Our Christmas Trip in PICTURES!!!! ~~Oh...and I'm obsessed with the Castle~~

[punkin413]

I'm SCARED!!!

this one's my favorite!

by the way, i have that same exact black vandy shirt you had on at AK. great minds think alike.

 

[VandyFan10]

Good pictures. I thought of you a little while ago when the Vandy - Florida game was on.

Oh my....how horrible....but I acutally got a lot of things done today....b/c I did NOT watch the game

They are going to have to crawl out of their funk.....but like Stallings said you know they are 17-3 it's not like it's gone to 'you know where' in a hand basket

We play @ Ole Miss Wed night....might not be pretty either....but we'll have a chance to redeem ourselves again at home Sat against Auburn...sorry Randy

Go Dores!!!

 

[punkin413]

i take that back. THIS is my favorite! matt's surprise face is more like an amazement face. that's just too funny! i think ray and i had that same pic taken at that same spot, but we both were just looking down and smiling.....so not nearly as funny!

i also love the last pic in front of RnRC!

 

[VandyFan10]

by the way, i have that same exact black vandy shirt you had on at AK. great minds think alike.

Yea I think you posted that one for me before.....but we'll have to bring those b/c we could be twinkies at Disney

i take that back. THIS is my favorite! matt's surprise face is more like an amazement face. that's just too funny! i think ray and i had that same pic taken at that same spot, but we both were just looking down and smiling.....so not nearly as funny!

Thanks....it has become funny....but it wasn't very funny to me at the time altough I was laughing my butt off prob not to get mad at him for screwing up MY PICTURE!!!! You kind of forget that you do get another chance to do these things

i also love the last pic in front of RnRC!

I figured this would be your fave.....

I was trying to find your rock star pic that I had seen before but no luck....it's somewhere!

 

[jillybeene71]

love the trip report.... Im trying to post mine but does anyone know how to get the pics in there....any help will be appreciated.

 

[punkin413]

I was trying to find your rock star pic that I had seen before but no luck....it's somewhere![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

is this the one you're talking about?

ray's a dork and didn't get his rock on sign up in time.

 

[retiredkid]

great pics. thanks for sharing. I LOVE your DHs surprised look.

 

[Beana9802]

Keep them pics comin' I love love love your PP pics! You're an adorable couple!

 

[VandyFan10]

Hey Erica! I'm finally caught up. I'm usually not scared to ride anything, but I was very apprehensive about riding the orange side of Mission Space because of the bad press it has gotten. But I rode it not once but twice and LOVED it (my 6-year-old son loved it too...he's the one who insisted that we ride a second time)! Yes, it is quite intense, but it's so realistic. You really feel like a real astronaut.

Loved the pics of Coral Reef. I'm not sure if I've seen any pics of it before. I'll have to eat there on a future visit to WDW.

Great pics of my favorite Disney park--Epcot--and also of the Osborne lights! Your pics are really making me want to visit WDW at Christmastime.

I think Matt really enjoyed riding....I liked the green side just fine and I think I'll stick with that.....I just like being able to go see the ride and know what it's like....so what if other one is just a bit wilder

Thanks and you should definitely take your fam when the parks are decorated....it is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Wow, what GREAT pics! Now I know that I need to Osbourne lights and Coral Reef to my next trip! We missed both those, though I loved Garden Grill, when we were at Epcot, we are all in agreement that we have to try all different restaurants the next trip.

I would definitely recommend Coral Reef....everything on the menu looked great!

great pics. thanks for sharing. I LOVE your DHs surprised look.

Keep them pics comin' I love love love your PP pics! You're an adorable couple!

The pictures of Disney at Christmas are beautiful. I'll get there when I get Masters and I'm done with school. I vaguely remember Opryland, I wasn't old enough to really remember it when we went. I do have to say Opry Mills is much better than Hickory Hollow to me.

Great report! Can't wait to hear more!

love the trip report.... Im trying to post mine but does anyone know how to get the pics in there....any help will be appreciated.

guys.....I'm considering you all newbies to my TR...sorry if I have missed you before.....hope you enjoy the rest of it!!!

Kid - It will definitely go in the scrapbook as a very memorable one

Beana - THANK YOU!!! He's the love of my life

Mandy - good to see another TN girl!! Opry Mills is nice....but as you can see from mine and Punkin's memories a mall is just a mall

Carri - Thanks Carri

Jilly - I put my pics on PhotoBucket.com and then post the image code into the TR....feel free to send me a PM with questions if you have any and I'll try to help

is this the one you're talking about?

ray's a dork and didn't get his rock on sign up in time.

Yes....I think I posted this too.....but I think it's hilarious as we were learning about each other on the 'dis' that I found a pic with you matching Matt

 

[mandy200587]

I know the feeling, I remember when my town had mini golf and an actual mall. Now we don't have that, the bowling alley is run down, and the mall well you can walk it in under five minutes. I love Nashville and I do wish they Opry was still at the Ryman and not the Grand Old Opry house. There's just that nostalgia about the Ryman.

 

[VandyFan10]

I know the feeling, I remember when my town had mini golf and an actual mall. Now we don't have that, the bowling alley is run down, and the mall well you can walk it in under five minutes. I love Nashville and I do wish they Opry was still at the Ryman and not the Grand Old Opry house. There's just that nostalgia about the Ryman.

Agree....the Ryman is wonderful....I've seen Keith Urban and Martina McBride there and it's such a great place :Rockband

Ok....so who are all these cute boys in your pics???

 

[mandy200587]

Agree....the Ryman is wonderful....I've seen Keith Urban and Martina McBride there and it's such a great place :Rockband

Ok....so who are all these cute boys in your pics???

I've seen the Opry there once and saw Kelly Clarkson there too.

Charles Kelley from Lady Antebellum in the white, Chuck Wicks is the one I'm hugging and then Dave Haywood from Lady Antebellum.

 

[Shmu]

All caught up again. You have some of the best pictures on here. You and your DH look so happy together. All I could do was smile as I was catching up. Good Vibes. Thanks for warming me up on a cold winter day.

 

[retiredkid]

we visited Nashville for the first time in November and had a blast. We stayed at the Gaylord Opryland hotel and saw the Rockettes in the new theatre. Because they were there, we got to see the Grand Ol' Opry in the Ryman. It was a wonderful show. Wonderful venue. Glad we got a chance to see it there.

 

[donaldbuzz&minnie]

I just found this thread and love your pictures! Thanks also for the memories of Opryland.

We only went once, but I remember that trip as so much fun. My husband asked us (our kids about 5 and 8 at the time) if we wanted to go with him on a business trip to Nashville. So we drove down, not having any idea what to expect (at least I didn't), and pulled up in front of the Opryland Hotel dressed in our grubbies, the car full of a couple of days worth of traveling - stuffed animals, pillows, fast food wrappers, Pepsi cans....

It turned out to be an ultra-fancy conference, with security everywhere, and people dressed to the nines. One embarrassing check-in! But they gave us free tickets to Opryland, and that's where the girls and I spent the rest of the day...so much fun! I'd pictured just walking around downtown Nashville trying to entertain the kids while my husband was in meetings, and instead it was a free day at a place just as much fun as Disney! That night we went to the Grand Old Opry, and another night to Andrew Jackson's birthplace(?), and final night to a Barbara Mandrell concert. Tennessee just rolled out the red carpet. That trip is still one of my favorite memories!

 

[VandyFan10]

All caught up again. You have some of the best pictures on here. You and your DH look so happy together. All I could do was smile as I was catching up. Good Vibes. Thanks for warming me up on a cold winter day.

Hi Shmu....THANKS!!!

BTW since it's cold.....if you have any snow PLEASE send some down here!!!

we visited Nashville for the first time in November and had a blast. We stayed at the Gaylord Opryland hotel and saw the Rockettes in the new theatre. Because they were there, we got to see the Grand Ol' Opry in the Ryman. It was a wonderful show. Wonderful venue. Glad we got a chance to see it there.

Glad you got to see the Opry at the Ryman....they do that from time to time I need to try and catch it there sometime.....I think I've only been to the opry twice....but I did get to go backstage once and that was a BLAST!!! Terri Clark was the headliner that night .....I still have yet to see the Rockettes....have to do that one too!!

I just found this thread and love your pictures! Thanks also for the memories of Opryland.

We only went once, but I remember that trip as so much fun. My husband asked us (our kids about 5 and 8 at the time) if we wanted to go with him on a business trip to Nashville. So we drove down, not having any idea what to expect (at least I didn't), and pulled up in front of the Opryland Hotel dressed in our grubbies, the car full of a couple of days worth of traveling - stuffed animals, pillows, fast food wrappers, Pepsi cans....

It turned out to be an ultra-fancy conference, with security everywhere, and people dressed to the nines. One embarrassing check-in! But they gave us free tickets to Opryland, and that's where the girls and I spent the rest of the day...so much fun! I'd pictured just walking around downtown Nashville trying to entertain the kids while my husband was in meetings, and instead it was a free day at a place just as much fun as Disney! That night we went to the Grand Old Opry, and another night to Andrew Jackson's birthplace(?), and final night to a Barbara Mandrell concert. Tennessee just rolled out the red carpet. That trip is still one of my favorite memories!

I'm GLAD to hear you had such a good trip here....I'm a TN girl through and through, and I definitely don't know any different

I know how I travel and I would wind up at a place like the Opryland Hotel not knowing what to expect and being very underdressed too

Opryland was a wonderful place and I'm glad you guys got to experience it....there were rumors that Disney was to buy that park....I don't know if it was true or just a fluke but man I WISH that would have happened....I definitely miss that place....they used to do a pretty good job at Christmas too....would decorate the park really well and you could buy tickets (or your season pass would work) and just go walk around....no rides were open, it really was only a summer park, but usually was a little cold to ride anyway....but it was just fun. They did a GREAT job at Halloween also....the park was still open on weekends then and they would have several haunted houses and things.....but I can't imagne what kind of place it would have been had someone like Disney had the park, and actually put $$$ INTO it!!

It was a great place....and as you can tell I'm still a little peeved about it

Sounds like you guys did a good job of traveling around Nashvegas in your trip.....Andrew Jackson's place is the Hermitage....that is about 5-10 mins from my house

Glad we could give you a good time!!!

 

[Shmu]

Hi Shmu....THANKS!!!

BTW since it's cold.....if you have any snow PLEASE send some down here!!!

Snow does not last long here in GA. It can be freezing one day with snow and a couple of days later you can be in short sleeves. I do love it though.

 

[VandyFan10]

Snow does not last long here in GA. It can be freezing one day with snow and a couple of days later you can be in short sleeves. I do love it though.

Ahhhh....I didn't know you are just below me neighbor!!!!

Well WE WANT SNOW!!!!! I doesn't last long here either....just on the hilly country streets to keep the public kids out of school for a week

 

[mandy200587]

You can want snow but I don't. I always get it worse here then you guys do. I still have to go to class snow or not.

 

[VandyFan10]

You can want snow but I don't. I always get it worse here then you guys do. I still have to go to class snow or not.

That's why someone just has to bring it on the weekends....I actually have to drive a little ways to work now.....before I had about a 4mile drive....but I'm not looking forward to the 'surprise' dump we usually get....last time people were on the roads in Nashville for 6+ hours....CRAZY!!

But I'll take it whenever....I just want some SNOW!!!!!

PLEASE