The Close of an Era

I love this time of year! Everything is green, pink, yellow and white! The birds are back and everything smells new and clean. I am so thankful for my life.

I had a wonderful surprise this week. My parents came to visit. I love my parents! We had a great time talking and spending time together.  We went out to one of my favorite places to eat, Demo’s.

My husband also surprised me this week and took me to the Grand Ole Opry. What a great time!  So many great acts, but my favorite performers were Jimmy Wayne and ALABAMA!!!

ALABAMA hasn’t changed since they first became famous when I was in high school! They are amazing. For those of you who haven’t been to the Opry, I encourage you to go if you get a chance. It is something that you will never forget!

It is ironic that the week that I get to the Opry, we lost one of the greatest singers of all time, George Jones. My favorite song EVER is “He Stopped Loving Her Today”. He will be greatly missed. When we first came to Nashville we lived in Franklin. You could see Mr. Jones most any morning in Cracker Barrel having breakfast. It was an experience that I will always remember.

Speaking of great entertainers, Waylon Jennings’s son Shooter was one of the performers at the Opry the night I went. He brought his mother Jesse Coulter who performed a piano piece and sang the first song. She is a beautiful, talented and gracious lady. I was very disappointed with Shooter however. Instead of entertaining and showing his talent, he sang a rant about Nashville that included the fact that Nashville “wouldn’t know country if it hit them in the head with a baseball bat” and how unappreciated his father was.  I understand that during the “Outlaw” period, his father and the other “outlaws” were ostracized, but I would like to think that this young man has enough talent that he could find his own way into the music world and not ride the coattails of the “outlaws”.

I am enjoying my new job and my new life. I am going to be the Marketing Director for the agency, but at this moment, I am writing a training manual and setting up SOP’s (standard operating procedures) for the office. I am also organizing and arranging the office to make it flow better.

I am looking forward to the marketing part of the job and will keep you informed on how it goes. I hope that all of you have a wonderful and blessed week and that you enjoy life as much as I do!

The moon this week has been spectacular! I am posting a picture of the moon from Mount Juliet!

Until next time!