In March my father in law was awarded at an industry conference for his work in... well, doing stuff with trucks. That kind of sums it up... also, being a super decent guy! In the trucking industry. If you want to read the full article and see why I love my father in law so much, you can check it out here!
We stayed at the Opryland Hotel, which was... insane. I mean nutballs. I mean, what. the heck. We all got there Saturday and by Monday morning we were kind of figuring it out. I realize now why a friend of mine who used to work there would play hide and seek with his buddies!
We were in the Delta section which as "old south" and pretty interesting. There's a little river that runs around it and for $9 they'll give you the boat ride-- it was alright, but I would have been just as happy with a little blurb on the map to tell me about the wildlife and the fish.
Sunday morning, while everyone slept in (yay daylight savings!) I went to an adorable little cafe called Sky Blue Cafe in downtown Nashville to meet a classmate from Rhodes and his gal for breakfast. The food was amazing, the staff was great, and it was all in all the perfect Sunday brunch. After I got back, we went over to the Opry Mills mall for lunch with Jan, Josh, and Sarah and wandered around shopping for a bit. There was a LEGO store there with an entire wall of Star Wars stuff that Josh was drooling over.
Sunday night was the dinner for Marc. It was an absolutely amazing meal, and seeing him be recognized for all his hard work was so wonderful. His mother and stepfather were there as well and it was great to see them!
I'll leave you with a taste of how huge this place is-- this staircase is just as large as you think it is, and it's minuscule in the setting of the building!
