Thursday, July 31, 2008

Camping Adirondacks

HIghlights

-Busch beer
-Flooding tents
-Chasms
-Having propane to cook with
-very cool but short hike, with 1100 feet elevation change.
-missign the turn off to duty free
- Not being able to swim
-Katy *swimming * anyway
- chilling by the dock

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Nashville

Highlights

Nashville- Babershop Harmony Society International Championships.
- First being in Chicago for 2 days with the parental units. Great town, great pizza, lots of walking. Museum of Science and industry was cool.
-went to the the wrong hotel in Chicago first, oops, found the other one.
-Seeing crazy car culture first hand in Merrilleville, Illinois. (20 minute walk....really, took us 4 minutes)
-Indianapolis, state legislature. Speedway (HUGE), just strolling a beautiful downtown.
- Honkey tonk bars everywhere in Nashville
- Craziest fireworks ever on July 4th
- Grand ol Opry
- The actual compettion was amazing. To perform in front of 9000 people was an extraordinary feeling! We sung well, but placed low. no worries.
-watching the rest of the competition was great, some amazing acts.
- Just haning out with the rents was a lot of fun.
- Getting kicked out of a bar because my mom didnt have ID.
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