crazy, tragic, sometimes almost magic...

Wow, so I'm home from Nashville, and already feeling lousy. I hate coming home after weeks like that with my friends. I figure I can do a recap of sorts, in as little detail as possible...but I'm pretty bad at little detail. Anyway.

The week started out well, with a little Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen on Wednesday. There were a few downfalls before the show, but we'll pretend they didn't happen. :) I was so excited to see a couple of my favorites, Emily and Hailey....I had so missed them, and how crazy we can be together! The show was KILLER. I think all of us, at least once, said we could marry Randy. He was super hilarious. And, not to discredit Wade, he was lovely as well...trouble SHOULD always look as good as it did that night. Also ran into Ashley Ray at the end of the night...poor girl, always sees us at our drunken best. ;)

After the show, Kevin showed up...and we went to Crossroads to meet up with Blake and Miranda, and they got up and played a couple of cover songs...it was really fun, what I remember of it. I also ran into Aimz, she lives in Hawaii, so I hardly ever get to see her!! I was so excited! After that, I got dropped off at Losers, and met back up with my girls...such a perfect first night in Nashville!

Thursday, I didn't do a whole of anything really. Slept in late, and then basically just laid around all day until it was time to get ready for the nightly shows. I saw Reba, then the rain ruined the rest of the LP Field shows, so Lyssa and I caught a bus back downtown and headed to The Rutledge once again, this time to see Eric Church! It was kind of an a more broken down, acoustic type show, but it was SO good! Had a lot of fun with Emily, and Nick came too!! I was having such a good time with my friends, I'd missed them so much! After the show, Lyssa, Em, and I went downtown, and walked around aimlessly for the most part. We then, "snuck" into the end of Blakes FCP at the Wildhorse. Thats all I'll say about that too.

Friday, was also a day of sleeping in late...okay, not going to lie, everyday was a day of sleeping in late, because we stayed out like rockstars, all hours of the night. But, we did manage to get around and go see Randy Rogers and Ashton Shepherd at the riverfront. Both, SO GOOD! I love good, true, country music, it makes my life better! :) Especially with my favorites. After that, we just hung out, and then went to the night shows again. Was so glad to see Lady Antebellum on that big stage again!! Was so disappointed that Kid Rock closed the show though, I think he is uber talented, but not to close a country festival! Went downtown again that night and went to The Spot, free drinks, hell yeah.

My days are so mixed up after this point...but one day, we did a Hailey Faith photoshoot. We had SO much fun! Found ourselves a pretty field, with a no trespassing sign, and it was perfect!! So happy with how they turned out, and had such a fun day with Hailey!

Also did dinner with Meredith who I hadn't seen since this time last year! We ate at Demos, and it was so good! Earlier that day, we'd gone to the Pfunky Griddle with Emily, Hailey, Lyssa, and Brandi, which was also so much fun! Hadn't seen Brandi since I met her at the Tayla Lynn show in Tulsa, so I really enjoyed catching up!

Saw a full, live, and electric band, Erich Church show on Saturday, and it was ROCKIN! I could see him every night, for the rest of my life, and I'd be okay with that I think, loved it!!

The next morning I met up with Meredith at the riverfront to see Joey+Rory, I think they are so talented! Then, I finally saw Blake, and we got our annual Fan Fair pic, love that boy!! Sunday night, we went to the Coliseum to see Jack Ingram, and Miranda...in all her stompin glory! Love that girl, and it really made me want more!! After that, Lyssa and I left, with Chris, and then we met up with Emily. The four of us enjoyed some drinks, and I was so happy to see Chris, it hadn't been THAT long I guess, but it seemed like forever...I hate not knowing when I'll see him again. I think party panties disappointed Mr. Newsom just a little bit, but we were all so damn tired from partying the rest of the week. Great way to end the week though.

More than anything, I just loved the time I had with my friends!! I couldn't ask for better ones, even though they are all miles away. :) I miss every one of em already!


Crazy good, crazy bad, crazy strange, crazy wild week in Nashville. Oh, it is love.