On Memorial Weekend this year, we got to do a bucket list item and go to the K Love Fan awards in Nashville. Kaye, Amy and I decided lets just do it for Mom's 60th birthday and we are so glad we did!
We left Thursday night to break up the trip - me and Amy were excited!
We stopped in Asheville to eat supper and spent the night with Amanda
MeMa came to help with the kids and go to one of Corey's softball games
Dairy Queen treat - EOGs were done!
First stop in Nashville that Friday - Hard Rock Café
Kenny Chesney's guitar
Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton's outfits in Hard Rock
Such fun times with my mama
On the Trolley tour so we could see Nashville without having to walk - it was so crowded on Memorial Day weekend
Trolley Stops but we didn't get off - we just rode and heard the history and interesting facts about the city
Ryman Auditorium
Dierks Bentley's restaurant - Whiskey Row
Farmers Market area
Downtown Nashville
Country Music Hall of Fame
Entrance to the Hall of Fame
Tootsie's - famous downtown spot
She was known for helping locals
Ryman was so neat
Stops along the Trolley
Capitol area stuff
Marathon Motor Works
Sites on the trolley
RCA Recording studio
Belmont University
Tavern where a lot of famous country singers got their start
Church in downtown Nashville
Neat restaurant - the Diner
We stopped to eat downtown at "Old Red" and try some hot chicken
Menu - people were singing trying to make it big
With the famous hot chicken
Another shot of where we ate - Blake Shelton's restaurant
Then we headed to the Gaylord to check in for the K Love Fan awards
We were so excited!
But I think they were more excited :)
BFFs
Inside the Gaylord hotel - it was insane!
It had some cute shops and statues so we toured around and got some snacks and souvenirs
More inside the hotel - loved the big cowboy boots
Friday night concert event with K Love
They were all awesome!
Concerts were amazing! We were jamming!
Just after Friday night event, we were pumped and so glad we came!
Saturday
We got up and headed back downtown to tour some more
At the Country Music Hall of Fame
With our tickets - we had wanted to see this for a while
Taylor Swift's guitar
Shania Twain exhibit
Hank Williams Jr
At the Hee Haw exhibit
Amy remembers growing up on Hee Haw
Platinum and Gold records lined the walls
I took a lot of guitar pictures for Caleb
Records were so neat to me
Dolly Parton
With their man George Straight
Tim and Faith exhibit - I used to love them!
Tim McGraw's old baseball stuff
ACM and CMT awards
Faith Hill's wedding dress but we were not impressed - it looked like a slip
Barbies like Tim and Faith
Faith Hill display
Tim McGraw's star
More awards - they were just neat to me
Dress that Faith wore on one of her CD covers
We used to love us some Dixie Chicks!
Clint Black exhibit
Brooks and Dunn
Carrie Underwood
Jason Alden - he is a local to Oxford
Alan Jackson - it was neat to see their clothes and how big they were!
His clothes were so tall!
The original Country Music Hall of Fame
Keith Urban
Playing around in the recording studio
Shots of Downtown
Hampton Inn and Suites - neat place to stay downtown
More of Country Music Hall of Fame
Alabama
We ate lunch downtown at Paradise Park Food Stand
The food wasn't that great but it was a more quiet spot that you could still hear local music
Tootsie's Alley - It was raining pretty good by this point and we were walking
CMT headquarters
Touring the Ryman Auditorium
We watched the video and it was such a neat story
Rev Samuel Jones started a revival in Nashville
The Ryman Auditorium is so beautiful
Me and Amy in the pews
Mom and Kaye by the stained glass windows
Ryman Revival - the history was really neat!
We liked this even better than the Country Music Hall of Fame
Inside - used to be a church and was redone
Really pretty but not used that much anymore
The stage of the Ryman
Just taking it all in with the Raynor Girls
Fun times - sure do love these girls!
We really missed Nicole and Melanie!
Minnie Pearl's hat and shoes
The bible that started the revival in Nashville
Brooks and Dunn's guitar
Miranda Lambert
Brad Paisley
Statue at the Ryman
Honky Tonk central - downtown was crazy especially on a holiday weekend
Streets of Downtown
Where we stayed at the Gaylord Opryland
K Love was all set up in the hotel
It was neat to see the timeline of events
Casting Crowns
Mercy Me
Next Stop - Cruise Ship with K Love
Toby Mac - mom loves him!
At our sit down dinner at the Gaylord
The food was really good!
Ready for the Saturday night events
Inside the hotel
River Cruise
We were riding thru the hotel
It was amazing to see
Waterfalls
More inside photos
On the river cruise
Star pictures inside the hotel
Top of the hotel
It felt like you were in Florida
More waterfalls - it was Summer Fest at the Gaylord
Scenery
Sunday
We went to an awesome worship service and then went to check out the Opryland Mall and do some shopping
Johnny Cash at Wax Museum
Taylor Swift at Wax Museum
Group shot inside our hotel
On the bus to the K Love Fan Awards
Headed to the Grand Ole Opry
Signs as you enter
Group shot at the Grand Ole Opry
Waiting to see the stars on the red carpet
Riley Clemmons - new favorite!
Comedian
One of my favs - Natalie Grant
Inside the Grand Ole Opry
Got some popcorn and drinks and are ready for the show!
Me and Amy
Me and Mama - we were surprised how good our seats were
Opening of the show with Mandisa and Matthew West
The Awards show was really well done
Some of the awards - Mercy Me Group of the Year
Reckless Love won several awards
The lights were all so good
Natalie Grant and Tauren Wells rocked the house
They did a very nice tribute to Billy Graham
It was so special to honor his life and legacy
Such talent in Christian music
I love the guy from 10th Avenue north
I was kind of surprised that Toby Mac won
Lauren Daigle won female artist but I was bummed she wasn't there to accept her award.
Mercy Me - I Can Only Imagine
Really cool
They played parts of the movie
Natalie Grant didn't win but she is a great speaker and presenter
I Can Only Imagine Movie won
All the artist singing together
Zach Williams did a great job
The awards show ended late Sunday night and we packed up and hit the road home early on Monday morning. With the traffic and weather it took us 12 hours to get home but it was a really fun trip!
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