The Walkers: A Walk in the Park

Well, it was an exceptionally beautiful day in Nashville and after church, we thought it would be perfect for a picnic. Jeremy absolutely loves Maggiano's salad and there happens to be a Maggiano's right by the park. So, we order the salad and a mozzarella/ tomato salad to-go and we head over to the park. It was perfect- not too hot, not too cold. There was a nice little breeze. Looks tranquil, doesn't it?!?!

There was only one problem. A group in a nearby pavilion was blaring (and I mean blaring) their hip- hop music. We heard everything from Laffy Taffy to Michael Jackson to Brush Your Shoulders Off to Beyonce. It was terrible and there was no escaping. They had those huge speakers that people set up for outdoor parties or radio stations that are at remote locations. I felt like I was standing by the dj in a hip-hop club! We pretty much ate our food as fast as possible and took Ivy over to dog park, which like the picnic idea, started out well.

Ivy gets crazy excited about the possibility of playing in the dog park, especially the dog park that is only for little dogs (20 lbs. and under). She starts whining as soon as she sees the fence. She's having a great time- running around, playing, making new friends. Jeremy and I found an open bench and sat down to watch her have fun. All of the sudden, out of no where, huge rain drops start falling. It wasn't a little sprinkle, it was a downpour. All of the other owners, rush to get their dogs and run to their cars. We rush to get Ivy and she runs. At this point, every other dog is on a leash and the owners are trying to leave. A few of them, feel sorry for us and try to help us get Ivy. She's running around like crazy- a little white lightning. People can get their hands on her back and she shoots off. We can't catch her. It's almost like she's laughing- you can't catch me!

I decide to go with the idea that you catch more flies with honey. I go over to the water fountain area and in my sweetest voice say, come here, Ivy, let's get you some water. Of course, after all the running around, she's very thirsty and runs over to get some water and I nab her! We run to the car and we are completely soaked. Ivy, too!