Road Trip!!!!

Clint and I decided to take a road trip to Nashville to see his sister and her family and also just to hang out, because Nashville is a lot of fun. While we were there, the weather was amazing (except when it rained on the 4th...) but other than that it was perfect. So we loaded everything up in the car... Cherry included.
Our studly driver. Clint drove the entire way there. I get antsy after driving 2 hours. It took us about 11 hours with rests and all. The drive is really pretty after you get out of the concrete, aka DFW.

And what awaited us when we got there? This is Watson, our nephew. He is a cutey. We got to watch him on Monday and Tuesday while mom and dad worked. It was a lot of fun getting to know him better.

This is Jill and Jared. We had gone to a block party for the 4th. It's pretty amazing. In the morning, they have a symphony play the national anthem and then someone reads the Declaration of Independence. (We missed that part, but that's okay, they still had food!) All along the edge of the street they had canoes filled with ice and cokes. Of course we had the traditional hot dog and some delicious sides to go with it.

Clint and I. We never get pictures of us together. The last ones were probably at our wedding!

Oh fireworks, how I love thee. If you look closely, you can see the clouds rolling in the background. The fireworks had this strange fog over them, I think from all the humidity and also it had started raining. Jared has a friend that was able to get us up to this tall tower. You could see a lot of downtown from up there. Even though the fireworks didn't last long, they were still really pretty. It was fun to just be up there and see out. Quickly after this pic was taken, the bottom fell out and we were scrambling to find shelter, like the other half a million people there! Luckily the tower we were in was connected to the garage so it was easy for us to get out of there.

Uncle Clint and Watson sharing a laugh.

On Monday, Jill was able to come home for a bit at lunch. She is an Ob/Gyn resident at Vanderbilt Hospital (hence the scrubs).

I could have put a lot more pictures up here. Like the ones of Clint and I taking Watson to the park, scarfing down hot dogs at the block party, eating yummy homemade waffles in the morning, watching Cherry inhale Maggie's food and Maggie eating Cherry's food, or hanging out, drinking coffee at Bongo Java. But that would be a very long post. I think it's safe to say we had a really great time. It was great to spend time with Jill, Jared and Watson.

I also really appreciated getting to see a little snippet of residency. I have to say, I'm a bit nervous of not getting to spend much time with Clint. I know it's going to be hard and stressful but I appreciate them showing me how it can be done (even with a baby).

Thank you guys for all the hospitality and more than that, the love you shared with us while we were there. Oh, and Cherry said to tell you guys thanks for the bone and that she misses Maggie. :)