We're back!

Our weekend trip to Nashville was awesome! We had such a good time, reconnecting with old friends and playing tourists. On Saturday, we spent the day at the Country Music Museum and Hall of Fame, which was amazing. My personal favorites included: Patsy Montana's cowboy boots (pictured left), Kitty Wells' guitar, Mother Maybelle's guitar, Wanda Jackson's fringed rockabilly dress, Gram Parsons' Nudi suit, one of Minnie Pearl's dresses, and Sara Carter's autoharp. The only disappointment was that they had already closed up the Kitty Wells' special exhibit, which I thought was supposed to last throughout June. But the Williams' family special exhibit was pretty neat.

After spending a few hours in the museum, we strolled around downtown a bit, taking in touristy lower Broadway. We browsed Ernest Tubb's record shop, popped our heads into Roberts Western World, the Stage, and Tootsie's (something about being inside a "bar" during the daytime is really depressing), browsed Gruhn's guitars, and ate lunch at the Mojo Grill. Saturday night was the big "Hillbillypalooza" at our friends' house, which was basically a huge pickin' (leave off the "g" unless you are a Yankee) party, with tons of great musicians, singers, and yummy yummy jambalaya, moonshine, and homemade strawberry ice cream.

Great trip, but as always, I'm glad to be home!