the nash: first night out

now that we were in the nash, it was time to get rockin!  we put on our fanciest duds and headed downtown.  aaron and i seemed to be the only ones who knew how to party 'nash' style- no one else was wearing their cowboy hats!  and when i say no one, i mean no one- the locals, the other tourists-- no one!  but don't worry, we wore them proudly and only got embarrassing looks from 2/3rds of the people we saw, so everything was a-ok.
we drove down as a group and spent the night wandering up and down broadway street, thats where all the bars and music are downtown.  we stopped first at rock bottom, a fun bar and grill that has a really cool patio on the roof which was perfect for seeing the whole place and figuring out our plan of attack!
the rest of the night was spent wandering down the strip poking in and out of different bars checking things out.  the best one we went to was actually a food place that specialized in tater tots!  don't worry, we made sure to visit that place another time or two while we were down there...
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plantation visitation

after we made it down to the nash and settled in to our rental house, we took the evening to enjoy ourselves.  we picked our bedrooms (i was lucky enough to get to shack up with aaron... meow!) and unpacked.  we headed to the local grocery store and picked up a bunch of food to last us through the week and then played games and hung out for the rest of the night.
the next morning we were up and out of there, the ladies had made plans for us to visit the belle meade plantation, one of the old plantations in nashville that has been preserved.  we spent the afternoon on a tour of the grounds and just generally enjoying ourselves on vacation!  the whole place was really cool, the main plantation had been restored and displayed as it had been when it had been built in the 1820's.  diana and i have a love for old houses, so this was right up our alley!
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louisville sluggin'

on the way down to the nash we were just going to quick stop at a restaurant by the highway, but james insisted that we check out what louisville had to offer.  we drove down around the university but that was way too busy because they had a game going on and so there were about 50 thousand people in the area...  instead we ventured down by the fourth street area and checked it out.  we ate at the gordon biersch brewery restaurant for lunch (it was very good) and then headed back out on our way!
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