Music City

While waiting for Lane's orders, we decided to make the most of a bad (but not really) situation. We were headed to Nashville! Lane had never been to TN, and one of my favorite vacation spots growing up was Nashville. My dad travelled to Nashville every summer, and work always put us up at the Opryland Hotel. I loved that place and there was always SO much to do! I've always talked about how beautiful it is, and Lane was finally able to go with me and see for himself.
Here are the pictures from our trip:

March 6 - On our way!



March 7 - At one of the many stores in the Opryland Hotel. The hat was $88!



March 7 - At the hotel. Eden wanted to play in the water behind us! She loved the fountains.



March 7  - Inside the hotel (yes, inside!)



March 7 - From the top level of the Delta Convention Center in the hotel. This is overlooking the "Delta Island"



March 7 - Family photo op



March 7 - Loading dock for the Delta Riverboat Co. (again, inside the hotel)

March 7 - Fountains that "danced" to music and had lights around the bases. I'm sure this is beautiful at night!

March 7 - The patio that we ate lunch on overlooked the river and waterfalls {yep, we were still inside!}.



March 7 - The other side of our view at lunch



March 7 - One of the other gardens inside the hotel. Notice the balconies that overlook the gardens! Such a beautiful hotel!

March 7 - Dinner at the Big River Brewery. This is their sampling menu for the different drinks they brew.

March 7 - One of the Elvis statues. Of course we had to take Lane's picture!

March 8 - Country Music Hall of Fame

March 8 - The entrance to the Tammy Wynette exhibit.

March 8 - Elvis's Golden Piano

March 8 - Everything Elvis!

March 8 - Wall of Golden records.

March 8 - No, Gigi's Cup Cakes aren't original to Nashville, but I had to have one [I just read the history of Gigi's Cup Cakes and discovered that they ARE original to Nashville, AND we happened upon the ORIGINAL STORE! Teach me to make a statement without doing my research first.]. I thought they were only in Jackson, MS and when it came up on my GPS, I knew one more thing on the "Nashville to do" would be to get a cupcake...

March 8 - ...or 2! Banana Cream Pie and Red Velvet. MmmmMMmmmmMmmmm......

March 9 - Just woke up, on the way home!

March 9 - "Eden, where's your head?"

March 9 - "Eden, where are your toes?"

March 9 - Her eyes say it all. We were almost home and she had had enough. Notice the head pillow that is a "selling feature" of her car seat only made her mad the longer we were in the car and she had tried to pull it off!