left;">a nice stop just outside of Cincinnati for a brewery tour and lunch at Cartridge Brewing in Maineville, Ohio. </b><span style="text-align: left;"> These guys have set up shop </span><b style="text-align: left;">in an old ammunition plant built back in 1860's called Peters Cartridge Company</b><span style="text-align: left;"> (hence the brewery name). It's a beautiful old structure </span><b style="text-align: left;">(thanks AtlasObscura.com)</b><span style="text-align: left;"> that's also been turned into apartments. Pictured above are the original smokestack and shot tower used during production. The tour was fun and informal with a nice</span><b style="text-align: left;"> 5-count flight of their beers</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b> </b>at the end. </span><span style="text-align: left;"> Their food was good as well, and we enjoyed the company</span><span style="text-align: left;"> of Ashlee's cousins, Leslie, and her daughter, LeeAnn, who live nearby for the tour and for lunch. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpAAR-qwxWPgE2zE8LTGb_NEQYcpdHwPNrar-00rG0ZPW5LMg1efoS9mCTSoP59hQr1rI20KRCQ-VpWjQ9STKOCGcQegXCgis_nGgofxDVnT0O24i3utd9O35NPfFYjwrottOS9I_CWGqGPm84xh3j5y6xvTdD5EO8jbc2yv31Li01sJ4P7QSy4hH/s1280/FUNNY%20HOCKEY%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="877" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpAAR-qwxWPgE2zE8LTGb_NEQYcpdHwPNrar-00rG0ZPW5LMg1efoS9mCTSoP59hQr1rI20KRCQ-VpWjQ9STKOCGcQegXCgis_nGgofxDVnT0O24i3utd9O35NPfFYjwrottOS9I_CWGqGPm84xh3j5y6xvTdD5EO8jbc2yv31Li01sJ4P7QSy4hH/w438-h640/FUNNY%20HOCKEY%20.jpg" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, April 4 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We attended the <b>"Bumps, Bruises and Bedtime Stories" show</b> <b>with past Nashville Predators players at Zanies Comedy Club</b> tonight with our friend, Richard, and his girlfriend. It was a great show with <b>four former-Preds who still live here now telling great very funny stories of their careers in the NHL</b> (former goalie, Chris Mason, couldn't make it). The host was comedian, <b>Steve Byrne,</b> who now lives here in Nashville as well and was quite hilarious himself. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uOdlStnr_QZs6FPhBkIWTLDS45uxcGnSttx8OHz6EBY71qQaudVrunM_VZvW9hNIaO9urnagyG0AZnE_BHN9t7mUIhNOm0t0giDa6dUlPTTJ1UT0FNVunBfOjXzIAKgB-3m2g1qp59e7rx2gNoP8g7RuMvhnRCJn1Mx7zN4DhF8Xxs_KJ2FYxuMR/s2016/van%20gogh%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uOdlStnr_QZs6FPhBkIWTLDS45uxcGnSttx8OHz6EBY71qQaudVrunM_VZvW9hNIaO9urnagyG0AZnE_BHN9t7mUIhNOm0t0giDa6dUlPTTJ1UT0FNVunBfOjXzIAKgB-3m2g1qp59e7rx2gNoP8g7RuMvhnRCJn1Mx7zN4DhF8Xxs_KJ2FYxuMR/w480-h640/van%20gogh%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, April 5 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We FIINALLY got to check out the </span><b style="text-align: left;">Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit </b><span style="text-align: left;">with a bunch of our friends tonight </span><b style="text-align: left;">over in West Nashville</b><span style="text-align: left;"> after countless delays for this nationwide show stopping here for a limited engagement. Beforehand, we all had </span><b style="text-align: left;">dinner at the always-great J. Alexander's</b><span style="text-align: left;"> nearby. The exhibit exceeded our expectations and was very unique, beautiful and interesting. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJCBOzZUYkIIoDlZtMj6aewYNJ2i1xHwFFXvPVt8ekGdFO6su8Rbq0EnWe2mOYCTin1XyJVigocFFHmuAWxoyt0sKYKdtS7zG84xfougnm24aO4PYXOZukjyOVD3HIjPPbCCtCyojzjCipv19yQtFXcrulEDxGItS200pEIsJEHQRNm78f11D5jYb/s1512/brenda%20van%20gogh%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1512" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJCBOzZUYkIIoDlZtMj6aewYNJ2i1xHwFFXvPVt8ekGdFO6su8Rbq0EnWe2mOYCTin1XyJVigocFFHmuAWxoyt0sKYKdtS7zG84xfougnm24aO4PYXOZukjyOVD3HIjPPbCCtCyojzjCipv19yQtFXcrulEDxGItS200pEIsJEHQRNm78f11D5jYb/w640-h580/brenda%20van%20gogh%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had a <b>large group of friends</b> attend with us including Nate, Ginny, Bethany, Danny and <b>Brenda,</b> who I snapped this cool picture of as she was <b>immersed in Van Gogh on all sides. <br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawrls2u-D72vePbF_M_iBaz3LlcU4X9Ovn_CT3lpL8p1Q8nkWRWL5LIpI4eAJDHh-yym00i33bt7bapiQn6vYhH4XXwy7ckDWZJqTIRUQAHTS5U1G6Eu4IBEc7ctcuO4wMlCkl8P3oIRl07P5rA_P42WrHcM-OuheM95UGXXJiLJADCQk7yaCy-JC/s782/johnny%20swim%20ticket%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="782" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawrls2u-D72vePbF_M_iBaz3LlcU4X9Ovn_CT3lpL8p1Q8nkWRWL5LIpI4eAJDHh-yym00i33bt7bapiQn6vYhH4XXwy7ckDWZJqTIRUQAHTS5U1G6Eu4IBEc7ctcuO4wMlCkl8P3oIRl07P5rA_P42WrHcM-OuheM95UGXXJiLJADCQk7yaCy-JC/w320-h318/johnny%20swim%20ticket%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, April 13 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Mother Nature tried her best to knock us out of another concert, but we braved the stormy elements and made it to the</span><b style="text-align: left;"> JohnnySwim show at The Grand Ole Opry House tonight. </b><span style="text-align: left;">Beforehand, we had a great dinner nearby at <b>The Bavarian Bierhaus</b> in the Opry Mills Mall. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXSQvuhWbFcgi1u6NsMIHMiB6AjnQHj9PjuavRv63hcKFOgkDUzqz1fdY0V_hePYO5UPp4oRrSvxSogJQHToCEG-kicjphPh84ofr5TDWZde342quwF2qLzT99sgiD5DXD4yH8SvXswiqd7Z6zAiTK5UEuVfcrUGukG3NwnsBm_GC456tcNYzpOWt/s1280/johnnyswim%20up%20close%20.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXSQvuhWbFcgi1u6NsMIHMiB6AjnQHj9PjuavRv63hcKFOgkDUzqz1fdY0V_hePYO5UPp4oRrSvxSogJQHToCEG-kicjphPh84ofr5TDWZde342quwF2qLzT99sgiD5DXD4yH8SvXswiqd7Z6zAiTK5UEuVfcrUGukG3NwnsBm_GC456tcNYzpOWt/w296-h640/johnnyswim%20up%20close%20.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had <b>great seats down on the main floor of The Grand Ole Opry House</b>, and<b> Amanda and Abner, the husband/wife heart and soul of Johnnyswim</b> put on a great show including bringing on Drew and Ellie Holcomb for a few songs to close out the show. and Abner coming down in the crowd very near us for the final song. So great to see these guys live, and up close and personal for the first time. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTW5YyfTxTPnEDtXUM7r55MoMI1M8dOLGQ6orWLYf4BkgmDB1wn4Yrr5roBiZe6NplScpxXILakWZ-f58A0lqGTPs9q41iNN4Yoau7fdwGVRe0hl33npU7AcLQpOfd9gNPio_6qQc95Wd7_G_RgkZ4sfW5qEaKl3u2PH_oGMeGtiOp7nA0VNK9bwg/s1280/mat%20kearney%20show%20poster%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTW5YyfTxTPnEDtXUM7r55MoMI1M8dOLGQ6orWLYf4BkgmDB1wn4Yrr5roBiZe6NplScpxXILakWZ-f58A0lqGTPs9q41iNN4Yoau7fdwGVRe0hl33npU7AcLQpOfd9gNPio_6qQc95Wd7_G_RgkZ4sfW5qEaKl3u2PH_oGMeGtiOp7nA0VNK9bwg/w514-h640/mat%20kearney%20show%20poster%20.jpg" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, April 17 </b>- We got a couple <b>nice Stubhub fire-sale floor seats at The Ryman tonight</b> to see one of our favorite local guys who's made it pretty big now, <b>Mat Kearney.</b> He didn't play as many "old" tunes for our taste, and the new stuff is just OK, but overall it was a fun show along with a pretty good opener, <b>Birdtalker,</b> who are also locals. Our dinner plans got way-laid by some crazy traffic so we <b>wound up eating hot dogs at The Ryman concession stand</b> which weren't half bad! </td></tr></tbody></table><b></b><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtspOc0cs3J-pudIxx4zGulLDqkS8ygM2coa2ZfsyDa6Rq55wbGj2oM8-hFhK4KVEqHDTIQVihefbcCpuqQJ7WZ90v6pH1hcMcD0kXFsRviCdraO0X82rx5N5KNVM_JGqyuu2LfJrruxITnuWVNIQij7GtbSF22ocQI5f0SLxuZz4JHYS49-YE04I/s1170/hatch%20creations%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1170" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtspOc0cs3J-pudIxx4zGulLDqkS8ygM2coa2ZfsyDa6Rq55wbGj2oM8-hFhK4KVEqHDTIQVihefbcCpuqQJ7WZ90v6pH1hcMcD0kXFsRviCdraO0X82rx5N5KNVM_JGqyuu2LfJrruxITnuWVNIQij7GtbSF22ocQI5f0SLxuZz4JHYS49-YE04I/w640-h422/hatch%20creations%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, April 17</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - We were <b>downtown again today</b> to attend the </span><b style="text-align: left;">SOLD OUT Hatch Show Print "Block" Party at The Country Music Hall of Fame</b><span style="text-align: left;">. This event gave us the chance to use the historic Hatch Show Print block letter-press tools and ink to create our own posters, T-shirts, and canvas tote bags. We thought we were only going to get to make one thing each, but they let us have at it for almost two hours to make as much stuff as we wanted! The collection above is Ashlee's (which were better than mine), but we both had a ball creating keepsakes. We also got to keep our Hatch Print aprons we wore and we got a professionally-made event poster as well. What a great deal! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuA2KRUArzJfPn8RQf0ViCrqwBz_VNZvId3_bIfCswqQZfTfGOCc5Ev_3SM3KrUUA85YyCY0KlUDxocPiJ8bOvVWjPq7RnGxMTczEgfNKog25bjGDtkVTINgdWtJ8KHsUm2Spn8sd367bSRxn6mRJxggxcuszxDGMdYwVg-Ob09X2F_TpQZd5nZ4W/s1280/dudley%20in%20the%20flowers%20.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="611" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuA2KRUArzJfPn8RQf0ViCrqwBz_VNZvId3_bIfCswqQZfTfGOCc5Ev_3SM3KrUUA85YyCY0KlUDxocPiJ8bOvVWjPq7RnGxMTczEgfNKog25bjGDtkVTINgdWtJ8KHsUm2Spn8sd367bSRxn6mRJxggxcuszxDGMdYwVg-Ob09X2F_TpQZd5nZ4W/w306-h640/dudley%20in%20the%20flowers%20.PNG" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Dudley is reporting that spring done sprung!! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BDu3-_pRdaBXFSrfdZMNwbtEPtRUtrX8djKGudU6GpAifzqNjREzgQ1qf3tNl32OvjqWhZYLO4ihnObYWhhGkGFL_qFMxGPTbIzM7N8XzNEgTvRMSXbAMfFv1Njg0_awZCNKU8dxcuA3PQz46tIMhD88WlAT1Kp_6JTTQdcZbb36oskagLFPnJ0g/s2016/preds%20view%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BDu3-_pRdaBXFSrfdZMNwbtEPtRUtrX8djKGudU6GpAifzqNjREzgQ1qf3tNl32OvjqWhZYLO4ihnObYWhhGkGFL_qFMxGPTbIzM7N8XzNEgTvRMSXbAMfFv1Njg0_awZCNKU8dxcuA3PQz46tIMhD88WlAT1Kp_6JTTQdcZbb36oskagLFPnJ0g/w640-h480/preds%20view%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, April 19 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We were <b>downtown yet again tonight</b> to attend <b>our first Preds game of the season</b> as they battle for a playoff spot with just a few regular-season games left. Our seats were great, albeit a little tight...that's probably a change in us more than the seats! Plus, we had just had some <b>great 1/2 price chicken and biscuits downstairs </b>before we sat down. A couple of definite big changes were <b>Pekka Rinne's retired jersey number in the rafters, and the amazing new jumbotron </b>hanging over the ice<b>. </b>We snuck out a little early to beat the traffic after the <b>Preds blew an early 2-0 lead </b>to the <b>Calgary Flames</b>, but were glad to hear they got at least a couple points with<b> a shoot-out win in OT. </b></span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKjrxdtaKwZUcmHWjAoBo92QmikscHgDnGpYiFHq6VuBP3loz3RG6Mbe1F3Tophr40gTlQb6gA6wgCQjbIkVetoHixC58aHkqblcXNITmxPZ3VN7KaIc8KvGwsivpKPRhqSm3EZ1ZYaxPuS2Y4-yWZdArAv4X5Wl3kseDFrjgFl1aV2WR5heoZe4z/s2016/coldplay%20by%20candlelight%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKjrxdtaKwZUcmHWjAoBo92QmikscHgDnGpYiFHq6VuBP3loz3RG6Mbe1F3Tophr40gTlQb6gA6wgCQjbIkVetoHixC58aHkqblcXNITmxPZ3VN7KaIc8KvGwsivpKPRhqSm3EZ1ZYaxPuS2Y4-yWZdArAv4X5Wl3kseDFrjgFl1aV2WR5heoZe4z/w480-h640/coldplay%20by%20candlelight%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, April 20 - It's my birthday!! I'm 55 and Fine!! </b><span style="text-align: left;">Since we were traveling this weekend to a wedding and with my birthday falling in the middle of the week, <b>we opted to stay home for this one. </b> We decided to do <b>dinner and check out the music of Coldplay by candlelight (you guessed it - in downtown Nashville again) </b>instead. Dinner became quite the conumdrum when every place we tried was weirdly packed on a Wednesday night? WTH? We finally got in to Waldo's Chicken and Beer in Germantown which was fine with me since it focuses on two things I really like! The hour-long show was simply amazing. It was held in the <b>Downtown Presbyterian Church sanctuary</b> which had great acoustics and beautiful ambiance with the candles and the awesome stained glass windows they have. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh5TX7y-bxg7mOJgYlpoy1390G9UsTHsxbXa-RIl-AKslQuo8dqrhS-l7tqY_zkupmLl6knKOlpYGGblTsyypaHYOgzvRGE52jSH5aY5y3a0wg-lwbxRTkVMSI-M_Dx-L5puqwR5JBuUwcid5bjA8JvvhLrQTP3MTh6DdlGcOVTtrYWZyxn7ojnqZ/s2773/WELCOME%20TO%20PHILLY%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="2773" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh5TX7y-bxg7mOJgYlpoy1390G9UsTHsxbXa-RIl-AKslQuo8dqrhS-l7tqY_zkupmLl6knKOlpYGGblTsyypaHYOgzvRGE52jSH5aY5y3a0wg-lwbxRTkVMSI-M_Dx-L5puqwR5JBuUwcid5bjA8JvvhLrQTP3MTh6DdlGcOVTtrYWZyxn7ojnqZ/w640-h120/WELCOME%20TO%20PHILLY%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, April 21 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">After work today, <b>we flew up to Philly to stay with our friends, Mike and Eileen, who live in nearby Media, PA, </b>to attend their daughter Megan's wedding tomorrow night. <b>The flight was packed, but it was our first one with no masks necessary in a couple years.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GJQoOSzXso-QDjlRp8Ikp6NfuLi2shZbwd2Rd-eL3HVk2M4-6TVqjiz5o2MAq8Sxv5fd7xfWXk4ajx0Yn75SDoZ49kv8Jvf0O4q8a-vAEur4xBQ7YoPJ1JjOVZdoqfHwEIAx6B_TKXlCONhl33cpEa1spfpPAq1fHoaVfiBrLW9hAW06l6aFjr6C/s2016/WEDDING%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GJQoOSzXso-QDjlRp8Ikp6NfuLi2shZbwd2Rd-eL3HVk2M4-6TVqjiz5o2MAq8Sxv5fd7xfWXk4ajx0Yn75SDoZ49kv8Jvf0O4q8a-vAEur4xBQ7YoPJ1JjOVZdoqfHwEIAx6B_TKXlCONhl33cpEa1spfpPAq1fHoaVfiBrLW9hAW06l6aFjr6C/w640-h480/WEDDING%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, April 22 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">The <b>outdoor wedding of Megan and Kieran's</b> at <b>The Duke Sculpture Garden at The Dixon Mansion in nearby Wallingford, PA,</b> was beautiful and the weather cooperated perfectly (must be nice, right, hon?). <b>We ate, drank and partied late into the night</b> and had a great time. We wish the best of luck to the young couple and thanks for the invite! <br />Before the festivities, we worked a little at Eileen's house, ran some errands, and took a drive over to <b>Tap 24</b> for lunch and a look around the nice town of <b>Media, PA. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmk36FjtmkoCeeuu4IjraP_1gtn7E9PrJ48W6b9032Tq52NX7rtWz8_e6fYMvLJUqUFUmnaKZcob1YlyD6PCYB7wltfcsTpk6J2OyABHGL3-D7jlfPa1Uy1d9STzz2b_FougCwWe9DZICaF6pzEyaBO59eCd7sUuIu2aYGICzMeaI1cT8wSHk-0oq/s2016/union%20vs.%20montreal%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmk36FjtmkoCeeuu4IjraP_1gtn7E9PrJ48W6b9032Tq52NX7rtWz8_e6fYMvLJUqUFUmnaKZcob1YlyD6PCYB7wltfcsTpk6J2OyABHGL3-D7jlfPa1Uy1d9STzz2b_FougCwWe9DZICaF6pzEyaBO59eCd7sUuIu2aYGICzMeaI1cT8wSHk-0oq/w640-h480/union%20vs.%20montreal%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, April 23 -</b><span style="text-align: left;"> After a great late breakfast cooked by Eileen, we loaded up and headed to the <b>Philadelphia Union MLS soccer game vs. the Montreal Impact. </b> The pretty <b>Subaru Stadium</b> is very close to Eileen and Mike's house, and they are pretty big fans since their other daughter, Erin, has actually worked for the team in sports medicine. Ashlee wasn't into the game, so she mostly ran around to peruse the stadium's alcohol stands with Eileen's sister, Kath, who was also there without much interest in the game... and it was her birthday! Meanwhile, the game concluded in a tough-fought 1-1 draw. It was a fun, family atmosphere...which you don't expect in Philly. <br />After the game we stopped by <b>Cocca's Pizza</b> in the town of Aston for an interesting Del-Co dinner.</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRW_pkm8a0XR2xdlFfQQSXCjvJPp-abyESwcf6sjaKIAN4LeX5-0g_5OuBNu_EO0V7GUJNzz3FOOMWAItcZlkzg5dkcnRxxbO851KcvkiJ-6aAY8hgeWaKou5_gjnvN-oDmoQJY5_nrrsth00n_bMYDZXwVUwNfMBOUlOvEWI5B6QTPHC_eYhRe7n6/s2016/WAWA%20HOAGIE.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRW_pkm8a0XR2xdlFfQQSXCjvJPp-abyESwcf6sjaKIAN4LeX5-0g_5OuBNu_EO0V7GUJNzz3FOOMWAItcZlkzg5dkcnRxxbO851KcvkiJ-6aAY8hgeWaKou5_gjnvN-oDmoQJY5_nrrsth00n_bMYDZXwVUwNfMBOUlOvEWI5B6QTPHC_eYhRe7n6/w480-h640/WAWA%20HOAGIE.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Since <b>we were in the Del-Co (Delaware County)</b>, I guess we shoulda went to <b>the WaWa for a wet-ass hoagie (WAH)</b> in honor of Aunt Mary Pat, the drag-queen comedian from this area that we love. We chilled back at Mike and Eileen's tonight since we have a very early flight home tomorrow morning.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0TH7P06lxeBSH3tz7HmXeBdHR7k-PnwSuwWYL_dWOD464hhLQJ7YbPQmiwuSGavEvu4UO1rFR6lHmBkQ77r8vbsk7iINING-TPKO-Q48n4sr2Ydw_GU5Sb7hI1CDJHzr7g34u8sJvdCXbEqdw7nrjWxdPntlYuMlIzVWHb0JLRhmn0nxAu6vorpt/s2016/philly%20out%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0TH7P06lxeBSH3tz7HmXeBdHR7k-PnwSuwWYL_dWOD464hhLQJ7YbPQmiwuSGavEvu4UO1rFR6lHmBkQ77r8vbsk7iINING-TPKO-Q48n4sr2Ydw_GU5Sb7hI1CDJHzr7g34u8sJvdCXbEqdw7nrjWxdPntlYuMlIzVWHb0JLRhmn0nxAu6vorpt/w480-h640/philly%20out%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, April 24 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Our best flight choice today was a <b>mind-numbing 6 AM flight (direct at least)</b> from <b>Philly</b> back to Nashville. Of course, after a nap, we did have the whole day to recover. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIEoc28Xyj-Fny125gzRA1tRx1ADmVmtZfUYfQIRGQ3qiQCVczQzJz6VatI4dTkzhZdPhlsezAcAjPks_UctuYn3yKbAk42Y-K6iQt5AVJYKpMAV0M6kbWWoXjk7M7fJ2OXnRGQ9EfIGbz-dloI2496QSZEea-bZUZ-UrwQwAIRApNt9bBhnSNyJJ/s922/polar%20bear%20plunge%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="867" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIEoc28Xyj-Fny125gzRA1tRx1ADmVmtZfUYfQIRGQ3qiQCVczQzJz6VatI4dTkzhZdPhlsezAcAjPks_UctuYn3yKbAk42Y-K6iQt5AVJYKpMAV0M6kbWWoXjk7M7fJ2OXnRGQ9EfIGbz-dloI2496QSZEea-bZUZ-UrwQwAIRApNt9bBhnSNyJJ/w602-h640/polar%20bear%20plunge%20.jpg" width="602" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Ashlee took the first full swim of the year in the cold, but not bone-chilling, pool</b> today. That's one way to wake up from a 6 AM flight home! Congrats, honey! I couldn't get past my knees. BRRRR! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-58501581109994259482022-04-01T14:24:00.002-05:002022-04-01T14:29:04.917-05:00Is Winter Over Yet?? We miss our pool. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6S8PA2Fmj_xilc_db_xPZInrAUmjdioirgnJ4vxlZ0XVR73ePWnLqhY81nGrk4DsSwea_r3VtuLW5FjpjMkZ6wO1kc6guTQzeIsjQ8YZEBHkfYqTAd9JI-DiPkXcNcdihit10EvMCthWva5-TQmPTEMeF4dAxb9ziLn8jwMMoK5acX-mjqWtUhLjb=s1170" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1170" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6S8PA2Fmj_xilc_db_xPZInrAUmjdioirgnJ4vxlZ0XVR73ePWnLqhY81nGrk4DsSwea_r3VtuLW5FjpjMkZ6wO1kc6guTQzeIsjQ8YZEBHkfYqTAd9JI-DiPkXcNcdihit10EvMCthWva5-TQmPTEMeF4dAxb9ziLn8jwMMoK5acX-mjqWtUhLjb=w640-h450" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, February 1 </b>- We started the month (and kind of the year) out right with an<b> afternoon 5K walk</b> from our house today. We are vowing to get more exercise this year. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzw84dPAu5mKtRb0o5c1qXOpjHvQJ9p_9qeQ-dyX6VIhnp6R_tX8uhDSiXtC7oofTHDGQU0EXJZirKH2DCUp5F8cIer8t3T3MBVbgRF8fbLVXw5zV2J4_FBP0W-YSEAxSrthIhqSDlztelgxAV7k4SuZjmUI2eKXyvOtHCBVET8PD5MChUw8YWoWiR=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="803" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzw84dPAu5mKtRb0o5c1qXOpjHvQJ9p_9qeQ-dyX6VIhnp6R_tX8uhDSiXtC7oofTHDGQU0EXJZirKH2DCUp5F8cIer8t3T3MBVbgRF8fbLVXw5zV2J4_FBP0W-YSEAxSrthIhqSDlztelgxAV7k4SuZjmUI2eKXyvOtHCBVET8PD5MChUw8YWoWiR=w402-h640" width="402" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, February 5 </b>- Thank God for the <b>gas fireplace!</b> Right, Doris? Our gas logs are truly a Godsend. They keep the entire house pretty warm during these frigid nights that we've been having lately that are well below freezing when the heat-pump is useless and expensive. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVAeQInjgOd_q8BnXn589gQIeIjHYSxbvxDOFxHaj4Ui8fmw1Lbkqm-8ZDmOkKLvVIY317EmQwZPA7WnXDoIplBPuttsyaP--YLaEXr3qxCXPUy_Dz4vbqz7MrBE_DO47LfGopXAiUT_oBpWEwejP9ZVhnQWoyQHH_po0QjOnykSgg8x_rYO6E07MM=s1674" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="1352" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVAeQInjgOd_q8BnXn589gQIeIjHYSxbvxDOFxHaj4Ui8fmw1Lbkqm-8ZDmOkKLvVIY317EmQwZPA7WnXDoIplBPuttsyaP--YLaEXr3qxCXPUy_Dz4vbqz7MrBE_DO47LfGopXAiUT_oBpWEwejP9ZVhnQWoyQHH_po0QjOnykSgg8x_rYO6E07MM=w516-h640" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, March 6</b> - It got to a "sweltering" <b>50 degrees today</b>, so we thought we'd do a<b> little walking in the glades, cedar glades that is.</b> We went first to the fairly new <b>Vesta Cedar Glade State Natural Area</b> here in southwest Wilson County for a nice <b>mile loop</b>. Next, we tackled the longer-established <b>Couchville Cedar Glad State Natural Area</b> for another <b>(muddier) mile loop.</b> While they aren't the prettiest hikes around, it is nice to have them fairly close to home for a quick jaunt into Mother Nature. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSK6fCvdWUEKRYFhBVEjJ0b2qHygpHFhqShlBS1wy-ZUZwOGN6YEC8_3tfO87fOrTW4Y3MEPAGbJLCJCJIZwcdhY2zr3sSVCSozXcWUriNUDvSs5K5lJJMKiTD9-a26DXeSYxRj5K-65ldfyaGGdFErwtPR9q2succnIP3i9x4zpa6-Lt5CiVb-Oul=s1953" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1953" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSK6fCvdWUEKRYFhBVEjJ0b2qHygpHFhqShlBS1wy-ZUZwOGN6YEC8_3tfO87fOrTW4Y3MEPAGbJLCJCJIZwcdhY2zr3sSVCSozXcWUriNUDvSs5K5lJJMKiTD9-a26DXeSYxRj5K-65ldfyaGGdFErwtPR9q2succnIP3i9x4zpa6-Lt5CiVb-Oul=w640-h312" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We headed over to <b>West Nashville</b> after our hikes to do a little shopping at Costco and Trader Joe's and wound up eating <b>an early dinner with our libations at Tailgate Brewing out on Charlotte Pike. </b> What a fun place! And the beer and food are awesome! Too bad it isn't closer. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf5X9hYy8Ozb35B6nPnCdwZqdtEbxJIz2FynSN4o4gwuOIPHXt3u5V08Z_aB4zeGc-NXmGqN77i0wKLplN8fJFkwZVUSFPR5BtUR5ey1kc11bZLB5Roh768yAR79Vx5SRZG_Nj5stug1FPjNPBbO_VETq-rYMhLPEpB8s_-1V9LmaqQB6ok8ABlrju=s1170" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1170" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf5X9hYy8Ozb35B6nPnCdwZqdtEbxJIz2FynSN4o4gwuOIPHXt3u5V08Z_aB4zeGc-NXmGqN77i0wKLplN8fJFkwZVUSFPR5BtUR5ey1kc11bZLB5Roh768yAR79Vx5SRZG_Nj5stug1FPjNPBbO_VETq-rYMhLPEpB8s_-1V9LmaqQB6ok8ABlrju=w640-h358" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />M<b>onday, February 7</b> - We are really enjoying the new series from the makers of "Downton Abbey" called <b>"The Gilded Age." </b> It's kind of like a "Downton Abby -American Style" with new money vs. old money in turn of the century New York. Oh, the drama!! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9VXvVrIJXwk53ALPHcNGTeFXVjaJoMcuSKuxMbEFn29GU_a2aHnV3kmrEHFEWtyFjDGvg05WJJKoH-xMVr9yFe5GRbuIkLuzymj35iA_ZrFon3ltZO6PkgR_VyGwuZi7ocKFK9qkb5ZdHbvIlqW6_GcQopjpB8z1uz9Wiqul3HN6j6sXm_jf3kzSk=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="875" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9VXvVrIJXwk53ALPHcNGTeFXVjaJoMcuSKuxMbEFn29GU_a2aHnV3kmrEHFEWtyFjDGvg05WJJKoH-xMVr9yFe5GRbuIkLuzymj35iA_ZrFon3ltZO6PkgR_VyGwuZi7ocKFK9qkb5ZdHbvIlqW6_GcQopjpB8z1uz9Wiqul3HN6j6sXm_jf3kzSk=w438-h640" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, February 8 </b><span style="text-align: left;">- The first one of these we snuck off to Jackson to see, so we wouldn't see anyone we knew. Now, we are proud fans and couldn't wait to see the new </span><span style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Jackass Forever </i>film at our local <b>Roxy Theaters (recliners!)</b> tonight. These idiots are getting old like us, but they are still idiots, and we still love to watch them and laugh our butts off. This one was no exception. Crude, rude and hilarious. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdtVDcmmrInIIchzfPbQE8usEy8_L61egKOcDT-nsh3EEt8XZjEQperzwpZHZTmmi9myaqAWU_0JKX9Xmuc4RsWIxa0nloxSMa8A4V3TL-QHBH4vVcsbqvdwwa3e57Y3c3AgrVmNwRy5LgvDIj6d2br588EfcvELwI8J9rqwxl3DA7KJuONq0IsKAm=s1926" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="1349" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdtVDcmmrInIIchzfPbQE8usEy8_L61egKOcDT-nsh3EEt8XZjEQperzwpZHZTmmi9myaqAWU_0JKX9Xmuc4RsWIxa0nloxSMa8A4V3TL-QHBH4vVcsbqvdwwa3e57Y3c3AgrVmNwRy5LgvDIj6d2br588EfcvELwI8J9rqwxl3DA7KJuONq0IsKAm=w448-h640" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, February 12</b> - <b>Wait, are we really in Lebanon? </b> These shops seem way too cool for this town. Ashlee took me and our friend, Bethany, to two very cool relatively new shops that the girls had been to before on the backside of The Square on College Street. One was <b>Public Square Market, </b>and the other is <b>Demeter's Common</b> (photo above). Unique and stylish inventory and friendly shopkeepers. Another great couple of additions to our ever-improving town square! Also on The Square, we stopped by <b>Seven Cedars Butcher Block</b> for some yummy and fresh eats as well. So nice to have real enjoyable local shopping! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8iDvLEU02nNK6PE3aUqCjIAi--AGrvuCRMhc3mmT66tatbaEu4XPg2190do6wv6nDLOdpDgZGufNAbsDbHDlANDXphq7EY1qBAC1HMH3IIOqpI55m8azUB0iamtYXPoXbzAhbhl97HRG8tosVDSUpQDMW8JzKZHeLUDd-6DiECx3frwHKU6txB_vX=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="994" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8iDvLEU02nNK6PE3aUqCjIAi--AGrvuCRMhc3mmT66tatbaEu4XPg2190do6wv6nDLOdpDgZGufNAbsDbHDlANDXphq7EY1qBAC1HMH3IIOqpI55m8azUB0iamtYXPoXbzAhbhl97HRG8tosVDSUpQDMW8JzKZHeLUDd-6DiECx3frwHKU6txB_vX=w498-h640" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, February 13 </b>- Looks like the album cover for the new record by <b>Zippy and the Butt-Sniffers</b>. Fun photo by Ashlee. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnOHx1OEBohDnw7wGGkKXMc8K8j-HDz7A0yRWF0a4pZnQJCZQRZLPRJckCWRyOfDTvYjxb8hHwlpiq5UTqKqOkdk1t5xUVUNFKpX3Ew2i9TJQEjGtoCl8aKJE7XxzRopAA9dbinCWSwccnrskiD6Xvf1GBZJZpM-WPZvLpwa1RyB7GT7p7e7je1tx8=s1762" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1762" data-original-width="1374" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnOHx1OEBohDnw7wGGkKXMc8K8j-HDz7A0yRWF0a4pZnQJCZQRZLPRJckCWRyOfDTvYjxb8hHwlpiq5UTqKqOkdk1t5xUVUNFKpX3Ew2i9TJQEjGtoCl8aKJE7XxzRopAA9dbinCWSwccnrskiD6Xvf1GBZJZpM-WPZvLpwa1RyB7GT7p7e7je1tx8=w500-h640" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, February 14 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">After such a fun time at Christmas, we came <b>back to The Pearl Diver in East Nashville for Valentine's Day dinner</b> tonight along with our friends, Wendy and Charly. We had great food once again and the flaming <b>Banana! Banana! cocktail</b> (photo above) was everybody's favorite. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF-jOxH7qgsIkk9pSyb03HWkFv1wrcllNXIyr3IyPtbemZBVToMrjHyV3hvwoBRMWKoQMf0At4jpOlOYt_hLnMtnmU_AV-lmAZslKcF9iBlU0WMLs-1DrgAhi3lXfl8FZm-vsrw-woHCalK2EwYiXA8h9X5kno4FK5T7AQ99bmkk6na56G-NhPpL3o=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF-jOxH7qgsIkk9pSyb03HWkFv1wrcllNXIyr3IyPtbemZBVToMrjHyV3hvwoBRMWKoQMf0At4jpOlOYt_hLnMtnmU_AV-lmAZslKcF9iBlU0WMLs-1DrgAhi3lXfl8FZm-vsrw-woHCalK2EwYiXA8h9X5kno4FK5T7AQ99bmkk6na56G-NhPpL3o=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, February 16 -</b><span style="text-align: left;"> We decided to check out the</span><b style="text-align: left;"> weekly bingo game at The Cedar Tap</b><span style="text-align: left;"> up on The Square tonight. Ashlee loves bingo, but we both kinda stink at it despite it being pure luck. We also had <b>a few craft beers as well.</b></span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">We actually broke tradition and <b>won the first game</b> with our combined sheets to grab <b>a $5 gift certificate!</b> I guess we will be back for more! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN7rHIw3WdkMW_wJSii7Y_FG6dvZECVZF-4tVksujSj4yAaJTggB8SUOTia6JD_VpFZdJQw-ZOHapQ6HBELymvklvwj2g7S4GM9IWJvDxseFW7h4oCxkk4biRCVmYHsZgW-Nds0SOMgbXU0gqjSELY28dCPZXbo8ax9twipYUC27zmc2Ba6cXD6xQa=s1170" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1170" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN7rHIw3WdkMW_wJSii7Y_FG6dvZECVZF-4tVksujSj4yAaJTggB8SUOTia6JD_VpFZdJQw-ZOHapQ6HBELymvklvwj2g7S4GM9IWJvDxseFW7h4oCxkk4biRCVmYHsZgW-Nds0SOMgbXU0gqjSELY28dCPZXbo8ax9twipYUC27zmc2Ba6cXD6xQa=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, February 19 - Ashlee hired a professional pet photographer </b><span style="text-align: left;">who was running kind of a moving sale to snap </span><b style="text-align: left;">some pics of our OG cat, Zippy, today. </b><span style="text-align: left;">He wasn't having much of it, but the photographer did get a few good shots of the old grouch. The photographer was nice enough to get<b> a few shots of our other little darlings too</b>. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzzinIylNi88v4_OmNtdWDx39ZyBBPNGyOl4ztOaVQjWyHR_WfoWSyPF4nPOW0xBwgiDj00Dgj1VszU6evJfxJM8bVp8_9obgJhyqTzn0ydGlT-kpM_Ewgct9NJYAS5ZdWdDdq2pSWuoUZtcEmun4CGaRoZ8-KIlONQ65cLD1fwahdK63Jd1R9Dhh8=s1170" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1170" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzzinIylNi88v4_OmNtdWDx39ZyBBPNGyOl4ztOaVQjWyHR_WfoWSyPF4nPOW0xBwgiDj00Dgj1VszU6evJfxJM8bVp8_9obgJhyqTzn0ydGlT-kpM_Ewgct9NJYAS5ZdWdDdq2pSWuoUZtcEmun4CGaRoZ8-KIlONQ65cLD1fwahdK63Jd1R9Dhh8=w640-h446" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Glamour puss, Byron </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcqB2L2YFDCnlWidlmHqyUrAwseest12DYmGzZF_KZQZ-UcqyY4eSt4VFXkyeOOTjCUTOO_CDBkF_yxScj0qk-HhaGema9WAEyDPx3svnguuJjyf-o9Z3lw8tExJgimz1FwCkVYTe2NsBSDFGvIX3t53c2yymk_4BRoy1V_McrCbKcOCbFIPJsxecP=s1170" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1170" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcqB2L2YFDCnlWidlmHqyUrAwseest12DYmGzZF_KZQZ-UcqyY4eSt4VFXkyeOOTjCUTOO_CDBkF_yxScj0qk-HhaGema9WAEyDPx3svnguuJjyf-o9Z3lw8tExJgimz1FwCkVYTe2NsBSDFGvIX3t53c2yymk_4BRoy1V_McrCbKcOCbFIPJsxecP=w640-h562" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The hottest new country music duo, Dudley and Doris! </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEX2ZcnBjXGLpCPKHFYYw4jlKltgQOwWoFqSouGJvwT2YUwNkU8uGHQa5z4Wb0eqgkvcyhFKSN6u0WkcI_YZ0FdkJ4RjW8XPSWhggxt7oaijhXiwnMJuW2szTODb3SxJngulx0avQvCvdbTRzZZhhSd1Jcn6tNA62p2fQrL6zQfP3so9NgZaXRIBxU=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="959" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEX2ZcnBjXGLpCPKHFYYw4jlKltgQOwWoFqSouGJvwT2YUwNkU8uGHQa5z4Wb0eqgkvcyhFKSN6u0WkcI_YZ0FdkJ4RjW8XPSWhggxt7oaijhXiwnMJuW2szTODb3SxJngulx0avQvCvdbTRzZZhhSd1Jcn6tNA62p2fQrL6zQfP3so9NgZaXRIBxU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We had a <b>belated Valetine's treat</b> tonight as well as we broke open this<b> large candy heart </b>that Ashlee bought at one of the little novelty shops mentioned above on the Lebanon Square recently. We <b>popped a bottle of champagne with colorful, edible sparkles added to it</b> as well. Cheers, baby! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8FqwldUeURmHQdJxjuD4BzV4bIdMl-GNan-o7MXYG0NM5MurzE5c9yBwT4u07L086xlMXonJlyntmVeSFaODB9vd1Hy4O6u58CCG5qx2VSEtybeBpK93vptwotcFylNe1lPbFbhby5a4ribkWRuDAL_vExidr2RPsazx6KCj98chIQARmtEKyDbeP=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="769" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8FqwldUeURmHQdJxjuD4BzV4bIdMl-GNan-o7MXYG0NM5MurzE5c9yBwT4u07L086xlMXonJlyntmVeSFaODB9vd1Hy4O6u58CCG5qx2VSEtybeBpK93vptwotcFylNe1lPbFbhby5a4ribkWRuDAL_vExidr2RPsazx6KCj98chIQARmtEKyDbeP=w384-h640" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, February 20 </b>- We took a <b>nice long walk today back up to The Cedar Tap</b> <b>and back (a little over two miles) </b>and enjoyed a <b>few libations </b>and the warm weather for late February. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDFPSukIPUhvW-Ig50bYGZbFEc2_CUiHE7zFkjOMghgBnkB7cFmD2z9Nw1Hu7R9y-hVH8qKPy3bKM5TCLOTHCm0MIkKKPe5Yf4VlMZU8FFsCr-_oorwn47PcQT9__ucBB3auRpROmzu6nK6vRpteMCExY2wA3WdZAm5Dkr-c4_4jg3ceYT-4Oo1dxS=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="870" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDFPSukIPUhvW-Ig50bYGZbFEc2_CUiHE7zFkjOMghgBnkB7cFmD2z9Nw1Hu7R9y-hVH8qKPy3bKM5TCLOTHCm0MIkKKPe5Yf4VlMZU8FFsCr-_oorwn47PcQT9__ucBB3auRpROmzu6nK6vRpteMCExY2wA3WdZAm5Dkr-c4_4jg3ceYT-4Oo1dxS=w436-h640" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Tuesday, February 22 - </b>We went to see the new film,<b> </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Dog, </i>tonight at <b>The Roxy Theaters (recliners!)</b> here in town on Discount Tuesday. We thought it wasn't as much a "comedy" as advertised, but actually tackled some pretty heavy subjects, but in a very good way. Wonderful film! Glad we saw it! </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguqFlK6Zv3JAsVT5hCCLzbWhatZmndPoKHSVqvw-bemWwmgkz9xTVF-8_xyxlrJ9R0bC0jFkeqYmhCaEGGOsKIeFLBA4-drHXqL3K6D6BZnROLXFscZ3SGW2mvhOyhWennrDUfFu2NBDe5dpa7g67N5-GQevinLFzcIPo0zKKrL9QiVvJOkD4-9NN6=s465" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="247" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguqFlK6Zv3JAsVT5hCCLzbWhatZmndPoKHSVqvw-bemWwmgkz9xTVF-8_xyxlrJ9R0bC0jFkeqYmhCaEGGOsKIeFLBA4-drHXqL3K6D6BZnROLXFscZ3SGW2mvhOyhWennrDUfFu2NBDe5dpa7g67N5-GQevinLFzcIPo0zKKrL9QiVvJOkD4-9NN6=w341-h640" width="341" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, Jersey Mike's has got some stiff competition now with a <b>new Penn Station Sub Shop </b>opening up very close to our home...and they've got fries...<b>very, very good fries!! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyw3RLwUCA060NVjCdYxLoJ6N_fby7GvWchuacjFD_m_9wjlc5Tkm7jAN_HEdK1k_GCxdOdoSqYkVFHVmTPWJ5G_X4EBu7JSIoQiD4btsipVhbyz_n0jZklV_KZqTzNv9MTNpdiIh3mk4LpMUwUfRX4qapJGGeFez7hXICcNrYaCpWqCjPjSf-NnYv=s1057" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="1057" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyw3RLwUCA060NVjCdYxLoJ6N_fby7GvWchuacjFD_m_9wjlc5Tkm7jAN_HEdK1k_GCxdOdoSqYkVFHVmTPWJ5G_X4EBu7JSIoQiD4btsipVhbyz_n0jZklV_KZqTzNv9MTNpdiIh3mk4LpMUwUfRX4qapJGGeFez7hXICcNrYaCpWqCjPjSf-NnYv=w640-h272" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, February 26 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We went to see one of our favorite performers,</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Brett Dennen, </b><span style="text-align: left;">tonight at</span><b style="text-align: left;"> The Basement East in East Nashville. </b><span style="text-align: left;">It was a late starting show with an opener which we weren't thrilled about, but we had dinner beforehand at </span><b style="text-align: left;">Hawker's Asian Street Food</b><span style="text-align: left;"> just up the street and it was fantastic despite the long wait to get a table. </span><span style="text-align: left;"> The opening band was </span><b style="text-align: left;">The Heavy Hours</b><span style="text-align: left;"> and they were pretty good actually. We only stayed for about a half hour of Brett since it was getting very late and we've seen him a bunch of times. The place was packed which was good for him and good for everyone as the world seems to be coming out of the Covid funk hopefully. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp3ZYLnmj-hid5U9LUbYcJBD5ZzjDrA0b1CNqKK1YqsmTOl1b-6xodH91APF-lih-DLWiONjan8sW_DiZB2DDdd1Bq7NRftVRzUXdXrJEbtOLUe-2fb39oKO0Zc6pEfb_k4zM_4vitcwTG-44sfgrQL1tfCUSDk09bxuPMn1eBokDNFhfLG5rsgspR=s1170" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1170" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp3ZYLnmj-hid5U9LUbYcJBD5ZzjDrA0b1CNqKK1YqsmTOl1b-6xodH91APF-lih-DLWiONjan8sW_DiZB2DDdd1Bq7NRftVRzUXdXrJEbtOLUe-2fb39oKO0Zc6pEfb_k4zM_4vitcwTG-44sfgrQL1tfCUSDk09bxuPMn1eBokDNFhfLG5rsgspR=w640-h358" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Sunday, March 6</b> - We were lucky enough to be given two extra tickets to see the hit Broadway musical <b>"Dear Evan Hansen" tonight at TPAC in downtown Nashville</b>, by our good friends, Danny and Brenda. Beforehand, we had a great dinner at <b>Stateside Kitchen</b> which is located nearby in the new Dream Hotel. The show was fantastic, and our seats were great. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzk-N5sQ_mBupXR-laENECd8PsPjorCC0N2bYT9IOzDpgl_msNyKBOaXL8G2uG6c3KjjIrRvaI4qDOd5u1Yj0y4KWXdURhW9-SD4gwCFkGkDe6K5ZYP0OwmTkobiRbuOnHFAW0oOL4Y3MGmC6ktmsYIMhkiDoTzvQv5LeUvPiCHMoVkA45J43Ia9Mk=s1170" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="1170" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzk-N5sQ_mBupXR-laENECd8PsPjorCC0N2bYT9IOzDpgl_msNyKBOaXL8G2uG6c3KjjIrRvaI4qDOd5u1Yj0y4KWXdURhW9-SD4gwCFkGkDe6K5ZYP0OwmTkobiRbuOnHFAW0oOL4Y3MGmC6ktmsYIMhkiDoTzvQv5LeUvPiCHMoVkA45J43Ia9Mk=w640-h540" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, March 11</b> - Well, the <b>incoming snowstorm</b> got us a concert cancellation unfortunately as the front was to hit us right about show time. We feel we made the right call as we heard about lots of auto accidents had happened overnight. See ya next time, Kevin Griffin! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt26gf76a2nY2RAkQpoejzhueGniGEZIToerq3RTwkJw29c1nasnAf0j06WWUupNgGYjHZ1qCHz5ZLaf4NzrnpGyo8I8VPII0xfbpMGVYeNkCqsDOezns76kJbfbyQjXb-49BKB1cepuJ633cfE5W9AcXqr2y3Hn3t-vqJlpZXI3nQflZOqXx5-y0e=s1071" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1071" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt26gf76a2nY2RAkQpoejzhueGniGEZIToerq3RTwkJw29c1nasnAf0j06WWUupNgGYjHZ1qCHz5ZLaf4NzrnpGyo8I8VPII0xfbpMGVYeNkCqsDOezns76kJbfbyQjXb-49BKB1cepuJ633cfE5W9AcXqr2y3Hn3t-vqJlpZXI3nQflZOqXx5-y0e=w640-h352" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Saturday, March 12 - We attended the Farm to Tap Festival at Tailgate Brewing in West Nashville</b><span style="text-align: left;"> today which was a mostly outdoor event, so why is this the coldest day in the last month??? I mean a high of 34 degrees, really?? BRRRRR!! Despite the weather, we had fun and <b>tried a lot of different beers made solely from Tennessee-grown products from several members of the state Craft Brewers Guild. </b> It was a crowded event, but the sample lines weren't bad and we got a table to stand at during the event. Our friend, Emily, joined us as well for the last hour or so. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj8Cwi91j9Xm9xNWCLPS7sIw48Cxm5wrlUABPrDKviWM5wRpG7uyCXhbhYDMtlGNyk7RhlvA1bwXCP20AJdOUHT2-HNHKovw9pjuVPLsbeP59NndHqdgs2evEDJqNsYI810bHFKM0KgkKJD2k3sFkGvd-BxN04MxvRpwuRc9PP329niivwYDYGMzvV=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj8Cwi91j9Xm9xNWCLPS7sIw48Cxm5wrlUABPrDKviWM5wRpG7uyCXhbhYDMtlGNyk7RhlvA1bwXCP20AJdOUHT2-HNHKovw9pjuVPLsbeP59NndHqdgs2evEDJqNsYI810bHFKM0KgkKJD2k3sFkGvd-BxN04MxvRpwuRc9PP329niivwYDYGMzvV=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We did get about <b>4 inches of snow overnight</b> which you can see in the photo above using Dudley's tail for scale. </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcDuaQUnzgeL8S6WTbkUhBDyyzalp7J3YPIWQ5_02UBaSBJZI9bdIwbTKe06C29rJcx4gn1xw7JDH1qKOu8K6BW576ihNvNDl869lqZth_jmnLl-_1kvSPuLN44ZA7utW_5mjgX84r8fIgWK8D60JkMN4fHlL3jSOLokIABNz4tFYbRGo7N6rSKUyL=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcDuaQUnzgeL8S6WTbkUhBDyyzalp7J3YPIWQ5_02UBaSBJZI9bdIwbTKe06C29rJcx4gn1xw7JDH1qKOu8K6BW576ihNvNDl869lqZth_jmnLl-_1kvSPuLN44ZA7utW_5mjgX84r8fIgWK8D60JkMN4fHlL3jSOLokIABNz4tFYbRGo7N6rSKUyL=w506-h640" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, March 30</b> - We zipped <b>down to Chattanooga today</b> to celebrate <b>our niece, Ella, for her 16th birthday</b> (hard to believe!). We had a fun time with her and some of her friends and family at the (new to us) <b>Dave and Buster's over at Hamilton Place.</b> The highlight had to be the<b> sit-down Hungry, Hungry Hippos game!! </b>Ashlee won, but her hippo was definitely a ringer! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSu4cf_fLgLbMtd6sjYA6HU8fm1AS8m8T_ig-4t6cIB2RHal82NsMtJphc7N3GhRj2DWzpA_lxEmqE9_66_EA7ubYwWjowvWUSKqXOOGHqFxJhwehjdY8tu4cUP6iIA6pCAYkapM5pG4JaQSkIvKCoKsOtD9bFtVgXdX9P7hzZTS2zI1vjcMCH48D/s1280/the lost city .jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="863" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSu4cf_fLgLbMtd6sjYA6HU8fm1AS8m8T_ig-4t6cIB2RHal82NsMtJphc7N3GhRj2DWzpA_lxEmqE9_66_EA7ubYwWjowvWUSKqXOOGHqFxJhwehjdY8tu4cUP6iIA6pCAYkapM5pG4JaQSkIvKCoKsOtD9bFtVgXdX9P7hzZTS2zI1vjcMCH48D/w432-h640/the lost city .jpg" width="432" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Friday, March 25</b> - We went to opening night of the new comedy film, <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Lost City</i><span style="font-weight: bold;">,</span><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i><b>at the Regal Hollywood 24 Theaters (recliners!) in Nashville </b>tonight. It was goofy, silly and hilarious. And just what we were looking for! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWajis-rkyHXEop0i6b-WPM6ghKSG9yZ2i4ZBw5U9A4sDcymQej4mXkqjCkSIg_c8X9HKvekSxa50GseTZvZv1dF_KvJMwCUsSzZcevEK2zSpZELNUkaSOz4QHgoUlBwYHGUXkIVunVbSsfIJerDfpRS-hXqhA3ci07bbM5xdivZOZsCWtgiIcDwY/s4737/Alice pano .jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="4737" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWajis-rkyHXEop0i6b-WPM6ghKSG9yZ2i4ZBw5U9A4sDcymQej4mXkqjCkSIg_c8X9HKvekSxa50GseTZvZv1dF_KvJMwCUsSzZcevEK2zSpZELNUkaSOz4QHgoUlBwYHGUXkIVunVbSsfIJerDfpRS-hXqhA3ci07bbM5xdivZOZsCWtgiIcDwY/w640-h226/Alice pano .jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />After the movie, we also checked out the </span><b style="text-align: left;">SOLD OUT Alice in Wonderland Themed Pop-Up Bar called "The Alice" in the Penthouse of The Fairlane Hotel in downtown Nashville. </b><span style="text-align: left;">It was very cool and our cocktails were good. My whiskey-based libation was even served up in a dainty teacup.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></b><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeyvxEHDUPOGYFKmlhIomECC3XWPElUOwDDsXiJ8F4-UrmpWxrwQFej6TdTBFsBp2BHRxtiCLyYwFDH8rs8nxlLlsyRW6hSTKrtU1R59vyq5G38URO5rIJ0XmG8s4GtmxJK1Tr0_0b79To8UzpTdjlOcJ6AKTloxbV-hKoBzZkHcQlkW0uXjirNlG/s2016/fairlane rooftop .jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeyvxEHDUPOGYFKmlhIomECC3XWPElUOwDDsXiJ8F4-UrmpWxrwQFej6TdTBFsBp2BHRxtiCLyYwFDH8rs8nxlLlsyRW6hSTKrtU1R59vyq5G38URO5rIJ0XmG8s4GtmxJK1Tr0_0b79To8UzpTdjlOcJ6AKTloxbV-hKoBzZkHcQlkW0uXjirNlG/w480-h640/fairlane rooftop .jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>outdoor part of The Fairlane Hotel Penthouse</b> was pretty exquisite as well. Not sure there's anywhere else you can <b>look DOWN on The Bobby Hotel's own fabulous rooftop</b> across the street. Despite a bit of chilly temps, it was a beautiful night in downtown Nashville. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxfSimSw6IPVkPL4EmbfRYNLcdmMAcA55kOt50L6mLzS6BWvpCups93WhZerbDbYBHa98C9UKNo4w_fcB926mgH_nKDEzs8stwv7PywwrXMrXZPpF7slUlzMKmZGaxcvabJgG8cc7GxngMcv0LVuHagKFD7cV7PmUNMLfq_JeZQ8lBCUaqf7_Gv9h/s1280/storny%20weather%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxfSimSw6IPVkPL4EmbfRYNLcdmMAcA55kOt50L6mLzS6BWvpCups93WhZerbDbYBHa98C9UKNo4w_fcB926mgH_nKDEzs8stwv7PywwrXMrXZPpF7slUlzMKmZGaxcvabJgG8cc7GxngMcv0LVuHagKFD7cV7PmUNMLfq_JeZQ8lBCUaqf7_Gv9h/w484-h640/storny%20weather%20.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Wednesday, March 30</b> - Another pair of concert tickets bit the dust tonight as we had to abandon hope of going to see The Airborne Toxic Event in East Nashville tonight due to <b>nasty weather moving through the area with tornado warnings as well. </b> We waited almost two years to see this show with delays due to Covid-19 and still didn't get there. Disappointing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcReRdoI-f2qj_2JGa-0cG1pZvq_ADTQC6U7u-AFhAcXJBErVBgKiD5ds_RJ2JtH494unRZjS5gWE_aP9lSx70bPHNJuiq8xh3EAjLc5ogABYLqw5xceXW0mU5EjaoqYtbAeXJmg7Va9EArOUq2Ul-lYxnqHVUUvcJ2oxpekjXMS_KQPIqlPGKV7x/s2016/pool%20open%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcReRdoI-f2qj_2JGa-0cG1pZvq_ADTQC6U7u-AFhAcXJBErVBgKiD5ds_RJ2JtH494unRZjS5gWE_aP9lSx70bPHNJuiq8xh3EAjLc5ogABYLqw5xceXW0mU5EjaoqYtbAeXJmg7Va9EArOUq2Ul-lYxnqHVUUvcJ2oxpekjXMS_KQPIqlPGKV7x/w480-h640/pool%20open%202022.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>April 1 - POOL'S OPEN!! (no foolin'!) </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br />Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-77665973317986528532022-01-31T12:17:00.000-06:002022-01-31T12:17:27.611-06:00Happy Deuce Goose (Egg) Deuce Deuce! <h2 style="text-align: center;"><b>We decided to close out the still-weird 2021 year and ring in the new, and hopefully better, 2022 with a quick trip out to The Carolinas for some Duke basketball, some good low-country cooking, and to get a peek at the ocean out that way as a possible snow-birding area for us in the future.</b></h2><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmt8e2cX-8bdHMsWwhrT8HafybH3k8fEDKx4t_a_x3yAixNHjJBmpqZvZeDOKLqB1Hx0rutCAVCzwHqqSSCka3YMoiThF-nkx1m2Q2RMpeQBGMkuW139zye9a8BkY5L7vqFdQjfPFGftLmmWjL6uRBSzYqDqE_yqcTsomhbrdAon-jorwMlVlaFagF=s1125" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1125" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmt8e2cX-8bdHMsWwhrT8HafybH3k8fEDKx4t_a_x3yAixNHjJBmpqZvZeDOKLqB1Hx0rutCAVCzwHqqSSCka3YMoiThF-nkx1m2Q2RMpeQBGMkuW139zye9a8BkY5L7vqFdQjfPFGftLmmWjL6uRBSzYqDqE_yqcTsomhbrdAon-jorwMlVlaFagF=w400-h193" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />T</b><b style="text-align: left;">uesday, December 28</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - A change in the start time for the Duke game tomorrow in Clemson had us </span><b style="text-align: left;">heading out today with an overnight stay in Franklin, North Carolina</b><span style="text-align: left;">, which would give us a short drive the next day to the Clemson campus. Then the<b> game got postponed due to Covid issues </b>(and UT lost to Bama). We decided to proceed with the trip anyway. We were also scheduled</span><span style="text-align: left;"> to pick up Paige in Chattanooga,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> just like the good old days when she was a third wheel during her single years sometimes on our trips. but then she tested positive for Covid today. Speaking of</span><span style="text-align: left;"> the </span><span style="text-align: left;">good old days, we went ahead and took</span><b style="text-align: left;"> good old Hwy. 64 into North Carolina</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - this was a favorite route for Ashlee and me way back when we didn't have any money for big trips, there was always the waterfalls and other scenery of North Carolina for us. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGZGduAZ45iw1R5ieFOqJfYzaY6cHAuiOVHHXikgmzGBfGxT8EkraGVNeFIitw_c8kKjcXuv_EuCfkjLVizlrYfQ21PhbbT6lXmY2-7ETSRky-Xx-DjhAzvn9ZMPruqdf_r6JLu-HLo8KbjBT_faXil61eGoAhOhdU0TWNMEvcfFAFaAEArSxcFVGL=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGZGduAZ45iw1R5ieFOqJfYzaY6cHAuiOVHHXikgmzGBfGxT8EkraGVNeFIitw_c8kKjcXuv_EuCfkjLVizlrYfQ21PhbbT6lXmY2-7ETSRky-Xx-DjhAzvn9ZMPruqdf_r6JLu-HLo8KbjBT_faXil61eGoAhOhdU0TWNMEvcfFAFaAEArSxcFVGL=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It was <b>incredibly mild temperature-wise</b> for late December, so we stopped for a stroll across <b>the very low Ocoee River at the site of the Olympics so very long ago. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgASftxhmuGwd8jasnC6TTaeM0DzTVtRf8RqEy6Kgfkt98n06K0lhdwDiW-Ass6QXwobPax6LGvqN8KfJiVZIkA5-1AVvoYSYHXEwOT_c1vClcGRVSt18DJvSh0LpL5XxVfn1ujzwFMGL74O7NJvmSQ_mn66Jz6RTmpVtodLzXP-o5UlEfrZw1Bi-WV=s1512" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgASftxhmuGwd8jasnC6TTaeM0DzTVtRf8RqEy6Kgfkt98n06K0lhdwDiW-Ass6QXwobPax6LGvqN8KfJiVZIkA5-1AVvoYSYHXEwOT_c1vClcGRVSt18DJvSh0LpL5XxVfn1ujzwFMGL74O7NJvmSQ_mn66Jz6RTmpVtodLzXP-o5UlEfrZw1Bi-WV=w620-h640" width="620" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Our first stop inside North Carolina on Hwy. 64 was the incredible Dry Falls.</b> Not sure how it ever got that name. It was good to see "old friends" again in the beautiful area. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8fbGyBbwRGgyJxd0SjvRT08__6oVmiFmXzOKli8lzzLBggF1Krnp-7FE22HVWihM9KQNo1OCfGdogS-D8_glyHACErrv84mRMVbW8p5-lMSzCnMbbM7mBWVsfLZvPnBwDIQpCtg0r4U64YKBvgOgSTF1z3LmZE13UgkAU9KkqKOhRkxZe5XPCJVQg=s3771" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3771" data-original-width="1932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8fbGyBbwRGgyJxd0SjvRT08__6oVmiFmXzOKli8lzzLBggF1Krnp-7FE22HVWihM9KQNo1OCfGdogS-D8_glyHACErrv84mRMVbW8p5-lMSzCnMbbM7mBWVsfLZvPnBwDIQpCtg0r4U64YKBvgOgSTF1z3LmZE13UgkAU9KkqKOhRkxZe5XPCJVQg=w328-h640" width="328" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />Another old friend just up the road is </span><b style="text-align: left;">Bridal Veil Falls </b><span style="text-align: left;">that Highway 64 used to run under and up until a while back you could still drive under, but not anymore. Times are a changin' I guess. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXbK5zPrkT5TIBnfW4cTn3Kus7MiS5ygiZ50UXFN2PAq4Eb7acfUH80T8ok6LN36OIvxsXXxXQMduuVfh5Hm-dkespvozDb0rxwGYTCqo_KkNNSyZwxI9zb0Gq43QcmSiPMW6yql33zhnjUFOModLySy1mQHLFf5Ld15E2lZzGWHKXdCJy94t3CWxG=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXbK5zPrkT5TIBnfW4cTn3Kus7MiS5ygiZ50UXFN2PAq4Eb7acfUH80T8ok6LN36OIvxsXXxXQMduuVfh5Hm-dkespvozDb0rxwGYTCqo_KkNNSyZwxI9zb0Gq43QcmSiPMW6yql33zhnjUFOModLySy1mQHLFf5Ld15E2lZzGWHKXdCJy94t3CWxG=w468-h640" width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We never spent any time in <b>Franklin, NC,</b> on our previous trips along Hwy. 64 in the past, but it's a great little historic town. <b>We had a tasty dinner out of a food truck at the Lazy Hiker Brewery</b>, and then another round of drinks <b>sitting outside along the Little Tennessee River at Currahee Brewing</b> (photo above) thanks again to those very mild temps. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLuKOwmJtsrmFLEe2bZpAHUxvKd1ffKMclSlk-FvY4qr3A8dj9i4Pb8XUCcXq05XepZ2JT_uCOJ8sti24-wTwyaxhv5DCk8a71qS9-XKp3DSnGxvPbZw5Cm-CkbzG3Z1kUE9yjuWGW_1dgmrFBM19ptEab5J129DuJqO6pHp8hiCQEYUrHjFojLbji=s8191" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="8191" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLuKOwmJtsrmFLEe2bZpAHUxvKd1ffKMclSlk-FvY4qr3A8dj9i4Pb8XUCcXq05XepZ2JT_uCOJ8sti24-wTwyaxhv5DCk8a71qS9-XKp3DSnGxvPbZw5Cm-CkbzG3Z1kUE9yjuWGW_1dgmrFBM19ptEab5J129DuJqO6pHp8hiCQEYUrHjFojLbji=w640-h142" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Franklin, NC sure know how to do Christmas up right! </b>Their downtown square was adorable! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dznbzT050mOVjWGVy7S0bHEB2zAYGIFUOKNXDrFjcqV-33euMM11RC86IJdQloPt88el4zkO9d-i9q0-yA3Gg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Wednesday, Dece</b><b>mber 29</b> - <b>We headed south in the fog and rain toward South Carolina</b> this morning, bypassing Clemson since there was no need to stop there now and headed for Greenville where we had planned to spend the night anyway. On the way, we took a slight detour to check out the massive <b>Whitewater Falls along the NC/SC border</b>, but as the video above shows (or doesn't show) all you could do is hear the water falling in the pea-soup fog. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsqHaj9rXLALTKsQrgRihul9PXa_y5mVNIWvfAA2OlNG7axzIdI3B04GA3uAcke-JuuWZQMt-HpO5BeqpAB14JyrxP-L8hQpN3yQaJ1-u0mdI6WzzjCnF_fnQDeGFm4-hvtjTHXeUCJong4vb_s1xIwm8P-LZPzl71ghLudlJmsyr0O7Ob7VbIV9t2=s1319" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1138" data-original-width="1319" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsqHaj9rXLALTKsQrgRihul9PXa_y5mVNIWvfAA2OlNG7axzIdI3B04GA3uAcke-JuuWZQMt-HpO5BeqpAB14JyrxP-L8hQpN3yQaJ1-u0mdI6WzzjCnF_fnQDeGFm4-hvtjTHXeUCJong4vb_s1xIwm8P-LZPzl71ghLudlJmsyr0O7Ob7VbIV9t2=w640-h552" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"> <br />Our first stop in Greenville</b><span style="text-align: left;"> <b>for lunch and a couple libations was Pangaea Brewing</b>. Their unique and tasty <b>Vietnamese pizza</b> was a great find, and their beer was solid too. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioa6xlFZCL06TRn1qG_ez7qU-kvNXSGwkxt_vlkHQmgKEj8ulPmtFi1WbvHUcxIq5BcTuVrhWG5wyIsbxhG_YgqRb23zzDr-wDrSNN2OMiYEZSWkCy15e4a0siaFT1jducDh7Z7oaLUmgzsLxZt1GOQSc4EFo2gAbqMEqqmp2kkSbvX7hTca48YHRu=s5943" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="5943" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioa6xlFZCL06TRn1qG_ez7qU-kvNXSGwkxt_vlkHQmgKEj8ulPmtFi1WbvHUcxIq5BcTuVrhWG5wyIsbxhG_YgqRb23zzDr-wDrSNN2OMiYEZSWkCy15e4a0siaFT1jducDh7Z7oaLUmgzsLxZt1GOQSc4EFo2gAbqMEqqmp2kkSbvX7hTca48YHRu=w640-h210" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Greenville's been our list to visit for a good while now and it did not disappoint.</b> The whole city is built around lovely </span><b style="text-align: left;">Reedy River Falls. </b><span style="text-align: left;"> The restoration of this area and park is quite a story. We really enjoyed spending time this afternoon here and the weather cooperated as well. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoJH-9rkF-9_DkURzj82ux_HyrZkQD9R8ikW9xIPjr_-haceEIHvQUZ6NyuIojPlLVCrrGMAHJlPkX_Qc-Uln8i0t8JBsVseioFQOcX-2_NRMPjB3zHOSxnFnbABmA-iO_hFky4DHFSr9uHpv6VSlIU04-7rDY33fICdAbAgs6m_xukkS-i1Nx3Q_J=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoJH-9rkF-9_DkURzj82ux_HyrZkQD9R8ikW9xIPjr_-haceEIHvQUZ6NyuIojPlLVCrrGMAHJlPkX_Qc-Uln8i0t8JBsVseioFQOcX-2_NRMPjB3zHOSxnFnbABmA-iO_hFky4DHFSr9uHpv6VSlIU04-7rDY33fICdAbAgs6m_xukkS-i1Nx3Q_J=w444-h640" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our friend, Dana, and her husband, Tom, just happened to be in town as well celebrating her birthday, so we arranged to meet them at the <b>Pour Beer Bar in downtown Greenville.</b> We had a fun evening catching up and sampling beers from all over the region and beyond in this pay-by-the-ounce establishment. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIeVq1By815Tg3P7tfp5-Scine2meOQMSOEt_nCKfpFELt_G0PRDou8RZe-f856SJcH1U_46M4txD7hN_z0yn-TkrEiLkPvlpSh5SgwzncQy3kRSqOuTBE6K0-sOu_x-NzWeFB-fN4zofSpPuwSqvKbALpIe_GlaUMmOZAXbbTrpvtSVK_Ax362v9I=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIeVq1By815Tg3P7tfp5-Scine2meOQMSOEt_nCKfpFELt_G0PRDou8RZe-f856SJcH1U_46M4txD7hN_z0yn-TkrEiLkPvlpSh5SgwzncQy3kRSqOuTBE6K0-sOu_x-NzWeFB-fN4zofSpPuwSqvKbALpIe_GlaUMmOZAXbbTrpvtSVK_Ax362v9I=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />While not directly lit, <b>Reedy River Falls at night</b> glows under the city lights. We enjoyed seeing the natural wonder again tonight<b> just around the corner from our nice Embassy Suites Hotel.</b> <b>Thanks to Ashlee for using her Hilton points for free stays each night of this little trip!</b> We even found out <b>the rooftop bar at the hotel was still decorated with a Christmas pop-up theme</b>, so that's another one to add to our list this season! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9zx8suHSgH0ChjRQihugNkp_kPaCe2pERYh7y_OSoWTqi0QT-mOxX50LmJj3nJQpPgGLZL_UBqciMA9jODQOO4l89ff7ajUo6R2UggAordXe4Ub3e5mEhnew7VlIq0piZBLkm2P7ryC8xRmvnVJGtReIu_q9kr24ZT-1dOM3BbwnU46KopOCptuVd=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9zx8suHSgH0ChjRQihugNkp_kPaCe2pERYh7y_OSoWTqi0QT-mOxX50LmJj3nJQpPgGLZL_UBqciMA9jODQOO4l89ff7ajUo6R2UggAordXe4Ub3e5mEhnew7VlIq0piZBLkm2P7ryC8xRmvnVJGtReIu_q9kr24ZT-1dOM3BbwnU46KopOCptuVd=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, December 30 </b><span style="text-align: left;">- We continued southeast toward the coast and </span><b style="text-align: left;">Beaufort, South Carolina, a possible retirement/snowbird locale we wanted to check out. </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Ashlee drove through a lot of rain throughout this trip and did a great job.</b> We could see the clearing skies ahead of us as we got closer to the Atlantic Ocean. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_FnU8BXp9-o_SPXXeEol9VlDCAVrFb1V12beiTGT3RFBdzYgsBZqP4MsVIOt351V0eYg18Py3qsVxScBV8ZIaSVcPykzA2NcFqEy6Sgj9mB5nLozCSV3zeJv2s3z-1J_nH4Ajh9Gk2vbUkzrtwVfL7dhnhRvYiJpnj-4apjjN_BbLnpVmDMObik3H=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_FnU8BXp9-o_SPXXeEol9VlDCAVrFb1V12beiTGT3RFBdzYgsBZqP4MsVIOt351V0eYg18Py3qsVxScBV8ZIaSVcPykzA2NcFqEy6Sgj9mB5nLozCSV3zeJv2s3z-1J_nH4Ajh9Gk2vbUkzrtwVfL7dhnhRvYiJpnj-4apjjN_BbLnpVmDMObik3H=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The long drive in the rain paid off with clearing skies and some sun as we visited <b>Hunting Island Lighthouse on the coast near Beaufort.</b> I have actually been to this lighthouse before, but not with my baby. And she's as pretty as ever...the lighthouse ain't bad either! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfodqM92T_UB_2lFeowWM5DnQMQC82XiiQZqwaap6jI14CVTqSraSmMzxMQXoGITVOBdYQSZKuCEzrKg8c3ZGXPstSQB7RN9avm7Neczn2aOL1YCJ2KlYpO-FIboh8yOwk2Lrp_LtokmvWCIfWFofa7gvRAOpXiT_zvKNdUHRKQLKGr-a5qjeozZqr=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfodqM92T_UB_2lFeowWM5DnQMQC82XiiQZqwaap6jI14CVTqSraSmMzxMQXoGITVOBdYQSZKuCEzrKg8c3ZGXPstSQB7RN9avm7Neczn2aOL1YCJ2KlYpO-FIboh8yOwk2Lrp_LtokmvWCIfWFofa7gvRAOpXiT_zvKNdUHRKQLKGr-a5qjeozZqr=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunset at Hunting Island Beach</b> was serene and pretty, but that magnificent white sand in Destin in hard to beat and you don't have to pay to be on it like you do here. Strike one. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh45MuxQO8GoIGRSz_f8Wzy2aQSCjiPXjEsGQ20qit5r_woRM7O_7RuQtNvYfNAS6YTTISi01EbYqGSquH9lSR5aR9Gex5k2Nro6u-jCEsry227W4MzdvZD6mnuu7i1q3K_SsuWecHLENv-i7RoC6fpQ5e80E6DawdbI8BN0GgT3TKf3ymd-Qupg5VO=s1092" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1092" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh45MuxQO8GoIGRSz_f8Wzy2aQSCjiPXjEsGQ20qit5r_woRM7O_7RuQtNvYfNAS6YTTISi01EbYqGSquH9lSR5aR9Gex5k2Nro6u-jCEsry227W4MzdvZD6mnuu7i1q3K_SsuWecHLENv-i7RoC6fpQ5e80E6DawdbI8BN0GgT3TKf3ymd-Qupg5VO=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, January 31</b> - We took a nice <b>Dolphin Watching and History Cruise with Coastal Expeditions</b> late this morning. The sites were limited due to some patchy fog, but we did catch a few good looks at a good-sized dolphin playing nearby. The history of the area was interesting too. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDu8pQdNj2HOT80ys54fTqOtaOfPeRb0avoq4HKTkjkY2L2Cn9NebI5g1W2ZLMdPRYAQ0kYcJJet1Nt9E4zO9-3jCCamf-WKH_IGZThIyTbNCGBs_ZYUyvzY9TFSecbXjipQUFyD2HjBUZNOosyAfJ_9Rx0oFl5XuxYzCicP1-INBKLWpdSmt6br8p=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDu8pQdNj2HOT80ys54fTqOtaOfPeRb0avoq4HKTkjkY2L2Cn9NebI5g1W2ZLMdPRYAQ0kYcJJet1Nt9E4zO9-3jCCamf-WKH_IGZThIyTbNCGBs_ZYUyvzY9TFSecbXjipQUFyD2HjBUZNOosyAfJ_9Rx0oFl5XuxYzCicP1-INBKLWpdSmt6br8p=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />While this <b>turnstile swing-bridge</b> going over to Lady's Island from Beaufort is kind of cool, it also symbolizes something we noticed pretty quickly around here. You wait in traffic here...a lot. We are all for "island time" but come on. Traffic in The Keys isn't even this bad! Strike Two. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiGaPjr4ekaB5tebr0AGBhgGRUzZOxZRYtFUSbPOulqLLca2GLqfuNLtdz497zgm8GFuleY013q59q_cYeLO2coaQyPq8lH7KYoZZjt6GZvoR4wrK7-3by-0fMbF1sUOHtZobj-Gb0ak3p2dF9rs27xFeiQQZPPhs5euGxkW6lwN9COSBMhhr9XIFr=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiGaPjr4ekaB5tebr0AGBhgGRUzZOxZRYtFUSbPOulqLLca2GLqfuNLtdz497zgm8GFuleY013q59q_cYeLO2coaQyPq8lH7KYoZZjt6GZvoR4wrK7-3by-0fMbF1sUOHtZobj-Gb0ak3p2dF9rs27xFeiQQZPPhs5euGxkW6lwN9COSBMhhr9XIFr=w296-h640" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />While the <b>Spanish moss in the trees everywhere</b> is beautiful and quaint, it doesn't help with housing prices. This tree was in the yard of a modest little house for over $400K nowhere near the beach. Not worth it. Strike Three. You're out, Beaufort...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyziiv3OZTO5XWlF9JVPRk4edL7iQHlbuOF9rcZXRHmenJ8kkpKCsD0ExuvUUASbveduP64OMC03Cl_HtEtmg7zYRyC_eo7Ihcu5tPgAJTHCUbeRHIV-uiNJY2QrVTSK2Gj0o2IAXzRbMO5oQ2QRwAbRRDjPxhuZ5Ye2rfpITW5ajBqcXbpuirTSEB=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyziiv3OZTO5XWlF9JVPRk4edL7iQHlbuOF9rcZXRHmenJ8kkpKCsD0ExuvUUASbveduP64OMC03Cl_HtEtmg7zYRyC_eo7Ihcu5tPgAJTHCUbeRHIV-uiNJY2QrVTSK2Gj0o2IAXzRbMO5oQ2QRwAbRRDjPxhuZ5Ye2rfpITW5ajBqcXbpuirTSEB=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We took a drive over to<b> Hilton Head Island </b>to see what all the to-do was over there. Not overly impressed. Nice vibe and pretty chill, but same old ho-hum sand. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxYxWrOnj5HWD15t6K2TXVdH_LG7NxAQ1GljpL5bKHkG--p2slbBGt_ciwQLI3MPlIgHj1cIJN8qI2cLDS7b56EiNKZa-s20b9cbytbJJ1ehGTkwrPMl7PRS-sqNA2517Lxe_2hQuGGSLaoWmjlXxfD4JzzrUKy_xxjDfrn-6r2C-1nLvUT-NlecP2=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxYxWrOnj5HWD15t6K2TXVdH_LG7NxAQ1GljpL5bKHkG--p2slbBGt_ciwQLI3MPlIgHj1cIJN8qI2cLDS7b56EiNKZa-s20b9cbytbJJ1ehGTkwrPMl7PRS-sqNA2517Lxe_2hQuGGSLaoWmjlXxfD4JzzrUKy_xxjDfrn-6r2C-1nLvUT-NlecP2=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After an <b>excellent late lunch at the Lowcountry Produce Market and Cafe in Beaufort</b>, <b>we opted to just spend New Year's Eve in the room</b>, relaxing and watching old sitcoms. Guess we're getting old...but we did stay up til midnight (EST) at least! <b>Happy New Year, baby!!</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWI1LZJZxmLRro1tKNZ06AVXGoAo28f4WXdoJYKjDaCW0zpDIgqURUEjFHcOXhTPQEOsaApnnTWpP2loD9s8xAHnlphNz2xg2edX5XIQdZ4NaF5AEFS3nsGoUzu_mfKoFagsTUGvMfBwY7BvZcQKfhOLqXUUacT_H_OiPGjOv0pep8vOD8OFk5l5Tv=s1383" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWI1LZJZxmLRro1tKNZ06AVXGoAo28f4WXdoJYKjDaCW0zpDIgqURUEjFHcOXhTPQEOsaApnnTWpP2loD9s8xAHnlphNz2xg2edX5XIQdZ4NaF5AEFS3nsGoUzu_mfKoFagsTUGvMfBwY7BvZcQKfhOLqXUUacT_H_OiPGjOv0pep8vOD8OFk5l5Tv=w520-h640" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Saturday, January 1</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - <b>Happy New Year!</b> We spent most of it <b>driving back from South Carolina</b>, through Atlanta and Chattanooga, dodging storms and traffic. We got pretty lucky on both accounts, and the hours flew by thanks to <b>some fascinating podcasts we found about The Murdaugh Family</b> from the area we were just in. Crazy, crazy stuff! And it's still going on! <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0ImAWUTuTsbr7J4nj-9BPSbF2F7Uh4Y5u84toyUhUIbJQp2QKaXg1ymo-mZYfN34U9kHoji6iFO_raVKLh8ZyS_yw3GI_m8n8LRjik2LE7M0r5Z17brY2wyT3J_7fBE6NGuUbE5DEW-AcdX7Re354l7bXFyZ-JTfWYrSBw3kYSMvZdIJYTS-0yscH=s1391" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="1316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0ImAWUTuTsbr7J4nj-9BPSbF2F7Uh4Y5u84toyUhUIbJQp2QKaXg1ymo-mZYfN34U9kHoji6iFO_raVKLh8ZyS_yw3GI_m8n8LRjik2LE7M0r5Z17brY2wyT3J_7fBE6NGuUbE5DEW-AcdX7Re354l7bXFyZ-JTfWYrSBw3kYSMvZdIJYTS-0yscH=w606-h640" width="606" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our only fun stop going home was at <b>the first Buc-ee's we've ever visited outside Texas. This fairly new one is in Adairsville, GA</b>. Man, it was packed, but we were still able to use their <b>super-clean restrooms, plus grab some giant sandwiches and cheap fountain drinks</b> for the last leg home. Can't wait for the new one in nearby Crossville to open!! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisW-pgJufEAPXLrLlgkTN3mKSRe5Ew_WnP0fNIde2bTil5qGycc9MxTB6oV6wCoemdRMQDRzXhegnF0u972dDI-9J5OH1QfGFx_WiZavs_KQWWHzzadm8xttvwUVT3oiGVdCS9hFGgvVZUz_pk1hgjtp3yvAoOM3kDS6aUN8gIBPXggUb5uDHobtp0=s1678" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisW-pgJufEAPXLrLlgkTN3mKSRe5Ew_WnP0fNIde2bTil5qGycc9MxTB6oV6wCoemdRMQDRzXhegnF0u972dDI-9J5OH1QfGFx_WiZavs_KQWWHzzadm8xttvwUVT3oiGVdCS9hFGgvVZUz_pk1hgjtp3yvAoOM3kDS6aUN8gIBPXggUb5uDHobtp0=w522-h640" width="522" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />With a few slight alterations due to some end-of-the-year activity changes, the <b>new 2021 collage</b> is up and she's a beauty! <b>Still a somewhat limited year in terms of travel and such</b> with Covid still creeping around and now even getting a new variant. But we hope the new year brings us another busy and fun agenda as is at all possible. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXPTHG7y6hK6jNEJyezblxG1KAkXFdmk0zTyGGRheiUv2EaxpWMFCNhXcdPw6zyq4U6WRMgHURkF8q7Lt2FgpJc_jQEOQnZdLK51vr6-46-zxl89uhSa3yVN5y2sHMRXkAsPxuTo9ja81nxM24EoJ9COduWt1Wi_TgmUZzj2UB8IF6RTb9jgAXk5KY=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXPTHG7y6hK6jNEJyezblxG1KAkXFdmk0zTyGGRheiUv2EaxpWMFCNhXcdPw6zyq4U6WRMgHURkF8q7Lt2FgpJc_jQEOQnZdLK51vr6-46-zxl89uhSa3yVN5y2sHMRXkAsPxuTo9ja81nxM24EoJ9COduWt1Wi_TgmUZzj2UB8IF6RTb9jgAXk5KY=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, January 3</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - </span><b style="text-align: left;">We woke up to a beautiful snowfall today from an overnight weather pattern.</b><span style="text-align: left;"> Too bad our Christmas decorations look so good with snow on them, but just a couple weeks too late.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRaIxzdIFSH3_a5JE37jexAr9N-M0hf2SjKZOeQAhRMQtXa8P8jmxUv0OuQiyGUPWWL3UrmJ-gX7Sut0HukVOv0D-DN7UtDaNhEgYIKPTNhqBrQpskfOjdqrkn3woIHtRxAfiCNqynYDW05P5J6MwhJiDXHbZaJ1-fi67eLtTMvSj5-lysxNPgIrPv=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRaIxzdIFSH3_a5JE37jexAr9N-M0hf2SjKZOeQAhRMQtXa8P8jmxUv0OuQiyGUPWWL3UrmJ-gX7Sut0HukVOv0D-DN7UtDaNhEgYIKPTNhqBrQpskfOjdqrkn3woIHtRxAfiCNqynYDW05P5J6MwhJiDXHbZaJ1-fi67eLtTMvSj5-lysxNPgIrPv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Thursday, January 6</b> - More snow, new day. We got <b>an even bigger snowfall today</b> that turned our place into a winter wonderland. This is also the <b>first picture posted on here from my new IPhone 13 and its three lenses</b>! So nice! Thanks for the upgrade, baby!! </td></tr></tbody></table><span><b><br /></b></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5ByxObHljOyKBiE_BGdAnpTShmOQozA4krqsXDBUvB-n8VMqxGTYHPG5VvlohiUNSmTfkOMsLXG79FQyNe3jFvmRYDuUehsmOGf2UGKwBIy6NbK77QFTDYvvjrP2VNhsP-p6_T_CEwHwWN4Oqlx_GXzzpj7VtvnwT-bePcyBOT-ObIO38BukC92cC=s640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="640" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5ByxObHljOyKBiE_BGdAnpTShmOQozA4krqsXDBUvB-n8VMqxGTYHPG5VvlohiUNSmTfkOMsLXG79FQyNe3jFvmRYDuUehsmOGf2UGKwBIy6NbK77QFTDYvvjrP2VNhsP-p6_T_CEwHwWN4Oqlx_GXzzpj7VtvnwT-bePcyBOT-ObIO38BukC92cC=w640-h472" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, January 7</b> - More snow fun. Who cares if Christmas is over! </td></tr></tbody></table><p><span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhanAnluN6Hbl92JfZ92xLJyWeYHo1nH0vgMHjRAqBMEbqYxqSYSNJunpLfLac69o_o5wq_yV6kDvhmS5al5twy2UD43vWOpBtbFdNcDvdVZz5j4Lou61DTiAL3KSKfrhgBIcjO7r1S8UVUWOJuksN17Xks5iwyRFqYsVBHARmtWs12uiVJ-R2JnQGj=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhanAnluN6Hbl92JfZ92xLJyWeYHo1nH0vgMHjRAqBMEbqYxqSYSNJunpLfLac69o_o5wq_yV6kDvhmS5al5twy2UD43vWOpBtbFdNcDvdVZz5j4Lou61DTiAL3KSKfrhgBIcjO7r1S8UVUWOJuksN17Xks5iwyRFqYsVBHARmtWs12uiVJ-R2JnQGj=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Zippy thinks snow fun is dumb...</td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlcGRaOYrltkX7yacbTzouT5njB88pyBkUTZ7UpzBz3OUPxzl2qGA3ekORpBCwjPMRV7zkRLxzHXQCvwpGyL9fhnlPUP0dU1hHrXDtmk7Qj1qJgOfYhKScHaz0nAUyt5PxT0jrHT3rdJaitLpQeLH27F2dDUnw5DdCH6Sl5TiqBtsy8trA86UcGgpl=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlcGRaOYrltkX7yacbTzouT5njB88pyBkUTZ7UpzBz3OUPxzl2qGA3ekORpBCwjPMRV7zkRLxzHXQCvwpGyL9fhnlPUP0dU1hHrXDtmk7Qj1qJgOfYhKScHaz0nAUyt5PxT0jrHT3rdJaitLpQeLH27F2dDUnw5DdCH6Sl5TiqBtsy8trA86UcGgpl=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, January 24</b> - Ashlee got back from a week-long girls-cruise today and after taxiing everyone from the airport, we headed over to <b>the Lebanon Square to Town Square Social </b>for a tasty early dinner/late lunch. It's so nice to see our little previously ho-hum square becoming an actual place you want to visit. And more good things to come we are hearing! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIvdZm1ceSDHdElwgY-o_z8zEVGiMSWojJNbK0ALaOgTY5L0cjPT8xoVnPPTcW3-Y3hnAQKmxs76Nf8kY-hsUaL87DFto7rH6pm0gwEaUcWhQnuQU_ijxXS7xBUJmBmkb6D1d4F4HOF0dr76whcCXWHLsJEc8c1pv3a4SRfMr2RF4oNByTvf9KbxPI=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIvdZm1ceSDHdElwgY-o_z8zEVGiMSWojJNbK0ALaOgTY5L0cjPT8xoVnPPTcW3-Y3hnAQKmxs76Nf8kY-hsUaL87DFto7rH6pm0gwEaUcWhQnuQU_ijxXS7xBUJmBmkb6D1d4F4HOF0dr76whcCXWHLsJEc8c1pv3a4SRfMr2RF4oNByTvf9KbxPI=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, January 27</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - </span><span style="text-align: left;">Ashlee and I attended </span><span style="text-align: left;">our <b>first-ever Beer Dinner at Catch 22 in Mt. Juliet</b></span><b><span style="text-align: left;"> tonight </span><span style="text-align: left;">hosted by The Black Abbey Brewing Company from Nashville.</span></b><span style="text-align: left;"> It's so nice to have something like this actually happening in our county! It wa<b>s a 3-course delight, food-wise and beer-wise. </b> We started with a pint can of their <b>flagship Belgian blonde, The Rose</b>. The first course<b> (fried lobster tail) </b>was accompanied by their fairly new <b>Czech Condition pilsner.</b> The main course of a succulent <b>veal chop </b>was accompanied by the lightly tart <b>River Running Hibiscus Gose.</b> Dessert (photo above) was an awesome <b>Twix cheesecake with Lorna Doon crust</b> and accompanied by their delightful <b>Belgian quad called Ancient Ways</b>. One of the owners/brewers of Black Abbey gave us some great introductions to each beer and a little history on this longtime Nashville microbrewery. Overall, a very fun and tasty evening! </span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVHOKczcgGcRJCZLm95QBukMv-i-i78wVCUNFVmx69aDaWyr5jCu5zHCkWF_8quSEVqVx-gRSTMyBE_RlXlJQ3diTMW7qm6uTxUhd_-0jTJJmCs2Xl4C2yrWQiIUHlNeV9s4ba4VHngDmBp2TgWEezU4hDOfnbmdPhhD0e2wSnhs8L9mujqjArgLHH=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVHOKczcgGcRJCZLm95QBukMv-i-i78wVCUNFVmx69aDaWyr5jCu5zHCkWF_8quSEVqVx-gRSTMyBE_RlXlJQ3diTMW7qm6uTxUhd_-0jTJJmCs2Xl4C2yrWQiIUHlNeV9s4ba4VHngDmBp2TgWEezU4hDOfnbmdPhhD0e2wSnhs8L9mujqjArgLHH=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Byron says the talking rabbits in the BBC "Watership Down" series are amazing! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-25355820542719261012022-01-31T12:14:00.000-06:002022-01-31T12:14:42.738-06:00Christmas is Com- Never Mind, It's Here...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-871kjf7ZO8c/YZr5jO414fI/AAAAAAAASGo/3WHm7BJ1YuEGuFvx7JFgBvsX7P6VqfWggCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/new%2Bheights%2Bnight%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1280" height="344" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-871kjf7ZO8c/YZr5jO414fI/AAAAAAAASGo/3WHm7BJ1YuEGuFvx7JFgBvsX7P6VqfWggCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h344/new%2Bheights%2Bnight%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, November 19 - </b>Ashlee and the bachelorette party she was hanging with most of this weekend, met up with me at <b>New Heights Brewing</b> tonight in downtown Nashville. It's very close to the AirBnB they were renting. I bought the ladies<b> a flight of NHBC's great beers</b> as they are celebrating 5 years in business this weekend. Then I was on my way...too much woo-woo for me! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RqExUCvhWRY/YZr6-9rrSUI/AAAAAAAASGw/0bMBoCfCTpkVvN8_46Gh6KZoUlTL32y_wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1691/augustana%2Bsolo%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RqExUCvhWRY/YZr6-9rrSUI/AAAAAAAASGw/0bMBoCfCTpkVvN8_46Gh6KZoUlTL32y_wCNcBGAsYHQ/w572-h640/augustana%2Bsolo%2B.jpg" width="572" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> <br /><b>Saturday, November 20 - </b>It was a <b>crazy night in Nashville with four different shows we would have liked to have seen: </b> Andrew McMahon (fresh off The Rock Boat), The Wallflowers, Andy Frasco, and the winner of our choice: <b>Augustana (Dan Layus solo show) at The Mercy Lounge. </b>Ashlee broke free of the bachelorette weekend to attend along with our friend, Bethany. Dan sounded great and we were so glad to see (and hear) him again. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a0MvauV3XXI/YaJ1gw-LhwI/AAAAAAAASHw/VFmSLmMkStQWsAyllIMKPcv6zCtNAKe9ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thanksgiving%2B202%2560.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="977" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a0MvauV3XXI/YaJ1gw-LhwI/AAAAAAAASHw/VFmSLmMkStQWsAyllIMKPcv6zCtNAKe9ACNcBGAsYHQ/w488-h640/thanksgiving%2B202%2560.jpg" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Thursday, November 25</b> - We had a quiet little <b>Thanksgiving at home</b> for the first time in a while this year as the prices down in Destin for house rentals have really shot up. Paige and Ella came up and we had a <b>nice dinner ordered from Cracker Barrel</b> with Doris at the head of the table ready to do some turkey carving! Thanks to Ashlee for the cute pic. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SHjPMX5CfUs/YaJ1rEFbxZI/AAAAAAAASH0/MmtrN6PcH40fS8IYeG8HOZh1w-agQV6HgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1263/ashlee%2Band%2Bjenna.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SHjPMX5CfUs/YaJ1rEFbxZI/AAAAAAAASH0/MmtrN6PcH40fS8IYeG8HOZh1w-agQV6HgCNcBGAsYHQ/w570-h640/ashlee%2Band%2Bjenna.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, November 26 - Our old cruise pals, Will and Jenna, were in town</b> for the holidays visiting Will's parents who live here in Wilson County. We met up for a lot of craft beer and a ton of laughs and good times at <b>The Cedar Tap</b> over on the square. It's so nice to have a place like this just a mile or so from the house. These are two of my favorite pretty ladies in the world!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IESsWILLB0U/YaJ10z8GXLI/AAAAAAAASH8/hcN3J-Kd32YnKh1xS5W266BDjj2_GGBugCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/house%2Bof%2Bgucci%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="877" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IESsWILLB0U/YaJ10z8GXLI/AAAAAAAASH8/hcN3J-Kd32YnKh1xS5W266BDjj2_GGBugCNcBGAsYHQ/w438-h640/house%2Bof%2Bgucci%2B.jpg" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, November 27 </b>- We headed over to our local <b>Roxy Theaters (recliners!)</b> this afternoon to check out the new flick, <b><i>House of Gucci</i></b>, which is getting rave reviews. We thought it was really well done and a very interesting true story. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><h3><span style="color: red;">Despite the fact we weren't going to Destin this year for Christmas, we found a </span><span style="color: #38761d;">bevy of Yuletide festivities around Nashville to keep us busy and happy. </span></h3><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JzHtndjKmaM/Ya2Su6lD8wI/AAAAAAAASLM/4Ur5szvV1kg65ygbXzYEgygGE6mwCJy_ACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/lebanon%2Bchristmas%2Btree.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JzHtndjKmaM/Ya2Su6lD8wI/AAAAAAAASLM/4Ur5szvV1kg65ygbXzYEgygGE6mwCJy_ACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/lebanon%2Bchristmas%2Btree.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, December 3</b> - We attended the <b>Lighting of the Christmas Tree on the Lebanon Square</b> tonight amid very mild temps and nice weather. Afterwards, we had a couple beers and dinner at <b>The Cedar Tap. </b> Again, it's so nice to have this option in our town now! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PTjUInsgYvg/Ya-C9v3d0OI/AAAAAAAASLU/Zocswo_73jUFvN0WcxWPrNN8hVa_TJ1aACNcBGAsYHQ/s1411/cheese%2Badvent%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1411" height="494" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PTjUInsgYvg/Ya-C9v3d0OI/AAAAAAAASLU/Zocswo_73jUFvN0WcxWPrNN8hVa_TJ1aACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h494/cheese%2Badvent%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, December 6</b> - We slowed down on our number of <b>advent calendars</b> this year with only this tasty <b>cheese one from Aldi.</b> Maybe we will ramp back up again next year with wine, beer, etc. </td></tr></tbody></table><b></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N2K8BviqSUE/YbDt7ABCxCI/AAAAAAAASLc/x-tdi5fpBDs-ifwHdkTPKhDZg2mdws58ACNcBGAsYHQ/s531/covid%2Bbooster%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="531" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N2K8BviqSUE/YbDt7ABCxCI/AAAAAAAASLc/x-tdi5fpBDs-ifwHdkTPKhDZg2mdws58ACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h320/covid%2Bbooster%2B.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, December 7</b> - We went over to Wal-Green's today and got our<b> Covid booster vaccinations</b> to hopefully protect us from the new delta variant of this crap. While there, we <b>also got flu shots.</b> Might as well protect against all the crud possible. </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZcdsbVz0NgWDftiyup10nX4URM3hmikXxYT7Ooci8xxe8qmEs8Rf7FgPQ0srZz_BtTFrE2j363KA3p1XSc2XVohvHJHmqL5LFiOlvBGX5i1447ykg5QWPCJepHyaD-Vy-J77UgQVkPw0LPZZuH_uUGTR8jF4ucaKUJQ0wBGigZTG-TDOYsQXkX6SA=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="710" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZcdsbVz0NgWDftiyup10nX4URM3hmikXxYT7Ooci8xxe8qmEs8Rf7FgPQ0srZz_BtTFrE2j363KA3p1XSc2XVohvHJHmqL5LFiOlvBGX5i1447ykg5QWPCJepHyaD-Vy-J77UgQVkPw0LPZZuH_uUGTR8jF4ucaKUJQ0wBGigZTG-TDOYsQXkX6SA=w357-h640" width="357" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, December 10 - We had to hunker down in the bathroom tonight</b> due to a terrible storm front with lots of tornadic activity roaring in from the west. <b>We got lucky</b> with the cold Cumberland River once again splitting the heavy weather to our north and south of us. North took in the worst with a lot of deaths in Kentucky due to tornado damage. Whoever heard of killer tornados in December?? Yeah, global warming is a myth...</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkLiq6DzQ7k6ZrLTwCjFBWaCFAlrsQWT4oOx87FVduf7pYDM31W3wD3Ft4b0WTtNi44EHjHOaBODYqpp6QGS1OFEl9pbDRIbeTWCxHDDm5OkMnC0notiB3dqHwGMQ7zANmqXilalgHsjg4QhLB87dR902OyyPVFk2qmrTZ-7dCDbUqIer_xRlmY4zS=s1114" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1114" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkLiq6DzQ7k6ZrLTwCjFBWaCFAlrsQWT4oOx87FVduf7pYDM31W3wD3Ft4b0WTtNi44EHjHOaBODYqpp6QGS1OFEl9pbDRIbeTWCxHDDm5OkMnC0notiB3dqHwGMQ7zANmqXilalgHsjg4QhLB87dR902OyyPVFk2qmrTZ-7dCDbUqIer_xRlmY4zS=w640-h630" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, December 11 - </b>We cheated a little on the local cat rescue group that Ashlee volunteers with and is on the board of today when we snuck over to <b>True Rescue in Mt. Juliet</b> to check on the facility and a couple of their kittens they had posted online for Ashlee's sister, Paige. It's a pretty cool place with <b>tons of sweet adult cats just roaming around</b> <b>and a very nice staff.</b> <b>We even went home with "Oliver" for Paige</b> because he reminds us all of a young Zippy. Well, those are mighty big paws to fill. We shall see! </td></tr></tbody></table></b><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijmXfs4JBAQFGym2z5vOpQeOL0mijApu5ZGwvAk2yrOyXpKbbPXwpWAADTu4VOB6WRZ6GCwoDARi5beaRHdP5n7UhxY6nNGi6czno5rBBrTtp980vqVs20JhkK-lvyIlX4zz32Nq5y_XjSmSZjvakH67iAPxvPUwzvoPvq-MOqc94qkTqG_DdZCK37=s1570" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijmXfs4JBAQFGym2z5vOpQeOL0mijApu5ZGwvAk2yrOyXpKbbPXwpWAADTu4VOB6WRZ6GCwoDARi5beaRHdP5n7UhxY6nNGi6czno5rBBrTtp980vqVs20JhkK-lvyIlX4zz32Nq5y_XjSmSZjvakH67iAPxvPUwzvoPvq-MOqc94qkTqG_DdZCK37=w616-h640" width="616" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />We hit our first Nashville pop-up bar of the season tonight at Tinsel and Gretel's </b><b style="text-align: left;">Christmas Candy Cottage at Sidebar at the Bode Hotel downtown. </b><span style="text-align: left;">This was our first visit here and it</span><span style="text-align: left;"> was pretty cool, albeit a bit disorganized this early on, I guess. We had some<b> tasty seasonal drinks,</b> and there was a lady singing with her guitar that was pretty good also. We had some decent finger food too. Not a bad start! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1ElX0WaSCDFkznEO_yd-vLVMQN90yEV7QvCIENAKGpLlKKHTOfI80M_XKiAR919A3y_isBmWZQbspixhtwYT_gqTNae505wRifdjhVXaF7Js-UZzKIX04f9WJ1ea-8F8_--VglDraHXGaa4UQFhQ8uhtHNrs095MGf31p9e9OnfybINfl6Os4FCJ7=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1ElX0WaSCDFkznEO_yd-vLVMQN90yEV7QvCIENAKGpLlKKHTOfI80M_XKiAR919A3y_isBmWZQbspixhtwYT_gqTNae505wRifdjhVXaF7Js-UZzKIX04f9WJ1ea-8F8_--VglDraHXGaa4UQFhQ8uhtHNrs095MGf31p9e9OnfybINfl6Os4FCJ7=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, December 11 - Dudley: Santa's secret helper</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYYZnU2WFemD9W9CFnrYhht1VcdZTKF9LywttisDcFrD-YtUW756yTfmgC66XF1Iw0YviFTjNZk2vyP2rWEy0yVVRV1PmXfyBoR_U_y4cwqcGXrUx_lj4XxCqPuXbxIuxAf6Q4P5IkB0SDCQQpEPpaKY-lCEg8BHdkfDHHQ6RSokgfMNOkjLVYZECS=s1264" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYYZnU2WFemD9W9CFnrYhht1VcdZTKF9LywttisDcFrD-YtUW756yTfmgC66XF1Iw0YviFTjNZk2vyP2rWEy0yVVRV1PmXfyBoR_U_y4cwqcGXrUx_lj4XxCqPuXbxIuxAf6Q4P5IkB0SDCQQpEPpaKY-lCEg8BHdkfDHHQ6RSokgfMNOkjLVYZECS=w570-h640" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We went to see the new musical remake, <b style="font-style: italic;">West Side Story</b><b>,</b><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b><b style="text-align: left;">at The Roxy Theaters (recliners!) here in Lebanon </b><span style="text-align: left;">tonight. Granted, we've never saw the original to compare it to but with Steven Spielberg at the helm of this one, we figured it would be good. It was, in fact, not that great. For a "classic" the story is kind of dumb actually. It was shot well, but overall, a bit of a disappointment. It was good to see our friend, Casey, and his nephew, Colin, at the show as well. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEdNJKkImWkvip-xbHW--VkKRca9zL8QkKfCFhE-zZEOt9WYcY8iKtuxo8KW3YpE5_2tC6GVFtupWdm47QMJgTjyD0HsW7nwnSwDzfXRhv06hBndzTetIH9eBUcFSxYYY6Bpjf5KnAE9MIug7uUPdHxlMnWYiQLi-w0wFZzhoC7Fw4E9k_b0VodEFI=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1229" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEdNJKkImWkvip-xbHW--VkKRca9zL8QkKfCFhE-zZEOt9WYcY8iKtuxo8KW3YpE5_2tC6GVFtupWdm47QMJgTjyD0HsW7nwnSwDzfXRhv06hBndzTetIH9eBUcFSxYYY6Bpjf5KnAE9MIug7uUPdHxlMnWYiQLi-w0wFZzhoC7Fw4E9k_b0VodEFI=w384-h400" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Saturday, December 18 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We went to see the long-time holiday Nashville band, <b>The Ornaments, in concert at The Wash at Eastside Bowl in Madison</b> tonight. Eastside Bowl is a cool new bowling alley and concert venue refurbed from an old Kmart building. The Wash is their concert space. and while a bit small, it's pretty nice with good acoustics and decent sightlines. Thanks to our friends Bethany, Emily, Andrew, Wendy and Charly for going with us. We all had <b>a nice low-key dinner in their Clark's Diner</b> beforehand as well. This little outing took the place of our usual Christmas party we have when we are home for the holidays. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0z6RF9A8w6h2_4513pPzxacCcMUOxAxQrdkOhrjAY7ZHxfBmSMkZA_7MtXEOKzO-dZC86n3OeeZ_099b5KxssGHPj3hQFPVbO2qEaQYpiO4r-3KTrNpw1r3YtMbdLtcmhL0iniTyVy_m99Wm8Za5OKTGh4skc24hiwCpnDXadxJLt6OWDyN58XI1o=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1025" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0z6RF9A8w6h2_4513pPzxacCcMUOxAxQrdkOhrjAY7ZHxfBmSMkZA_7MtXEOKzO-dZC86n3OeeZ_099b5KxssGHPj3hQFPVbO2qEaQYpiO4r-3KTrNpw1r3YtMbdLtcmhL0iniTyVy_m99Wm8Za5OKTGh4skc24hiwCpnDXadxJLt6OWDyN58XI1o=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, December 19 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Since we missed seeing the holiday classic, <b><i>The Nightmare Before Christmas</i></b>, at the Full Moon Cineplex recently due to illness with the staff, we decided to check it out tonight on our <b>Disney+ streaming service</b>. Very weird, kinda cute and definitely worth a watch...finally! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSWc67lFm6TZm0WI1cVAXSoJFWAE69Q1CSWpveXtvZPqPh7S7GOwGsURcvKYub5L99yttgftpQadbZX6RseT2GMSX3PK0dPCOPq81SF8g_Z3Z5Ogwdha4i1XnO1tX8auuD6JGYGpt7x8z5DLYsom_sVzNQDRMAyfxQVDyPiWt-G9rduRy26TbZDT6y=s1116" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1116" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSWc67lFm6TZm0WI1cVAXSoJFWAE69Q1CSWpveXtvZPqPh7S7GOwGsURcvKYub5L99yttgftpQadbZX6RseT2GMSX3PK0dPCOPq81SF8g_Z3Z5Ogwdha4i1XnO1tX8auuD6JGYGpt7x8z5DLYsom_sVzNQDRMAyfxQVDyPiWt-G9rduRy26TbZDT6y=w640-h340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, December 20 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We had tickets to <b>Snow Globe</b> tonight, <b>a pop-up holiday bar at the new JW Marriott Hotel downtown.</b> It was a late-night experience for us since we were lucky just to get in with <b>all shows being SOLD OUT! </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ob_Aka9gJrYxPHbsqXxY9nPJJHUns5OGsOfZc3SIVdhdcvR2uMWYt-eTCQpWup4WIjQYY4dTB-XXM80bwprfJ29_CkY2WIynzid2uk9tybOzHnjhF08NtOzmdEtBuFYvvGyn9BRRzqxW3ZZpDw26PVyPUdPQRoLVMeXMcsA7bNgX5B6R1EgebeR0=s1753" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="1753" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ob_Aka9gJrYxPHbsqXxY9nPJJHUns5OGsOfZc3SIVdhdcvR2uMWYt-eTCQpWup4WIjQYY4dTB-XXM80bwprfJ29_CkY2WIynzid2uk9tybOzHnjhF08NtOzmdEtBuFYvvGyn9BRRzqxW3ZZpDw26PVyPUdPQRoLVMeXMcsA7bNgX5B6R1EgebeR0=w640-h550" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />With some time to kill before our 9 PM ticketed event, <b>we checked off a couple other pop-up holiday bars as well downtown</b> starting with <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Nightmare Before Christmas</i><b>-themed Parlor Bar at the nice boutique hotel called Dream.</b> This place must be new because it sits between The Bobby Hotel and The Noelle Hotel which we've been to both several times, but we've never been in here. The decor was very fun and well done. <b>Good thing we just watched the movie</b>, so we knew what all the decorations meant! The drinks and food were excellent as well. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh27ipLxzLTAIBJeSS6hkGP-grmJLddp2C6YzmnqRn5ar1GM8MGiJ7fZiOjwzRIPs21BhxJZtmVNuR12-tEAv7x7V-NjToYerjTQYyxsPiwzJIL1oyb6Gp2VjaKFoeD38D87exUoOX8OseBHp_-wlImqDjvIzKQ2Xv8Fl7EnUnKoMwDwGXCkdrWytKo=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh27ipLxzLTAIBJeSS6hkGP-grmJLddp2C6YzmnqRn5ar1GM8MGiJ7fZiOjwzRIPs21BhxJZtmVNuR12-tEAv7x7V-NjToYerjTQYyxsPiwzJIL1oyb6Gp2VjaKFoeD38D87exUoOX8OseBHp_-wlImqDjvIzKQ2Xv8Fl7EnUnKoMwDwGXCkdrWytKo=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Speaking of the always-fun <b>Bobby Hotel</b>, we went there next to check out<b> their rooftop pop-up bar themed as an outdoor holiday camp with even a small skating rink</b>. We sat by one of the outdoor fires and admired the clear (but cold) views of downtown Nashville. We had some tasty warm drinks to help keep out the freezing temps. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf-HDQQPoWDn7AZdHpWZ-R7uK-6JMbF0d9jVW-ojEYKyoWXV2umF5xWdNdkQguPfqhyCEPIDQwKL1JtjjXdVM8BtKSuesanpQ0k2MAUgUwIlg61gdPf2mIucldTXDaPBijHYakYcd73z7fPNLQdw57Xom8gBxKM4XkFxOorw3EWBhiTm7IUAnUMDvV=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="642" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf-HDQQPoWDn7AZdHpWZ-R7uK-6JMbF0d9jVW-ojEYKyoWXV2umF5xWdNdkQguPfqhyCEPIDQwKL1JtjjXdVM8BtKSuesanpQ0k2MAUgUwIlg61gdPf2mIucldTXDaPBijHYakYcd73z7fPNLQdw57Xom8gBxKM4XkFxOorw3EWBhiTm7IUAnUMDvV=w322-h640" width="322" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The new <b>JW Marriot Hotel</b> is a beauty, and it was such an exquisite, albeit cold night, to be downtown with a full moon and very little traffic since it's a Monday. We even got to park free on the street (such a rarity here!). </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjK2O109emQ2nnTuA8vUK9Mk7OifuC1ZTy0kXYdpO7jpNo3rBAt3mXRSZO68YywL06Xu96TSk2_QlviOtjR88wxZMnx5TOaKtvbqAvhD2cC2XvitFI_nx4cjEQ4q2Llb1dVLsTxuPs_k8Mh6pt7ud6lj4x7VAmz34aQZ5KtdpBG8theHwd48cbQmEp=s5185" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="5185" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjK2O109emQ2nnTuA8vUK9Mk7OifuC1ZTy0kXYdpO7jpNo3rBAt3mXRSZO68YywL06Xu96TSk2_QlviOtjR88wxZMnx5TOaKtvbqAvhD2cC2XvitFI_nx4cjEQ4q2Llb1dVLsTxuPs_k8Mh6pt7ud6lj4x7VAmz34aQZ5KtdpBG8theHwd48cbQmEp=w640-h234" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>Snow Globe pop-up bar</b> was worth the steep price of admission. What a cool concept! <b>It was an hour and a half experience at these large screens changed to different wintry, holiday landscapes along with the sounds and smells of the season.</b> We had a couple more tasty Christmas cocktails before heading home with a nice night of merriment behind us. <br />Ashlee also found out that the company that set this up for the Marriott called Nightscape will have its own location in The Gulch next year. We will have to definitely check that out! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzWhYx99nT6Cay30h59xI_f4sPPi2eTrTf5pcXEkBdrEP4A3cVgOYgERTcphXbn-_Dm5ydxSYvCadDsuZ9lGasiy18kjgfV1kLfgwpj3t5Fn9BJEMtqIaEzPLqQFkwT4JV6ylkOHqjlKL1946RoJ5VmBneqGWI_WyUbfVecpJxrajkRAhzZeP12EwH=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="954" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzWhYx99nT6Cay30h59xI_f4sPPi2eTrTf5pcXEkBdrEP4A3cVgOYgERTcphXbn-_Dm5ydxSYvCadDsuZ9lGasiy18kjgfV1kLfgwpj3t5Fn9BJEMtqIaEzPLqQFkwT4JV6ylkOHqjlKL1946RoJ5VmBneqGWI_WyUbfVecpJxrajkRAhzZeP12EwH=w478-h640" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, December 21 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Our collection of pop-up Christmas bars to visit continued tonight at the L27 Rooftop Lounge at the Westin Hotel</b> <b>downtown </b>which is now has a <b>snowy ski chalet theme.</b> We did mix it up a bit with a 4 PM reservation so we could <b>watch the sun set over the city</b>. We had more tasty cocktails and really good French onion fondue to munch on.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkvTFRH0lvRFlBboSObMDtMj7fGoz5gJx5Nb_2e42ncksTT5lDNDuBvlAxmzLwIK4GmSbkAfOuRFUq624tJPmEFHXyhoaMTg5HrGTCnyk-PHzcPOHFSx8mIdK4JICvLCgUlDbaS8EYDOflyZEOzskNrGtevRVVPLwnA6pXIBrZzL-DtPv6JZx08FoE=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkvTFRH0lvRFlBboSObMDtMj7fGoz5gJx5Nb_2e42ncksTT5lDNDuBvlAxmzLwIK4GmSbkAfOuRFUq624tJPmEFHXyhoaMTg5HrGTCnyk-PHzcPOHFSx8mIdK4JICvLCgUlDbaS8EYDOflyZEOzskNrGtevRVVPLwnA6pXIBrZzL-DtPv6JZx08FoE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After our ski chalet visit, we stopped in the new <b>Gibson Garage store</b> near where we parked for free on the street. Yippee! And what a cool place! We grabbed a nice hatch print from the store to add to our growing collection of to-be-framed prints. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDvOWOvPmIXsfQzhYe39X-rUsIfoBVAar_EbiH7hacWT5E2x7786mHc_9EkMpWTk5Q-k_zCzXePUOO-gJd1awnololjvFC83rd9GcBxl37ncLQroCnsB4Yi254X__FLkq4gEprOOLv4iZoGNV_6kOPSNdlfMSj9DCG2CmY_kT1Y3ZP-OFmXNoxXZNI=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2016" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDvOWOvPmIXsfQzhYe39X-rUsIfoBVAar_EbiH7hacWT5E2x7786mHc_9EkMpWTk5Q-k_zCzXePUOO-gJd1awnololjvFC83rd9GcBxl37ncLQroCnsB4Yi254X__FLkq4gEprOOLv4iZoGNV_6kOPSNdlfMSj9DCG2CmY_kT1Y3ZP-OFmXNoxXZNI=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><br />Wednesday, December 23</b> - Our goal to <b>visit as many Christmas pop-up bars in Nashville as possible</b> this holiday season came to a close tonight, and it looks like <b>we saved the best for last! </b> <b>The</b> <b>Pearl Diver Miracle Christmas pop-up tiki bar in East Nashville was our sixth pop-up to visit,</b> and it did not disappoint with <b>a large, reserved booth for us, great decorations, tasty and fun cocktails, and delicious food. </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpT_Upk0F0lwOiVwim6CCeg3rWv3I3wzetjFkqagZwVxwipQsMQ7RAE9uAt-o2KgfUkh1okx6sdyyIiwH4B3wVFNun5d51uUvOjLYZqFv8wub7pURUsnJYtoOcVcV4QNUnqNlvDwTbsY0j8q0kVg7g2I2CQ5qSs565DyOos3Pc7370uVS3dITeleKo=s1945" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="1511" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpT_Upk0F0lwOiVwim6CCeg3rWv3I3wzetjFkqagZwVxwipQsMQ7RAE9uAt-o2KgfUkh1okx6sdyyIiwH4B3wVFNun5d51uUvOjLYZqFv8wub7pURUsnJYtoOcVcV4QNUnqNlvDwTbsY0j8q0kVg7g2I2CQ5qSs565DyOos3Pc7370uVS3dITeleKo=w498-h640" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Yes, the Snow Globe was the best overall presentation (and it should for what it cost to get in), but the <b>best drinks of the season were at The Pearl Diver. </b> This was my <b>Yippie Ki Yay MotherF#%$er rum drink</b> served up in a hilarious (and big) <b>Santa Pants Cup. </b> All the drinks were bountiful and served in awesome glassware that you could also purchase. We had their awesome <b>PuPu Platter</b> to eat with a wide selection of island treats on it including some spicy Jamaican jerk chicken wings! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1oHHfSXJ8o-DQ6502cK0I_U0nsFTT8UjKPpeCGxBFLroF8cXfIWGsslAbbQ3Z_gi8Irv6UDP2ys0XHoupLwDjVTa-uLmuDHt1qXVEZ1LymA6Kn02Mlj9xd-Xze3cclPvvjcdhQVv8ewUIZnDD98zu1W6UOWzEXvTZcJ4GATfC7xPV1nlNEUG9pDgE=s1115" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1115" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1oHHfSXJ8o-DQ6502cK0I_U0nsFTT8UjKPpeCGxBFLroF8cXfIWGsslAbbQ3Z_gi8Irv6UDP2ys0XHoupLwDjVTa-uLmuDHt1qXVEZ1LymA6Kn02Mlj9xd-Xze3cclPvvjcdhQVv8ewUIZnDD98zu1W6UOWzEXvTZcJ4GATfC7xPV1nlNEUG9pDgE=w400-h399" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, December 24 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We headed down for <b>Christmas in Chattanooga</b> today and when we got there we first <b>met with our friend, Mollie, at the Terminal Brewhouse</b> for a few libations, a gift exchange between the girls, and some tasty appetizers.</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqP_dHf10N8c-Cklfnq0nB1AVNVPekVj9_f6bw0UTGdpVIFEnPQZEPbTt7QEuqBRqYox0g5XgQ3J9kfJBaDowGgK-LUZDibZj7GU5HP6vr6i4jAr-ewbtouPCR0dToQDReYqmq8tmU1ZWU8WqkO23o4BpG8hohhbHgkHjeD2UBoKQrZ4bU1q9G_BQo=s1605" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqP_dHf10N8c-Cklfnq0nB1AVNVPekVj9_f6bw0UTGdpVIFEnPQZEPbTt7QEuqBRqYox0g5XgQ3J9kfJBaDowGgK-LUZDibZj7GU5HP6vr6i4jAr-ewbtouPCR0dToQDReYqmq8tmU1ZWU8WqkO23o4BpG8hohhbHgkHjeD2UBoKQrZ4bU1q9G_BQo=w602-h640" width="602" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, December 25 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We had <b>a nice Christmas overnight in Chattanooga</b> but were ready to get back to our house and our cats and two foster babies. <b>We got back home in time to get in a rousing game of Christmasopoly</b> which I had gotten Ashlee for Christmas. It was a lot of fun, especially since I got to drink craft beer while playing it and I won!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Ashlee definitely is the better gift giver and knows me very well. She got me some great stuff (and even let the cats take credit for some of the great gifts). She's very hard to shop for, but I did my best and tried to think "outside the (gift) box" as well. So, this <b>Cameo Christmas greeting by our favorite funk legend Big Sam direct from New Orleans </b>was pretty unique I thought...take it away, Big Sam!!! </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyn2OxNpCvGVIn4avIEIA1e2YHHbrLPH2fATXKllde7-XweK85I3iBUnpYXSl4L-tJ7JUwTl16jzRJYk6y4AA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-61697703329943064782022-01-31T12:02:00.001-06:002022-01-31T12:02:41.557-06:00Our FIRST Back-to-Back Cruises!! <h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">After we booked our first</span> Rock Boat Cruise <span style="font-weight: normal;">this year, we got a great deal on Michael Franti's</span> Soulshine at Sea Cruise<span style="font-weight: normal;"> just before it on the very same boat, so we said, hey, why not!! Let's cannonball!! </span></h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJHco6Fnu98/YWCct62uvTI/AAAAAAAAR2c/AJn_VZB1kh0vH9K8xZDc1xdQcBFS1YLygCNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/soulshine%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1125" height="482" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJHco6Fnu98/YWCct62uvTI/AAAAAAAAR2c/AJn_VZB1kh0vH9K8xZDc1xdQcBFS1YLygCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h482/soulshine%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, November 2</b> - We flew down to Miami this afternoon after work and spent the night at the nice <b>Marriott Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel</b> to await our boarding and departure tomorrow of the <b>Michael Franti Soulshine at Sea Cruise!</b> </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HxJmoE5SZ6k/YY8pQnH8O8I/AAAAAAAAR-0/xjsXTNlLuSQCs__ag36awxghrnDOgjLGwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/plane%2Bsunset%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HxJmoE5SZ6k/YY8pQnH8O8I/AAAAAAAAR-0/xjsXTNlLuSQCs__ag36awxghrnDOgjLGwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/plane%2Bsunset%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Flying out of Nashville</b> at sunset was lovely. Let's hope for more great sunsets coming our way!</td></tr></tbody></table><b></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8y5qCO2qz9w/YZPOBGzw7gI/AAAAAAAASAI/fEHXpLdqOu8E3soQ_5VgQPKtrRywFc1rQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/miami%2Bbreakfast%2Bspot%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8y5qCO2qz9w/YZPOBGzw7gI/AAAAAAAASAI/fEHXpLdqOu8E3soQ_5VgQPKtrRywFc1rQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/miami%2Bbreakfast%2Bspot%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, November 3 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">This was our nice little <b>breakfast view</b> this morning at <b>Biscayne Bay </b>as we ambled over to a nearby Starbucks for a light breakfast before heading to the cruise-port to get checked-in, Covid tested and board the ship. <b>We both worked remotely this morning</b> before heading over to the port <b>which we will have to have to do the rest of the week</b> as well since we aren't officially off work until next week's cruise. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FS2WawU3WF8/YZPPUj20FzI/AAAAAAAASAY/sUy6Mr1tgi4mYKMgDz0aJz9JFrRtnbnKQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1412/vaxxed%2Band%2Btested%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1412" height="396" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FS2WawU3WF8/YZPPUj20FzI/AAAAAAAASAY/sUy6Mr1tgi4mYKMgDz0aJz9JFrRtnbnKQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h396/vaxxed%2Band%2Btested%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got vaxxed, tested and are ready to go!! It feels nice to know <b>everyone on board will have gone through these same rigors to provide a safe and fun atmosphere. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Djc-5t8zU4/YZPPjTp8rVI/AAAAAAAASAc/eB1u2P7PYa4wZ3jKtQi6H8tkhYF3ftQhQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2930/new%2BNCL%2Bterminal%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2930" height="234" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Djc-5t8zU4/YZPPjTp8rVI/AAAAAAAASAc/eB1u2P7PYa4wZ3jKtQi6H8tkhYF3ftQhQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h234/new%2BNCL%2Bterminal%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />This was my <b>first of many white Russians of the trip for me</b> as I gazed out at the swanky <b>new NCL Terminal</b> before departing from Miami this afternoon. Drinks are unlimited and included in the dirt cheap price we got for this first cruise. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CHLgwg_SGQc/YZPQBqPqdJI/AAAAAAAASAk/SncOGh1gHuY1hBzD3NRHIUGlas5VgjIVwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1512/raise%2Byour%2Bglass%2Bfor%2Bno%2Bfuckin%2Breason%2B-%2Bfranti%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="1512" height="612" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CHLgwg_SGQc/YZPQBqPqdJI/AAAAAAAASAk/SncOGh1gHuY1hBzD3NRHIUGlas5VgjIVwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h612/raise%2Byour%2Bglass%2Bfor%2Bno%2Bfuckin%2Breason%2B-%2Bfranti%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Another white Russian as <b>Franti says "raise your glass for no fuckin' reason!" </b>- so we did!! <b>Michael and the Spearhead band</b> put on an awesome sail-away show on the way out of the port. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bKiH2g2lW9s/YZPQcwVhpyI/AAAAAAAASAs/Q9HTXiTnOTIm-JAUo_6MWtFVcuhf5D1TACNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/miami%2Bskylne%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1280" height="296" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bKiH2g2lW9s/YZPQcwVhpyI/AAAAAAAASAs/Q9HTXiTnOTIm-JAUo_6MWtFVcuhf5D1TACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h296/miami%2Bskylne%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The weather clouded up as we headed out to sea, but the rain held off and the <b>Miami skyline</b> looked kinda cool all shrouded in gray. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lpm8apvelAU/YZPQusNmrDI/AAAAAAAASA0/cHoi_WsyppgnWOl6rJVWXRVhNGvZ8Y5rQCNcBGAsYHQ/s3565/fitz%2Bpano%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="3565" height="158" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lpm8apvelAU/YZPQusNmrDI/AAAAAAAASA0/cHoi_WsyppgnWOl6rJVWXRVhNGvZ8Y5rQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h158/fitz%2Bpano%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />One of other main reasons to jump on this great deal of a music cruise was that one of favorite bands to see live, <b>Fitz and the Tantrums</b>, were aboard. They put on a great show out on the pool deck tonight. </td></tr></tbody></table></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-swuv8ShygTY/YZPRKcN0SzI/AAAAAAAASA8/j1_xo2JU0aIpgHGtlHVldhSa2V2tXyPowCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/eherial%2Ballen%2Bstone%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1076" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-swuv8ShygTY/YZPRKcN0SzI/AAAAAAAASA8/j1_xo2JU0aIpgHGtlHVldhSa2V2tXyPowCNcBGAsYHQ/w336-h640/eherial%2Ballen%2Bstone%2B.jpg" width="336" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b style="text-align: left;">Thursday, November 4 - Soulshine Cruise Day 2 </b>The ethereal <b>Allen Stone</b> had a great show today on the pool deck stage. We've seen Allen a few times as an opener. but this was our first time seeing a full set by this gifted artist. Great singing voice, catchy tunes and pretty damn funny! </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aVbIEci9guU/YZPRYvBVoHI/AAAAAAAASBA/LoUM-hQDpf8HTS4q1-eTxKyBAGqh9kUpgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1495/franti%2Band%2Bfitz%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="1430" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aVbIEci9guU/YZPRYvBVoHI/AAAAAAAASBA/LoUM-hQDpf8HTS4q1-eTxKyBAGqh9kUpgCNcBGAsYHQ/w612-h640/franti%2Band%2Bfitz%2B.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We also enjoyed today sitting in on the taping of the <b>Michael Franti's podcast,"Stay Human" with Michael Fitzpatrick of Fitz and the Tantrums. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LP_LHxKtt3o/YZPSM09qAYI/AAAAAAAASBM/6sGQ-4yLbNsv-2hhWreeFjzB7foV5HxGwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/bread%2Bturtle%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LP_LHxKtt3o/YZPSM09qAYI/AAAAAAAASBM/6sGQ-4yLbNsv-2hhWreeFjzB7foV5HxGwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/bread%2Bturtle%2B.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The<b> buffet food on <i>The Norwegian Gem</i> was surprisingly creative and good. </b> We never once went to the sit-down formal dining room for any evening meals because it also usually conflicted with a musical show of one sort or another. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8cbhbCJ1L8/YZPSfVYp2CI/AAAAAAAASBU/I6FGLUhX_ksmqMjCPwxC-FV3d7JYNANGwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1098/dodging%2Bweather%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="1098" height="395" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s8cbhbCJ1L8/YZPSfVYp2CI/AAAAAAAASBU/I6FGLUhX_ksmqMjCPwxC-FV3d7JYNANGwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h395/dodging%2Bweather%2B.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, November 5 - Soulshine Cruise Day 3 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We were dodging weather all day today as we had our one stop on the cruise at <b>Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.</b> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8W-qT-RVG7w/YZPSshAtoJI/AAAAAAAASBY/2yUSXqYS2-wZMd9LjDuDPM7oxjBO7Gw7ACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/stirrup%2Bcay%2Btender%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8W-qT-RVG7w/YZPSshAtoJI/AAAAAAAASBY/2yUSXqYS2-wZMd9LjDuDPM7oxjBO7Gw7ACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/stirrup%2Bcay%2Btender%2B.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />While NCL owns part of the pretty and private Bahamian isle, they don't have a dock there and so we had to<b> tender over to Great Stirrup Cay from the ship.</b> The water was a little choppy, but not bad and we dodged a pretty heavy downpour as well on the way in. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pL2Za1kALEg/YZPS347R0JI/AAAAAAAASBg/yhGEZJxljWc-zuf8ZJRd2hRnH_baCR8zgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/norwegian%2Bgem.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pL2Za1kALEg/YZPS347R0JI/AAAAAAAASBg/yhGEZJxljWc-zuf8ZJRd2hRnH_baCR8zgCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/norwegian%2Bgem.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b><i>Norwegian Gem</i></b> and ominous clouds. Amazingly, we <b>only got a few drops of rain on us while we were on the island.</b> Ashlee even ran into Spearhead guitarist, JB , and got a selfie with him!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LyHdXn9_DhU/YZPTDwLjyWI/AAAAAAAASBo/YipBwaa351sRHGbJiuNlPwpM0TlLsujUwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/stirrup%2Bcay%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LyHdXn9_DhU/YZPTDwLjyWI/AAAAAAAASBo/YipBwaa351sRHGbJiuNlPwpM0TlLsujUwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/stirrup%2Bcay%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After some morning work on the boat, we were able to <b>get some afternoon beach time in, hit the also-included bar, and a swim in the beautiful waters of Great Stirrup Cay.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pskl42aUaKI/YZPTT9UmerI/AAAAAAAASB0/ZhFaNUyt5twPUIbzOLt0mFeQqcalaKf1wCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/fitz%2Bunde%2Ba%2Bdark%2Bsky%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1123" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pskl42aUaKI/YZPTT9UmerI/AAAAAAAASB0/ZhFaNUyt5twPUIbzOLt0mFeQqcalaKf1wCNcBGAsYHQ/w350-h640/fitz%2Bunde%2Ba%2Bdark%2Bsky%2B.jpg" width="350" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Back on the boat after our beach time, it was <b>Fitz and the Tantrums time again</b> on the pool deck stage, but this time under a dark, threatening sky. The show was good but we were a tad disappointed that it was basically the same show as the first one (included the same silly pre-song banter?) and felt a little canned. Well, hey, they're from LA where everything is canned...but even pretty Noelle who now lives in Nashville kind of blew us off when we ran into her in the halls of the ship later on. Well, everyone can't be Michael Franti...unfortunately. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GuK35Z7gfNQ/YZPTk9fGOiI/AAAAAAAASB8/PnkAv0B3Ccgb2lh3TWsnJm84Ew3OXLkTgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/tropidelic%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1280" height="538" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GuK35Z7gfNQ/YZPTk9fGOiI/AAAAAAAASB8/PnkAv0B3Ccgb2lh3TWsnJm84Ew3OXLkTgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h538/tropidelic%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />One our best "finds" in new-to-us music was the band, <b>Tropidelic</b>, out of Cleveland, OH. The funk, soul and hip-hop musical group are entertaining to watch and hear. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hGoowOl_1TQ/YZPT2Z7ShbI/AAAAAAAASCE/emz3Vno7om48FJJMnlrY2w5xenPjbN2_gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/franti%2Bdrummer%2Bin%2Bthe%2Brain.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hGoowOl_1TQ/YZPT2Z7ShbI/AAAAAAAASCE/emz3Vno7om48FJJMnlrY2w5xenPjbN2_gCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/franti%2Bdrummer%2Bin%2Bthe%2Brain.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Back out on the pool deck stage later, <b>Michael Franti and Spearhead blasted on through light to moderate rain.</b> The show only had to cut a little short by weather. Watch and learn, Fitz and the Tantrums....<b>Spearhead drummer, Manas Itiene</b>. was all smiles despite the weather. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5-FkKZuXg1c/YZPUcxNCPLI/AAAAAAAASCM/eqgLzuXkscwp-FLtr_DIZsNdDtSV8X82QCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/miami%2Bfrom%2Bafar%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="2016" height="364" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5-FkKZuXg1c/YZPUcxNCPLI/AAAAAAAASCM/eqgLzuXkscwp-FLtr_DIZsNdDtSV8X82QCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h364/miami%2Bfrom%2Bafar%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, November 6 - Soulshine Cruise Day 4 - The Miami skyline</b><span style="text-align: left;"> was once again in view today, but this time decked out in several shades of blue. Note the huge tanker ship running parallel with us along the shoreline. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F1qRy4R7NrQ/YZPUyTK3irI/AAAAAAAASCU/Zh8oFDWCvBcOCtCTI257n2KGNvx8etxugCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/soulshine%2Bsunset%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F1qRy4R7NrQ/YZPUyTK3irI/AAAAAAAASCU/Zh8oFDWCvBcOCtCTI257n2KGNvx8etxugCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/soulshine%2Bsunset%2B.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunset on our last full day of Soulshine</b> was a fitting end to a beautiful trip with Franti and friends.</td></tr></tbody></table></b><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5E9jIxamCE/YZPU-ez5j9I/AAAAAAAASCY/cgPVcvaaXjoB3TAUb9_4lEuuZE96S3rzgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1498/we%2Band%2Bfranti%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="1124" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5E9jIxamCE/YZPU-ez5j9I/AAAAAAAASCY/cgPVcvaaXjoB3TAUb9_4lEuuZE96S3rzgCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/we%2Band%2Bfranti%2B.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>We and Franteeeee! We love you, Michael!! Thanks for a great cruise! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JpbVStwyi3o/YZPVUdVr2BI/AAAAAAAASCk/eqGjGSBFEj8sApTu80rjHrZLJSUmp6DPwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/rock%2Bboat%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="1125" height="312" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JpbVStwyi3o/YZPVUdVr2BI/AAAAAAAASCk/eqGjGSBFEj8sApTu80rjHrZLJSUmp6DPwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h312/rock%2Bboat%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, November 7 -</b><span style="text-align: left;"> Time to dock and then rock! <b> It's (finally) Rock Boat time for us! We've been trying for years to get on this floating music festival,</b> but it continually sells out fast with tons of repeat cruisers. I guess the only good thing about Covid is that it allowed us to scamper on board when others couldn't or wouldn't as this awful pandemic continues to linger. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2iAmIaQUXMU/YZPVzsDkHCI/AAAAAAAASCs/_EYBqALZtTMbnIyoLeSMYgZg4GmGXgaigCNcBGAsYHQ/s2611/miami%2Bpano%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2611" height="296" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2iAmIaQUXMU/YZPVzsDkHCI/AAAAAAAASCs/_EYBqALZtTMbnIyoLeSMYgZg4GmGXgaigCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h296/miami%2Bpano%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Hey there, <b><i>Scarlett Lady</i></b>, we hope to get a ride on you or one of your sisters soon<span style="font-size: x-small;">. ("That sounded kinda dirty, fella"...- Jim Gaffigan). </span> What we do hope is to eventually take a trip on the fairly new Virgin Cruise Line. If it's as cool as some of their hotels, it should be worth it. It was a beautiful day back in the <b>Port of Miami</b> as we closed out on music cruise for another one on the same boat! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EtujBuEZcGk/YZPWAiPXqgI/AAAAAAAASCw/yExTU7QoWnM7x5z-3RdR5VXZsbOBR0fWACNcBGAsYHQ/s1544/still%2Bon%2Bvacation%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EtujBuEZcGk/YZPWAiPXqgI/AAAAAAAASCw/yExTU7QoWnM7x5z-3RdR5VXZsbOBR0fWACNcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/still%2Bon%2Bvacation%2B.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Maybe <b>staying on board instead of leaving the ship during the transition</b> was not the best choice, but we got through it with a bit of waiting and patience. We got tested again and cleared protocol and were back on the deck in the sunlight again before too awful long. Best thing was <b>we didn't have to move any of our crap since we had the exact same room for both cruises! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b></b></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RfbpZyyW4cA/YZPkLphvATI/AAAAAAAASDU/0VBbKX62XCQe9JiLpTUlZD8JGJyIZbyzwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/andrew%2B1st%2Bshow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RfbpZyyW4cA/YZPkLphvATI/AAAAAAAASDU/0VBbKX62XCQe9JiLpTUlZD8JGJyIZbyzwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/andrew%2B1st%2Bshow.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We try and stay positive on this blog, but we have to say that the hosts of The Rock Boat, Sister Hazel, who we used to really like are a shell of themselves now. Mainly because frontman, Ken Block, has basically lost his voice. They sound awful and it's painful to watch and listen too. It's probably time for new hosts to take over this cruise. <b> Our first show of mention</b> (and our vote for new hosts of The Rock Boat) was and is <b>Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness </b>(photo above).</td></tr></tbody></table><b>.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VKOnI1pWSf0/YZPk_lbgSjI/AAAAAAAASDc/6DfjloNRMD4WCZ-8M1txZEq-8xOPzkywgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1609/rock%2Bboat%2Bbread%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="1154" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VKOnI1pWSf0/YZPk_lbgSjI/AAAAAAAASDc/6DfjloNRMD4WCZ-8M1txZEq-8xOPzkywgCNcBGAsYHQ/w460-h640/rock%2Bboat%2Bbread%2B.jpg" width="460" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Same boat, so same great food in the buffet.</b></td></tr></tbody></table></b><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-47-6klZx0rM/YZPl4L6DF_I/AAAAAAAASDs/oP_AxEA_XmUlQkVAo7K7Nth4LD-xY9gbwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/big%2Bblue%2Btoo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-47-6klZx0rM/YZPl4L6DF_I/AAAAAAAASDs/oP_AxEA_XmUlQkVAo7K7Nth4LD-xY9gbwCNcBGAsYHQ/w296-h640/big%2Bblue%2Btoo.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, November 8 - Rock Boat Day 2 - </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Hello, Big Blue!</b> We were supposed to be back at the Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas today. But despite pretty weather, the seas were deemed too choppy for tendering into shore. Since we were off work officially now. <b>We spent the unscheduled full-day-at-sea day relaxing, lounging and reading out on the deck </b>watching Big Blue do her thing. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S6ghtZxFWf4/YZPmK7924sI/AAAAAAAASD0/P_II6dfKzMY-FgjCWrP2R--Gc4_38O0ZgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1484/andrew%2Bfirst%2Bshow%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1484" height="442" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S6ghtZxFWf4/YZPmK7924sI/AAAAAAAASD0/P_II6dfKzMY-FgjCWrP2R--Gc4_38O0ZgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h442/andrew%2Bfirst%2Bshow%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Despite no beach time today in the Bahamas, <b>Andrew McMahon still got to ride the waves tonight</b> in his next show out on the pool deck. What a great show and what a great performer!! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1Vvcofg4Zs/YZPoh-g99tI/AAAAAAAASEE/EHfF0RrtUGwlFoXahRLlyT1HcgSiwm1QwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/jon%2Band%2Bandrew%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1Vvcofg4Zs/YZPoh-g99tI/AAAAAAAASEE/EHfF0RrtUGwlFoXahRLlyT1HcgSiwm1QwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/jon%2Band%2Bandrew%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, November 9 - Rock Boat Day 3 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We've crowned this <b>the best day of music overall on The Rock Boat</b>. Up until now, we were actually a little underwhelmed overall. But today changed our minds with great shows all day and night. We started by attending the <b>Jon and Andrew Show</b>, a back-and-forth of songs by the front-men of the two of the biggest acts on the ship. We came for <b>Andrew McMahon</b>, but we were very impressed with<b> Jon Foreman of Switchfoot.</b> He's got a great voice. We now have to put their shows on our to-see list after this. </span><span style="text-align: left;"><b> </b><br />We saw <b>another great acoustic show by the two of the guys from Bowling for Soup.</b> They are basically the American version of Barenaked Ladies with sort of silly songs with clever lyrics that just kind of stay with you. Their banter was even funnier. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Y1Ug9sNLOw/YZPpHqr20rI/AAAAAAAASEM/W9XXp8GpNH4-SUEriqlIY-1zDiCP9oGKACNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/will%2Bhoge%2Bon%2Brock%2Bboat.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Y1Ug9sNLOw/YZPpHqr20rI/AAAAAAAASEM/W9XXp8GpNH4-SUEriqlIY-1zDiCP9oGKACNcBGAsYHQ/w296-h640/will%2Bhoge%2Bon%2Brock%2Bboat.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Nashville was well-represented with long-time Rock Boat alumnus, <b>Will Hoge, putting on some of the best shows on the ship. </b> <b>His vow to not play any of the same songs on all of his shows</b> was impressive and only adds to his legendary performer status. Take a hint, Fitz and the Tantrums...<b>and he talked to us genuinely on the elevator one day</b>...take a hint, Noelle, of the Tantrums...</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nw-TPOsEwYQ/YZPpad845xI/AAAAAAAASEY/AD8qYGcW0UYxD2PnOxlEXnRIQ9CZ0rQYQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1490/andrew%2B2nd%2Bshow%2B-%2Bgreat%2Bpic%2Bby%2BAshlee%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="1490" height="558" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nw-TPOsEwYQ/YZPpad845xI/AAAAAAAASEY/AD8qYGcW0UYxD2PnOxlEXnRIQ9CZ0rQYQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h558/andrew%2B2nd%2Bshow%2B-%2Bgreat%2Bpic%2Bby%2BAshlee%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The guy's got a thing for pool floats, you know? What made this even better was that Andrew's "friend" in this show was a life-size version of our beloved Chad beverage pool floaty from our pool. Kudos to Ashlee for snagging this great shot. </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pl2P3AaPzjg/YZPpu2XEFyI/AAAAAAAASEk/2gbGP8hrJa0gOiacOMvhRaC2ZTwLfDv6gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1883/ocean%2Bdownpour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1883" height="420" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pl2P3AaPzjg/YZPpu2XEFyI/AAAAAAAASEk/2gbGP8hrJa0gOiacOMvhRaC2ZTwLfDv6gCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h420/ocean%2Bdownpour.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />That's Cuba and a downpour in the distance. Another beautiful day at sea as we sailed toward Jamaica. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kgLAO0sL2PE/YZPqFwzrAnI/AAAAAAAASEs/snZl6GIiqPME_i0YZ6TeOX1z6LDq4N8GwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/blue%2Bhole%2Bfalls%2Bjamaica%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kgLAO0sL2PE/YZPqFwzrAnI/AAAAAAAASEs/snZl6GIiqPME_i0YZ6TeOX1z6LDq4N8GwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/blue%2Bhole%2Bfalls%2Bjamaica%2B.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, November 10 - Rock Boat Day 4 - Welcome back to Jamaica! </b><span style="text-align: left;">This time we were on the north side of the island in <b>Ocho Rios</b>. We were supposed to go to the Dominican Republic to start with, but Covid does what Covid does. We had a <b>waterfall excursion</b> planned for the DR, so we were happy to see a similar trip ashore here. What we didn't realize what that this one <b>more than a "just look at the waterfalls" trip.</b> Here at <b>The Blue Hole Falls we were given the opportunity to jump in the base of it!! </b> And we did! But not from the high platform seen behind the tree. We chose to jump in down and to the right of it. <b>It was still a jump and still thrilling and a little scary, but we did it! </b> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DpQx4xtQPz8/YZPqQhleAsI/AAAAAAAASEw/NUlFAhPxtiswTmVD9MdcBbbKYAwRre_pACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/blue%2Bhole%2Bfalls%2Bjamaica%2Bsecond%2Bjump.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DpQx4xtQPz8/YZPqQhleAsI/AAAAAAAASEw/NUlFAhPxtiswTmVD9MdcBbbKYAwRre_pACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/blue%2Bhole%2Bfalls%2Bjamaica%2Bsecond%2Bjump.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Oh, yeah, there was a second jump!!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d2Yta6SndFg/YZPqZwB3GqI/AAAAAAAASE4/19t--7YykJQZzf5qaMVMwZu_er2kEklmgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2014/ashlee%2Bat%2Bkokono%2Bfalls%2Bjamaica%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2014" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d2Yta6SndFg/YZPqZwB3GqI/AAAAAAAASE4/19t--7YykJQZzf5qaMVMwZu_er2kEklmgCNcBGAsYHQ/w454-h640/ashlee%2Bat%2Bkokono%2Bfalls%2Bjamaica%2B.jpg" width="454" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />As a change of pace, <b>we were asked to climb UP nearby Konoko Falls which cascades over brown-sugar-looking rocks for a couple hundred feet plus.</b> <b>And we did it!</b> (with some nice lifeguards' help). What a fun day and the weather held out nicely for us despite a dreary forecast. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OS3y6AUmgOc/YZPqm3z-qRI/AAAAAAAASFA/d1HJ6BfqPEA2WmHghqOynwYS80qkaTs4wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1834/ocho%2Brios%2Boverlook%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1834" height="470" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OS3y6AUmgOc/YZPqm3z-qRI/AAAAAAAASFA/d1HJ6BfqPEA2WmHghqOynwYS80qkaTs4wCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h470/ocho%2Brios%2Boverlook%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>The Ocho Rios overlook from the Konoko Falls Park</b> was stunning. Look at our pretty (giant) boat! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--w3TUBi2c2A/YZPqwuDEI1I/AAAAAAAASFI/hBBbhS96vEEiFF2hz6vK_sBAuNRhj-hLQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1512/ashlee%2Band%2Ba%2Bparrot%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1512" height="396" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--w3TUBi2c2A/YZPqwuDEI1I/AAAAAAAASFI/hBBbhS96vEEiFF2hz6vK_sBAuNRhj-hLQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h396/ashlee%2Band%2Ba%2Bparrot%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Making friends in Jamaica. <b>The Konoko Falls Park has a small zoo</b> as well and we were able to have this beautiful parrot sit on both our arms, and I also got to hold my first large iguana. Very cool! What a fun day in Jamaica, yea mon! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GbU2boNI1T0/YZPq9ZFFdoI/AAAAAAAASFQ/micF_0MGAqUAIILup01DfEmBVmfEDu7iQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2436/hoge%2B2nd%2Bshow%2B-%2B2nd%2Brow%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GbU2boNI1T0/YZPq9ZFFdoI/AAAAAAAASFQ/micF_0MGAqUAIILup01DfEmBVmfEDu7iQCNcBGAsYHQ/w296-h640/hoge%2B2nd%2Bshow%2B-%2B2nd%2Brow%2B.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We were in the <b>2nd row for the 2nd Will Hoge show</b> out on the pool deck stage tonight. I think Will would be impressed with my rhyming skills there! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jaX_ldLdK7c/YZPrVX1PcHI/AAAAAAAASFc/Za2H4Hfg6fg8vpLj_C4fTHXSFosiSQvpwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/jamaica%2Bsunset.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jaX_ldLdK7c/YZPrVX1PcHI/AAAAAAAASFc/Za2H4Hfg6fg8vpLj_C4fTHXSFosiSQvpwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/jamaica%2Bsunset.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>The most unique and beautiful sunset of the entire trip was tonight as we were leaving Jamaica. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ovZrUa1hNJM/YZPr__p8NQI/AAAAAAAASFk/u86pSh5_rhcVVWZqzXwrXT2ZT-0iMLPrACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/andrew%2B3rd%2Bshow%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ovZrUa1hNJM/YZPr__p8NQI/AAAAAAAASFk/u86pSh5_rhcVVWZqzXwrXT2ZT-0iMLPrACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/andrew%2B3rd%2Bshow%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, November 11 - Rock Boat Day 5 -</b><span style="text-align: left;"> <b>Just a man and his piano.</b>..looking for a pool float, no doubt. Love the Buc-ee's sticker on Andrew's piano. <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jhxq5VPya2U/YZPsL1O9pyI/AAAAAAAASFo/zMA1aSwSQTccsQU6xfI2ndX4OHOu2a9UwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/hoge%2B3rd%2Bshow%2Bat%2Bstage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jhxq5VPya2U/YZPsL1O9pyI/AAAAAAAASFo/zMA1aSwSQTccsQU6xfI2ndX4OHOu2a9UwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/hoge%2B3rd%2Bshow%2Bat%2Bstage.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Better than front row, <b>we were at the stage for the final Will Hoge show on The Rock Boat. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ntSWRPqv_RA/YZPt0_jgQSI/AAAAAAAASF0/t612HqUzaZMjYFlvWPe3Zz3KNVWlSv73QCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/everglades%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2Bair%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ntSWRPqv_RA/YZPt0_jgQSI/AAAAAAAASF0/t612HqUzaZMjYFlvWPe3Zz3KNVWlSv73QCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/everglades%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2Bair%2B.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, November 12 -</b><span style="text-align: left;"> We <b>docked today, and disembarked</b> with no issues. We were set to <b>fly home</b> in the early afternoon, but after <b>5 delays and 3 gate changes</b>, we finally took off around sunset. We each got a <b>great view of The Everglades</b> as we had back-to-back window seats on our American flight home. It was a great trip and a learning experience as well. We learned that back-to-back cruises are fun, but a big commitment. We learned that The Rock Boat is great, but we are not sure it's the be-all end-all in terms of music cruises. And we still believe Michael Franti should run for president with Will Hoge as his VEEP!! <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilZ3ssN3SyM/YZPuBB7LaoI/AAAAAAAASF4/Zz5mFyMCVusvrav5jCxUYWBo80VUcsmGQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1186/will%2Bhoge%2BFB%2Breply%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilZ3ssN3SyM/YZPuBB7LaoI/AAAAAAAASF4/Zz5mFyMCVusvrav5jCxUYWBo80VUcsmGQCNcBGAsYHQ/w380-h400/will%2Bhoge%2BFB%2Breply%2B.jpg" width="380" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, November 13</b> - <b>Will even answered me on Facebook! </b> Maybe Franti should be the VEEP? </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-68516060304285364522021-11-16T09:25:00.000-06:002021-11-16T09:25:55.430-06:00Let's FALL into AUTUMN in Vegas, Mandy <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0jROR9NGssE/YUlQx48YyJI/AAAAAAAARyk/wEDS1ZfYtcI3yZd8GoGv0m_3YuA95OZTACNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/golden%2Bgirls%2Bbig%2Bscreen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1280" height="362" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0jROR9NGssE/YUlQx48YyJI/AAAAAAAARyk/wEDS1ZfYtcI3yZd8GoGv0m_3YuA95OZTACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h362/golden%2Bgirls%2Bbig%2Bscreen.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Tuesday, September 21</b> - We headed over to the <b>Hollywood 24 Theaters in Nashville</b> tonight to catch five episodes of one of our favorite classic sit-coms ever,<b> "The Golden Girls"</b> on the big screen. We haven't laughed that much in a movie theater in a long, long time. Beforehand, we had a tasty dinner at the always great <b>Vui's Vietnamese Kitchen</b> in nearby Berry Hill. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OzBwU88MV08/YU00K3aVl7I/AAAAAAAARzY/HiRk3oU0AAwSD1I3eqUeHgw8mSHudbnKwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1418/michael%2Brappaport.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OzBwU88MV08/YU00K3aVl7I/AAAAAAAARzY/HiRk3oU0AAwSD1I3eqUeHgw8mSHudbnKwCNcBGAsYHQ/w318-h400/michael%2Brappaport.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Friday, September 24</b> - We <b>headed to Nashville tonight</b> <b>to see actor/comedian, Michael Rappaport, at Zanies.</b> He's in one of our favorite movies of all time, <i>Beautiful Girls</i>, in which he's very funny. and he's uber-liberal which we like. We had <b>VIP seating</b> and were even supposed to meet him after the show, but Covid shit-canned that. Thanks, you stupid virus. This was his first time in Nashville and he was very funny as was our local host for the evening. With our VIP seating next to the stage Michael even incorporated us into his act by first asking if I was a vegetarian and closing the show by asking Ashlee if she'd ever done crack cocaine! LOL. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hiFFpIskowk/YVHmKtEBNII/AAAAAAAARzg/WhD_yFDYbPsJ_KAVq3Q0W_DBg4Fmr24VACNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/pilgrimage%2Bbanner%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1125" height="270" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hiFFpIskowk/YVHmKtEBNII/AAAAAAAARzg/WhD_yFDYbPsJ_KAVq3Q0W_DBg4Fmr24VACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h270/pilgrimage%2Bbanner%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, September 25 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">The line-up was just too good to miss<b> Pilgrimage Fest</b> this year, so we loaded up today for <b>our third visit to the Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin.</b> We were joined by our friends Danny and Brenda (who are also letting us crash at their place nearby over the weekend) and Chris and Tarryn coming back into town from way up in Indiana. Seems that a lot of folks are Jonesing to be outside for some good music and good time these days as it was announced that <b>general admission tickets were SOLD OUT</b>. It was also comforting to know everyone in attendance was either vaccinated against Covid or a had a negative test within 48 hours of the festival. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ns7Q0caYYw/YVHmzvDJNsI/AAAAAAAARzo/qytsqzYlYPIf9T788elAJlGlqLhtZH-UgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1507/amos%2Blee.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1507" data-original-width="1442" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ns7Q0caYYw/YVHmzvDJNsI/AAAAAAAARzo/qytsqzYlYPIf9T788elAJlGlqLhtZH-UgCNcBGAsYHQ/w612-h640/amos%2Blee.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our favorite performance of Day 1 was <b>Amos Lee</b> on the smaller of the two main stages. We were able to get pretty close and enjoy his great vocals and tight band. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5q8OYSDu6pM/YVHm-ka194I/AAAAAAAARzs/qJJyNqxKnwc6JBmnN4SjNudZvT-nqFNJwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/pilgrimage%2Bsunset%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5q8OYSDu6pM/YVHm-ka194I/AAAAAAAARzs/qJJyNqxKnwc6JBmnN4SjNudZvT-nqFNJwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/pilgrimage%2Bsunset%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We started the day with a good show by <b>Houndmouth</b> on the main stage who we've never seen play live before. <b> Better Than Ezra</b>'s sunset show<b> </b>and headliner, <b>The Black Keys</b> closed out the day on the main stage as well. We had some great food in the food truck oasis and some tasty libations throughout the day as well. We also had incredibly nice weather all weekend</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9KDyVmsQYU0/YVHnN8vgNlI/AAAAAAAARz0/j3JirX8BZ2QclOT0Aaj4rIiTz22H7W2uACNcBGAsYHQ/s1512/butch%2Bat%2Bpilgrimage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1512" height="474" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9KDyVmsQYU0/YVHnN8vgNlI/AAAAAAAARz0/j3JirX8BZ2QclOT0Aaj4rIiTz22H7W2uACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h474/butch%2Bat%2Bpilgrimage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, September 26 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">The smallest, shortest and BEST set of <b>Pilgrimage Fest DAY 2</b> was <b>Butch Walker</b> in the American Triangle Tent. But then again, Butch always brings it. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8AtEMgtt32g/YVHnaOzgh2I/AAAAAAAARz8/H6vUEt9pc8A_U1y72IZXijbXoXbbyGpbQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1460/cage%2Bthe%2Belephant%2Bsunset%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="1411" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8AtEMgtt32g/YVHnaOzgh2I/AAAAAAAARz8/H6vUEt9pc8A_U1y72IZXijbXoXbbyGpbQCNcBGAsYHQ/w618-h640/cage%2Bthe%2Belephant%2Bsunset%2B.jpg" width="618" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>rest of Day 2</b> was filled with solid shows by <b>Jamestown Revival</b>, <b>The Black Pumas</b> (our first time seeing them live) and an amazing sunSET by <b>Cage the Elephant</b> who remain weird, remain entertaining, and remain rock-and-rollers. We closed out the day and the weekend with veteran (makes us feel old to say that) festival players and headliners, <b>The Dave Matthews Band. </b> Another great festival and another positive experience that will probably having us coming back again.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NTqEz0SSMh0/YVkWNazo85I/AAAAAAAAR1A/-Cm6un4ZdisFt760E46ZdIhQp8qSjSm6QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/ella%2Bon%2Bfred%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="966" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NTqEz0SSMh0/YVkWNazo85I/AAAAAAAAR1A/-Cm6un4ZdisFt760E46ZdIhQp8qSjSm6QCNcBGAsYHQ/w484-h640/ella%2Bon%2Bfred%2B.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, October 2</b> - We <b>had to go to Chattanooga</b> <b>today to get our permanent renters, Alexis and Hunter, settled into Ashlee's mom's house (goodbye for now, AirBnB)</b>, so we went a little further south first to Ringgold, Georgia, to see <b>our niece, Ella, practice for a horse show</b> next weekend. This is her atop her family's newest horse, the<b> beautiful Fred</b>. Great shot, Ashlee! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yL6cRMVZ9nU/YVz8xolsXWI/AAAAAAAAR10/gU4JOqpZ-p4G3uwAIb5m6RBsovgtFaG9gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1761/walking%2Bsunset.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="1444" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yL6cRMVZ9nU/YVz8xolsXWI/AAAAAAAAR10/gU4JOqpZ-p4G3uwAIb5m6RBsovgtFaG9gCNcBGAsYHQ/w524-h640/walking%2Bsunset.jpg" width="524" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, October 4 </b>- We've gotten back to walking some at the <b>Don Fox Park</b> and were rewarded tonight with not only the benefits of exercise, but a pretty nice light show too. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-42myj7G1o-g/YWBZErOiGbI/AAAAAAAAR2M/XFkYnAr7fLYCPTEHASBjIYDI0bbYEiWfwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/will%2Bhoge%2Btour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1139" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-42myj7G1o-g/YWBZErOiGbI/AAAAAAAAR2M/XFkYnAr7fLYCPTEHASBjIYDI0bbYEiWfwCNcBGAsYHQ/w570-h640/will%2Bhoge%2Btour.jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, October 8 - Will Hoge and 3rd and Lindsley </b><span style="text-align: left;">for the first of a two-night stand there. Will's one of our favorite local artists, and I personally consider him the "Springsteen of Nashville." We will be seeing a lot of Will again soon as he is scheduled to play on the Rock Boat Cruise that we are taking in early November. Tonight's show was </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pUAqTKWqzA0/YWBZknZrUcI/AAAAAAAAR2U/peEnEJfO6qMtItBo4hg8iVtdGOvaa2PswCNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/short%2Bmountain%2Bghosts%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1125" height="390" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pUAqTKWqzA0/YWBZknZrUcI/AAAAAAAAR2U/peEnEJfO6qMtItBo4hg8iVtdGOvaa2PswCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h390/short%2Bmountain%2Bghosts%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, October 9 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We had <b>dinner and did a bit of ghost hunting in the supposedly haunted woods at Short Mountain Distillery in nearby Woodbury tonight</b> with our friends Bethany, Wendy and Charly. Dinner was good as were the cocktails beforehand. The ghost-hunting didn't yield a whole lot, but it was a beautiful starry night with lovely temps for a walk in the haunted woods. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5FwTLJo6KW0/YWg5h_rdViI/AAAAAAAAR3k/y4qc_lkD0QkOCqxizjq1h_20L1Jffi39QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1273/no%2Btime%2Bto%2Bdie.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5FwTLJo6KW0/YWg5h_rdViI/AAAAAAAAR3k/y4qc_lkD0QkOCqxizjq1h_20L1Jffi39QCNcBGAsYHQ/w566-h640/no%2Btime%2Bto%2Bdie.jpg" width="566" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, October 11 - <i>No Time to Die</i></b><span style="text-align: left;"> - man, are we gonna miss Daniel Craig as James Bond - he's the best ever in our opinion and his swan song film that we saw today at the </span><b style="text-align: left;">Roxy Theaters (recliners!) </b><span style="text-align: left;">here in town was awesome. Clocking in at over two and half hours, it moved really well and was a great story. We even liked the controversial ending (spoiler alert: he bites it). </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NttLCSjo_cM/YW-KHHVrpfI/AAAAAAAAR5Q/nxk6MPUWOzEakpSEzk2S_b80YL5bEVLoACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/room%2Bview%2Bvegas%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NttLCSjo_cM/YW-KHHVrpfI/AAAAAAAAR5Q/nxk6MPUWOzEakpSEzk2S_b80YL5bEVLoACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/room%2Bview%2Bvegas%2B.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, October 14 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We <b>jumped on a plane to VEGAS, BABY!!</b> after work today with our friend, Bethany. We got in pretty late, but still walked around a little in <b>The Venetian</b> where we were staying to take in that Vegas Vibe. Our<b> shared room was big and roomy</b> <b>and even had a decent view of the High Roller Ferris Wheel all light up at night.</b></span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">(photo above)</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CSUwqWc_18s/YW-Kr0MpMoI/AAAAAAAAR5Y/mCkSg7L3zMwc1jY8Je3Q3BXiOC5Y159_gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/venetian%2Bvegas%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CSUwqWc_18s/YW-Kr0MpMoI/AAAAAAAAR5Y/mCkSg7L3zMwc1jY8Je3Q3BXiOC5Y159_gCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/venetian%2Bvegas%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, October 15 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">The <b>weather was beautiful during our whole stay</b> albeit a bit cool for the pools at The Venetian. This was <b>our first time in Vegas during the fall</b>. I actually worked (some) from the room today while the girls shopped and wandered around The Strip. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">We got together for a happy hour beer at <b>Trustyworthy Brewing located in The Grand Canal Shoppes </b>mall later that afternoon. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-36sggC00CjM/YW-K3BUiQ4I/AAAAAAAAR5c/IgBVu1JiNQ8zV637FuO1vs-Zik4hOv1zwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1941/golden%2Bsteer%2Bcar.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="1941" height="438" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-36sggC00CjM/YW-K3BUiQ4I/AAAAAAAAR5c/IgBVu1JiNQ8zV637FuO1vs-Zik4hOv1zwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h438/golden%2Bsteer%2Bcar.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got <b>dressed up nice and headed out to an early dinner and we did it Old-School Vegas, baby! </b> <b>The Golden Steer Steakhouse</b> is a historic spot that's been a mecca for famous names for decades (our table was near Elvis' famous corner table). The ambiance inside was awesome. The wait staff were excellent. We had our Caesar salads made right at the table! The food was amazing as well. What a fun and cool old piece of nostalgia. Now if we could have only rented this awesome vintage convertible sitting out front!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nVKF0OQhAzk/YXG6UxKJPtI/AAAAAAAAR6c/umIpW1OPuFg459-7EotiiEyI814iQ1bUgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/suits%2Bme.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nVKF0OQhAzk/YXG6UxKJPtI/AAAAAAAAR6c/umIpW1OPuFg459-7EotiiEyI814iQ1bUgCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/suits%2Bme.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />A rare photo of me not in cargo shorts/pants. Most people I know would be shocked. But it was worth it for The Golden Steer. Note the awesome Old Vegas ambiance background! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qeoV304K8ZU/YXG9UTQk8lI/AAAAAAAAR6k/rg0T6uljp2Il1X5z5Qtnw94M247553YwACNcBGAsYHQ/s2745/manilow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="2745" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qeoV304K8ZU/YXG9UTQk8lI/AAAAAAAAR6k/rg0T6uljp2Il1X5z5Qtnw94M247553YwACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h266/manilow.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Speaking of vintage! He writes the songs, baby! <b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">After dinner, we went to the <b>Barry Manilow concert and we were in VIP seating right ON STAGE!! Well, stage right, that is. </b> He is in residence at<b> The International Theater at the Westgate Resort</b> and he's trying to break Elvis' (there's that name again) record for consecutive shows there (back when it was The Vegas Hilton). Barry was great and had tons of energy for being 78 years young! We all had a great time especially when he popped out right in front of us during the show.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wyu8M1gSH_0/YXHAUfsZVAI/AAAAAAAAR6s/9-KFyykqrxEkRKRvFhkXUB4Grc5onAFuwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/wsop%2Btourney%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1125" height="254" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wyu8M1gSH_0/YXHAUfsZVAI/AAAAAAAAR6s/9-KFyykqrxEkRKRvFhkXUB4Grc5onAFuwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h254/wsop%2Btourney%2B.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Saturday, October 16</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - Besides, Barry, our other main reason for coming to Vegas this time was today when I started my </span><b style="text-align: left;">$1,500 WSOP poker tournament</b><span style="text-align: left;"> that I won entry into online the year before last (thanks, Covid) and finally got to cash in today to play live. I played the</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Monster Stack No Limit Hold 'Em Event # 30. </b><span style="text-align: left;">It was a long, grueling day but I managed to get my starting stack up to 120K at the dinner break. But two devastating cooler hands in a row did me in late tonight and I was out. Frustrating and disappointing, but still a fun experience again. I shall return!! <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksjPy74H43s/YXHBXUF0T2I/AAAAAAAAR60/qXhUefLX6DoP2rfskFkW43coLPKVbTzOwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/vegas%2Bdeath%2Bstar%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1280" height="584" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksjPy74H43s/YXHBXUF0T2I/AAAAAAAAR60/qXhUefLX6DoP2rfskFkW43coLPKVbTzOwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h584/vegas%2Bdeath%2Bstar%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, October 17</b> - The girls had a spa day today and did some more shopping, so I rambled around and had some good craft beer and played a little more poker (again to no success...oh well). We've been amazed at watching <b>the new MSG Sphere under construction</b> <b>as part of The Venetian</b> domain. It's going to be a state-of-the-art music venue and we can't wait to see who they might bring in for it! </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p09yDTTPvfU/YXHF8NT1unI/AAAAAAAAR68/V9W5bd-bz-0V_8PQlwL9UsCoBXoy0C0fACNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/my%2Boctopus%2Bteacher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="1125" height="348" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p09yDTTPvfU/YXHF8NT1unI/AAAAAAAAR68/V9W5bd-bz-0V_8PQlwL9UsCoBXoy0C0fACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h348/my%2Boctopus%2Bteacher.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, October 18</b> - It turned into <b>another day apart for us </b>today as <b>I decided to change my flight</b> so I could get back to Nashville early and attend the Monday Night Football Game. <b>The girls kept their late flight</b> and I was able to pick them up from the airport after the game which worked out kind of perfectly. <b>The one thing we did share today</b> <b>was watching the amazing Oscar-winning documentary</b>, <b><i>My Octopus Teacher</i></b>, <b>on Netflix on our separate plane rides home.</b> I watched it first and was astounded at how moving it was and recommended it to Ashlee, and then she and Bethany in turn watched it coming home as well. <br />Thanks for the good times as always, Vegas. We shall return! </td></tr></tbody></table></span><span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fUdCdGct7Fs/YXTa7RbqOGI/AAAAAAAAR7c/MvdZziBgy7oxqg8V909t27UyD1_SfbQEACNcBGAsYHQ/s1642/cedar%2Btap%2Bwood.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fUdCdGct7Fs/YXTa7RbqOGI/AAAAAAAAR7c/MvdZziBgy7oxqg8V909t27UyD1_SfbQEACNcBGAsYHQ/w482-h640/cedar%2Btap%2Bwood.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, October 22 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We dropped by the<b> opening day of our new craft beer bar on The Lebanon Square called The Cedar Tap</b> today. It was crowded and the food was a bit limited and underwhelming, but the beer was good. Things will hopefully improve in all aspects. A great addition to our little town! Cheers! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vlTEGt_TiF8/YXTbMlG1oiI/AAAAAAAAR7k/donuuqx2G2sNKlShfellvfAnZb0jiBHoQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1021/j%2Balexanders.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="1021" height="86" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vlTEGt_TiF8/YXTbMlG1oiI/AAAAAAAAR7k/donuuqx2G2sNKlShfellvfAnZb0jiBHoQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h86/j%2Balexanders.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, October 23 </b>- Our <b>tour of local J. Alexander's restaurants</b> continued tonight in <b>Cool Springs with dinner </b>at that location. With the 2-hour wait for a table, we had to sit at the bar, but the food was just as good there! Time to go to Memphis at hit the trifecta! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vs8QdblH9XI/YXTcRupfXaI/AAAAAAAAR7s/_WZOww73wZ4PsKKms88aQIsJsKTzH3EpQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1387/jason%2Bisbell.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vs8QdblH9XI/YXTcRupfXaI/AAAAAAAAR7s/_WZOww73wZ4PsKKms88aQIsJsKTzH3EpQCNcBGAsYHQ/w520-h640/jason%2Bisbell.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, October 24 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We were lucky to grab a couple seats tonight to<b> the last of the SOLD OUT shows for the incredible 8-night-stand by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at The Ryman.</b> It was worth it. What a knock-out of a show! The <b>opener, Adia Victoria</b>, is a lanky, sultry blues-singing devil. She was outstanding! And Jason's just a living legend and his band are amazing! Despite not knowing a lot of his songs, every one played was phenomenal. Best show at The Mother Church in a long, long while! <br />Before the show, we had some <b>excellent pizza at our first visit to Slim and Husky's</b> in the ultra-crowded (and ultra-cool) <b>5th and Broadway complex</b> across the street. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-50539895645684688622021-09-21T17:09:00.000-05:002021-09-21T17:09:23.845-05:00Aging like fine wine, look who's 49!! <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I5Xc3_bQqxk/YRnDoYkaFSI/AAAAAAAARqw/YA8h_u-lGw4Z_S1NKfhHUxAoAdud8YTOACNcBGAsYHQ/s1109/james%2Btaylor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="1109" height="608" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I5Xc3_bQqxk/YRnDoYkaFSI/AAAAAAAARqw/YA8h_u-lGw4Z_S1NKfhHUxAoAdud8YTOACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h608/james%2Btaylor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Monday, August 16 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We went to see </span><b style="text-align: left;">James Taylor and Jackson Browne at The Bridgestone Arena tonight with our friend, Bridgette. </b><span style="text-align: left;"> This is our fist time seeing ol' JT, but we have a tense history with ol' JB who played The Ryman several years back without belting out one hit...we were kinda steamed! This time he did some hits and was pretty darn good. James Taylor was excellent as well. We had <b>burgers before the show in the arena at a Rotier's kiosk</b>. They were tasty and we now regret never going to the original location on Elliston Place (circa 1945) before it closed recently. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f8JdFxkRDwE/YR0oD_0mzII/AAAAAAAARrE/stoNiDx6_oQ1azdJyuoR9FQdsOX506nMgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/fair%2Brooster%2B.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f8JdFxkRDwE/YR0oD_0mzII/AAAAAAAARrE/stoNiDx6_oQ1azdJyuoR9FQdsOX506nMgCNcBGAsYHQ/w296-h640/fair%2Brooster%2B.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, August 17</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - </span><span style="text-align: left;">We were<b> back at The Wilson County/State Fair </b>tonight with Ashlee's co-worker and our friend, Danny, and his wife, Kim, who had neither ever been to the fair here, plus our local friend, Bethany. Our first stop was the <b>yard-bird exhibits</b> and I apologized to this fellow above about all his cousins out there roasting on a stick. Delicious! <b>We did have some great food</b> including a <b>thick-cut baloney sandwich and some deep fried Oreos</b>. And the temps and humidity were actually reasonable enough for us to stay a good while and see most of this giant well-run fair. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I3-jiggLsag/YSRYSQekoKI/AAAAAAAARro/lu8auk6BA4oNrGfA5qpQfL5crtYHDclbACNcBGAsYHQ/s1103/respect.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="1103" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I3-jiggLsag/YSRYSQekoKI/AAAAAAAARro/lu8auk6BA4oNrGfA5qpQfL5crtYHDclbACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h236/respect.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, August 24 </b><span style="text-align: left;">- We saw the new <b><i>Respect</i></b> film tonight at our local <b>Roxy Theaters ($5 night, free popcorn and recliners!).</b> Since we never got to see Aretha Franklin play live, I guess this is as close as we are gonna get. The movie was</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">well-done, but did seem to avoid some touchier subjects and wash over some glaringly negative aspects of Franklin's life that weren't so good. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2pOtpD56ShE/YSkhwTjdC2I/AAAAAAAARso/WBVAdyuxcksu4C9nzCI-EfgnHTApJKXLwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1113/aunt%2Bmary%2Bpat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1113" height="382" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2pOtpD56ShE/YSkhwTjdC2I/AAAAAAAARso/WBVAdyuxcksu4C9nzCI-EfgnHTApJKXLwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h382/aunt%2Bmary%2Bpat.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, August 27 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We headed out tonight to catch the <b>comedian drag queen, Aunt Mary Pat,</b> at the <b>Lipstick Lounge in East Nashville</b>. We've been a fan of his/her hilarious routine on social media for a while now. The show was fun, but we were definitely out of our element a bit. We had dinner beforehand at <b>East Side Bahn Mi</b> that was simply outstanding! We also had a beer afterwards at <b>Crazy Gnome Brewing</b> completing our East Nashville Night. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MifrQ_2fAqk/YS1agVOCTZI/AAAAAAAARtA/6f3HIP6YITYo3dkMLrdk9fqf4LX2pd8AgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/candy%2Bcat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MifrQ_2fAqk/YS1agVOCTZI/AAAAAAAARtA/6f3HIP6YITYo3dkMLrdk9fqf4LX2pd8AgCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/candy%2Bcat.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>first birthday present of this year's Ashleextravaganza</b> arrived today. It was this cool <b>clear toy candy cat hand-made at Shane Confectionary up in Philadelphia</b>. They are the oldest candy shop in the U.S. Time to do some kitty-nibbling!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YspXz0xwhfw/YS1aumP3WZI/AAAAAAAARtE/9-V1lFOQuToVA3FmgmUHxghctraT-5M9gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/airbnb%2Bcontinues.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YspXz0xwhfw/YS1aumP3WZI/AAAAAAAARtE/9-V1lFOQuToVA3FmgmUHxghctraT-5M9gCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/airbnb%2Bcontinues.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, August 28</b> - As the <b>AirBnb windfall continues down in Chattanooga</b>, we worked most of the day down there today getting it ready for the Labor Day weekend visitors. After three positive reviews from three consecutive stays, we had an open weekend and it was time for a little deep-cleaning, lawn care and other chores. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wHKEt8z9OHg/YS1a5Q8KhCI/AAAAAAAARtM/S1K7gQyx_RU01inciKMOTofKnM-Ef1hqACNcBGAsYHQ/s1932/no%2Bharry%2Bconnick.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1410" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wHKEt8z9OHg/YS1a5Q8KhCI/AAAAAAAARtM/S1K7gQyx_RU01inciKMOTofKnM-Ef1hqACNcBGAsYHQ/w468-h640/no%2Bharry%2Bconnick.jpg" width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, August 29 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Well, <b>we were supposed to see Harry Connick, Jr. at the new FirstBank Amphitheater outside Franklin tonight</b>,<b> but Mother Nature had other ideas.</b> After a two-hour weather delay and a command to evacuate the site due to lightning, we gave up and headed out only to hear Harry took the stage around 9:30. Too late, too wet, too bad. The new facility is beautiful, but getting in and out is a bit of a nightmare, and this particular situation was not handled well. We may have to give this place a few years to work out the kinks before we come back...if it's even still around.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ehjGV9Pl4P0/YTEIcE_B2jI/AAAAAAAARtw/9ynL-NdQVjovUfJJwXn-dBJx70-tLcX0ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1431/trader%2Bjoe%2Bcake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1431" height="458" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ehjGV9Pl4P0/YTEIcE_B2jI/AAAAAAAARtw/9ynL-NdQVjovUfJJwXn-dBJx70-tLcX0ACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h458/trader%2Bjoe%2Bcake.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Wednesday, September 1 - Forget fancy, expensive birthday cakes.</b> The cake that makes Ashlee (and me) the happiest is this <b>Chantilly Cream Vanilla Bean Sheet Cake from Trader Joe's.</b> There's not a better-tasting, moister cake around and we will fight you if you disagree!! Probably going to go get another one before Ashlee's birthday because this one isn't lasting long,</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6AVGbjGb620/YTUanEbWi2I/AAAAAAAARt4/Wl7xtLIs5yIxvoFzJiArP6deuV39O2A5QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/seven%2Bcedars%2Bbutcher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="914" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6AVGbjGb620/YTUanEbWi2I/AAAAAAAARt4/Wl7xtLIs5yIxvoFzJiArP6deuV39O2A5QCNcBGAsYHQ/w458-h640/seven%2Bcedars%2Bbutcher.jpg" width="458" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, September 3</b> - We stopped by the new <b>Seven Cedars Butcher Block</b> today <b>on the square here in Lebanon</b> and got some beautiful locally-raised beef steaks for grilling out over the upcoming long holiday weekend. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5XKo8gg6aw/YTUcugX-E2I/AAAAAAAARuA/8-ccR9ROn10ZqiwATuKz164YBg8RzTLBACNcBGAsYHQ/s1941/dirty%2Bcream.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="865" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5XKo8gg6aw/YTUcugX-E2I/AAAAAAAARuA/8-ccR9ROn10ZqiwATuKz164YBg8RzTLBACNcBGAsYHQ/w286-h640/dirty%2Bcream.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, September 4</b> - We spent <b>a fun day day and evening in Nashville today serving as tour guides to Ashlee work friend, Karen, and her boyfriend, Tony</b>, who were wrapping up a long cross-country trip with another visit to Music City. Before meeting up with them, we had a great lunch at <b>Homegrown Taproom in Donelson</b>. Our first stop as tour guides was the always-fun <b>Marathon Motor Works Complex</b> where we had drinks at the newly-updated and expanded <b>Corsair Distillery and Taproom. </b> We then wandered around the rest of the complex checking out some shops and the cool displays of the old car manufacturing equipment and then into the (new? it was to us) <b>Tennessee Legend Distillery </b>for a tasting of their wares which were surprisingly good. I grabbed us a bottle of their <b>Dirty Cream</b> liqueur for our future coffee additions at home! Delicious! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xVAUbALRwCw/YTUghUiZ8BI/AAAAAAAARuI/3GIiARJrWvsEW7XhFfLYO-U6Kvui8LCewCNcBGAsYHQ/s1512/boltons%2Bhot%2Bchicken%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="1512" height="420" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xVAUbALRwCw/YTUghUiZ8BI/AAAAAAAARuI/3GIiARJrWvsEW7XhFfLYO-U6Kvui8LCewCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h420/boltons%2Bhot%2Bchicken%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We did some food-touring next including a stop at the <b>Martin's BBQ down in Nolensville</b> where it all got started. <b> Finding some Nashville hot chicken for Tony was next on the agenda</b> and after finding out it would be<b> an hour and fifteen minute wait for some of it at Prince's on Nolensville Road</b>, we decided to head to <b>East Nashville</b> instead and check out the long-time staple there, <b>Bolton's Spicy Chicken and Fish</b>. A few tears and snot-bubbles later, we had <b>some really HOT chicken</b> at this classic institution. It's cool to know that <b>Anthony Bourdain actually stopped here </b>during his adventures in Nashville. Prince's may be famous, but Bolton's is where it's at! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3O10gq1S3dA/YTUixF0GUEI/AAAAAAAARuQ/48w8LZSQWhwAgTZMXZ0CzxzsjWz7QSt7ACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/camp%2Bbar.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3O10gq1S3dA/YTUixF0GUEI/AAAAAAAARuQ/48w8LZSQWhwAgTZMXZ0CzxzsjWz7QSt7ACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/camp%2Bbar.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our next planned stop was nearby. The always-fun <b>CAMP Bar presented by the 308 Bar</b> is a staple for us with out-of-town visitors. Their national-park themed cocktails are always fun and all about presentation. We represented<b> the Smokies, Mammoth Cave, Glacier and Yosemite NP</b> in our selections tonight. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r49KgzUyDKQ/YTUkVsxvmqI/AAAAAAAARug/zcK_NdhSrFw4Fy9NNjkCZmbiE8rEPKIqwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1559/dino.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1559" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r49KgzUyDKQ/YTUkVsxvmqI/AAAAAAAARug/zcK_NdhSrFw4Fy9NNjkCZmbiE8rEPKIqwCNcBGAsYHQ/w462-h640/dino.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our last stop of the night was <b>right next door at the legendary Dino's (Restaurant?) and Dive Bar</b>. This was <b>another Anthony Bourdain stop</b> when in Nashville. and it was somewhere Tony and Karen had actually been before on their last visit here. But we never have been in here despite being in Bar 308/CAMP several times. It's definitely a dive, and we just had drinks since we'd been eating all day, but it was fun to say we've actually been inside now before it gets closed down with all the changes in East Nashville lately...you just never know. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hf0JMubZDwk/YTguks8vDeI/AAAAAAAARvg/oKkPGzyc0xIVmKGPKgnNz3NpckXy17RKQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1110/bfffl%2B22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1110" height="438" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hf0JMubZDwk/YTguks8vDeI/AAAAAAAARvg/oKkPGzyc0xIVmKGPKgnNz3NpckXy17RKQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h438/bfffl%2B22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, September 8 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">Tonight's the night for</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>BFFFL Draft # 22</b> - Ashlee and I settled in on the couch tonight for another draft in the <b>Burgess Falls Fantasy Football League.</b> <b>I stole her star from last year by picked up Derrick "King" Henry with an early draft position</b> while Ashlee stewed with a much lower draft pick. In the end we were pretty satisfied with our teams and look forward to another season on the virtual gridiron against each other and our friends. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HdZMiJRNAVU/YUAcX8fqp9I/AAAAAAAARxY/cYAXWuWmPCgTzkbGm-uoWvblgB2pAMJLQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1803/celebrity%2Bgift%2Bcards.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="1361" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HdZMiJRNAVU/YUAcX8fqp9I/AAAAAAAARxY/cYAXWuWmPCgTzkbGm-uoWvblgB2pAMJLQCNcBGAsYHQ/w484-h640/celebrity%2Bgift%2Bcards.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, September 12 - Happy Birthday, Ashlee!!!</b><span style="text-align: left;">....<b>wait, where is she....? </b> With all the Covid mess over the past year-plus, <b>Ashlee was Jonesing for a cruise</b>. <b>Her and her girlfriend, Mollie, found one they just had to take and I told her that was fine with me since I couldn't go.</b> <b> It's her birthday after all.</b> She had a great time and had so much built up credit and freebies on the cruise, she didn't even use the Celebrity Cruise gift cards I got her. Just save 'em for the next one I guess!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-1896418043899766492021-08-18T10:31:00.000-05:002021-08-18T10:31:02.360-05:00Grand Preeee and then Hersheeee and then Dudleeeee!! <p><b> </b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ynehmiQpvEE/YQdNuY_xC8I/AAAAAAAARjU/sXWCYHVwSd02UfXRTaJpj2r0C2MrKJkFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2014/east%2Bnashville%2Bsunday%2Bfunday.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2014" data-original-width="1208" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ynehmiQpvEE/YQdNuY_xC8I/AAAAAAAARjU/sXWCYHVwSd02UfXRTaJpj2r0C2MrKJkFQCNcBGAsYHQ/w384-h640/east%2Bnashville%2Bsunday%2Bfunday.jpg" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, August 1</b><span style="text-align: left;">- We had a bit of a<b> Nashville Sunday Fun Day</b> today. Our first stop was a good one. Ashlee had preordered some amazingly good pastries from the <b>Brightside Bakeshop</b> in East Nashville. We decided to just enjoy them outside on site since it was a nice cloudy day with low humidity. They were all great, but this key lime one shown above was the best. So good! We also had some great iced lattes from the pop-up <b>Gold Bar for Hanna Bee Coffee </b>also there on site. Ashlee had the cotton-candy infused one, of course. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x0y26kqjD6g/YQdRTZohIgI/AAAAAAAARjc/G_54oBU5HhYjsWt0ga22AXKe2y4JHD_NwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/balloon%2Bmural.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1337" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x0y26kqjD6g/YQdRTZohIgI/AAAAAAAARjc/G_54oBU5HhYjsWt0ga22AXKe2y4JHD_NwCNcBGAsYHQ/w418-h640/balloon%2Bmural.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our next quick stop also in <b>East Nashville</b> was at this <b>fun mural on W. Eastland</b>. Up, up and away! We also <b>took a look around the swanky, new Virgin Hotel</b> <b>over around Music Row.</b> They've got a great rooftop pool and bar (and it will cost you a small fortune to swim and drink in it!). We headed back after that and enjoyed the rest of the afternoon in our own free pool! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N2LUeftN6Bc/YQljFukQjLI/AAAAAAAARkI/KuSOcs6ScuopxtVbJxf8NwylKFdcp9ZXwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/jungle%2Bcruise%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="902" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N2LUeftN6Bc/YQljFukQjLI/AAAAAAAARkI/KuSOcs6ScuopxtVbJxf8NwylKFdcp9ZXwCNcBGAsYHQ/w452-h640/jungle%2Bcruise%2B2.jpg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, August 3 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We went to see the new Disney</span><b style="text-align: left;"> <i>Jungle Cruise</i> </b><span style="text-align: left;">movie at the</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Roxy Theaters </b><span style="text-align: left;">here in town</span><b style="text-align: left;"> ($5 discount night and recliners!) </b><span style="text-align: left;">tonight.</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">It was a ton of fun and very well done. This was our first movie here in a long while. It was nice to be back! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJbUwN36H2Y/YQv3xGtCW6I/AAAAAAAARkw/vVBTnSXsJc8wKVXa_bfPx3iUukoaVd0yACNcBGAsYHQ/s923/sean%2Bmcconnell%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="923" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJbUwN36H2Y/YQv3xGtCW6I/AAAAAAAARkw/vVBTnSXsJc8wKVXa_bfPx3iUukoaVd0yACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/sean%2Bmcconnell%2B.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, August 5 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We headed to <b>downtown Nashville </b>tonight to see</span><b style="text-align: left;"> Sean McConnell at City Winery. It was his new album release show and our first time seeing him live. </b><span style="text-align: left;">We congratulate City Winery on enforcing a vaccinated-only crowd and a mask mandate when not seated in the venue. It's a bold stand, but necessary and appreciated by us. Sean was excellent live. <b>He's also a producer and brought out a young man named, Nick Connor, who he is helping with his debut album. That dude can sing!</b> This may be one of those "I saw him when" moments! Sean also had a <b>great opener named, Tristan Bushman,</b> who we enjoyed as well. Great music, great food, great venue! <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">August 6, 7, 8 - We won tix to the Music City Grand Prix this weekend - our city's first grand prix race!</span></b></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t7uZL3bYUSM/YQ8v8CLedLI/AAAAAAAARlA/Eqzhv9nZDNQDKU6t2Op39SglotkCkjKRACNcBGAsYHQ/s1367/track%2Bmap%2Bpic.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1367" height="432" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t7uZL3bYUSM/YQ8v8CLedLI/AAAAAAAARlA/Eqzhv9nZDNQDKU6t2Op39SglotkCkjKRACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h432/track%2Bmap%2Bpic.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Friday night</b> - We headed downtown after work not knowing what to expect, but just like the NFL Draft, NHL All-Star and other big events, <b>Nashville seemed to handle this giant affair just fine</b>. We got easily into our <b>free parking at Bridgestone Arena</b> (thanks to our pal, Wayne, and his Predators season ticket). Ticket access and entry was easy and smooth. We had some <b>tasty chicken sausage dogs for dinner </b>from a food truck for dinner. The race course and its surroundings encompass 45 total acres of space. And we walked most of it! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUTpCMDGu4A/YQ80gb0tBuI/AAAAAAAARlI/VcjsSzfnz5kIjnAY_qcXvkzJ8WYbBhG2QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/zoom%2Bzoom%2Bzone.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUTpCMDGu4A/YQ80gb0tBuI/AAAAAAAARlI/VcjsSzfnz5kIjnAY_qcXvkzJ8WYbBhG2QCNcBGAsYHQ/w296-h640/zoom%2Bzoom%2Bzone.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got to<b> see a little of the SRO GT America cars practicing</b> before dark. I snuck out afterwards and got this cool <b>pic along the track heading west over the Korean Veterans Bridge part of the course</b>. <b>This is the first-ever Grand Prix that goes over water.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DNIREHW0fus/YQ81bGj-wII/AAAAAAAARlQ/udqy0ouueksPCoPfMqvSBB-g9kduSnVkACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/nashville%2Bnight.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DNIREHW0fus/YQ81bGj-wII/AAAAAAAARlQ/udqy0ouueksPCoPfMqvSBB-g9kduSnVkACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/nashville%2Bnight.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Hey, it wouldn't be a Music City event without some...well...music! We hung around into the night and <b>caught a few songs by a decent line-up of artists including Tyler Farr, Vince Neil of Motley Crue, Jamey Johnson, Chase Rice, and the legendary duo, Brooks and Dunn</b>, who we've never seen play together. It was a lovely night and a beautiful walk back across the Cumberland River on the pedestrian bridge after the show. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d5BMk65-FdE/YQ83KHDFR3I/AAAAAAAARlY/xv1vvAQKwtM_pI6EAUM_V16ES-IsrqviwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/race%2Bgarage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d5BMk65-FdE/YQ83KHDFR3I/AAAAAAAARlY/xv1vvAQKwtM_pI6EAUM_V16ES-IsrqviwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/race%2Bgarage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Saturday afternoon</b> - Man, it was hot! But we had a pretty good time <b>back at the Grand Prix today</b>. We got there in time to <b>see the end of the actual first race of the event, the Trans Am Series</b>. Next up was <b>some SRO GT America qualifying</b>. We had some <b>more terrific grub from food trucks</b> on site. Afterwards we wondered over toward the paddock area and were <b>surprised how close we could get to watching the teams work on some of the cars</b>. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KXmyrQOP2ho/YQ86fnb8WII/AAAAAAAARlg/xKLkNmDSqHok_ZlF_C7MRsD8Vq49VOWkgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1661/tight%2Bturn%2B9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KXmyrQOP2ho/YQ86fnb8WII/AAAAAAAARlg/xKLkNmDSqHok_ZlF_C7MRsD8Vq49VOWkgCNcBGAsYHQ/w582-h640/tight%2Bturn%2B9.jpg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>NTT IndyCar Series qualifying</b> was next. These are the big boys and the main event racers. While the general admission tickets don't give you the best views of the track, there are some decent access places. We found this <b>cool view of tight Turn 10</b> which is their first turn after a long straightaway. We headed back to our cooler pool since today's and tonight's concerts were of no interest to us. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6_x3Bb2cQ0w/YRFPpLw1rtI/AAAAAAAARlo/xaodMXy2I9spLW-m4hwe5gHKrRmOjwjVgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/z%2Bcurve%2Bwreck%2B.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6_x3Bb2cQ0w/YRFPpLw1rtI/AAAAAAAARlo/xaodMXy2I9spLW-m4hwe5gHKrRmOjwjVgCNcBGAsYHQ/w296-h640/z%2Bcurve%2Bwreck%2B.PNG" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday afternoon</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - Since the heat was so oppressive yesterday and projected to be even hotter today, </span><b style="text-align: left;">we held off getting downtown until just before the Grand Prix race itself today</b><span style="text-align: left;">. There were a few earlier things we would have liked to have seen, but not at the cost of the heat index. We did get to see<b> the end of the SRO GT America Race # 2</b>, <b>the pre-big race parade of drivers</b>, and the start of <b>the Grand Prix itself</b> in the shade near Turn 3. Then we went to check out the view with some elevation from the east-side ramps of Nissan Stadium where we had a good view of the S- (or is that a Z) curve in Turns 1 and 2 . We even<b> saw this wreck happen right in front of us.</b> We had more good food from the bountiful amount of food trucks available...we chose <b>The Loveless Cafe truck</b> today. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a13yMtlbTmA/YRFQY2Ih8PI/AAAAAAAARlw/6o96Mi-TnsQedUmC5GUakMcg1EI_l63cwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1717/grand%2Bprix%2Bwinner%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="862" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a13yMtlbTmA/YRFQY2Ih8PI/AAAAAAAARlw/6o96Mi-TnsQedUmC5GUakMcg1EI_l63cwCNcBGAsYHQ/w322-h640/grand%2Bprix%2Bwinner%2B.jpg" width="322" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We were able to grab a glance at the <b>inaugural winner of the Music City Grand Prix, Marcus Ericsson</b>, as he emerged from his Indy car after the race. The most amazing thing about Ericsson's win is that <b>very early in Lap 5 he was in a hair-(and car) raising collision with another car in front of him that lifted his car off the ground and almost airborne and flipped over. He and his crew were able to recover from that crash and take the whole thing!</b> Wow! The race was exciting throughout with crashes and speeds of over 180 mph over the Korean Veterans Bridge, and right up to the finish with a bold young driver named Colton Herta pushing his way up the field with crafty passing in the tight turns and into second place as the race got close to the end only to crash with only 5 laps to go. Ericsson and crews other great move was winning the race on basically fumes as well. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KmFj4nIcdT4/YRFvRMIF23I/AAAAAAAARl4/CEPvDTipByg0sDvrUPsClGpG1vOINCUQACNcBGAsYHQ/s1880/bridge%2Bat%2Bnight%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="1410" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KmFj4nIcdT4/YRFvRMIF23I/AAAAAAAARl4/CEPvDTipByg0sDvrUPsClGpG1vOINCUQACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/bridge%2Bat%2Bnight%2B.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Another hot day led to <b>a beautiful night and another gorgeous walk across the Cumberland River </b>back to our car. The <b>Korean Veterans Bridge</b> shone is all its brilliance somehow knowing it was also a star of this weekend's historic event. We were a bit disappointed that Alan Jackson, who was scheduled to close out the event on the concert stage, was a no show. The ageless <b>Oak Ridge Boys</b> were a great fill in at least. We also saw performances by rising country-music stars <b>Justin Moore, Riley Green, Danielle Bradbery and Callista Clark as the Grand Ole Opry was broadcast tonight from the Grand Ole Prix!! </b>(not my joke, but I like it). <br />Overall, an outstanding weekend an event. It looks as if it was a big success with all parking nearby sold out, all grandstand seats sold out, and lots of smiles on lots of the 110,000 faces despite the heat. We can't wat to go again next year...and, hell, we might even pay for tickets this time!! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">August 12, 13, 14 - Our (damn Covid) rescheduled trip and show to see Green Day in Hershey, PA, is finally this weekend! </span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14kJkN6XwhA/YRl0rz4ZYeI/AAAAAAAARoM/aysV1GhU1E0v6ZQaYJFz0j5JJzi8Bo6fgCNcBGAsYHQ/s3091/longwood%2Bgardens%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="3091" height="210" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14kJkN6XwhA/YRl0rz4ZYeI/AAAAAAAARoM/aysV1GhU1E0v6ZQaYJFz0j5JJzi8Bo6fgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h210/longwood%2Bgardens%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - We <b>flew up to Philly this morning</b>, <b>rented a car</b> and headed west toward Hershey. Our first stop were the beautiful <b>Longwood Gardens</b> where we were hoping to see some of the dozen or so cats that "guard" the huge conservatory there. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OCYKidXcUvc/YRl03r8zpNI/AAAAAAAARoQ/hbDW0eeZCLE_re9S0KlkmHYemueyX2jvACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/organ%2Bpipes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OCYKidXcUvc/YRl03r8zpNI/AAAAAAAARoQ/hbDW0eeZCLE_re9S0KlkmHYemueyX2jvACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/organ%2Bpipes.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="text-align: left;"> It was blazing hot and the cats were nowhere to be found, and even the beer garden was closed! Kind of a bust, but still a beautiful place with flowers everywhere in the giant conservatory, and this <b>huge aeolian organ (over 10,000 pipes)</b> that was amazing to walk around behind. We may try and return someday (especially at Christmas we hear). </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L4WUTWqSgc8/YRl1eTfZqOI/AAAAAAAARoc/ntb2VGm8Ras-HpbDYcRwbczrU5HJzECkQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/amish%2Btruck%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1066" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L4WUTWqSgc8/YRl1eTfZqOI/AAAAAAAARoc/ntb2VGm8Ras-HpbDYcRwbczrU5HJzECkQCNcBGAsYHQ/w334-h640/amish%2Btruck%2B.jpg" width="334" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We continued west through <b>Amish country</b> with heavy traffic through <b>Lancaster County</b>. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0Jf2dRvL8k/YRmE_HWLrEI/AAAAAAAARok/8ltCcc1lyPYxaHxMqIv8LyUkljCwWBOdgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1770/intercourse%2Bpa.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="984" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0Jf2dRvL8k/YRmE_HWLrEI/AAAAAAAARok/8ltCcc1lyPYxaHxMqIv8LyUkljCwWBOdgCNcBGAsYHQ/w356-h640/intercourse%2Bpa.jpg" width="356" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our funniest stop was at a red light in <b>Intercourse, Pennsylvania</b>. Make your own jokes here, but don't forget it sits between the small towns of Blue Ball and Paradise...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--FJaBi7zLE4/YRmFOAfJ79I/AAAAAAAARoo/S9wGd9CHvUwoAPPD51H9CDhF7zoH7zZRwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1261/beer%2Bwall%2Bat%2Btroegs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="1261" height="550" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--FJaBi7zLE4/YRmFOAfJ79I/AAAAAAAARoo/S9wGd9CHvUwoAPPD51H9CDhF7zoH7zZRwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h550/beer%2Bwall%2Bat%2Btroegs.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />After checking into our <b>hotel in Lebanon (sounds familiar)</b> just east of Hershey, we headed on in to <b>Chocolate Town</b> and meet a new co-worker of Ashlee's who lives nearby at <b>Troeg's Independent Brewing</b> (her idea, so I like her already!). We had some great beer and some very good food (the<b> street corn fries</b> were amazing!).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d4K4-_ONq5E/YRmF1WnhlCI/AAAAAAAARo0/srX9ngTDRnUH8mvaBx8GdjSHSdGyKk3fwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1519/hershey%2Bfactory%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d4K4-_ONq5E/YRmF1WnhlCI/AAAAAAAARo0/srX9ngTDRnUH8mvaBx8GdjSHSdGyKk3fwCNcBGAsYHQ/w474-h640/hershey%2Bfactory%2B.jpg" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - We spent most of today at </span><b style="text-align: left;">Hershey's Chocolate World </b><span style="text-align: left;">with some fun activities including a <b>trolley tour around town and the Hershey factory</b>. It's a great place where even the street lights are shaped like Hershey's kisses!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gt-faK2ptc/YRmGbH_5QmI/AAAAAAAARo8/oFcDqy3A_Ncsl70bbnUVdcfGnB25upttQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/make%2Byour%2Bown%2Bcandybar.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gt-faK2ptc/YRmGbH_5QmI/AAAAAAAARo8/oFcDqy3A_Ncsl70bbnUVdcfGnB25upttQCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/make%2Byour%2Bown%2Bcandybar.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The BIG pay off at the end of the day <b>at Hershey's Chocolate World was designing and making our very own personalized half-pound chocolate bars! </b> We ate mine almost immediately, but Ashlee's made it back home...for about a day! Yummmmm!! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0w2JiJbc-bU/YRmGvbq6t0I/AAAAAAAARpI/ZkPZr06sUy4r8KqEe6lApE3HQQOwZwFnACNcBGAsYHQ/s1849/hershey%2Bhotel%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1849" height="524" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0w2JiJbc-bU/YRmGvbq6t0I/AAAAAAAARpI/ZkPZr06sUy4r8KqEe6lApE3HQQOwZwFnACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h524/hershey%2Bhotel%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We Ubered up to check out the historic and beautiful <b>Hotel Hershey</b>. Again, the really cool bar in the hotel was closed (what's with no day-drinking in PA?). So we just looked around and then our friends, Joe and L.A. picked us up and we headed <b>back over to Troeg's Brewing</b> for more beer and tasty food. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VYF9K05Y8ZI/YRmHDwR114I/AAAAAAAARpU/mAC8lxrp5NkDTbIuGFjMDIPzKQCc3EeFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/hella%2Bmega%2Bposter%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="866" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VYF9K05Y8ZI/YRmHDwR114I/AAAAAAAARpU/mAC8lxrp5NkDTbIuGFjMDIPzKQCc3EeFQCNcBGAsYHQ/w434-h640/hella%2Bmega%2Bposter%2B.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We got lucky and dodged some rain while at Troeg's Brewing. Then it was off to the SOLD OUT <b style="text-align: left;">Weezer, Fall Out Boy, and Green Day Hella Mega Tour concert at Hershey Park with our friends Joe, L.A., Danny, Brenda, and Wil. </b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iaZTDZKsSkQ/YRmH8qt1z8I/AAAAAAAARpo/OOdh8-jD22YuCPn7LWQA8ibRJ9GdLwuZgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/green%2Bday%2Bfoursome%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1070" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iaZTDZKsSkQ/YRmH8qt1z8I/AAAAAAAARpo/OOdh8-jD22YuCPn7LWQA8ibRJ9GdLwuZgCNcBGAsYHQ/w536-h640/green%2Bday%2Bfoursome%2B.jpg" width="536" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It's the <b>Galapagos Fearsome Four-some</b> back together again! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4NCPIBnvS5E/YRmIULk-B1I/AAAAAAAARpw/NLUBvU1t-l8BBjS-Tvm9WM7xtW9DfS55wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1567/green%2Bday%2Bpurple%2Bnight%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="1317" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4NCPIBnvS5E/YRmIULk-B1I/AAAAAAAARpw/NLUBvU1t-l8BBjS-Tvm9WM7xtW9DfS55wCNcBGAsYHQ/w538-h640/green%2Bday%2Bpurple%2Bnight%2B.jpg" width="538" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Green Day,</b> Purple Night. We've seen <b>Weezer</b> a couple time before and as usual they fun and solid. <b>Fall Out Boy</b> was pretty good and sounded great, but we honestly just don't know a lot of their music. <b>Green Day</b> was the main reason we were here, and they were electric! Excellent show! Great energy! It's hard to believe these guys are pushing or past 50 years old! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38xoTPlmdpA/YRmIe4s2maI/AAAAAAAARp0/bBwXTkxJXBkeA-NFwIJRr_FLTfbMNuQogCNcBGAsYHQ/s1512/valley%2Bforge.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1512" height="468" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38xoTPlmdpA/YRmIe4s2maI/AAAAAAAARp0/bBwXTkxJXBkeA-NFwIJRr_FLTfbMNuQogCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h468/valley%2Bforge.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday - </b>We got up pretty early today to head back to Philly for a little fun before flying home. A spur-of-the-moment stop that turned out to be pretty cool was<b> Valley Forge Historical National Park. </b>They have a great driving loop of interesting sights that again worked out best since it was still blazing hot. This would be another place to definitely visit more in depth with cooler temps. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zO3pdKRDPCo/YRmI024HVpI/AAAAAAAARqA/_uQ4r8lwl74KKaAjNBOb6Py4v8Mqrpz_wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1788/cheesesteaks%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="1312" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zO3pdKRDPCo/YRmI024HVpI/AAAAAAAARqA/_uQ4r8lwl74KKaAjNBOb6Py4v8Mqrpz_wCNcBGAsYHQ/w470-h640/cheesesteaks%2B.jpg" width="470" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>When we got to Philly it was cheesesteak time </b>and the big <b>Pat's vs.Geno's </b>debate (and chow down) began! We think Pat's is a little better, but Geno's is solid. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8SRTPhVPPNc/YRmJ8ikAvrI/AAAAAAAARqI/x7wfR9ZxPA0R9Uwt7lOymSZniOusmW29gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/old%2Bcity%2Bbeer.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8SRTPhVPPNc/YRmJ8ikAvrI/AAAAAAAARqI/x7wfR9ZxPA0R9Uwt7lOymSZniOusmW29gCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/old%2Bcity%2Bbeer.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We met up with Ashlee's co-worker and <b>our good friend, Eileen, and her husband, Mike, and their daughter, Megan at the Old City Beer Garden</b> for a few hours before our flight home tonight. One of my choices from their impressive beer list was this hilarious, but tasty, IPA. <br /><br />Added note: <b>Our Southwest flight home which connected through Orlando (yuck) kept getting delayed due to bad weather in Florida, so we decided to cancel that flight and jump on a decent-priced American Airlines direct flight home</b> (why didn't we do this from the start?). We got home safe and sound with another fun little trip under our belts. </td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Holy cat! Dudley's in the Tennessee State Fair! </span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YnN14rZalAs/YRmKKRnLZ-I/AAAAAAAARqM/zslINWHeBAEKPTTHSTmJYo3kloVtNiXgQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/cat%2Bshow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1125" height="399" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YnN14rZalAs/YRmKKRnLZ-I/AAAAAAAARqM/zslINWHeBAEKPTTHSTmJYo3kloVtNiXgQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h399/cat%2Bshow.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Sunday, August 15</b> - We flew back early from Philly for this, dude! You better win this cat show!! I mean, no pressure. It's just now the <b>STATE Cat Show since the Wilson County Fair and the Tennessee State Fair are one in the same now as of this year.</b> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUxRaa7-bPY/YRmKYlKV9KI/AAAAAAAARqU/sG13ttqefJ0Xamuqi7XvczDEsz2fbGuewCNcBGAsYHQ/s1485/dudly%2Bcat%2Bshow%2Bpose.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1485" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUxRaa7-bPY/YRmKYlKV9KI/AAAAAAAARqU/sG13ttqefJ0Xamuqi7XvczDEsz2fbGuewCNcBGAsYHQ/w484-h640/dudly%2Bcat%2Bshow%2Bpose.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />He's our winner for sure!! He seems relaxed and ready...of course, he has no idea what's about to happen to him either. Thanks to our cat-sitter, Anjie, for this great pic of the Dud-miester over the weekend while we were gone. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mSHFIwyf1qo/YRnCXw8e-mI/AAAAAAAARqg/NL3CCQdAG1AsR2UqQE9634Pi-SuyghYfwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/dudley%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bfair.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1280" height="554" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mSHFIwyf1qo/YRnCXw8e-mI/AAAAAAAARqg/NL3CCQdAG1AsR2UqQE9634Pi-SuyghYfwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h554/dudley%2Bat%2Bthe%2Bfair.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Dudley chilling before his competition (or chilled in fear). It's hard to tell with him.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E0e-CosE03c/YRnCjcDLwyI/AAAAAAAARqk/AThDnbImCcYxFNmmAOj174fJrIsSPgFCwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/dudley%2Beyes%2Bthe%2Bcompetition%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1153" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E0e-CosE03c/YRnCjcDLwyI/AAAAAAAARqk/AThDnbImCcYxFNmmAOj174fJrIsSPgFCwCNcBGAsYHQ/w576-h640/dudley%2Beyes%2Bthe%2Bcompetition%2B.jpg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Dudley eyeing his competition. <b>His category of short-haired adults was the largest of the night.</b> He didn't win unfortunately, but we are still proud of him. And very excited about <b>some of the Mighty Miracles kittens winning their categories (and runner-up Best in Show)</b> and getting a lot of positive publicity and an invitation to come back next year and bring even more participants. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-66109948140424142952021-07-31T08:53:00.002-05:002021-07-31T08:53:37.029-05:00A (post?) Covid Summer<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--7Ike8bXcYM/YL7nGnAGh0I/AAAAAAAARXU/oeDkX2hi0eIfj2VWdkw1kSquJxkp8CVNQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/kitchen%2Bfloor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--7Ike8bXcYM/YL7nGnAGh0I/AAAAAAAARXU/oeDkX2hi0eIfj2VWdkw1kSquJxkp8CVNQCNcBGAsYHQ/w488-h640/kitchen%2Bfloor.jpg" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday, ,June 5</b> - Well, our projects at <b>Evie's Bungalow</b> are getting bigger and bolder! <b>We put a new faux tile floor down in the kitchen</b> and think it looks pretty good! Ashlee did all the hard work with cutting pieces for all the corners. <b>Evie's Bungalow on AirBnb is slated for a July 1 opening! </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PCPSqmfXOUg/YMdrmgXpwII/AAAAAAAARYo/P8xbO8rAcuAbh2OTZcRtWRicYbW-Thz2wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/catch%2B22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1125" height="370" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PCPSqmfXOUg/YMdrmgXpwII/AAAAAAAARYo/P8xbO8rAcuAbh2OTZcRtWRicYbW-Thz2wCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h370/catch%2B22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Friday, June 11</b> - We've actually never had <b>dinner here at</b> <b>Catch 22 in Mt. Juliet</b>. I love the food (and the craft beer, of course), so I suggested it for a <b>date-night </b>location tonight. Our food was fantastic, as always. We've definitely got to put this place in our regular rotation! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iSj9pHNnFy0/YMducQqSg_I/AAAAAAAARYw/lA-ZnPA3hSQ3qAj-z0pzJlz_sF605dbFwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/fire%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bsky.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1223" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iSj9pHNnFy0/YMducQqSg_I/AAAAAAAARYw/lA-ZnPA3hSQ3qAj-z0pzJlz_sF605dbFwCNcBGAsYHQ/w382-h640/fire%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bsky.jpg" width="382" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, June 13 - We had an amazing sunset today</b> <b>after a lovely day in and around the pool. </b> This was the first day that really felt like summer in the water.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9rrbIyWy00I/YMulgmpBEUI/AAAAAAAARZc/TJgEgjprGxYD3s0eLidqkTeRxx_sDoRcQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/josh%2Bwolf.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="1280" height="636" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9rrbIyWy00I/YMulgmpBEUI/AAAAAAAARZc/TJgEgjprGxYD3s0eLidqkTeRxx_sDoRcQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h636/josh%2Bwolf.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, June 20 - I won four tickets to see comedian, Josh Wolf, tonight at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville where he's taping a new live album</b> over two shows there. We chose the early show since it was a "school night." We've seen Josh in the past here actually (way back in 2012) and always enjoyed him on the late, great E! Network show "Chelsea Lately" (RIP). Our friends, Wendy and Charly, went with us and we had a great time. Josh was hilarious and his guests included some pretty good musicians and singers including a former boy-band member singing about weed! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RMV2cQ_GXuM/YNHjHp1xCnI/AAAAAAAARa8/iXq7Nqe1a3UPGjsbtY_fMaQCjmuD1S7DwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/2021%2Bnight%2Bswim.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RMV2cQ_GXuM/YNHjHp1xCnI/AAAAAAAARa8/iXq7Nqe1a3UPGjsbtY_fMaQCjmuD1S7DwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/2021%2Bnight%2Bswim.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>A great weekend of hanging out at the pool including our first night swim of the season</b>. Did we mention our A/C is out in the house and has been for a couple weeks now?? Thank God for the pool!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rUzTZEiR8TI/YNNXwES45rI/AAAAAAAARbE/O2kvN0nE9kwsWrOcdY-ECb17ZnIz9AOuQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1021/j%2Balexanders.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="1021" height="138" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rUzTZEiR8TI/YNNXwES45rI/AAAAAAAARbE/O2kvN0nE9kwsWrOcdY-ECb17ZnIz9AOuQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h138/j%2Balexanders.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Tuesday, June 22 - We had a date night of sorts tonight</b> as we headed over to <b>West Nashville for some shopping at Costco and Trader Joe's</b> which we can get on our side of town. Beforehand, we had a tasty dinner at <b>J. Alexander's</b>. This was our first time eating here together in the long-time established regional eatery chain, but it won't be our last! Yum! Yum! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Editor's note: We were saddened to see that the Sushi Train Restaurant that we've enjoyed in the past has closed. Probably a victim of the pandemic. Too bad. )</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-246625h2Vgg/YNXmGG5thcI/AAAAAAAARb0/ElmcKjlkktsHmMSysyF0gqrdYYsRFxHawCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/new%2Bfawn%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-246625h2Vgg/YNXmGG5thcI/AAAAAAAARb0/ElmcKjlkktsHmMSysyF0gqrdYYsRFxHawCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/new%2Bfawn%2B2021.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, June 25</b> - New year, new backyard fawn! Ain't he a cutie! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VHRj4siGSp0/YNqcZr-lreI/AAAAAAAARcs/qTSLpTECm2cThn5iLq8fHcFUH7n1p4HawCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/oscars%2Btacos.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1280" height="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VHRj4siGSp0/YNqcZr-lreI/AAAAAAAARcs/qTSLpTECm2cThn5iLq8fHcFUH7n1p4HawCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h504/oscars%2Btacos.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, June 28</b> - We checked out the<b> brand new Oscars Taco Shop in Mt. Juliet </b>tonight for dinner. The food was great! This was actually our second choice as another Mexican place called Memo's wasn't open tonight. We'll check you out next, hombre! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HEWzeUQyBP4/YN30et1sJ4I/AAAAAAAARc8/QbaJP6qnJvYdtj3okzn_Tyw37IcBrt2xwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/house%2Bof%2Bcards%2Bwaterfall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HEWzeUQyBP4/YN30et1sJ4I/AAAAAAAARc8/QbaJP6qnJvYdtj3okzn_Tyw37IcBrt2xwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/house%2Bof%2Bcards%2Bwaterfall.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Wednesday, June 30</b> - We got all dressed up tonight to finally (we've had to reschedule twice) check out the fancy <b>House of Cards Restaurant</b> in Nashville with our friends, Danny and Brenda. Ashlee's been once before, but this was our first time together. Man, the food was fantastic. The place is killer cool too. This 30' waterfall shown above is out on their sunken patio. And the magic in their small theater and close-up at a couple of spots throughout the venue was very good.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rLL0RMn9BL8/YN31mDdrndI/AAAAAAAARdE/dQCVSr2zKqY1uym7HNKijwZHBi5_EByzwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2299/spooky%2Bcalculator.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2299" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rLL0RMn9BL8/YN31mDdrndI/AAAAAAAARdE/dQCVSr2zKqY1uym7HNKijwZHBi5_EByzwCNcBGAsYHQ/w314-h640/spooky%2Bcalculator.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br />While <b>we are not big fans of magic, the performers at House of Cards were top notch</b>. <b>Our favorite (and most spooky) trick of the night</b> was when the magician gathered a bunch of random number from a group of strangers around him including us. The first number was Brenda's birthday. He then asked us to put the numbers in our phone calculators and somehow got them all to add up to today's date (6/30) and the exact time of the end of the trick (905). Amazing! The photo above is a screenshot of my phone as proof of the time. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7I_9lIVmofo/YN33NiRzvuI/AAAAAAAARdM/cbaPV-cJoKse5sZZR4Di44AEymave9jLwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/east%2Bnashville%2Bwilburys%2Bshow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="840" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7I_9lIVmofo/YN33NiRzvuI/AAAAAAAARdM/cbaPV-cJoKse5sZZR4Di44AEymave9jLwCNcBGAsYHQ/w420-h640/east%2Bnashville%2Bwilburys%2Bshow.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Friday, July 2 - </b>We headed to <b>an East Nashville tribute show tonight to The Traveling Wilburys plus songs of each member of the supergroup. The show featured a couple of our local favorites, Butch Walker and Will Hoge, plus 14 other performers at The Basement East</b>. With such a great line-up at a great price ($15), of course the show was <b>SOLD OUT</b> fast! Besides the pandemic mess, the Basement East also got hammered by a tornado last spring as well, so it was great to see a reopened, packed venue once again. We kept thinking we would stay for an hour, maybe two, but the performances were so great and the venue so nice, we stayed for almost the entire show. Our favorites, Will Hoge and Butch Walker, closed out the show, so it was worth the wait to hear Will cover Tom Petty's "American Girl" and hear Butch belt out ELO's "Don't Bring Me Down!" We also really enjoyed "discovering" <b>Jon Latham, Raul Malo of The Mavericks</b> and the "house band" and hosts of the night, <b>Andrew Leahey and the Homestead</b> who we will get to see again soon on The Rock Boat in November! Plus all the money went to East C.A.N. a local dog shelter and placement organization.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Before the show we had a great dinner outside in the surprisingly humidity-free early July evening at <b>Post and Riot</b>, a brand new German beer haus in Mt. Juliet. The food was great and place was very nice. We will be back!! </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6hhGvgho6-E/YN342qKbkHI/AAAAAAAARdU/V0z77Vap3bUlAo57qrSitliefFt0zqhPACNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/christmas%2Bin%2Bjuly%2Bparty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="1125" height="326" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6hhGvgho6-E/YN342qKbkHI/AAAAAAAARdU/V0z77Vap3bUlAo57qrSitliefFt0zqhPACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h326/christmas%2Bin%2Bjuly%2Bparty.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sunday, July 4</b> - We hosted a <b>Christmas in July Pool Party</b> today to celebrate Independence Day (and to let Ashlee get all her Christmas crap out for more than once a year!). I got us a huge order of <b>smoked</b> <b>wings from The Town Square Social</b> restaurant up on The Square. They were excellent. We also had hot dogs and hamburgers and A LOT of libations. It was a great day had by all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dtudN7wt7f0/YOSYtcfrxPI/AAAAAAAARes/Wv39VNo05E8sfSVByyRjPzbrKFjvMaT6wCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/christmas%2Bin%2Bjuly%2Btree.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dtudN7wt7f0/YOSYtcfrxPI/AAAAAAAARes/Wv39VNo05E8sfSVByyRjPzbrKFjvMaT6wCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/christmas%2Bin%2Bjuly%2Btree.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Our<b> summer-themed Christmas tree</b> at the entrance to the pool party turned out pretty nice. We had a ton of fun decorations all around the pool thanks to Ashlee's large supply of Christmas-themed goodies. Thanks to Ashlee's cousins, Leslie and LeeAnn, for making the trek down from Cincinnati for the party and for coming in early and helping us set up and decorate. Thanks to all who came to the soiree as well. Happy birthday, America, and happy Summer Feliz Navidad as well! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NZ7YsbWulNQ/YOtbIsp7ujI/AAAAAAAARfs/iqTHRrkiSAs5QFhSYfJVCPPHLGU_P97YQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1595/broccoli%2Bcactus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="1121" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NZ7YsbWulNQ/YOtbIsp7ujI/AAAAAAAARfs/iqTHRrkiSAs5QFhSYfJVCPPHLGU_P97YQCNcBGAsYHQ/w450-h640/broccoli%2Bcactus.jpg" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Sunday, July 11</b> - A rainy day meant no pool today, so we took <b>a drive up to Old Hickory</b> to visit the cool little plant store called the <b>Lawrence and Clark Cacti Company</b>. What a neat little place! We bought a nice hanging goldfish plant for our bedroom. and I picked up this odd little guy for my work desk at home which is a <b>Euphorbia Lactea Coral Cactus</b>, but I just thought it looked like broccoli. Finding lunch was a bit of a chore with pour-downs and packed places after church, so we settle for <b>5 Guys Burgers and Fries in Mt. Juliet</b> which was great as usual although we haven't been in years.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zCy2uZH9GFw/YOzGEKTiZII/AAAAAAAARf0/Q1s65y08Ttc9n7r4PrzAogu825-7Yd-vwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/it%2Bis%2Bofficial%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1280" height="470" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zCy2uZH9GFw/YOzGEKTiZII/AAAAAAAARf0/Q1s65y08Ttc9n7r4PrzAogu825-7Yd-vwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h470/it%2Bis%2Bofficial%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, July 12</b> - It's official! <b>We now have an AirBnB rental in Chattanooga!</b> Let's hope the money rolls in and the problems don't!! We start renting August 1st! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oN1GHQnbGfQ/YPSLZ6gABCI/AAAAAAAARgw/J-lUK1zqvE0VdZIeo_zLKd4yJofLChQ3ACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/buffet%2Bnight%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oN1GHQnbGfQ/YPSLZ6gABCI/AAAAAAAARgw/J-lUK1zqvE0VdZIeo_zLKd4yJofLChQ3ACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/buffet%2Bnight%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, July 16 - </b><span style="text-align: left;">We attended at </span><b style="text-align: left;">Jimmy Buffet (rescheduled from Covid last year) concert at The Ascend Amphitheater in downtown Nashville tonight. </b><span style="text-align: left;">The weather forecast was not looking great (storms to the left, storms to the right - good "Fins" joke by Ashlee), but other than a little rain spattering when we were in line to get in, it turned out to be a beautiful night with light breezes and a little bit of relief from the humidity. Jimmy and his band were in solid form. This was their third show here in the last couple weeks, so we were impressed how good it was. We also found <b>a dandy new parking lot</b> for shows here, and had some<b> tasty food and craft beer at the show</b>, so it was a great night on all aspects. <br /><br /></span><b style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2h2riZNllQo/YPSLoGa4egI/AAAAAAAARg0/ulrdhcp_k8IjvQHzmjPEysqIRLyvWEuvACNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/SRX%2Brace.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="776" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2h2riZNllQo/YPSLoGa4egI/AAAAAAAARg0/ulrdhcp_k8IjvQHzmjPEysqIRLyvWEuvACNcBGAsYHQ/w388-h640/SRX%2Brace.jpg" width="388" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, July 17 - We headed back to Nashville today to the SRX (Superstar Racing Experience) at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway </b><span style="text-align: left;">with our friend, Bethany, who's way more into racing than we are, but we agreed to check it out with her. It was actually quite the event. It was<b> completely sold out</b> which they announced had not happened here in decades. It was also a pretty cool concept as it was <b>a series of races by retired and current racing stars </b>and this one here was the culmination of the series. There were <b>huge names driving like Bill Elliot (65 years young), his son, Chase, Tony Stewart and recent Indy 500 winner, Helio Castroneves</b> (who we were pulling for since we met him briefly at the Indy 500 several year ago). Chase Elliot wound up winning the main-event 77-lap race. Helio did win one of the 25-lap heats. And Tony Stewart won the series with his second place finish in tonight's finale. </span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b><span style="text-align: left;">We also got to see the current state of the new MLS stadium going up next door. It's going to be a beauty! Go NSC!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ItEh-_75ETA/YQBj-EXSwpI/AAAAAAAARiU/Y7w1CSNtd4kHuqoYFsyauRGJKlsfX8DRgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/key%2Bwest%2Bdeck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ItEh-_75ETA/YQBj-EXSwpI/AAAAAAAARiU/Y7w1CSNtd4kHuqoYFsyauRGJKlsfX8DRgCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/key%2Bwest%2Bdeck.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, July 25 - Man, talk about a Key West vibe!</b> <b>We've got the old deck at the AirBnB house looking like The Eden House!!</b> The paint choice was bold, but we are very happy with the result. <b>Our first guests arrive this coming weekend.</b> But in another update, it looks like Ashlee's cousin Alexis, and her boyfriend, Hunter, might rent the place long-term starting in October. We shall see....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ItEh-_75ETA/YQBj-EXSwpI/AAAAAAAARiU/Y7w1CSNtd4kHuqoYFsyauRGJKlsfX8DRgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/key%2Bwest%2Bdeck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2KRtwnuZTj0/YQRkzXNGNOI/AAAAAAAARi8/Le-P5KObafkP_jMNob91AncMbfEbnmacwCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/4K%2Bfor%2Bairbnb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2KRtwnuZTj0/YQRkzXNGNOI/AAAAAAAARi8/Le-P5KObafkP_jMNob91AncMbfEbnmacwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/4K%2Bfor%2Bairbnb.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The month of August is filled up at the new AirBnB!! </td></tr></tbody></table></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-62246246313690306332021-06-02T17:15:00.005-05:002021-06-02T17:15:43.389-05:00THE BIG TWO-OHHHHHH!!! <div class="separator"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4o8vCzITCk/YJAnX7EvaPI/AAAAAAAARFc/Z3yge3uREXQ2P8PiLT75bSUeznY7twqhQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/wendy%2Band%2Bcharlys%2Bcabin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4o8vCzITCk/YJAnX7EvaPI/AAAAAAAARFc/Z3yge3uREXQ2P8PiLT75bSUeznY7twqhQCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/wendy%2Band%2Bcharlys%2Bcabin.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Friday, April 30 </b>- We headed east this evening toward Cookeville to the<b> little community of Baxter to spend the weekend with our friends, Wendy and Charly, at their sweet little cabin</b> they bought last year. Tomorrow is Wendy's birthday, so they invited us up to celebrate and relax at their new place. It is a great place with two decks and very peaceful surroundings. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YsEUh9_K8EA/YJAnmbgS-bI/AAAAAAAARFg/jLps10sg6bAfXR78qBXq756u3E_V0OUZwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1880/granville%2Bmap.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="1095" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YsEUh9_K8EA/YJAnmbgS-bI/AAAAAAAARFg/jLps10sg6bAfXR78qBXq756u3E_V0OUZwCNcBGAsYHQ/w372-h640/granville%2Bmap.jpg" width="372" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Saturday, May 1</b> - We head to the <b>cool little town of Granville </b>today to spend the day sippin' some shine and munching on some cornbread at a festival being held there. We've only driven through this area, so it was a good chance for us to check out this neat area almost surrounded entirely by water.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-heAzPoCgJvQ/YJApbU_dTtI/AAAAAAAARFs/TYZfLDERFo8SgoTbXT4MD1lFC0dbZsQLwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/granville%2Bsign%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1280" height="544" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-heAzPoCgJvQ/YJApbU_dTtI/AAAAAAAARFs/TYZfLDERFo8SgoTbXT4MD1lFC0dbZsQLwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h544/granville%2Bsign%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Hooo-weeee!! That's a lotta fun for five bucks!! The <b>Granville Cornbread and Moonshine Bash</b> was a ton of fun. We had good food, tons of samples and cocktails from several Tennessee distilleries, live music and other small town delights today.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2TwGUzVVQks/YJAppmYgBpI/AAAAAAAARFw/E9qG7mOVpMYlCQ1qbrP1kygN3OqL_PwSQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/decanter%2Bmuseum.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2TwGUzVVQks/YJAppmYgBpI/AAAAAAAARFw/E9qG7mOVpMYlCQ1qbrP1kygN3OqL_PwSQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/decanter%2Bmuseum.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Another great visit was to the<b> brand new (it opened today!) Jim Beam Whiskey Decanter Museum in Granville</b>. This is a private collection belonging to Charles Barrett who graciously gave them to the town as they were willing to display them...all 1,600 of them!! We even got to speak with Charles for a few minutes as he told us of his forty years of collecting these beauties from all over the country. Thanks so much, Charles, for your time and your generosity. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7eguNWzww8/YJBSknlAF_I/AAAAAAAARF8/zqryscd3BxUYg4WaVuYwvOgY-1y_783MwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/rick%2Bsteves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7eguNWzww8/YJBSknlAF_I/AAAAAAAARF8/zqryscd3BxUYg4WaVuYwvOgY-1y_783MwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h320/rick%2Bsteves.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Monday, May 3</b> - We enjoyed <b>another Rick Steves Monday Travel Show </b>online tonight as he explored some of Europe's natural wonders with us. We got several good ideas from the show and can't wait to start hopping over the pond again! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s7eguNWzww8/YJBSknlAF_I/AAAAAAAARF8/zqryscd3BxUYg4WaVuYwvOgY-1y_783MwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/rick%2Bsteves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sOXw61UahyU/YJdaWux2osI/AAAAAAAARHs/07WoU2dTI2gw5nklLVAGJTrtH4AweMuIgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/B%2Band%2B5th.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1280" height="356" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sOXw61UahyU/YJdaWux2osI/AAAAAAAARHs/07WoU2dTI2gw5nklLVAGJTrtH4AweMuIgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h356/B%2Band%2B5th.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, May 8 </b>- We headed downtown late this afternoon to check out the new shopping and dining complex known as <b>5th and Broadway</b>. It takes up the space once covered by the old convention center in a prime area downtown across from the Bridgestone Arena and the end of famous Broadway and its honky-tonks. It's impressive to say the least. Tons of places to eat and some unique shopping too. We had an early dinner at <b>Oke Poke in the Assembly Food Hall</b>. These Hawaiian poke bowls filled with shrimp (Ashlee's) and teriyaki chicken (mine) were delicious and filling.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a1VbInGH0Wg/YJdbNS6j6kI/AAAAAAAARH0/f9Zv_RCy5TcKXxat8wOONiGDAZcrg0EAQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1729/jenis%2Bice%2Bcream.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="1249" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a1VbInGH0Wg/YJdbNS6j6kI/AAAAAAAARH0/f9Zv_RCy5TcKXxat8wOONiGDAZcrg0EAQCNcBGAsYHQ/w462-h640/jenis%2Bice%2Bcream.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We sorta saved room for some dessert at <b>Jeni's Ice Cream.</b>..the line was short which is very rare at any of their locations let alone a busy new downtown location on a Saturday night - our "single" cones were massive and more than enough.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-CW-diBviU/YJdbbb7expI/AAAAAAAARH4/txGS4uJySUIFgEHlKG_GF71qGHidonsQQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/back%2Bin%2Bbiz%2Bin%2Bnashville.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-CW-diBviU/YJdbbb7expI/AAAAAAAARH4/txGS4uJySUIFgEHlKG_GF71qGHidonsQQCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/back%2Bin%2Bbiz%2Bin%2Bnashville.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Well, it's <b>back to business in downtown Music City </b>looks like. The party buses, wagons, etc. were packed tonight with folks tonight. Hope they've all been vaccinated! Yikes!! After eating and a bit more looking around, we chose to get the hell on up outta there!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SzKqzt2rbqY/YKiNw1SQr3I/AAAAAAAARSY/8pxcLg8kcB0PN562AEydgoSfoYO1Axd_QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1135/evelyn%2Bkitten%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SzKqzt2rbqY/YKiNw1SQr3I/AAAAAAAARSY/8pxcLg8kcB0PN562AEydgoSfoYO1Axd_QCNcBGAsYHQ/w634-h640/evelyn%2Bkitten%2B.jpg" width="634" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, May 9 - In honor of Mother's Day today:</b> we give you some recent kitten adoptees who happen to have some very familiar names. We miss you, Evie-baby! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dDEMQE2Oofc/YKiOA_DRAXI/AAAAAAAARSg/ZXOt4jHFKnEa0Id81iw_OGCbjloX9kZpgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1117/Eleanor%2Bkitten.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1107" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dDEMQE2Oofc/YKiOA_DRAXI/AAAAAAAARSg/ZXOt4jHFKnEa0Id81iw_OGCbjloX9kZpgCNcBGAsYHQ/w634-h640/Eleanor%2Bkitten.jpg" width="634" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Hey, that's close enough in the spelling to honor my mom as well! We miss you, Nore! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YvVR_1BbV-g/YKiOX_QhPDI/AAAAAAAARSo/_zgW8Wj2gWc9X-P5mBXZWEGn5QrXVC-PwCNcBGAsYHQ/s900/20%2Byears%2Bof%2Bmarriage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="751" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YvVR_1BbV-g/YKiOX_QhPDI/AAAAAAAARSo/_zgW8Wj2gWc9X-P5mBXZWEGn5QrXVC-PwCNcBGAsYHQ/w534-h640/20%2Byears%2Bof%2Bmarriage.jpg" width="534" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Wednesday, May 19 - Happy 20th Anniversary to us!!!</b> Man, where did the time go? We had planned on being in Costa Rica, then Florida, then just decided to make it a staycation at home and in Chattanooga this year. Too much Covid, too many work issues, too much life going on I guess...</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_5oeaapuXbg/YKiOnPswWuI/AAAAAAAARSs/gui9zTVynIQhnlrwGFlV2758JfW6Kj2HgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/20%2BYEARS%2BSINCE%2BREN%2BCOMMONS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="978" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_5oeaapuXbg/YKiOnPswWuI/AAAAAAAARSs/gui9zTVynIQhnlrwGFlV2758JfW6Kj2HgCNcBGAsYHQ/w488-h640/20%2BYEARS%2BSINCE%2BREN%2BCOMMONS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="488" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Not my best picture...but, my baby looks as great as ever! <b>Here's where it all went down 20 years ago today</b> as the rain came down and we were forced to move our planned outdoor wedding inside <b>The Renaissance Commons in the Chattanooga Art District</b> which turned out to be a pretty nice ceremony after all. We had a great dinner nearby at <b>Tony's Pasta</b> (who catered our wedding) and marveled at how the time has flown by. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1YRUTw_7P4/YKiO6jkS0NI/AAAAAAAARS4/YIBgaPM6hCcbSGaA4NVPtq1fxlb1qbx-gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1571/URBAN%2BSTACK.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1571" height="564" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1YRUTw_7P4/YKiO6jkS0NI/AAAAAAAARS4/YIBgaPM6hCcbSGaA4NVPtq1fxlb1qbx-gCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h564/URBAN%2BSTACK.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Thursday, May 20</b> - After taking care of some AirBnB biz here in Chattanooga today, we had a great lunch at an old favorite of ours, <b>Urban Stack</b>, which we haven't been to in ages.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HvCMy_suMdY/YKiPF9xKhPI/AAAAAAAARS8/gFQCSTIG7iIwzZy36tAU5AZb68GDvwOPgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1337/light%2Bswitch%2Bpart%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1108" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HvCMy_suMdY/YKiPF9xKhPI/AAAAAAAARS8/gFQCSTIG7iIwzZy36tAU5AZb68GDvwOPgCNcBGAsYHQ/w530-h640/light%2Bswitch%2Bpart%2B2.jpg" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>The light-switch project (see previous blog entry) is now officially DONE!! </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S9SHe-JdYoI/YKiPWAYsEfI/AAAAAAAARTI/mHcjOV71UnUmkwMTrCgdmsSytHbBUZthgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/new%2Bpool%2Bfloats.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S9SHe-JdYoI/YKiPWAYsEfI/AAAAAAAARTI/mHcjOV71UnUmkwMTrCgdmsSytHbBUZthgCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/new%2Bpool%2Bfloats.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, May 21 - Pool time! Finally!! Our two new floats for this season are awesome! <br /><br />Saturday, May 22 - more pool time!!</b><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ivNJmlboN0/YKvprj3ZNEI/AAAAAAAARTY/XQwm9WmROvgrGpU-FLHJy-HgShGWV3TVwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/castle%2Bgwynn%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ivNJmlboN0/YKvprj3ZNEI/AAAAAAAARTY/XQwm9WmROvgrGpU-FLHJy-HgShGWV3TVwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/castle%2Bgwynn%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Sunday, May 23</b> - We loaded up this morning, met our friend, Bethany, in Gladeville, and then continued along I-840 to Arrington to finally check out the <b>Tennessee Renaissance Festival</b>. Since it's <b>in its 35th year</b>, figured we oughta check it out...and it was fun! Kinda hot, but fun. We really enjoyed seeing <b>Castle Gwynn</b> up close even though we still could not go inside because of Covid. Started in 1970, and it's still not finished! Most of the festival is set up under shady trees which really helps and although we didn't get to see everything (the jousting is in the sun), we did enjoy the visit.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Azk-v7T-ItA/YKvuxRVjXeI/AAAAAAAARTg/EAAk7BE2v1EC_hJiKeBnennMMh8KjaO5wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1310/jack%2Bbrowns.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1310" height="578" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Azk-v7T-ItA/YKvuxRVjXeI/AAAAAAAARTg/EAAk7BE2v1EC_hJiKeBnennMMh8KjaO5wCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h578/jack%2Bbrowns.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />By the time we were ready for lunch at the festival, the lines were so long at the food vendors, we just decided to head out and eat lunch in a more timely and comfortable place. <b>Jack Brown's Burger and Beer Joint on the square in Murfreesboro</b> was just the ticket! We had some tasty burgers and good craft beers (in the air-conditioning!) and it was Bethany's first visit, so we were happy to introduce her to one of our regional favorites. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGuFSkPwECs/YLEHr98PkCI/AAAAAAAARV0/lLV_knC85Gorc1poMKcO9eYTFYnTdLC9gCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/flower%2Bdroplets%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SGuFSkPwECs/YLEHr98PkCI/AAAAAAAARV0/lLV_knC85Gorc1poMKcO9eYTFYnTdLC9gCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/flower%2Bdroplets%2B.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tuesday, May 26</b> - Ashlee has planted <b>over 70 flowers in our front and back yards </b>over the last couple days, turning our home into a wonderland of flora and blooms including this beautiful orange hibiscus touched with some early morning rain.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>We<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Swrr5jNJpl4/YLEIbkCLmpI/AAAAAAAARV8/iDGMEzGsoKcNxxv-33IaCiCZN-Ibr-10ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/first%2Bairbnb%2Breservation.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="811" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Swrr5jNJpl4/YLEIbkCLmpI/AAAAAAAARV8/iDGMEzGsoKcNxxv-33IaCiCZN-Ibr-10ACNcBGAsYHQ/w406-h640/first%2Bairbnb%2Breservation.jpg" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wednesday, May 27</b> - Woo! Hoo! <b>Our first AirBnB booking for Evie's Northshore Bungalow in Chattanooga!! </b>We hope to open for rentals by July and this booking is for late September! Thanks, Katie!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zTLk8trujZQ/YLJ4zZBTz3I/AAAAAAAARWE/cMGtbXj89Kc6zPyOqxc_bPOmTvrq3Nh_ACNcBGAsYHQ/s2503/rainbow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="2503" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zTLk8trujZQ/YLJ4zZBTz3I/AAAAAAAARWE/cMGtbXj89Kc6zPyOqxc_bPOmTvrq3Nh_ACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h300/rainbow.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Friday, May 28</b> - We headed <b>down to Murfreesboro</b> this evening to pick up a daybed for our new AirBnB and enjoyed this <b>beautiful rainbow as we drove along I-840</b>. We had a delicious dinner at <b>BoomBozz Craft Pizza and Taphouse</b> also. So good, in fact, we lost track of time and got to the store to pick up the day-bad 10 minutes after they closed at 8 PM...doh! Hey, we got Covid 19 on the run folks. Maybe it's time to stay open to at least 9 PM on a Friday night, dontcha think? </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnw3OfKL5O4/YLgB7BvTijI/AAAAAAAARWk/yTYp7VELHHcMa9zDQPSJic9_SxVKv9DSgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/winners%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="1125" height="630" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gnw3OfKL5O4/YLgB7BvTijI/AAAAAAAARWk/yTYp7VELHHcMa9zDQPSJic9_SxVKv9DSgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h630/winners%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sunday, May 30</b> - Hey look who <b>won the Indy 500 today</b> for the fourth time! Not bad for an old fart!! Hey, look who<b> met 10 years at the Indy 500</b>. I thought this Facebook post was pretty funny commemorating Helio's win and Ashlee's early selfie with him. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mduj8_hK0-8/YLgCovNkN_I/AAAAAAAARWs/ORojdzMaFiggpAMmkrOb9VqJT0BElxrXwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/club%2Brob%2Band%2Bashlee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mduj8_hK0-8/YLgCovNkN_I/AAAAAAAARWs/ORojdzMaFiggpAMmkrOb9VqJT0BElxrXwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/club%2Brob%2Band%2Bashlee.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, May 31 - We spent Memorial Day at Club Rob and Ashlee's</b> doing some floating (still kinda too cool to swim), grilling and chilling with some friends. Bring on summer!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-42015475642564386912021-04-26T15:45:00.002-05:002021-04-28T10:09:45.200-05:00It's right there in black and white...Happy First Birthday, Dudley! (Oh, and Rob has one too)<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TS9GHhGWGiI/YFIzXZQeYvI/AAAAAAAAQ0U/dasFNyjZyYI-NvCXxrZhX2-gDiYtbjJTQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1620/spring%2Bbyron.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TS9GHhGWGiI/YFIzXZQeYvI/AAAAAAAAQ0U/dasFNyjZyYI-NvCXxrZhX2-gDiYtbjJTQCNcBGAsYHQ/w508-h640/spring%2Bbyron.jpg" width="508" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wednesday, March 17</b> - Byron says spring has officially sprung! But then I had to pinch him because he wasn't wearing green for St. Patty's Day! LOL</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qGLs_E5zf-w/YFimP6--D3I/AAAAAAAAQ1M/mK-PjMdK3doO_1kJ77XzpJOeA-Y9sovNwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/drinks%2Bat%2Bsyrup%2Band%2Beggs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1280" height="604" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qGLs_E5zf-w/YFimP6--D3I/AAAAAAAAQ1M/mK-PjMdK3doO_1kJ77XzpJOeA-Y9sovNwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h604/drinks%2Bat%2Bsyrup%2Band%2Beggs.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sunday, March 21 </b>- We had an excellent <b>breakfast down in Chattanooga</b> today at a relatively new place called <b>Syrup and Eggs</b>. We started off with these beautiful and <b>tasty breakfast cocktails - the adult chocolate milk for Ashlee, and the apple pie chai (with Dickel) for me.</b> We deserved this good meal since we had to endure possibly the worst Mexican food we've ever had the night before at a crappy place out on Brainerd Road for our friend, Patrick, celebrating his recent birthday. We were also celebrating <b>another weekend of progress at the Carroll House/future AirBnb </b>with the carpets cleaned, a cleaning service secured, replacing a broken outer deck door and two rotten boards on the same deck</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ulif5mI4E0/YFj-NywzZTI/AAAAAAAAQ1U/TGtLN_mT6SwV2Xon_ZduG-47ZkHoFspygCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/johnnyswim%2Blivestream.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="791" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ulif5mI4E0/YFj-NywzZTI/AAAAAAAAQ1U/TGtLN_mT6SwV2Xon_ZduG-47ZkHoFspygCNcBGAsYHQ/w396-h640/johnnyswim%2Blivestream.jpg" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tuesday, March 23 </b>- We enjoyed another installment of the <b>Johnnyswim Livestream from the Backyard (Palm Springs Edition) </b>on YouTube tonight. This couple have quickly become a favorite of ours out there in the musical world.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P5i4nFv77KU/YGIAiCCsFLI/AAAAAAAAQ2U/yghTGjCnC_I5X9YDc9SEAqtmyVMFnKzpQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1961/picasso%2Bin%2Bnashville.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="1143" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P5i4nFv77KU/YGIAiCCsFLI/AAAAAAAAQ2U/yghTGjCnC_I5X9YDc9SEAqtmyVMFnKzpQCNcBGAsYHQ/w374-h640/picasso%2Bin%2Bnashville.jpg" width="374" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Friday, March 26</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> - We had tickets this afternoon to a timed showing of <b>Picasso. Figures.</b> at the <b>Frist Art Museum in Nashville</b>. This is a hard ticket to get with <b>most showings sold out weeks in advance.</b> On loan from the national Picasso Museum in Paris, these 75 pieces from the great master are only showing here within the U.S. Quite the get for our little art gallery as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. We enjoyed the exhibit despite not being big art lovers. Picasso was an interesting dude. That's for sure.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JUcgcjEFsCI/YGIAy9g2W9I/AAAAAAAAQ2c/mYhM_QaQbiEtEf6maTQJgG7dHbrFGByTwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1298/coal%2Btrain%2Bin%2Bnashville.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="511" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JUcgcjEFsCI/YGIAy9g2W9I/AAAAAAAAQ2c/mYhM_QaQbiEtEf6maTQJgG7dHbrFGByTwCNcBGAsYHQ/w252-h640/coal%2Btrain%2Bin%2Bnashville.jpg" width="252" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Before the exhibit we had time for <b>a glass of wine in the lobby of the beautiful Union Station Hotel</b> next door. Afterwards, <b>we took a nice stroll in the warm afternoon sun over to The Gulch for a tasty dinner at Emmy Squared. </b> <b>On the way, our overpass view shown above of what seemed to be an endless line of train cars filled with Kentucky coal stretched out below us</b>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jUD1Y2F2yE4/YGIBGd639JI/AAAAAAAAQ2k/vEgC12G8vikJnQD64dbvw24teMahNpYtwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/dudley%2Bcake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jUD1Y2F2yE4/YGIBGd639JI/AAAAAAAAQ2k/vEgC12G8vikJnQD64dbvw24teMahNpYtwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/dudley%2Bcake.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sunday, March 28 - Happy Birthday, Dudley! </b>Our tuxedo boy, Dudley, <b>turns one year old this week, so we decided to throw him a Black and White Party in honor of his signature colors.</b> Ashlee made this adorable coconut cat in his image. We had about 15 friends and family over for the occasion. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--co8fqCYuQ0/YGIBU4oymeI/AAAAAAAAQ2o/PMS3FhMq9DYAbvq7tuse2qrItjXf35jxgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/dudley%2Bpresent.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--co8fqCYuQ0/YGIBU4oymeI/AAAAAAAAQ2o/PMS3FhMq9DYAbvq7tuse2qrItjXf35jxgCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/dudley%2Bpresent.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Dudley got lots of gifts as well as donations to local shelters in his name. He seemed very grateful for everything and all the attention (somewhat). </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zNcl1x9XLGM/YGIBdjze78I/AAAAAAAAQ2w/iQc5hFDN3XEvOPu1I1umDhve1L-uIf2OwCNcBGAsYHQ/s937/dudley%2Bparty.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="937" height="574" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zNcl1x9XLGM/YGIBdjze78I/AAAAAAAAQ2w/iQc5hFDN3XEvOPu1I1umDhve1L-uIf2OwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h574/dudley%2Bparty.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to our friend, Ginny, for this great shot of us and our special boy. We love you, buddy!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xOfGlHw9Ahg/YGpydPHUI-I/AAAAAAAAQ3s/5UAWJFq5i6EZVyHhks-3Z9eowRrOnxtkACNcBGAsYHQ/s1741/pool%2527s%2Bopen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="1458" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xOfGlHw9Ahg/YGpydPHUI-I/AAAAAAAAQ3s/5UAWJFq5i6EZVyHhks-3Z9eowRrOnxtkACNcBGAsYHQ/w536-h640/pool%2527s%2Bopen.jpg" width="536" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Thursday, April 1</b> - No FOOLIN' <b> POOL'S OPEN!!</b> </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c9BBYyjdHrc/YGpzAtlh2OI/AAAAAAAAQ30/_OpXK9vMbyIrbO4V0omx_NsAaawZB3PRQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/yesterday%2527s%2Btomorrow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c9BBYyjdHrc/YGpzAtlh2OI/AAAAAAAAQ30/_OpXK9vMbyIrbO4V0omx_NsAaawZB3PRQCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/yesterday%2527s%2Btomorrow.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday, April 3</b> - After working most of the day on the soon-to-be AirBnB Carroll house, we stopped in for dinner at the fairly new location of<b> Jack Brown's Beer and Burger Joint</b> <b>housed now where the old college bar, Yesterday's, was located.</b> Man, there are some memories in there! But now the beer's way better and the food is outstanding as usual at a JBBBJ. Glad to see something good is in a good ol' place. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eq4LcQ_6cl8/YGp0Bzwv-0I/AAAAAAAAQ38/866WVwYjLX8OBHAG6I_zb-AQ2l13gGG4QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1121/st.%2Bmarks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1121" height="590" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eq4LcQ_6cl8/YGp0Bzwv-0I/AAAAAAAAQ38/866WVwYjLX8OBHAG6I_zb-AQ2l13gGG4QCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h590/st.%2Bmarks.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sunday, April 4 - Happy Easter!</b> We went to <b>breakfast again at Syrup and Eggs and then followed that up with a little churching.</b> This was our first visit to the progressive service at St. Mark's United Methodist Church just around the corner from the Carroll house. It was very positive and very music-oriented and we appreciated the social-distancing requirements in the pews. Afterwards, it was a nice afternoon back home on the patio enjoying the spring weather with family and grilling out.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kftOypiCtK0/YG6AHJKo9oI/AAAAAAAAQ5A/519PRld9rJEqKdwbjYBgiDnt8YZ0lRM9ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1124/doris%2Bin%2Ba%2Byak.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1124" height="604" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kftOypiCtK0/YG6AHJKo9oI/AAAAAAAAQ5A/519PRld9rJEqKdwbjYBgiDnt8YZ0lRM9ACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h604/doris%2Bin%2Ba%2Byak.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Wednesday, April 7 - Just a cat in a yak....</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-StBEy3IkNR0/YHO86AvElrI/AAAAAAAAQ6A/HpOpZ05KGVU4KFzCl0zeQQyRQD-ag0EiQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1258/greenlights.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-StBEy3IkNR0/YHO86AvElrI/AAAAAAAAQ6A/HpOpZ05KGVU4KFzCl0zeQQyRQD-ag0EiQCNcBGAsYHQ/w572-h640/greenlights.jpg" width="572" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Friday, April 9</b> - We packed up the car (and the foster kittens) today and headed toward <b>Blue Ridge, Georgia,</b> for a return trip for us to this great area. This time, however, it was with our friends, Toney and Lisa. Toney had a friend who had bought a cabin in Blue Ridge recently and he was able to secure us a decent deal on a long weekend rental of it. On the way down, we finished <b>one of the best audiobooks we've listened to in a long time:</b> <b><i>Greenlights</i> is the memoirs and biography of actor, Matthew McConaughey</b>, who we both love. Spoken in his own awesome voice, there's probably no better way to experience it. Let's just say it's "Alright, alright, alright...." </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s6EPanEuGj8/YHO9MIIqU2I/AAAAAAAAQ6I/clHAth0Ga10op2BAEfqzMC9aMaB7WmB3ACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/blue%2Bridge%2Bcabin%2Bduring%2Bthe%2Bday.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s6EPanEuGj8/YHO9MIIqU2I/AAAAAAAAQ6I/clHAth0Ga10op2BAEfqzMC9aMaB7WmB3ACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/blue%2Bridge%2Bcabin%2Bduring%2Bthe%2Bday.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The cabin we rented was sweet.</b> Nestled down in a little hollow made it feel like it was a million miles from anywhere, yet the town of Blue Ridge is only a few miles away. It has great amenities also like <b>a big, covered hot-tub (in the background in the shot above); two decks facing out over babbling Sugar Creek, one of which was screened; a fire-pit built into the other deck; a pool table; and a beautiful shuffleboard table.</b> Tons of room inside as well. Good find, Toney! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qF560q1wRW0/YHO9aNrp9gI/AAAAAAAAQ6M/ehPcAJ6tfk0_WA9T13qHJrmqzm3uBvhTgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/blue%2Bridge%2Bcabin%2Bat%2Bnight.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qF560q1wRW0/YHO9aNrp9gI/AAAAAAAAQ6M/ehPcAJ6tfk0_WA9T13qHJrmqzm3uBvhTgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/blue%2Bridge%2Bcabin%2Bat%2Bnight.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The cabin was so peaceful, except at night when the <b>spring peeper frogs roared through the surrounding trees.</b> Loud neighbors are the worst, am I right!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JeRhOTFJiqE/YHO9_H_oj4I/AAAAAAAAQ6Y/7H5yqvPOXzQrRQRhdC-j2Aw0vPSVTSLpACNcBGAsYHQ/s1494/bear%2Bclaw%2Bvineyards.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1494" height="538" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JeRhOTFJiqE/YHO9_H_oj4I/AAAAAAAAQ6Y/7H5yqvPOXzQrRQRhdC-j2Aw0vPSVTSLpACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h538/bear%2Bclaw%2Bvineyards.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saturday, April 10</b> - Despite some rainy weather in the area, we had a fun day starting with a visit to the very nice <b>Bear Claw Vineyards</b>, just around the corner from the cabin. We both got wine flights and were surprised at how good their wares were. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tlIPRWZCe28/YHPBL2_vRGI/AAAAAAAAQ6g/RSRWeIzgP5QQhZaIIRadcyMI-g16YCz-gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1113/blue%2Bridge%2Bgang.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1113" height="476" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tlIPRWZCe28/YHPBL2_vRGI/AAAAAAAAQ6g/RSRWeIzgP5QQhZaIIRadcyMI-g16YCz-gCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h476/blue%2Bridge%2Bgang.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Great blues music by Travis Bowlin</b> there in the background. Great selfie skills by Ashlee in the foreground. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-98wtrA9nQmY/YHPBb1SxdJI/AAAAAAAAQ6o/GPMbeF7010Un34V8u_lAj1TJhH7jnsDxQCNcBGAsYHQ/s719/escape%2Bblue%2Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="719" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-98wtrA9nQmY/YHPBb1SxdJI/AAAAAAAAQ6o/GPMbeF7010Un34V8u_lAj1TJhH7jnsDxQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h236/escape%2Bblue%2Bridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After a pretty good dinner at a restaurant in downtown Blue Ridge called <b>Southern Charm</b>, we ambled over to <b>Escape Blue Ridge</b> to try out luck at one of their two challenges. We chose the<b> pirate-themed room</b> (mostly because it was the only one available), and, man, was it HARD!! We <b>came up three locks short of winning the challenge</b> before our hour was up, but we gave it a good try and all four of us chipped in to get as far as we did (including getting out of handcuffs we were in from the start!!). </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lRVwq9SBJYI/YHPBvOgyOII/AAAAAAAAQ6w/SKAuILOak041bLbtxG439_OS1xSwlv-DwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/blue%2Bridge%2Bdepot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lRVwq9SBJYI/YHPBvOgyOII/AAAAAAAAQ6w/SKAuILOak041bLbtxG439_OS1xSwlv-DwCNcBGAsYHQ/w296-h640/blue%2Bridge%2Bdepot.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After our escape room fun (and failure) we returned outside to find the weather had broken and it was a beautiful evening in this always quaint little town here in the North Georgia mountains. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4cwNaXU4hs4/YHPCL_wtaPI/AAAAAAAAQ64/HSyp-IaX-BgYuuBD9n2m45lUUb2SHYPUwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/fosters%2Bon%2Bvacation.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="970" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4cwNaXU4hs4/YHPCL_wtaPI/AAAAAAAAQ64/HSyp-IaX-BgYuuBD9n2m45lUUb2SHYPUwCNcBGAsYHQ/w484-h640/fosters%2Bon%2Bvacation.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>We are foste</b><b>ring three</b> <b>young sibling kittens right now,</b> so we had to bring them with us, of course. and they weren't any trouble at all. They were great little travelers! We were supposed to keep them in their kennel while at the no-pets-allowed cabin, but --- shhhhh -- they did get to explore our bed a little. This is <b>Clara in the photo above</b>. <b>Her brothers, Morris and Asher</b>, are out and about out of the picture as well. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0fY15I_coyk/YHPC3k01NHI/AAAAAAAAQ7A/rr2Cqr-b6zEIAZuokL2kh3fviHF7HVCTwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/spoiled%2Bwomen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1280" height="446" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0fY15I_coyk/YHPC3k01NHI/AAAAAAAAQ7A/rr2Cqr-b6zEIAZuokL2kh3fviHF7HVCTwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h446/spoiled%2Bwomen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Spoiled women or spoiled me maybe since they allowed me to go to craft brewery here in Blue Ridge called <b>Grumpy Old Men Brewing</b>. Ashlee and I came here several years ago when it was just opening and now it is a bustling and growing place that is very popular. </span> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxiS9jwveYqB6AlHHM76ZJWyIsPi4sy_vDD7aiV98nmGmyRkzyukhFKOlnX19QboiKfttu07UtC6aFMkGDV9w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We got <b>back to the cabin to enjoy the hot-tub a little, then got a fire going in the fire-pit on the bottom deck and listened to more of the "roar" of the spring-peeper treefrogs</b> that surrounded the cabin both nights we were there. Thanks to my friend, Barry, for help in identifying the little loudmouths!! And for telling us we were "lucky" to hear them since they only sing for a short time during the spring months.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rLw7zYQn8s/YHPD7BCfweI/AAAAAAAAQ7I/clxbvhSKzb4knORKVx6wv735kb79X5vuACNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/big%2Belectricproject.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rLw7zYQn8s/YHPD7BCfweI/AAAAAAAAQ7I/clxbvhSKzb4knORKVx6wv735kb79X5vuACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/big%2Belectricproject.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sunday, April 11</b> - The drive back was uneventful since we had the kittens in tow, and it limited our opportunities. We did, however, <b>stop back in Chattanooga</b> <b>and do a little work around the Carroll house prepping it ever closer to being an AirBnb hopefully</b>. <b>Our biggest accomplishment was changing out this broken light switch (our first electrical project together).</b> Yes, we we need a new, white face-plate, but that's the easy stuff!! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFXmdYYRL8k/YIbSGg_eDGI/AAAAAAAAQ9w/s6PlJguURTQ-Oum4AB4QqTc9fwBQtU2DACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/tennfold%2Bbrewing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFXmdYYRL8k/YIbSGg_eDGI/AAAAAAAAQ9w/s6PlJguURTQ-Oum4AB4QqTc9fwBQtU2DACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h450/tennfold%2Bbrewing.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Tuesday, April 20</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"> - Oh yeah, </span><b style="text-align: left;">it's my birthday too</b><span style="text-align: left;"> on this blog entry. </span><b style="text-align: left;">Happy 54 to me!!</b><span style="text-align: left;"> Thanks to the pandemic and my current work situation, we spent this one at home, but did take time to enjoy a good meal and a few libations at <b>TennFold Brewing</b> over in Donelson</span><span style="text-align: left;">. Thanks to our friends: Nate, Bethany, Danny and Brenda for joining us in the celebration.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KhIpOyqZMP0/YIbTWTfIMgI/AAAAAAAAQ94/zNtoi8QBbPYG8wa2VddrpFoo8vxo4H2IQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/deer%2Blick%2Bretreat%2Blogo%2Bsign.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1280" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KhIpOyqZMP0/YIbTWTfIMgI/AAAAAAAAQ94/zNtoi8QBbPYG8wa2VddrpFoo8vxo4H2IQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h600/deer%2Blick%2Bretreat%2Blogo%2Bsign.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Friday, April 23</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"> - This afternoon we headed east to </span><b style="text-align: left;">Monteagle Mountain</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> for my post-birthday weekend trip to The Retreat at Deer Lick Falls. It's a cool little development of tiny homes built around a beautiful waterfall that I visited many, many years ago. We found this place on our last visit to this area back in 2019. We had planned on going for my birthday last year, but the pandemic shut that down. Our friend, Bethany, joined us renting her own tiny house just a short walk from ours.</span><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-76gNCg75hzA/YIbV3J9PwvI/AAAAAAAAQ-A/gwmr4DZpvzEMtGXa4MvwuoCATJ9fX3HlwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/tiny%2Bhouse%2Band%2Bsuebee.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="2016" height="404" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-76gNCg75hzA/YIbV3J9PwvI/AAAAAAAAQ-A/gwmr4DZpvzEMtGXa4MvwuoCATJ9fX3HlwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h404/tiny%2Bhouse%2Band%2Bsuebee.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Our tiny house was a little beauty, and Bethany's was even a little nicer. The whole community is really neat with hiking trails, communal fire pits, a playground for the kiddos, and even a nice covered pavilion for use by any of the residents. After settling in (and hanging out with our illegal foster kittens...shhh, don't tell), we called it a fairly early night.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-usJHK6V7w_U/YIbfiUChxkI/AAAAAAAAQ-I/UcT4Xe-p69oOq3VRXR6QxB--8GTvrpVhACNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/blazing%2Brectums%2Bbbq%2Bsauce.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1243" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-usJHK6V7w_U/YIbfiUChxkI/AAAAAAAAQ-I/UcT4Xe-p69oOq3VRXR6QxB--8GTvrpVhACNcBGAsYHQ/w622-h640/blazing%2Brectums%2Bbbq%2Bsauce.jpg" width="622" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span><b style="font-size: large;">Saturday, April 24</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> - We woke up to some steady rain this morning, so we headed out for a late breakfast at </span><b style="font-size: large;">Jim Oliver's Smokehouse</b><span style="font-size: medium;">, a staple up here on the mountain since the 1960's. There was a wait for their famous breakfast fare, so we killed the time wondering around the </span><b style="font-size: large;">store attached to the restaurant</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> (I wonder if Cracker Barrel stole their concept from here maybe?). Our greatest "find" was the hilarious </span><b style="font-size: large;">Blazin' Rectum BBQ sauce (and jelly</b><span style="font-size: medium;">, yikes!!). Nothing like truth in advertising I guess! Breakfast was great and we also bought some fried pies and fudge on our way out.</span><br /><b>(Editor's note: In a shocking ironic twist, Jim Oliver's Smokehouse burned to the ground just three days after our visit. So sad.)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pHUgAxUY_WE/YIbhG4rzJyI/AAAAAAAAQ-Q/3P-HIX0sricpUQ2FQvu-donPv2lLseSywCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/deer%2Blick%2Bfalls%2Bin%2Bcolor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1115" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pHUgAxUY_WE/YIbhG4rzJyI/AAAAAAAAQ-Q/3P-HIX0sricpUQ2FQvu-donPv2lLseSywCNcBGAsYHQ/w348-h640/deer%2Blick%2Bfalls%2Bin%2Bcolor.jpg" width="348" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After breakfast, the rain stopped and the sky lightened up enough for us to have a nice window of opportunity to visit the showcase for the tiny home development, stunning <b>Deer Lick Falls</b>. She was flowing beautifully after all the rain this morning and overnight. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEyr6yc64Gw/YIbjDD9D6vI/AAAAAAAAQ-Y/A1XsWbMkCx4FKnhPPOy7TuNGujk5FV_bACNcBGAsYHQ/s1092/deer%2Blick%2Bfalls%2Btriple%2Bselfie.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1092" height="488" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEyr6yc64Gw/YIbjDD9D6vI/AAAAAAAAQ-Y/A1XsWbMkCx4FKnhPPOy7TuNGujk5FV_bACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h488/deer%2Blick%2Bfalls%2Btriple%2Bselfie.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The trail down to <b>the base of Deer Lick Falls </b> is steep and tricky, but we all made it safely in and out. We had the falls all to our own as well which was nice. Thanks to Ashlee for this great triple-selfie shot.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NMH6QyjnYF0/YIbkHC4_MRI/AAAAAAAAQ-g/EN46OT6JhCEkoUKYVlmamWgRifu91KL_ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1938/back%2Bat%2Bjess%2527s%2Bplace.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1189" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NMH6QyjnYF0/YIbkHC4_MRI/AAAAAAAAQ-g/EN46OT6JhCEkoUKYVlmamWgRifu91KL_ACNcBGAsYHQ/w392-h640/back%2Bat%2Bjess%2527s%2Bplace.jpg" width="392" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I made contact with our <b>old friend, Jess Betchart,</b> again today and arranged to drop by and see him. We had a great visit with him a couple years ago when we were up in this area and wanted to show Bethany his neat<b> wood-carving shop</b> and to just see how he was faring through the pandemic. <b>We had a long visit that went close to three-hours</b> as he regaled us with many stories from his past. Sadly, his wife remains very ill, and his loving companion dog, Dusty, had passed away since we last visited, plus Jess's advancing age, all seemed to be taking their toll on him. He was not quite the person we visited back in 2019 or who I met almost 30 years ago. It's scary and sad to see a person's mind slowly start to slip and actually change who they really are or were. It's a tough road we all must walk down eventually.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vdNPE_GrpkE/YIbns8rB9-I/AAAAAAAAQ-o/fQW_oGsepwUD7PFBmEiIAqfYssYnFAq2wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1409/mountain%2Bgoat%2Bin%2Bspace.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1315" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vdNPE_GrpkE/YIbns8rB9-I/AAAAAAAAQ-o/fQW_oGsepwUD7PFBmEiIAqfYssYnFAq2wCNcBGAsYHQ/w598-h640/mountain%2Bgoat%2Bin%2Bspace.jpg" width="598" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Despite some nasty weather moving back in the area while we were visiting with Jess which even led to tornado sirens going off in the town of Monteagle, we checked the weather radar and figured it was safe to duck into <b>The Mountain Goat Market</b> for some dinner. The place was hopping, but were able to grab a table and have a great dinner of fresh salad and two of their delicious custom pizzas. This mountain goat astronaut mural overlooked us at our table. Keep it weird, Monteagle! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--u4EsCYls7Q/YIbqC038hiI/AAAAAAAAQ-w/fk9frLDWKxsTl1kAHY4nCvhi4h73Ww5lQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1907/sunset%2Bmoonrise%2Bat%2Bsewanee.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="1430" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--u4EsCYls7Q/YIbqC038hiI/AAAAAAAAQ-w/fk9frLDWKxsTl1kAHY4nCvhi4h73Ww5lQCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/sunset%2Bmoonrise%2Bat%2Bsewanee.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After dinner, the sky's cleared again, so we drove over to <b>The University of the South at Sewanee</b> for a quick look around. Man, what a beautiful campus. You really forget what a jewel it is as you zip by on I-24. I caught this <b>sunset and moonrise over their school's gothic-looking dining hall </b>during our brief walk on the campus.<br />We <b>spent our evening back our respective tiny houses, hanging out in both</b> and admiring their craftmanship and ingenuity. We even watched a silly tiny house hunting show at Bethany's place which seemed appropriate given where we were. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f7Ed4Pfv3Yc/YIbsxf8b5uI/AAAAAAAAQ-4/JAGXxSn1eIo3wlCtnSQQy2piruv0FFi1wCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/tiny%2Bhouse%2Bporch%2Bview.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f7Ed4Pfv3Yc/YIbsxf8b5uI/AAAAAAAAQ-4/JAGXxSn1eIo3wlCtnSQQy2piruv0FFi1wCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/tiny%2Bhouse%2Bporch%2Bview.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sunday, April 25</b> - We spent this morning packing up to head home and having some leftover pizza and fudge for breakfast...always thinking healthy! I did enjoy the early morning <b>tranquility out on the porch of our tiny home</b> beforehand with a cup of coffee. Bethany said he she did the same. It really is a great place here, and we will definitely try and come back sometime if we get the chance. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQiRm-6v14Q/YIbtkiJ4z9I/AAAAAAAAQ_A/EKqYDaJVwGgRtzjTldsqWMJaF7f99ig-wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1125/oscars%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1125" height="358" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQiRm-6v14Q/YIbtkiJ4z9I/AAAAAAAAQ_A/EKqYDaJVwGgRtzjTldsqWMJaF7f99ig-wCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h358/oscars%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We got home in time to do a few things around the house before heading out again over to our friends', Danny and Brenda, house to watch <b>The Oscars telecast</b> in their newly-designed "relaxation room" over their garage. They ordered some great Thai take-out and we enjoyed the pandemic-version of the awards show that was a little weird, sometimes funny and always interesting. We are proud to say that <b>we saw the Best Picture winner "Nomandland"</b> a few months back and really enjoyed it.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906024819069879771.post-82040056304599812902021-03-15T15:52:00.000-05:002021-03-15T15:52:22.255-05:00Be My Valentine...every day! Ya big ol' SL-UT!!! Wait...what?? <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V030pQFh54g/YCQxAoBMOWI/AAAAAAAAQks/-ERe8-2gJdkTe5HbZvOVnSZP3J0hGWINACNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/kenny%2527s%2Bvalentine%2Bcheese.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1098" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V030pQFh54g/YCQxAoBMOWI/AAAAAAAAQks/-ERe8-2gJdkTe5HbZvOVnSZP3J0hGWINACNcBGAsYHQ/w548-h640/kenny%2527s%2Bvalentine%2Bcheese.jpg" width="548" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Tuesday, February 9 - Our heart-shaped gouda cheese plus a ton of other goodies from Kenny's Farmhouse in Kentucky arrived today as an early Valentine's Day gift for both of us!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QheSaf7ELAo/YCWZftP8N5I/AAAAAAAAQpE/tEP1bf0CazcLLB_ryid3iEg5ebzMBoTMACNcBGAsYHQ/s643/brett%2Bdennen%2Blivestream.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QheSaf7ELAo/YCWZftP8N5I/AAAAAAAAQpE/tEP1bf0CazcLLB_ryid3iEg5ebzMBoTMACNcBGAsYHQ/w560-h640/brett%2Bdennen%2Blivestream.jpg" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><br />Thursday, February 11</b> - Tonight we tuned into the first of a series of three <b>Brett Dennen livestream</b> shows. Tonight he was performing his entire album "Loverboy" from a ski lodge in Taos, New Mexico, and it was great...<br /> ...and on <b>Thursday, February 18</b> - he performed his entire new album "See The World"...<br />...and on <b>Thursday, February 25 </b>he performed a "trail mix" of some of his best songs.<br />We enjoyed them all and we love ya, Brett! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oUE6GfyeIqU/YCaWxhToI8I/AAAAAAAAQpM/0D5yElUBtNcn1ePiFEkJZCY8zMVeZgemQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1513/trader%2Bjoes%2Bheart%2Bcake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="1471" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oUE6GfyeIqU/YCaWxhToI8I/AAAAAAAAQpM/0D5yElUBtNcn1ePiFEkJZCY8zMVeZgemQCNcBGAsYHQ/w622-h640/trader%2Bjoes%2Bheart%2Bcake.jpg" width="622" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />During tonight's Brett Dennen show we enjoyed a <b>pretty and tasty chocolate heart cake</b> that Ashlee picked up recently at <b>Trader Joe's</b>! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hvx3HJBBid0/YCcD-XOZrEI/AAAAAAAAQpk/-Sj1qT0dPQQCwPNWAIzqWTEA5025Zu0AACNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/barb%2Band%2Bstar.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="868" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hvx3HJBBid0/YCcD-XOZrEI/AAAAAAAAQpk/-Sj1qT0dPQQCwPNWAIzqWTEA5025Zu0AACNcBGAsYHQ/w434-h640/barb%2Band%2Bstar.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Friday, February 12</b> - It's Date Night...at home..thanks, Covid. So instead of going to a theater for a <b>Friday night flick,</b> we rented and streamed <b><i>Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar</i></b>, the brand new Kristen Wiig comedy off of Apple. It was silly, but kind of fun. In fact, it was a real "tit-flapper"!! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDLQqMDweEs/YCl_zP_vDQI/AAAAAAAAQp0/sVLrCtVLh7orShqrDZ5qPvjghAip_5ORwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1305/teenager%2Bcake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="1008" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDLQqMDweEs/YCl_zP_vDQI/AAAAAAAAQp0/sVLrCtVLh7orShqrDZ5qPvjghAip_5ORwCNcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/teenager%2Bcake.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, February 13</b> - Ashlee picked up this awesome little <b>Valentine's-themed cake today that she had ordered from a local teenage baker</b>. It was light and delicious! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PaSh3JHg22Q/YCmAX4NpnvI/AAAAAAAAQp8/D2q_XhdAEiYkNT6-SILI16yUX77CgiXyQCNcBGAsYHQ/s727/postponed%2Btil%2B2-25.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="724" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PaSh3JHg22Q/YCmAX4NpnvI/AAAAAAAAQp8/D2q_XhdAEiYkNT6-SILI16yUX77CgiXyQCNcBGAsYHQ/w638-h640/postponed%2Btil%2B2-25.jpg" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, February 14</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - <b>Happy Valentine's Day!!</b> Unfortunately, our plans for a Valentine's Day brunch at The Farmhouse in downtown Nashville, and a virtual concert from The Ryman with Drew and Ellie Holcomb both had to be postponed due to inclement winter weather in the area. We hope to get out to The Farmhouse soon to try their brunch, and The Ryman show has been rescheduled for <b>Thursday, February 25th</b>.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ugtSLsNT9bk/YCp7UvquAEI/AAAAAAAAQqE/tE4Su-i03sU-nY1wZexp13iwcHcLR3QAACNcBGAsYHQ/s1512/drew%2Bholcomb%2Binstagram.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1512" height="358" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ugtSLsNT9bk/YCp7UvquAEI/AAAAAAAAQqE/tE4Su-i03sU-nY1wZexp13iwcHcLR3QAACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h358/drew%2Bholcomb%2Binstagram.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Ashlee instead made us a great dinner from our new air fryer</b><span style="text-align: left;">. </span><b style="text-align: left;">And Drew and Ellie did give a free half-hour acoustic show from their house via Instagram tonight that was really good.<br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7cOI_36yoDM/YCp7pcR9AlI/AAAAAAAAQqM/JMlaq1-FSsYFMQduWzYmmoeRbik2cREpgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1505/johnnyswim%2Byoutube.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1505" height="372" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7cOI_36yoDM/YCp7pcR9AlI/AAAAAAAAQqM/JMlaq1-FSsYFMQduWzYmmoeRbik2cREpgCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h372/johnnyswim%2Byoutube.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b> </b><br /><b>We followed that up with another free performance by Johnnyswim on YouTube called Live from the Backyard which was a lot of fun to watch. </b>W</span><span style="text-align: left;">e enjoyed watching both shows on our new, big screen TV in the den via our Amazon Firestick.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sFHHeizO4H8/YCrxSKO_sGI/AAAAAAAAQqc/wavUUUFrdNcaaBrvhMJR86ff-M6x4TtNgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1624/dudley%2Bon%2Bice.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sFHHeizO4H8/YCrxSKO_sGI/AAAAAAAAQqc/wavUUUFrdNcaaBrvhMJR86ff-M6x4TtNgCNcBGAsYHQ/w296-h640/dudley%2Bon%2Bice.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Monday, February 15</b> - Our newest (and youngest) cat, <b>Dudley, had his first encounter with a reasonable amount of snow/ice on the ground today</b>. He wasn't a big fan of it, and came back in the house on his own pretty quickly. None of the other three were interested in going out at all! </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ymuYWNSGjaY/YC5vfkCwPcI/AAAAAAAAQrQ/aHt1ukQSaY8P918h5q2bs4VQl0BPJNN_gCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/house%2Bsnow%2Bpic%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="640" height="468" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ymuYWNSGjaY/YC5vfkCwPcI/AAAAAAAAQrQ/aHt1ukQSaY8P918h5q2bs4VQl0BPJNN_gCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h468/house%2Bsnow%2Bpic%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Wednesday, February 17</b> - Ashlee snapped this pretty pic of <b>our snowy home </b>tonight<b>.</b> The snow and ice continued to accumulate over to well over 4" in the last couple days, the roads are a mess, and the temps are frigid in this first (and hopefully only) major winter storm of the season. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0itxhMeHdeA/YC5v3jt5kKI/AAAAAAAAQrY/doLTR4-tgAAVPUlN6ZJSwGu-Zbi_5TkmwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/snow%2Bballs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1106" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0itxhMeHdeA/YC5v3jt5kKI/AAAAAAAAQrY/doLTR4-tgAAVPUlN6ZJSwGu-Zbi_5TkmwCNcBGAsYHQ/w552-h640/snow%2Bballs.jpg" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />More fun with snow...balls. These <b>little solar-powered light balls that I got Ashlee for Christmas</b> just on a whim have turned out to be really great. Even covered in snow and ice after a cloudy day, they continue to glow and change colors. Another great pic by Ashlee. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lZ2Gq1shNa4/YDEugHV2H_I/AAAAAAAAQr4/a19HtVTSX3UZcSNrth-wV870b_Cx3SpygCNcBGAsYHQ/s2016/solo%2Bstove%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bsnow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lZ2Gq1shNa4/YDEugHV2H_I/AAAAAAAAQr4/a19HtVTSX3UZcSNrth-wV870b_Cx3SpygCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/solo%2Bstove%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bsnow.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, February 19</b> - We celebrated the end of a <b>long snow-bound week</b> by finally getting out our <b>new Solo Stove</b> that Ashlee snagged on Black Friday back in November. We enjoyed a few winter-style beers and munched on some delicious Kenny's cheese and sausages from our recent Valentine's order. The new stove did great in keeping us relatively warm despite the temps never getting above freezing today and even dropping even more as the sun set. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYKsjK2w5nY/YDOvmrnRMdI/AAAAAAAAQsA/0_1omskbf7YC28pIJoffT73KRr-Bj7NBwCNcBGAsYHQ/s400/solo%252Bstove%252Blogo.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="400" height="193" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYKsjK2w5nY/YDOvmrnRMdI/AAAAAAAAQsA/0_1omskbf7YC28pIJoffT73KRr-Bj7NBwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h193/solo%252Bstove%252Blogo.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Saturday, February 20</b> - We <b>fired up the Solo Stove again</b> tonight and had a great <b>Blue Apron dinner</b> sitting around it that Ashlee prepared. It was sweet sausage and peppers hoagies and cheesy roasted potatoes. We also had some <b>hot spiced tea spiked with with Maker's Mark 46</b> bourbon that was excellent.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wr0-yiOxAdk/YDOxHCbDLcI/AAAAAAAAQsI/imaS_L14e6c28WT6yBQkUxHfwShYMVMFQCNcBGAsYHQ/s795/private%2BAMC%2Btheater.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="644" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wr0-yiOxAdk/YDOxHCbDLcI/AAAAAAAAQsI/imaS_L14e6c28WT6yBQkUxHfwShYMVMFQCNcBGAsYHQ/w324-h400/private%2BAMC%2Btheater.jpg" width="324" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Sunday, February 21</b> - We got together with our friends, Danny and Brenda, and planned a</span><b style="text-align: left;"> private movie screening at the AMC Thoroughbred Theaters in Cool Springs</b><span style="text-align: left;"> tonight along with a dozen more of our friends. It's a great offer that the struggling theater chain is doing right now to promote more visits during Covid. Brand new movies are kind of pricey, but old classics are only $99. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3TSprm_j9Gw/YDOyBQFeZzI/AAAAAAAAQsQ/Ue0w8YD2X7Yommbh2MUD2ySmSFA9oH7wACNcBGAsYHQ/s1312/lebowski%2Bposter.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="963" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3TSprm_j9Gw/YDOyBQFeZzI/AAAAAAAAQsQ/Ue0w8YD2X7Yommbh2MUD2ySmSFA9oH7wACNcBGAsYHQ/w470-h640/lebowski%2Bposter.jpg" width="470" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />We chose our classic favorite, </span><b style="text-align: left;"><i>The Big Lebowski</i></b><span style="text-align: left;">, of course. This one has great sentimental value to the four of us since we went to a Lebowskifest in Louisville way back in 2011. Everyone had a great time with a few of us even dressing up as characters in the film. We might try and do this again with another classic movie in the coming months as Covid drags on.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks to RedBubble.com artist, earlofportland, for use of the great film poster image.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gMARtZe4PhM/YDOzRWRc3oI/AAAAAAAAQsY/As09ZAAVuicBmIFN0157HxBlXPi8uynewCNcBGAsYHQ/s1658/nomadland.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gMARtZe4PhM/YDOzRWRc3oI/AAAAAAAAQsY/As09ZAAVuicBmIFN0157HxBlXPi8uynewCNcBGAsYHQ/w271-h400/nomadland.jpg" width="271" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Tuesday, February 23</b> - We finally came back to our local <b>Roxy Theaters </b>tonight to catch a <b>$5 Bargain Tuesday</b> showing of one of the current Oscars leaders for Best Picture, <b><i>Nomadland</i></b>. We both really enjoyed it and thought it was insightful, interesting and a little sad...all the ingredients for a Best Picture winner probably. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IfWnCmcGmi0/YDzzuH_JhYI/AAAAAAAAQv4/nwPv16kwi7I4bz8HI5ZLKCasJybfGXX9QCNcBGAsYHQ/s965/to%2Bcure%2Ba%2Brose.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="965" height="362" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IfWnCmcGmi0/YDzzuH_JhYI/AAAAAAAAQv4/nwPv16kwi7I4bz8HI5ZLKCasJybfGXX9QCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h362/to%2Bcure%2Ba%2Brose.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, February 28</b> - After a three-year hiatus, one of our favorite bands,<b> Alpha Rev</b>, were back together tonight with a <b>free livestream show on YouTube</b> in support of To Cure a Rose, a foundation started by lead singer and band founder, Casey McPherson, to help his 5-year-old daughter who has a very rare neurological disease. We were more than happy to give a $50 donation to this worthy cause. The band sounded great, especially with our favorite fiddle player, Brian Batch, back in the group. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TM88Us7tFjw/YEZJURmbxzI/AAAAAAAAQwU/nE1YWCH3_y4yx0F7rzLQxT0lI2D37xgywCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/coming%2B2%2Bamerica.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1029" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TM88Us7tFjw/YEZJURmbxzI/AAAAAAAAQwU/nE1YWCH3_y4yx0F7rzLQxT0lI2D37xgywCNcBGAsYHQ/w514-h640/coming%2B2%2Bamerica.jpg" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Friday, March 5</b> - We had another <b>pandemic date-night Friday night at home</b> and enjoyed the silly long-time coming Eddie Murphy comedy sequel <b><i>Coming 2 America</i></b> premiering today on Amazon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UUfjhyVIURo/YEZK1CW-6NI/AAAAAAAAQwc/eANI1_2UGlcO9k2MmScTaaKPERn8LIoJACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/chatt%2Bairbnb%2Bsetup.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="1080" height="176" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UUfjhyVIURo/YEZK1CW-6NI/AAAAAAAAQwc/eANI1_2UGlcO9k2MmScTaaKPERn8LIoJACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h176/chatt%2Bairbnb%2Bsetup.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>Sunday, March 7</b> - We <b>spent the weekend in Chattanooga</b> <b>working on the Carroll house in hopes of getting it turned into an AirBnB rental</b> Things are really coming together despite needing a couple more months of weekends to get everything ready. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dbFxUeLARn0/YEpCrOmjedI/AAAAAAAAQws/xf2qpjOfzNAg3jdTdN0jWYMvD8mkePflgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1802/king%2Bsize%2Bdoris.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dbFxUeLARn0/YEpCrOmjedI/AAAAAAAAQws/xf2qpjOfzNAg3jdTdN0jWYMvD8mkePflgCNcBGAsYHQ/w384-h640/king%2Bsize%2Bdoris.jpg" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Wednesday, March 10</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - We FINALLY got our </span><b style="text-align: left;">new king-size bed delivered and set up</b><span style="text-align: left;"> today from Ashley Furniture. We are very happy with it as are the cats. The first to try it out was Doris, who has very picky tastes, so once she approved it, we knew we were good to go! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zfmV2W3nDIM/YE-CQ2G1OAI/AAAAAAAAQw8/rdaEV_SYldwx4XGnh2HvwZMEM_jF4ZhbQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/amy%2Bin%2Ba%2Bbelize%2Bcave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="937" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zfmV2W3nDIM/YE-CQ2G1OAI/AAAAAAAAQw8/rdaEV_SYldwx4XGnh2HvwZMEM_jF4ZhbQCNcBGAsYHQ/w468-h640/amy%2Bin%2Ba%2Bbelize%2Bcave.jpg" width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Thursday, March 11</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - </span><b style="text-align: left;">Our friend, Amy, is celebrating her 50th birthday this weekend</b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;">and she and her husband, Jeremy, invited us out for a visit to their home in the suburbs of SL-UT</b><span style="text-align: left;">...you know, </span><b style="text-align: left;">Salt Lake City, Utah</b><span style="text-align: left;">. We visited the big ol' SL-UT almost 19 years ago in late March of 2002 (pre-blog) and loved it, so any chance to return sounded good to us! I had some flight credit on </span><b style="text-align: left;">Delta Airlines</b><span style="text-align: left;"> to use and they are the only ones with a</span><b style="text-align: left;"> direct flight from Nashville</b><span style="text-align: left;">, so we snatched up a couple seats, strapped on our masks, and took off westward. The photo above is of Amy (and Jeremy's foot) tubing on a river through a cave in Belize back in 2010. It was a harrowing trip that we all survived, but we won't ever forget it and has bonded us forever. I ordered some playing cards with this image on them for her as a gag birthday gift also. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FZH6NiQ4OeU/YE-IiX2do4I/AAAAAAAAQxE/w8MtQcrkW1EgUr9C7EyV8ORrVA5RhBtDwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1440/flight%2Bto%2BSLC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FZH6NiQ4OeU/YE-IiX2do4I/AAAAAAAAQxE/w8MtQcrkW1EgUr9C7EyV8ORrVA5RhBtDwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/flight%2Bto%2BSLC.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The 3+ hour flight was smooth and uneventful. We appreciated <b>Delta Airlines still adhering to the middle-seat-open policy </b>during Covid (Southwest has abandoned that idea and is filling up their planes to the max). We arrived in the brand new SLC airport fairly late, and Amy and Jeremy picked us up and we headed to <b>their home in Draper on a mountain a half-hour outside the city</b> itself at an elevation of about 6,100'.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1zfW2esK38I/YE-NbNfVGwI/AAAAAAAAQxM/ZYxWWPdqodweFA3q9w8zyRh6FgY8t3M-gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/amy%2Band%2Bjeremy%2Bfront%2Bdoor%2Bview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1080" height="378" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1zfW2esK38I/YE-NbNfVGwI/AAAAAAAAQxM/ZYxWWPdqodweFA3q9w8zyRh6FgY8t3M-gCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h378/amy%2Band%2Bjeremy%2Bfront%2Bdoor%2Bview.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Friday, March 12 </b><span style="text-align: left;">- The <b>view out of Amy and Jeremy's front door</b> is pretty spectacular. While in a development, they chose well since this space across the street from them won't ever be built on to block their view of some of the peaks of the <b>Wasatch Mountains</b>.<br />We slept in a little and then headed over to the <b>One </b></span><b>Man Band restaurant in Lehi </b>for some brunch. This eclectic little place has been around a good while serving breakfast all day with a unique ordering system of old-style phone receivers at each table to call the kitchen direct.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WemJ0nrsWa0/YE-Qf_220KI/AAAAAAAAQxU/eoK4v1i52b8hhvcRgvtkp9kBziQYcieYwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/waterfall%2Bfoursome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WemJ0nrsWa0/YE-Qf_220KI/AAAAAAAAQxU/eoK4v1i52b8hhvcRgvtkp9kBziQYcieYwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/waterfall%2Bfoursome.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We walked off some of our breakfast over in nearby <b>Provo Canyon </b>with a half-mile jaunt to the base of <b>Bridal Veil Falls</b>. This 600'+ beauty was running a little slighter than we expected given all the snowfall recently and warming temps to create run-off. As the pic shows, it was a little brisk with the wind.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6V361D0WRI/YE-RkVa0czI/AAAAAAAAQxc/qXpalLsHTm80eCB9g1ukS9fMAwcBrRi2QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/skiers%2Bat%2Bsundance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6V361D0WRI/YE-RkVa0czI/AAAAAAAAQxc/qXpalLsHTm80eCB9g1ukS9fMAwcBrRi2QCNcBGAsYHQ/w296-h640/skiers%2Bat%2Bsundance.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />A few miles further up Provo Canyon was the cool <b>Sundance Resort </b>made famous by iconic actor, Robert Redford and his same-named film festival over in Park City. It was a great day to ski and snowboard and the place was busy. We did neither, unfortunately, but had a nice look around this rustic, fancy area.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UUPnEoM7KHI/YE-SYEGuWMI/AAAAAAAAQxk/_RS2yRlErLkU6r2D8wElWKQi9Nn-FnGzACNcBGAsYHQ/s1440/sundance%2Bsign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UUPnEoM7KHI/YE-SYEGuWMI/AAAAAAAAQxk/_RS2yRlErLkU6r2D8wElWKQi9Nn-FnGzACNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/sundance%2Bsign.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />While Robert Redford actually recently sold his land at Sundance, his legacy remains here at the Sundance Resort and probably will for a very long time to come.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8RFcFvT-SDI/YE-xKhRE84I/AAAAAAAAQxs/QTSPdcSIwUsaA5c9EJlVK23IOD5iG4CywCNcBGAsYHQ/s1329/park%2Bcity%2Bnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8RFcFvT-SDI/YE-xKhRE84I/AAAAAAAAQxs/QTSPdcSIwUsaA5c9EJlVK23IOD5iG4CywCNcBGAsYHQ/w520-h640/park%2Bcity%2Bnight.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We headed over to <b>Park City</b> for dinner and a look around. The little picturesque town was very busy with skiers and other tourists like us. We luckily found a table for dinner at <b>Flanagan's Irish Pub</b> on the main drag. The food and libations for very good. We enjoyed the "winter lights" of many trees in the area on the drive out and back toward Draper.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZkPFUWmAHsI/YE-yv2SovBI/AAAAAAAAQx0/Fu6Ia_gQf5IXjnbaihYVJc9ihfybvWNuwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1440/fresh%2Bsnow%2Bin%2Bdraper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZkPFUWmAHsI/YE-yv2SovBI/AAAAAAAAQx0/Fu6Ia_gQf5IXjnbaihYVJc9ihfybvWNuwCNcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/fresh%2Bsnow%2Bin%2Bdraper.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Saturday, March 13</b><span style="text-align: left;"> - We woke up to a <b>surprisingly big blanket of new snow this morning</b> up on the mountain. Jeremy got to show off his snow-plowing skills more than once today. The first time was to get their driveway clear for us to head down the mountain again for brunch at <b>Bohemian Brewery</b> in Salt Lake City. This heavily-influenced German brewpub had some nice beers and a great brunch menu.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lEyW9gVqVuw/YE-0OTNQ5uI/AAAAAAAAQx8/F0gce0CpEAQEWZtuWygmOqaiV0yw6INZQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1164/real%2Blife%2BUP%2Bhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lEyW9gVqVuw/YE-0OTNQ5uI/AAAAAAAAQx8/F0gce0CpEAQEWZtuWygmOqaiV0yw6INZQCNcBGAsYHQ/w594-h640/real%2Blife%2BUP%2Bhouse.jpg" width="594" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />To kill some time until an afternoon tour at a local distillery, everyone agreed to my obsession of seeing weird roadside things in person, and let me check out the<b> real-life <i>UP</i> movie house</b> in a new development west of town. It was very detailed and very cute. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cki6yL3urRw/YE-2nqERSxI/AAAAAAAAQyE/ET5Zc0FTA4cfAtpOQdMgkRs8n29YJWEJgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/outlaw%2Bdistilling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="862" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cki6yL3urRw/YE-2nqERSxI/AAAAAAAAQyE/ET5Zc0FTA4cfAtpOQdMgkRs8n29YJWEJgCNcBGAsYHQ/w432-h640/outlaw%2Bdistilling.jpg" width="432" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We jumped into a last-minute afternoon<b> tour and tasting</b> at <b>Outlaw Distillery</b>, a young, very small, but talented, maker of amazingly good <b>spiced rum, bourbon</b> and a few other interesting libations including one made completely out of honey. We would have bought a bottle or two if we weren't flying back and not checking bags. Amy and Jeremy made up for that by buying three bottles. The funny thing in the picture above is that our tastings were served in a rectangular Mormon Church serving tray...which you can't buy...no questions asked on how it got here! </td></tr></tbody></table></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_U8cbRUz1Vc/YE-6QK7YXAI/AAAAAAAAQyM/5AjuKXiltmImNYs5SIRx_pE2-DpLXL9EQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/jeremy%2Band%2Bhis%2Bhumdinger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="814" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_U8cbRUz1Vc/YE-6QK7YXAI/AAAAAAAAQyM/5AjuKXiltmImNYs5SIRx_pE2-DpLXL9EQCNcBGAsYHQ/w408-h640/jeremy%2Band%2Bhis%2Bhumdinger.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="408" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />We came back to their house on the mountain so the girls could get ready for a themed ladies night for Amy's birthday and found <b>another blanket of snow had fell during the day (9" total was the final tally)</b>, so it was Jeremy and his "humdinger" snow-blower to the rescue again.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VbSy69mS22s/YE-71c6AXjI/AAAAAAAAQyU/CNu_PoxNTe0S9jDwjxqjebLR732JkZWuwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/snow%2Bblowing%2Bflapper.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VbSy69mS22s/YE-71c6AXjI/AAAAAAAAQyU/CNu_PoxNTe0S9jDwjxqjebLR732JkZWuwCNcBGAsYHQ/w296-h640/snow%2Bblowing%2Bflapper.png" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The theme for Amy's birthday girls-night-out was The Roarin' 20's, so this flapper just had to get a selfie with the "humdinger." </td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eXY-5Nc0C00/YE-8yUkKVcI/AAAAAAAAQyc/XXDGctQWIIo4gFHmuz1gyIoGQ5W4MmjlwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/snowy%2Bdrive%2Bfrom%2Bdraper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1080" height="424" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eXY-5Nc0C00/YE-8yUkKVcI/AAAAAAAAQyc/XXDGctQWIIo4gFHmuz1gyIoGQ5W4MmjlwCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h424/snowy%2Bdrive%2Bfrom%2Bdraper.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />The <b>drive back down the mountain late today</b> to drop off the girls for their night out was a little harrowing. The snowy conditions had lasted much longer than forecasted, so the decision was made that everyone would <b>stay in downtown SLC tonight</b> in a shared hotel room so as to not risk driving back in these conditions in the dark...plus everyone could get their drink on! There was even a possibility the road could be closed by the time we got back late tonight. So the <b>cheap room at the nice downtown Homewood Suites</b> was kind of a no-brainer.<br />While the girls partied their way through SL-UT (no pun intended) tonight, Jeremy and I met a friend of his for a tasty dinner and then hung out a bar until very late drinking beers and telling lies.<br /><b>We all met back up at the hotel a 3 AM (thanks to spring forward)</b> and called it a night.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xMdezipCiYs/YE--8qouJhI/AAAAAAAAQyk/X7EsS7tJDKEFfHBZ4SJ09N5ELO_CKXlDQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/donut%2Bboy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1080" height="422" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xMdezipCiYs/YE--8qouJhI/AAAAAAAAQyk/X7EsS7tJDKEFfHBZ4SJ09N5ELO_CKXlDQCNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h422/donut%2Bboy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br />Sunday, March 14 </b><span style="text-align: left;">- We chased away the sleepies, the hungries and the hung-overies (?) this morning with a visit to <b>Donut Boy </b>which has been named "Best Donuts in Utah." Might as well find out if it's true. Despite our limited contrasts and comparisons, we can say these are pretty damn good. The consensus was<b> the apple-pie one was the best of our shared half-dozen</b>, but I give the banana cream pie on a very close second.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZVp0xrlKvTA/YE_BQnS-STI/AAAAAAAAQy0/1uumlaFuClEsfvxCMaQhwjfr1zEPrx0VgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1280/great%2Bsalt%2Blake%2Bshore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="611" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZVp0xrlKvTA/YE_BQnS-STI/AAAAAAAAQy0/1uumlaFuClEsfvxCMaQhwjfr1zEPrx0VgCNcBGAsYHQ/w306-h640/great%2Bsalt%2Blake%2Bshore.jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Since we were on the northwest side of town, we decided to run out and take a gander at <b>The Great Salt Lake</b> itself. The weather was great today, but the area was relatively quiet and peaceful.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-elEwfXI_5Sg/YE_CDt_Ct7I/AAAAAAAAQy8/JPpJ_wrLvmUoMt954FrsbMbrbz6ughdnQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1248/great%2Bsalt%2Blake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-elEwfXI_5Sg/YE_CDt_Ct7I/AAAAAAAAQy8/JPpJ_wrLvmUoMt954FrsbMbrbz6ughdnQCNcBGAsYHQ/w554-h640/great%2Bsalt%2Blake.jpg" width="554" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>The Great Salt Lake ringed to the north by the snow-topped Hogup Mountains</b> is an mazing site.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-49DpIvAvuhA/YE_DaT6OSSI/AAAAAAAAQzE/EXKmGYFHrX0LLOjYuA2rGMNW7mRFSZV5ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1180/slc%2Bairport%2Bview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-49DpIvAvuhA/YE_DaT6OSSI/AAAAAAAAQzE/EXKmGYFHrX0LLOjYuA2rGMNW7mRFSZV5ACNcBGAsYHQ/w586-h640/slc%2Bairport%2Bview.jpg" width="586" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Before dropping us off at <b>the airport (which has great views as well)</b> for our flight home, we had a good lunch and some libations in downtown SLC at <b>Bewilder Brewing</b> to close out our visit. Thanks to Amy and Jeremy for their hospitality and giving us a chance to revisit such a beautiful area. We hope to come again some time to experience it even more.<br />Our flight home was a little bumpy as we skirted around a blizzard in Denver that luckily didn't affect our flight other than the aforementioned shakes. We got home late and were happy to see all of our sweet cats and our new king-size bed! </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rob and Ashleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07094182765521815168noreply@blogger.com0