Snookie Comes to Town

This weekend Eric's mamaw, Snookie, came to Franklin to visit.  It was only her second visit here and the first to our house.  Eric loves his mamaw and makes sure that he calls her at least once a week.  So, we were excited that she came to see us. 

Well, she didn't come just to see us. Since Unkie Dew and Ticia will not be able to make it home for Christmas this year, Christmas came to them.  In the form of the Workmans, Dentons, and Snookie. 

 

I am not so sure Snookie will come back, though.  We made the rookie mistake of taking her to Opryland to see the lights and Christmas decorations at the hotel. 

On a Saturday.

The thing is, we are not rookies.  This is our ninth Christmas here. We know better.  So I am not sure what we were thinking.  If you have lived in this area for any amount of time, you know to avoid Opryland at all costs on the weekends from Thanksgiving until after Christmas. 

No brainer.  Oh well.

We sat in traffic for well over an hour on Briley Parkway and then walked nearly 3 miles from our parking space to the hotel.  (Okay, that 3 miles was an exaggeration, but the over an hour on Briley was not.)

Anyway, everything ended up being fine.  Snookie was a great sport about it all and we all had a good time.  Snookie did comment that Nashville just might be too busy for her. Next time we will just have to NOT take her into the city.

After the eventful day, we ended up at Drew and Ticia's to relax, hang out, exchange gifts, and eat some yummy truffles.  On Sunday, we had Snookie all to ourselves for a bit.  She went to church with us, while the rest of the crew went with Drew and Ticia to their church.  The trip definitely ended on a slower paced note, so hopefully, that will be enough to encourage her to return, because we sure were glad to have her and the rest of the family here for the weekend.