Anniversary / Trip

Well, I haven't flown in over a year ... and I have NEVER flown with an infant. What an experience! Everything but the baby had to go through the x-ray machine (stroller, car seat, etc.), and one time Michael was asleep - so I had to move him around a little so the man could see there was nothing between the two of us! Other than the bulkiness of getting through security - everything was fine! Our flight was on time, getting the rental car was uneventful, our suitcase was there, and we headed out!
We headed to downtown Nashville and picked up a burger at Wendy's to split - because we really wanted better food, but didn't have time. We found where John needed to be, we ate, John headed out, I nursed, and then Michael and I went to find the hotel. Too early to check-in, but there was a Lifeway Christian Store across the street (actually there huge main office was there too) so we went to browse! That is where I found the perfect anniversary gift for my husband! I also picked up a new cd that was on sale! We had nothing to listen to in the rental car, plus I thought it would be a good souvenir of our trip! After our shopping ... Michael fell asleep in the car, so I did some sight seeing! We later picked John up and headed to the hotel. We unpacked and stretched out a little and got a plan for the evening. We headed out to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel to look around. On the way we decided we wanted fish for supper, so we went to ... Cock of the Walk - one of our childhood favorites! Fried fish and fried pickles - yummy!

After dinner we made it to the Opryland: hotel, mall (like Grapevine Mills - but larger - I think), and of course Opryland. We only went in the hotel, but it is MASSIVE! The other two Gaylord Opryland hotels in Grapevine, TX and in FL will fit inside this one in Nashville! There is a riverboat ride inside and over 2,000 rooms! I couldn't believe! This is where the picture below was taken! I saw these horses and had to take a picture for my daughter that loves horses sooooo much! This was outside a little shop inside the hotel! The inside shopping area of the hotel reminded me of the French Quarter in New Orleans.

We finally headed back to the hotel with a tired baby! The hotel was out of cribs, so Michael got to sleep on a chair! Thank the Lord he doesn't flip and flop much!!!!!!

Saturday morning we took our time. We had the wonderful cinnamon rolls that are on the breakfast bar at the Holiday Inn Express! We hadn't had those in a while! I looked up some info on the internet, so we could head out! We did some sight seeing and went to historic downtown Franklin, TN. What a beautiful place! We ate lunch at McAllister's deli and then headed to the airport. We stood in line - where someone had left a guitar case! So, they brought in the bomb sniffing dog before they would remove it! How eventful! We flew stand-by on an earlier flight so we could get home before bedtime! I wanted a picture of Michael on his first plane trip - this is what I got! We were landing in Dallas and he was finally conked out! Whew!

Everyone survived at home - all because of some sweet friends and a worn out aunt and uncle! Thanks to everyone that helped us out! We had a great time!