Nashville Getaway

We wanted to get away together before the boy arrives, so we headed up to Nashville, TN for a weekend getaway. I had no idea how the weekend would pan out, since neither of us were familiar with Nashville at all ... but we had a blast. Although I'm definitely looking pregnant all over, it was still super easy/comfortable to travel and what-not at 29 weeks.

We were so impressed with Nashville. We only spent time downtown and on the West End, but we loved it. Some highlights of the trip ...

*A walk through Vanderbilt and a fabulous dinner at Bound'ry

*A trip to the Nashville Temple, where we met up with Paul's parents and sister. SO nice to be there with them.

*Sleeping in late and taking long naps in a super cozy hotel bed

*An evening in downtown Nashville, full of tourist shops, live bar music, and local bbq, topped off with a concert at the Grand Ole Opry's Ryman auditorium

*Paul threatening to walk out when they sang "Rocky Top."

*Meeting the "legendary" Ronnie Milsap (too bad we don't know anything about old country music ...)

*discovering Nashville's full-sized replica of the Parthenon ... who knew?!

*a gorgeous drive through the West End and Belle Meade and some serious southern food at Loveless Cafe

Downtown Nashville

Mr. Ronnie Milsap

Cuz we didn't take pictures of anything but ourselves ...

The Parthenon

Hercules?

Now on my list of favorite restaurants, 

Loveless Cafe.