Nashville, TN

Whoop whoop! Marking Nashville off the list of all 50 states to visit! :) 

The trip started off in a Dicey hotel. But we got out of that situation. Also, I got peed on during this trip. LOL. Had to share a bed with a fellow traveler and apparently she slept really, really, really deep that night. hahahaha. Oh well. What do you do. Life could be worse. It gave us a LOT of good laughs for the rest of the trip. I wish I had a picture of Brennen, Kelsie, and I together but I don't know if we got one. 

The Grand ol' Opry was AMAZING. We saw Love and Theft and Lady Antabellum in concert. As well as a bunch of other acts. It was a grand ol' time. (See what I did there? ;))

There was a random Parthenon. It was massive. We didn't go inside but it was fun to look at. In the same park was a festival going on so we stopped and ate at a food truck. I don't know why I think food trucks are so cool, but I do. 

This was at the Belle Meade plantation that we toured. Learned about horse racing, slaves, and old stuff. This play house is every little girls dream!

Yum yum yum! Worth the 1.5 hour wait to get in. :) 

We got up early to check out Honkey tonk row before all the crowds showed up. 

The Johnny cash museum is pretty new. It was small but had some cool things inside. I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did. 

This is the.... crap I don't remember! OH! Maybe Writers row? It's supposed to be pretty happenin and night but we don't hang around to find out. 

HonKey ToNk row. We had a great time eating dinner and listening to bands play. At one place the singer was walking around and sang right at my face for what seemed like FOREVER. The band was pretty good. We went in the most popular bars and they were TINY and PACKED full of people. There is a lot of cool history involving the musical performers of the past and these little music halls. Go to Nashville, learn it. 

Random fall decor at our hotel. I was just a bit excited for Halloween.

This was at the Grand Ol' Opry hotel which was MAGNIFICENT. It was so massive! There are all these cool gardens inside. I would LOVE to work there just to have a place of serenity on my lunch break. 

ASU football game

FORK EM DEVILS!

I like watching football with this guy. 

Throwing it back.

How jealous are you of our jumpsuits? I can't wait till these come back into style so I can wear them daily. 

I can always trust Sarah to participate in my shenanigans. 

Dallin leaves on a mission to Idaho

This little guy chose to serve a mission. He is the best kid, ever. He will be serving in the Pocatello Idaho Mission. The whole family got together and we had a grand ole time. I didn't grab pictures of everyone but here is what I do have. 

High school friends reunion

Getting together with old friends does the soul good! Aunne and Dez and I all went to school together and took Orchestra together. It's fun to hang out with people who remember your youthful soul. It was such a great time meeting up with these ladies and talking about how their lives has changed in the past 10 years. We met up in Tucson and stayed with Aunne. We had a great time lounging by the pool, talking, and hiking Mt Lemmon and watching the sun set. 

I fell in love with this guy. The coolest dog. 

We found this cool fort off the path. 

This world is so magnificent. 

It's not a girls weekend without facials! :) 

I don't even know. haha 

Eagar with friends

One of my favorite things is taking friends up to visit the White Mountains. They get such a kick out of the small town life. I am SO LUCKY to have grown up there. I didn't realize it then, but I sure do now. Quads, cookouts, bonfires, dirt, hiking, bugs, rain, trees, trucks and cowboys. Just all part of the American Dream.

Mom and dad haven't been living in their house for the year since they have been taking care of Joann. They were "renting" their house out. psh I use the word renting very VERY loosely. My father is such a compassionate man. Anyway, they moved out so it was fun to go troll around the house and relive old memories. 

Hike and picnic at Sunrise ski ski resort. So fun to ride the ski lift up the mountain while there is no snow. 

My names Brennen and I climb trees.

Caterpillar hunting in the field near Aunt Dorthy's old house. 

Cookout at Haws park. Joined the Bloomfields for some good eats. 

I have never seen it rain so much here. SO green. 

Some were better at crawdad fishing than others.

 We won't be mean and call anyone out. YOU know who you are. 

David and Angie

Quad rides to Sonic with Crawdads in a bucket. Sounds like a country song.

This is how you 'purge' the crawdads. It includes water, and LOTS of salt. Poor things just go nuts with misery. but it cleans them out good.

Before and After cooking.