A few weekends ago, we headed to Nashville for Patrick's cousin's wedding. Although more like a "celebration of life" due to the many trials Caleb has overcome...Caleb and Corinne joined their lives together in a precious ceremony right in the heart of Nashville. The church bldg. they were married in (also where they attend church) was a former private school, and it made for a beautifully unique backdrop for a wedding. Patrick's Uncle June-June (Caleb's father) officiated the ceremony and made it extremely special to be a part of. We were honored to be invited and to witness such an important event in their lives.
Their reception was on the top floor of an OLD car dealership bldg. IT. WAS. AWESOME. And the view of downtown Nashville made the location that much neater! The setting fit Caleb and Corinne SO well, and we all had a lot of fun! Since he's the drummer in his band in Nashville, his cake was a complete drum set. The food was an incredible southern meal, sweet tea was certainly flowing, Kennedy had a BLAST dancing w/ Daddy, and there were so many great touches. Handmade chocolate drum set suckers to match Caleb's drum set cake, choc./white choc. cake-shaped candies identical to Corinne's classy wedding cake design, bags of coffee beans as party favors on the tables to represent the couples' joint love of coffee...just to name a few.
Oh, and did I mention that we LOVE Nashville?! We've always loved it, but only that the wknd. lasted a little longer so we could enjoy our time there even more! Our hotel was directly across from Opryland, but we didn't have a chance to check it out during such a quick trip. Great hotel room though! (Thank you Phyllis...aka - Patrick's Momma!) Kennedy ADORES staying in hotels...just like her Momma and Daddy do! : )
The kids did fantastic on the road trip, it was so wonderful to spend some time w/ Patrick's immediate and extended family, and even though I had a minor scare w/ my milk acting like it was trying to dry up randomly...it was SUCH a great wknd.! Certainly got us looking fwd. to Thanksgiving now!
On our way home, we stopped in Little Rock to visit some friends whose precious daughter has been battling leukemia @ AR children's hospital. Since the kids seemed a little congested and the entire hospital is full of kiddos w/ low immune systems, we decided it would be best if only Patrick went to visit them up on the floor. Instead of waiting out in the parking lot, I decided to take the kids down the road to see the State Capitol. It was right @ dusk, so we didn't spend but a few minutes out on the lawn to be safe. However, I took a couple pictures of the kids while we were there. I could tell K really wanted to stretch her legs a little after so many hours on the road and Will seemed to love feeling around on the grass a little.
Right as we were driving off, we even witnessed a wedding @ the bottom of the steps leading to the Capitol. It was so pretty!
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It was such a joy to be with you! Eliot and I always chat about how fun double dates would be with you two! :)
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