A Quick Trip to The Music City.

A few weeks ago some friends of ours found out they were going to get to play on the Grand Ole Opry. Of course this is a huge step for an artist and we decided we wanted to be there for it. The group's name is Sundy Best and one of the duo is the brother of Tony's best friend Brett. His name is Kris Bentley.  We have known Kris since he was a small child. We have watched him grow up and watched the two of them from the beginning of their career. Tony actually recorded their first cd, before they were called Sundy Best and was still Nick and Kris. It only made sense that we would be there to support them during this great step in their career.

I ordered the tickets and made reservations for the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I knew timing was going to be tight because of the holiday but I knew we could make it work.

I love Nashville. Its one of my favorite cites anywhere. Add to that my friends playing at the Opry and also my son, Tabor and his girlfriend Loren getting to go with us, I knew it was going to be a fun trip.

The weekend before we were to leave Tony and I decided to buy a mini-van. I had been wanting a mom van for traveling.  We agreed to shop for one. So that is exactly what I did on Monday. Yes the Monday before we were to leave. The Monday I could have been shopping for my Thanksgiving dinner. No! I was on a mission.

We ended up buying a Chrysler Town & Country.

I love it! It has all the bells and whistles. And it is sooooo comfortable! I am pretty sure Tabor and Loren loved being able to watch movies all the way there.

Don't they look comfortable?


I wish I could say we had a pleasant, relaxing drive there. But it rained the whole way and Tony was fighting a cold so I had him drugged up on cough syrup. But I did enjoy "getting to know" my new vehicle and figuring stuff out on it. And well....Tabor and Loren relaxed all the way there.

We were booked at the Embassy Suites on Broadway. Over all I was very happy with the hotel. This is the view of the rooms and open atrium from the door to our room.

All rooms were suites. They were very spacious and nicely decorated. We had one little hiccup when we first got there, but it was very minor.

Right after we checked in our friends Brett and Blair were checking in, along with Brett's mom and dad and some other family members. So I was not paying attention and I left Tony's iPad laying on the counter. The front desk kept trying to call me to tell me but I couldn't hear them. So they sent someone up to fix the phone. He brought a new cord and switched it out. After he left I realized the phone still wasn't working but then I noticed that he had plugged it in the data port. No big deal, and I thought it was funny. The guy was seemed to more interested in talking to Tabor and Loren...lol.

We decided to grab an appetizer in the hotel restaurant which was a Omaha Steaks. It was pretty good. The onion soup I ordered was very good. We then we grabbed a taxi and headed for the Ryman. Did I mention they were playing at the Ryman? Well.....not only were they getting to play The Grand Ole Opry, but they were playing at the Ryman. The building historically known for the Opry.

And here they are living the dream!

During intermission I think I discovered the true reason the Grand Ole Opry was moved to Opryland. The restrooms. I promise I have been in shorter lines in arenas. I missed the first two songs of the second half.


Tabor and Loren at the Ryman.

And Tony and I with Kristofer. We were so proud!!

After the show we walked down the street to Margaritaville and grabbed some grub.

I would get into what we ate. But it honestly wasn't good enough to mention.

 It ended up being too cold to walk around, so we grabbed a cab back to the hotel to hang out there. I ended up crashing around midnight and since Tony was sick I don't think he lasted much longer than that.

The next morning I decided to run across the street to grab some Gigi's cupcakes to add to my  deserts for Thanksgiving dinner. The cold wind literally took my breath away and I was pretty sure I was going to die before I made it back to the hotel. But the cupcakes were worth it...lol.

We then checked out and waited for the valet to bring us our van. We were standing there waiting with another family when our van pulled up. Tabor kept saying, "That's not ours." He was right it wasn't. As Tony was going for the back hatch he noticed the license plate was from Tennessee..lol. The other family just stood there and stared at us like we were morons. Well, I had only had if for two days! I wasn't use to it yet..lol.

It was a beautiful sunny day even if it was incredibly cold. Made for a nice drive most of the way home,that is  until we hit snow a couple of hours from home. But it still wasn't too bad. It was then off to the grocery store for me to buy my Thanksgiving dinner. Yes I shopped for my dinner at 8pm the night before.

I am proud to say that I pulled off Thanksgiving dinner without a hitch even if I was up til 2am the night before baking pies!


Thanks again for coming along on one of the Mullins Family crazy excursions! Hope to see you again soon!



                                                                                                         The Boss Lady