Road Trip

Here goes, first blog ever......

Yesterday was the first day of my trip out to Amarillo, TX. My day got started a little later than I had planned because of the fence Michaela and I were having built around our back yard. I didn't want to leave until it was finished and we thought it would be done around 11 but it ended up being after 12 when the guys finished up. Once they finished I headed over to my parents house to say my goodbyes until I return home. My parents, Michaela, my sister Megan, and her little daughter Brighton were all there to tell me goodbye and give me hugs and kisses! This is always the hardest part of the year for me because I have always been really close to my family and a big homebody.

After the hugs and tears I got in the car and headed off towards Amarillo. First stop- Nashville. Or so I thought....About 7 miles down the road I thought that I may have forgotten a catcher's mitt at home so I pulled over and checked my car and sure enough I did. So, only 10 minutes away I had to turn around and go right back to get my mitt. Once I got my mitt I was off, for real this time. First stop- Nashville. My best friend from home, Weston, lives there so I decided to leave a few days early to hang out with him. When I got in last night we went straight to Outback Steakhouse for a good dinner. Needless to say I was starving after an 8 hour drive. I had a blooming onion, one of my favorites things, and a ribeye with a sweet potato and a salad. It was delicious!!

Since today is Easter we decided to go out and eat a great restaurant here in Nashville before church. The place we ate is called Monell's and it is a family style restaurant that serves great southern food and the menu today was incredible. We had biscuits, rolls, chicken casserole, green beans, asparagus casserole, corn pudding, fried chicken, mashed potatos, and strawberry pie. So it was more like a lunch but we ate it at 10 and it was awesome!! One of the best meals I have ever had. After breakfast we headed off to church and had a great Easter service. The pastor was really funny and they had a really good band playing some great music. It was a great Easter Sunday. I even played a little catch today too. Always gotta get some baseball in no matter where I am!

I will be here in Nashville for a few more days then on the road again. I'm not sure whether I will go straight to Amarillo from here or stop at one more place on the way. All depends on how far the drive is from here.

I'll keep you posted! Happy Easter!!!!! Jesus is risen!