Most recently, I wrote a blog that included news about my youngest son, Joe, getting married to his
college sweetheart Sharon.
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| Joe & Sharon/November 2020 |
Like so many other couples in 2020, they had to push their wedding back from the original date in April to the new date in November. It didn't matter because everything worked out great and the whole event ran like clock work.
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| McCarron Airport/Las Vegas |
This story begins after a long day of traveling from Lubbock to Nashville via McCarron airport in Las Vegas. By the time we got to Nashville, the place was deserted and our standard-run of the mill rental car had been taken by more timely customers. So, we got our first of two upgrades.
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| The Camaro/Nashville |
We wanted something like a standard Chevy, but we got this souped up Camaro. It had the roar, the speed, a bunch of fancy buttons, but all our luggage wouldn't fit in the trunk and it was so low to the ground I think I scrapped my tush on the pavement. The night only got more funky, but that's another story.
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| The BMW |
We returned the camaro the next morning and that's when we got seriously upgraded to this fine, black BMW sedan. It's also when you could've stamped "Country Bumpkin" on our foreheads.
This fine piece of German engineering was so complicated that we literally pulled over in the airport parking garage to call a friend with a similar car. Teresa and I couldn't even figure out how to get the side mirrors to go from 'retract' to 'operational.' I promise, this is absolutely true. Thanks to our friend, we stayed with the Beamer but it really tested our intellect.😂😂
November was at the peak or near the peak of Covid. Few people were taking chances being around people they didn't know. Teresa and I realized that very quickly but were still able to enjoy much of what Music City has the offer.
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| Nashville Greenways |
Nashville has many great "Green-Ways" around the city. We found one near our place and walked and walked without seeing hardly anyone. The peace and quiet was fantastic, but also very spooky. This place would normally be full of people, but we saw hardly any on our visit.
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| North Italia/Nashville |
Nashville's known for its music but the food's pretty good too. This is what the most popular, Italian restaurant in town looked like at 12:00pm on a weekday. We shared Squash soup, grilled bread with olive oil and Spaghetti & Meatballs and it was WOW!
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| Grilled Bread with Olive Oil/North Italia |
The Main Event of course was Joe and Sharon's wedding. It really was great. They picked a place called Battle Mountain Farm near Franklin, Tennessee. Although they'd originally scheduled their wedding for April, I'd bet the setting was even more scenic in the fall versus the spring.(pic-bmf)
Everything went off without a hitch. The new couple said their vows. The party continued well into the night.
I think I'm most impressed that neither Joe nor Sharon let all the Covid crises, tension and turmoil rattle them. They're smiles and their gratefulness put us all in a different time... at least for a weekend.
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| Bill & Teresa/Williamson Co., TN 11/2020 |
Teresa and I enjoyed another of our many visits to middle Tennessee. This time, it was most likely our first time to came across so few people. I think we'd both agree that our time together anywhere is better than any time alone everywhere.
Bill Robertson (2/19/21,) Joe and Sharon got a dog... Boone.
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