Soccer and Country Music
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So the past 2 weeks have been fun. I got some killer hang time with a lot of my bros. Tobin, Phil and I crashed TMac’s hot tub/pool which brought on a surprise “kamakazi pool jump” visit from Mr. Christopher Stevens. The next day a whole grip of us (Eddy, Jeff, Tobin, Phil, Damien, and Chris) got together at Woody’s Smokes & Brews for just that…smokes and brews. It’s this kind of “bro” fellowship that I have enjoyed the most this past year and a half. I never really had it before other than with just the guys I worked with and this kind of eclectic and diverse fellowship brings up some of the best and most enjoyable conversations about God, women, music, and at that time beer and smokes. Later in the week some more of us (Toby, Chad, Phil, Tobin, and Ryan) got together for an amazing dinner at the Red Pony followed by some more hot tub/pool time at TMac’s. On that Saturday I went to a kids soccer game to see Cade Boer’s team play Owen Jackson’s team. It was a lot of fun watching these guys run around. I feel blessed to have and ofcourse their parents in my life. Here are some pics.
Sara got back from her cruise ok (despite some very rough water on the day Ike hit) and she came with me to Grace Center. It had been a while since I was there due to trips and a football game so it felt great. It seems that every time you bring a “visitor” to a church for the first time something out of the ordinary happens. But not this time. So I was glad she could see the church I have been attending the past year and experience the worship led by Chris.
Nashville was hit with a massive gas shortage partially due to Ike the week before and really people just panicking. So on Friday 85% of the gas stations in the Nashville/Brentwood/Franklin area were out of gas. Those that had it had crazy long lines and limits were put on how much gas you could purchase. It was like something out of Mad Max. It’s really unsettling how easy to shake or crack the system we depend on so much when it wasn’t even completely knocked out. It definitely made you think.
I have been in Nashville 8 years and have never been to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Well, all of that changed on Saturday. My friend Matt Miller (formerly of The Evan Anthem) moved here a few months ago and took a job as a host at the So Bro Grill, the restuarant inside the Hall of Fame. Sara and I met up with him there for an amazing lunch…seriously…amazing. If you live in Nashville and work downtown you need to hit this place up. And since Matt worked there we got to tour the Country Music Hall of Fame for free. It was awesome. The Williams Family exhibit was extremely informative and it was great to learn so much about a genre I never fell in love with till I moved to Nashville. But don’t peg me for a fan of today’s country…I’m old school (Cash, Willie, Hank, Merle, and Waylon).
