It all started when Jonathan and I got on the plane to Nashville. Jonathan is scared to fly, so we hit up the Columbus Brewery before our flight, ordering double shots in his Bloody Mary's...I drank water. :) When we arrived in Charlotte, my college roommate and good friend Sarah Bailey walked around the corner. Not only is it random to run into someone you know but even more random in Charlotte's airport. We enjoyed a drink, calamari, and hush puppies before our flight left. :)
Jonathan and I spent a wonderful weekend in Nashville visiting Ben, Molly, RJ, and Renee. We had a fun and college weekend. Molly told me before I went that I needed to put my "big girl" pants on for the weekend. I tried my best! The first night we were in Nashville we went to a cute bar and grill called Sam's. It was a pretty early night considering we had a big weekend ahead of us.
On Saturday we spent all day at the lake and we went out and enjoyed downtown Nashville at Paradise Park. We went to a part of the lake where it is about 2 feet deep and comes up to your thighs. It is the perfect place to hang out, listen to music, and enjoy cold beverages. We did just that and soaked up some quality southern sun! Jonathan and the boys stayed out super late. R.J's parents also cooked us a wonderful supper of brats, hot dogs, and hamburgers. Here are some pics of us out and about!
Sunday was the big day. I just want to say that the northerners showed up to compete. They held the 2nd annual Fourth-a-Palooza at R.J.'s friends house. Basically, it is where you compete in 10 events such as flip cup, corn hole, sack race, 3-legged race, etc. and the winning team gets $100. Jonathan and I were on a team and got 3rd. Molly and Ben won it all and Renee and R.J. came in 4th. Molls and Ben were kind enough to treat us to dinner that night with the winnings. (We would have done the same!) I must comment on the southern hospitality as well. As an out-of-towner, I felt completely welcome and everyone was so nice. I was very impressed. If I wasn't sure about wanting to move south before I visited Tennessee for the weekend, I am completely convinced now that the south would be a great place to live for a little bit. The funniest part of Sunday were the outfits.
Needless to say, we were 3 very good looking couples on Sunday!
Monday Funday was the day we flew back. Jonathan did not need a brewery this day, so that was good! :) He is getting so brave! The flights were rough because of storms, so that was not fun for him and I felt bad. We only arrived about 40 minutes late safely in Columbus and got home at about 9:00 pm. Tuesday came quickly and Jonathan and I are exhausted, but we wouldn't trade anything for the weekend we had. I miss my friends already!
Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th, just like we did! :)
I love all of your outfits. It sounds like you all had such a fun time!
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