Day 9

Before I tell you about day 9 there are two things I forgot to tell you yesterday. (1) I saw a billboard that said, “I love you…I love you…I love you. – God”. It is very interesting to see the differences in religion out here. I am surprised to see so many signs along the freeway that reference religion. (2) Last night we went to dinner at “Cracker Barrel”, which is a country store and a restaurant. There are a ton of them out here. That’s where we had the delicious salad and dessert.

Little Rock, AR to Nashville, TN

361.3 miles

Time: I have no idea how long it took haha.

Highest Temp: High 80s

Pictures Taken: 31

Early this morning (around 5am) we woke up to a huge thunder and lightening storm. The lightening was so close that I could see the brightness of the flashes through the curtains with my eyes closed.

The drive was so boring that I didn’t take any pictures of it. Along the drive we saw cars from CA, OR, and Mexico. We also saw some political and religious stickers on cars/trucks. On the back of a truck we saw a sticker that said, “Obama Bad Ass Mistake America”. On the back of an 18-wheeler truck there was a sticker depicting a fork in a road. One direction was toward Jesus and the other was toward sin. I didn’t mind the boring drive because at the end of the day we ended up in Nashville!

Downtown wasn’t what I expected, but it was still fun. We went to a place called “Wildhorse Saloon”.

The entrance to “Wildhorse Saloon”. There are horses all throughout the place.

When we first got there it was empty, but by the end of the night the dance floor was packed. There were dance lessons, but they weren’t anything like what you get at Bushwhackers. They were super elementary and boring dances, but I took part in the lessons anyway. Throughout the night there were about 4-5 lessons. In between the lessons there was entertainment. Jami Grooms and his band played for us. He switched between his original songs and covers. He’s pretty good. I recommend checking out his album, “Misunderstood”, in iTunes. He and his band posed for us when they saw us taking pictures. He also winked at me a few times haha.

Jami Grooms and his band (minus the drummer)

It was fun to line dance to a live band, but it wasn’t as fun as line dancing to a DJ. In between lessons and sets they played a few current songs. When “Cowboy Casanova” came on I was super excited. I don’t remember the whole dance, but was hoping to pick it up by watching the people around me. Unfortunately, their version of the dance is completely different than the one I learned. The only other dance that I recognized was to the “Watermelon Crawl”. To my pleasant surprise, the dance was the same. I did the funniest line dance of my life that night. It’s called, “Wobble”. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siqrFpXBvBU. (I think the song we danced to was slightly different.)

I forgot to take a picture of it, but I had the most unique drink ever. I actually had two of them. I got the drink in a souvenir mason jar with a lid that said, “I got kicked by the horse.” The drink was created by one of the bartenders and is called the “‘8’ Liquor Horse Kicker”. It’s filled with 8 different alcohols and a splash of cranberry juice and something else. It was quite tasty.

The best part of the Wildhorse Saloon is that the name of the stage is called “The Dan Post Stage”, which is the brand name of my cowboy boots. :o)