One of Santa's Elves at Bass Pro Shops
November 17, 2008
We are on our way home from Nashville tonight. I miss the festivities already. We went on the General Jackson Showboat for a luncheon cruise yesterday and got to see Tim Watson, a wonderful fiddle player! He did a great Christmas show and was so entertaining. Ryan, Tiffani, and I got to meet him after the show and get autographs. A picture of Ryan and I with him is below. If you ever get the chance to go to Nashville, make sure he’s going to be performing that day! It’s so great.
Ryan, Tiffani, and I went shopping afterwards (again) at Opry Mills mall. We went and took pictures of the Christmas decorations at Bass Pro Shops and the Christmas Shoppe in the mall. I found some great elf ornaments, and I am going to do a small elf tree. I’ve got a lot of work to do when we get back home! One of our last stops in the mall was Build A Bear Workshop. Tiffani made a teal bear with a Nashville shirt, and Ryan and I made a Mr. and Mrs. Claus Moose. They are so adorable! We named them Nicholas and Sarah. (What we want to name a son and daughter one day, Lord willing)
Then last night we got to see Louise Mandrell at her Joy To The World dinner show. It was good, and we got several pictures. We left before it was fully over, because Ryan and I had a massage scheduled so we wanted to get to it in time. We also took a boat tour around the hotel. It was really fun.
The luxury we experienced at the Gaylord was unmatched by anywhere we’ve ever been. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? Definitely. We did not encounter one rude employee at the Gaylord, and everyone was so helpful. Even for people touring inside the hotel and not staying there, we never saw the staff acting anything but professional.
Today before leaving Nashville, we went to the Hermitage and toured the home owned by Andrew Jackson. It was a great tour, and was really special to see because Ryan’s mom’s side of the family were Jackson’s and somewhere along his genealogical line go back to Andrew Jackson’s family. I’m not sure of the relation, because Andrew Jackson had no biological children, but there is a connection there somewhere.
Our final stop on the way home, was to the Gibson Guitar Factory in Memphis, TN. We got to take a tour of the factory and see how the guitars are made. Tiffani, being a guitar and piano player loved it. She got to play piano on the Grand Piano in the Gaylord main Lobby as well. She absolutely loved it.
I’ve got a link above, but in case you didn’t see it, and want to view all of my Nashville pictures, you can do so by going to the link on the right in my link list, or by clicking the photo link at the beginning of this post.
Enjoy the pictures, and as always, please let me know what you think!
Keeping Christmas In My Heart,
*Heth*
A view of the water from the General Jackson Showboat
Ryan and I with Tim Watson, Fiddle Player on the General Jackson Showboat
A Wreath in the Gaylord Delta Hall, that I loved
Louise Mandrell Performing at the Gaylord, Joy To The World dinner
Bass Pro Shops Display
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