Wicked and Nashvegas...

This weekend has been another hectic, busy, stay on the go kind of weekend. It started with our trip to Nashville for a few hours on Friday so John could take a test for his job. A few days before John had told me he had to go to Nashville and I was SO pumped!!! 1. Nashville is one of my favorite cities 2. I lived there for 6 years and miss it so much! 3. I haven't been back since May, when I moved away :( 4. All of my friends and my brother are in Nashville 5. I was off on Friday so I could totally tag along with John!!! So needless to say I couldn't wait to be back in that city if only for a few short hours. While John was taking his test I got to have lunch with Katie and Stephanie, my good friends and co-workers from St. Thomas! I had the best time at lunch catching up with Katie and Stephanie and it made me realize even more how much I miss them!!! Those are two of my friends that have been there with me through crazy/ tragic/ hilarious/ sad/ happy/stressful times of my nursing career. We really do have a bond and share common experiences that I don't have with any other people in my life. We caught up on nursing stuff of course, but also about life and that's what I love. They are more than friends at work, they are there to be friends throughout the walk of life and I really love that about them both. The second I text them saying I was coming to Nashville they both instantly agreed to have lunch and cleared their schedules to make time to see me and I really appreciate that kind of friendship. Even though we haven't seen each other in a few months we always pick up right where we leave off and always find something crazy to laugh about. I wish I could bottle up their sweet spirits and carry it with me back to Chattanooga on days at work when I really need good co-workers to have my back or just to keep me company on my days off when I wished I could see them. Since that isn't possible, I will just have to keep visiting and hope they come visit me soon as well! :) Our lunch made me so thankful for great friends and even better company!!!

So after lunch in Nashville, I tried to see my brother before we left. Unfortunately he was busy getting ready for a Wedding he was DJ-ing later that evening which I understand. I'll see him again soon! So since Chandler was busy that afternoon John and I headed back to Chattanooga to get ready for Atlanta the following morning. We also got to go pick out some cute fall decorations for the apartment which I was thrilled about! It's fun decorating for each season now that I am married and we have our place. I'm definitely in the Fall spirit now!

Saturday morning we woke up and headed down to my parents house to see Wicked later that evening. Before Wicked, we went to eat at Flip Burger which is an upscale/ trendy/unique burger spot. If you are ever in Atlanta it's a MUST, the food is great and the milkshakes are so good too! Then we went down to the FOX theatre in downtown to see WICKED!!!

I have been to the FOX only one other time when I was younger for a concert so I hardly remembered it. The FOX is absolutely amazing!!! It's such a beautiful building and has so much history behind it, it really is such a neat place, it looks like a old elaborate castle and the ceiling looks just like a blue night sky with clouds moving, it's hard to describe but totally stunning! Wicked was just as great too! John and I have never been to a big Broadway play so we didn't know what to expect. Wicked was wonderful! The actors/actresses were so talented and had amazing voices. Also, the bad/good witches played their parts so well. The best part was when the bad witch flew up in the air and was singing , it looked just like a scene from the Wizard of OZ! the Wizard was really cool too. This play exceeded our expectations and we hope to see more, hopefully even go to New York one day and see one there! Wicked will be hard to beat though, I recommend it to everyone! We had such a great time and so glad my parents went with us!

This morning we went to my church home and we were so thankful to see Don, our preacher back at church after being out for several months in the hospital. Don means so much to me and my family, he is the best preacher I know and we also married John and I! He is so selfless and genuinely cares about each person around him and makes you feel like your the only one that matters, that is truly a gift when in reality he has a church of a thousand members and is known all around the world. So glad his recovery is going well and he couldn't speak but a few minutes today at church because he is still really weak but I'm glad we were there to see him on his first Sunday back! We also love going back to visit because I know everyone there and everyone is always so glad to see John and I, especially the small group my parents are in. After church we went to eat wings and watch the football games. My poor Braves and Falcons lost :( Glad the Titans won though! John's 49ers also won so that makes for a much more pleasant day at the Denniston house! Such a great weekend with friends and family...I'm truly blessed beyond words!