On the Road Again

Day one

Nancy and I left a very toasty GA to head north into TN. We winded our way up to Nashville where we toured the Willie Nelson Museum...aka a southern hillbilly deluxe touristy shop where the "not on sale...full price...high quality items" are t-shirts with half naked ladies on them and of course the dime a dozen but somehow sentimentally dear YOUR BEST SHOT IN NASHVILLE shot glass and of course we will not exclude the racoon skin hat (that made Nancy's blue eyes sparkle). Anyways, the Grand Ole Opry was a fleeting moment in the tour but a good one and she and I oooohed and awed over all of the memories that have been made there...all of the memories that will be made there and we somehow felt a little closer to all of the stars that have performed there and I must confess my heart beat a little faster knowing that I was right where so many dreams had been fulfilled. Country music means so much to Nancy and me and even though there was no "Lunch in Nashville" we did however experience the heat, the southern twang, and the American by birth but Southern by the grace of God mentality. In other words, these two GA peaches were right at home listening to Willie while looking at the home of country music.

Then it was on to Kentucky. Wait no. I forgot a very important detail. In case anyone NEEDS to know. There IS a Dairy Queen in Clarksville TN. They are open on Mondays...and their Hot Fudge Sundaes and Chocolate Extreme blizzards are delish.

So now on to the Bluegrass State. We would have gotten a picture of the state sign...however...Nancy drove up the Truck Entrance side of the rest stop where very suddenly our sedan felt like the Monopoly car...so we did not pass go...or collect 200 dollars (which would have paid for 3 gallons of gas btw) instead we JETTED on interstate 24.

Kentucky was beautiful. The sky was a beautiful blue and the rolling grassy hills were breathtaking and inspiring for us Equestrians. So after Kentucky we entered Illinois and stopped at a rest stop. There was a wooden cutout of superman's body and you could have your picture taken as an Illinois superman. Well....I said to myself....no wonder they are inspiring passerbys with super heroes...you need to have powers to endure the states that are more and more shall we say corn fed. 

Moving on

One of the highlights of the trip was a magnificent sunset when we entered Missouri. The St Louis Arch was neat to see as well. The sky was so radiant though. It served as a promise somehow to Nancy and me that everything will come together and it has. We are staying with family friends...we are safe and having so much fun and we ate Jimmy Johns for supper. 

Day One was great. Here we are at the GATEWAY TO THE WEST! YEee haw. Today we drove. Tonight we will rest and tomorrow....well....tomorrow is another whole adventure

The life I love is making music with my friends and I can't wait to get on the road again...

All my love,

Cason