Nashville!

After work one Thursday, Mike said, "Hey, we have tomorrow off...wanna drive up to Nashville?" And since lately I've been complaining that my 36-year-old husband lived out his days of spontaneity before we got married, I said, "OH YEAH!" So we called out friends there and headed up the next morning! We had made plans for supper at Seth and dixie Christian's, and on the road we got a text from Seth saying, "How do burgers and beers sound for tonight?" We both said, "Oh MAN that sounds good!" Finally a home-cooked meal! We checked into our nice hotel which was close to our friends and the church we wanted to go to.

Then we headed over to Seth and Dixie's. Seth was like my big brother back in Omaha years ago (my dad was his best man!), and Dixie is such a cool woman, and they were so hospitable to us crashing their friday night! On the spot they made us an awesome supper; Seth grilled hamburgers and Dixie put together some veggies and dip and french fries. We enjoyed our food on the back porch that Seth had built himself, and got to know their littles, Zayli and Zeke. Adorable! Zayli was showed me her chilrens' bible and said, "I'm a Christian twice, because my name is Zayli Christian and I am a Christian because Jesus died for my sins on the cross." Oh, so sweet.

We had such a great time talking over oreos late into the night, and we even got a little show - several police cars and K-9 units showed up next door and were walking around the area. One officer walked through their front yard and looked in at us! S&D said they just wanted to make our Nashville experience complete. :)

It was so so good getting to know eachother more...Mike had never met Dix and had only spent a few hours with Seth, so it was great for them to get to know my husband. I had only known them as a kid back in Omaha, so it was such a blessing to get to know them as an adult! Seth is passionate about pursuing his love for God and growing his knowledge of His word and his ministry. He's a super chill dude, hilarious, and a really fun dad. Dixie is so laid back and down to earth, and I so appreciate her openess and how matter-of-fact she is; I really like her.

The next day we met up with Nina for lunch at a Saphire and then walked around darling downtown Franklin. She had a group of friends going our for dinner and salsa dancing so we tagged along; it was super fun to meet her friends and her little beau!On Sunday morning we went to Community Bible Church where S&D and nina all go; Byron Yawn is the head pastor and we are really excited about his ministry! You can check out the church's website here. It was great seeing S&D and the kids again, then we had lunch with Nina and 2 friends downtown. Such a cool city! We totally hope we can make one more trip up while we're here.