Happy Tuesday & A Quick Trip to Nashville

Hello friends and happy Tuesday. I didn’t post anything yesterday my husband and I had an overnight In Nashville. I may have mentioned a few times that since having the kidney transplant several years ago, my husband has to return to Vanderbillt Medical Center three times a year. This is so that he can visit with his nephrologist and get blood work and make sure everything is still going well with the kidney. It is about a four hour drive each way for us. However traffic in the mornings going into downtown Nashville has become unbearable. Last time we had the visit it took over five hours to get there. We almost missed the appointment. We have spent the night in Nashville a few times but with all the kitty and dog babies it was hard getting them farmed out and taken care of. Sadly we no longer have our doggos and you know cats require little care for just the twenty four hours we are gone.

After the last fiasco we said never again. We were in the road for over nine hours that day and we were exhausted. We decided to do the overnight again. My husband was so set on not doing the entire drive in one day that he made all the arrangements himself!!! What? We have stayed at this hotel before. It is only about five minutes from the hospital. It is also the hotel we stayed in many years ago with some of our family after the transplant. So lots of good memories. It was a little pricey for an overnight but totally worth it.

We drove over yesterday after I had worked half a day. We arrived around 5:00 PM central time which is 6:00 PM for us. Traffic was not bad at all. We checked in, had some dinner at a nearby restaurant that also featured live music every night. It was so nice not having to worry about getting up at 3:00 AM and driving over. We always prefer early morning appointments even when we drive over. That way we get back home at a decent hour. Also we have found that the later in the day we schedule the appointment the longer it seems to take getting seen by the doctor and getting blood work.

***Vanderbilt Stadium, if you look closely you can see Vanderbilt hospital just beyond the stadium. We were probably within walking distance.***

***A great view from the balcony. We were on the 14th floor.***

***The band was good. Local song writers are featured every night. I love to hear the lyrics this is quite a talent all it’s own.***

***And on the way home we always stop at DQ and get an ice cream. After a great check up we feel the need to have a little treat. Or a big treat***.

Last week we received a large dish garden at my brother in law’s funeral. I took it home and proceeded to take all the different plants out of it. This one had about seven different species of plants. You can’t keep them all together because they all require different things to grow and thrive. So I took this apart and repotted all the individual plants. Then before I placed them in the house I checked to see if they were kitty friendly. They were not. Well one of them was ok to have around the kitties. I have been given some additional office space at work and one of the rooms has two large windows. I hauled all of those plants to work with me and they look great!! Now I can have my plants around me at work. I will have to stick to the orchids at home. They are safe for the babies. I think that may also mean I am ready for another orchid. Yes I definitely think that sounds like a great idea.

I had so much fun repotting all of those plants. And the large pot they were in I will keep for something else. It is absolutely beautiful. I think it will look great for something “fallish”