Trip to the South

Last weekend, Jim and I enjoyed a road trip without the kids!  My parents kept Jack and Patrick for the holiday weekend, and Jim and I took off Friday afternoon.  Our first stop was Nashville, where I took one picture (in our hotel room before we went out for the night).

We had a great time in Nashville.  We walked around downtown and enjoyed a meal at a bar with live music.  There was no cover and we had a great view of the band from our seats on the balcony.  The band was really good, and we were excited to see good music for free.  Here's an article that includes some videos of the Don Kelley Band.  After dinner and listening to music, we met up with my college friend Alan and his lovely fiancee.  It was nice to catch up with them for a bit.

Saturday morning, we drove to Atlanta.  Jim keeps in close contact with a group of 11 guys from his dorm in college.  They call themselves the 11-man.  One of them was getting married on Sunday, and all of the guys (plus many wives and some children) came to Atlanta to celebrate.  Saturday night we went to the father of the bride's home for the rehearsal dinner.  The setting was great for the "Low Country Boil."  It was really nice to catch up with Jim's ND friends, who came from all over the U.S.

On Sunday evening, we went to the wedding.  Jim was honored to play his guitar and sing a song during the ceremony.  He chose In My Life by the Beatles, and it was great!  This is the only picture of us I have from the wedding:

On the trolley ride back to the hotel, after the wedding reception, the other passengers asked Jim to play his guitar.  He did and we all enjoyed singing along.  So, when we got back to the hotel, we all decided to sit outside, drink beer, and sing some more while Jim played his guitar.  The bride and groom (who changed clothes) even stayed to hang out.

Jim had his music binder with him so people could request songs.

We had a really great time!

In other news, I had an ultrasound today.  Here is our newest addition, due in September: