Southern Hospitality and Home Cookin'

KR and I decided to combine a Thanksgiving trip to Utah with the redo of a postponed (because of Hurricane Ike) jaunt down to see Matt & Megan in Houston. We were excited to see their new house and see how they have settled into Texas living. We flew into Nashville and rented a car, then did a slow loop through Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, then back to Nashville through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. As you can see, I don't like to sit still for long...Matt and Megan have a wonderful home in a suburb of Houston, and find their neighbors, lifestyle, and friends delightful. It was very satisfying for us to see them move on to this new stage of their lives in such a positive way. And we saw some cool places too! If you ever get a chance to go to Nashville, the Grand Ole Opry is a must. For a rundown of the pics: 1) KR in a field on some random Civil War battlefield, 2) the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, 3) the Cool Cotton Chick, 4) Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola,  5) we visited and had some BBQ with Taylor Kenck, a missionary from Wenatchee (in Mobile), 6) Matt & Megan in front of their new home in Houston, 7) the Mississippi at Natchez, 8) we drove nearly 400 miles along the Natchez Parkway into Tennessee, 9) birthplace of Elvis - Tupelo, Mississippi, 10) birthplace of Helen Keller, 11) Ryman Auditorium - Little Jimmy Dickens, 12) Stones River Civil War Battlefield, 13) KR at the Hermitage - home of Andrew Jackson, 14-15) KR at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville to see the Rockette's Christmas Program. (November 19-29)