3s_a_crowd wrote:

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What is at the opryland hotel?

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Well, I tried to find stuff on their website but it isn't very descriptive.

I went there with Kimberly last month for a weekend, and there was so much stuff that I knew my kids would love.

They have a huge indoor garden called the Cascades with fountains, waterfalls, all kinds of cool stuff. I wish I could find a picture.

Another section is called the Delta, and I think it is supposed to be a replica of New Orleans(??) but there is a little river that runs through it. They offer riverboat rides all around it during the day and evening. In the evening, the boats are lit up, and there is a cool dancing fountain show. In this section, there are also a bunch of old-timey looking shops--ice cream, western wear, touristy stuff. The weekend I was there, they also had line dancing in the "street" in the evenings.

The Opry Mills Mall is in walking distance, and there are lots of shops (some outlet), two themed restaurants--a Rainforest Cafe and an Aquarium Restaurant.

They also have the Grand Ole Opry which has big country music shows, although I don't know if my kids would enjoy that. And there is some big boat (General Jackson, I think) that you can tour.

Of course, the kids would also love swimming in the indoor pool.

Henry is fascinated with things like--balconies (there are a ton of those), interesting architecture (although he doesn't know that it what it is called), bridges, malls. And Mark likes whatever Henry likes.

 

Robin wrote:

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3s_a_crowd wrote:

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What is at the opryland hotel?

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Well, I tried to find stuff on their website but it isn't very descriptive.

I went there with Kimberly last month for a weekend, and there was so much stuff that I knew my kids would love.

They have a huge indoor garden called the Cascades with fountains, waterfalls, all kinds of cool stuff. I wish I could find a picture.

Another section is called the Delta, and I think it is supposed to be a replica of New Orleans(??) but there is a little river that runs through it. They offer riverboat rides all around it during the day and evening. In the evening, the boats are lit up, and there is a cool dancing fountain show. In this section, there are also a bunch of old-timey looking shops--ice cream, western wear, touristy stuff. The weekend I was there, they also had line dancing in the "street" in the evenings.

The Opry Mills Mall is in walking distance, and there are lots of shops (some outlet), two themed restaurants--a Rainforest Cafe and an Aquarium Restaurant.

They also have the Grand Ole Opry which has big country music shows, although I don't know if my kids would enjoy that. And there is some big boat (General Jackson, I think) that you can tour.

Of course, the kids would also love swimming in the indoor pool.

Henry is fascinated with things like--balconies (there are a ton of those), interesting architecture (although he doesn't know that it what it is called), bridges, malls. And Mark likes whatever Henry likes.

 

 

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Are you only wanting to stay at a certain hotel?  Sometimes on priceline you can get lucky.  The worst thing they can do is say no.

Sonya, Josie is too cute!

Your first kiss sounded hilarious (I still have several pages to catch up on to read about other people's).

My first kiss was in the back of my hs bf's mom's van, on the way home from King's Dominion (his mom, us, and his half bro and half sis, who were sitting in the middle row). I was 15, and I knew he seemed to be working up the nerve for something, but I was still totally unprepared when he turned and attacked my face. NOT an awesome experience.

He improved a little over time, lol, but what IS it about some guys and trying to eat your face? Gahhh...

Well yesterday and today, Mark looked miserable and didn't act much better.

This morning, he had the grossest green snotty nose so I caved and made him a Saturday appt at the ped.

She listened to him with her stethoscope, looked in his throat, ears, and nose, and felt his neck.

She said that he has a virus that is rampant around here right now, and that if his throat didn't hurt yet, it would.

And even though he wasn't coughing yet, he would.

And he'd feel crummy for the next 7 to 10 days.

And all the rest of us were going to get it also.

She was a real ray of sunshine. ;)

I'm supposed to start work on Monday, so I made sure to ask when he could go back to preschool.

She said it was only contagious the first three days so if he doesn't ever run fever, then he can go on Monday.

The very best part was that she said he was contagious right now, so he could NOT go to Chuck E. Cheese today.

My first "french kiss" was in 7th grade.

7th and 8th grade was a very experimental time with my group of friends.

One day my parents weren't home and my friend was over and 2 of our guy friends came over.

We decided who would get who, LMAO, and then which couple would get the top bunk and which would get the bottom bunk...LMAO again.

Then I french kissed my guy for about 10 minutes until my mom came home and we all shot up and acted like nothing was going on.

Good afternoon.

jake is eating a banana granola bar and emily is eating an apple one.

i love to ask them "what does that granola bar taste like?" and hear them say apple, banana or whatever.

when i just asked emily, she said "gina!  gina granola bar!"

um, that's how she says VAgina.