Since clearly I’m too busy adventuring to remember to update
this, here are some snip-its of the last 4 months…
April 12, 2016 – All for
the Hall Concert
Great night at Bridgestone Arena with some of my best
girls! All for the Hall is a concert
fundraiser to raise money for the Country Music Hall of Fame. It is hosted by Keith Urban and Vince Gill
(who play in the band throughout the whole show as the other artists perform). Each artist only performs a few songs, but it
was great to get to see so many artists, especially because there were a few I
hadn’t ever seen before! To make it even
better, it was Vince Gill’s birthday.
Bet you never got to sing happy birthday to a country music star before,
have you? ;) We got to see: Vince Gill,
Keith Urban, Chris Janson, Tracy Lawrence, Maren Morris, Sam Hunt, FGL, Luke Bryan, Emmy Lou Harris, Peter Frampton, Jason Isbell, and
Maddie & Tae.
April 16, 2016 –
Rivers and Spires
The next concert was Kellie Pickler at Rivers and Spires
festival in Clarksville!
April 17, 2016 –
Bicentennial Mall State Park
My next adventure was to Bicentennial Mall State Park. It’s right next to the Farmer’s Market in
Nashville so I got to check that out too!
And randomly venturing around Nashville…
May 26, 2016 – Last Day
of Second Grade
Then came a bittersweet day- the last day of school. As excited as I was for a summer full of
adventures, it was hard to say goodbye to my second graders and my first real
class of kiddos.
May 28, 2016 – Randy Houser
And another to add to the concert list- Randy Houser in Oak
Grove, KY.
May 30, 2016 – Camp NASH
For Memorial Day there was a concert called Camp NASH at the
Fontanel Mansion stage. Artists that
performed were: Raelynn, Chuck Wicks, Parmalee, Thompson Square, Cowboy Troy,
and Big & Rich.
June 21-26 Besties
Take on Tennessee!
One of my favorite weeks of summer!! I was in MN for
most of my summer break, but I did get to bring my best friend down to see my
new home for a week! We started our trip
off leaving WI around 7:30AM and deciding before we hit IL that we
wanted to see Cassadee Pope at the Grand Ole Opry that night so with minimal
potty breaks and getting ready in the Opry Mills parking lot, we made it in
time! We also got to see William Michael
Morgan, The Whites, The Del McCoury Band, Bill Anderson, Tracy Lawrence, Chuck
Wicks, and the Charlie Daniels Band.
Country Music Hall of
Fame
We ventured down to Broadway and went to the Country Music
Hall of Fame where I just so happened to come across Chris Janson standing by
his exhibit!
Cheekwood Botanical Garden
After our big night out on Broadway, we went to explore the
botanical gardens. (In hindsight our
timing wasn’t great. We should have
spent our day out in the sun BEFORE we hit Broadway, but I digress). The flowers were really neat. I’m not photographer, but I got a few snaps.
July 19, 2016 – MY2K
By far the best concert of the year, maybe even ever. Ashleigh, Bailey and I went to the MY2K
concert at Ryman Auditorium ft. Dream, Ryan Cabrera, O-Town, and 98
Degrees. It was like my childhood came
to life right before my eyes. I swear there is nothing better than watching a
boy band dancing to the same choreography.
Well, unless Nick Lachey is one of those boys… (Seriously, I could not
grasp how I could be standing in the same room as someone so hot. Like it didn’t seem real that a person that
attractive even existed in real life).
EXCEPT that it did get better. We
got to meet O-Town after the show!! Also, for the record, there are no bad
seats at the Ryman. I can’t wait to go
back again!
July 22, 2016 –
Bridgestone Behind the Scenes
I went to an open skate at Bridgestone Arena. Luckily I got there early because the line
was wrapped out the door and they had to stop letting people in. They also had a behind the scenes tour to go
see the locker rooms so that was pretty neat!
August
And now a new adventure begins- the adventure of teaching 5th
grade. I spent so much of my undergrad
time working with 2nd graders that this is a big jump for me, but
one I am excited to partake in! I’ve
been swamped between work and my Master’s program, but I am hoping to schedule in
some adventure time soon!