**NASHVEGAS**

Our great friends, Melissa and John, came to Nashville for a little visit. We had an amazing time. And I spent about 88% of that time being extremely full- I mean stuffed! Because Melissa has lived in Nashville before, she knew all of the delicious restaurants in town and we went to every single one of them!

We started things off by eating at California Pizza Kitchen and looked at the stores in the new Green Hills shopping center. Lunch at CPK was so-so, not the best service, but good pizza! Life is good . . .

Ivy playing with John!

Since Melissa and John were a little tired from their flights, we ordered out sushi and fried rice for dinner. It was fabulous and relaxing!

Sunday we had a HUGE lunch at Amerigo’s and it was completely fabulous. Everything we had was so delicious!

Sunday night- cookout time! Mandy and David (& Harley and Paisley) came over for a cookout. We had hamburgers, hot dogs, queso & chips, baked beans, corn on the cob, and cupcakes for dessert. Ivy, Harley, and Paisley played until they were completely exhausted. We had a great time catching up and of course, eating!

Ivy, Paisley, & Harley

On Monday, I went to a very “Tennessee” tourist site that I have never had a chance to visit! I went to the Jack Daniels distillery- the only place that they make JD in the entire world! It was very interesting and if you’re on a trip through Nashville, I highly encourage you to drive about an hour to Lynchburg for the free tour! They even make their own barrels to store the whiskey! But you can’t buy or try any JD- it’s a dry county!

Melissa & John

Me & Melissa with Jack!

Monday night, we went to another tourist attraction- The Loveless Cafe. It has amazing Southern fried chicken and biscuits! You don’t want to miss it if you’re visiting the area! Praise the lard and pass the biscuits!

We had such a great time with Melissa and John and we can’t wait until they come back!