Wednesday, June 14th to Monday, June 18th, I was in Nashville, TN. The first 48 hours from the time I landed (around Wednesday noon time) till Friday noonish, I was working. But after that was all play time in the Music City of America. The next few days blog are really written on Sunday, but thought it was more meaningful if it is posted on the day it happened.

Friday afternoon, after seeing the team off, I wandered to the Mall next to the Gaylord Opryland. For one thing, I needed the exercise and for another, I had nothing planned and for yet another, it was too blazing hot to be outdoors. So, with an ice cream cone in hand, I wandered around aimlessly in the Mall. It is weird, when I have nothing planned to buy; that's when I find everything that I need, at the price I am willing to pay. Additionally, when I have limited space in bag to pack, that is also when I find some of the best deals, too irresistible to pass off. So, my solution was to pretty much 'weigh' everything I had as I shopped. I shopped at Dress Barn, Naturalizer shoes, Harry & David, Apple Barn, and odds & ends stores. At the start of my trip I had one rolling upright bag (22 lbs) and one laptop briefcase. By the time I was done; the weight in the rolling upright had crept to 44 lbs! And along with my laptop, a large brown bag with all the collectible glassware from Jack Daniels and Nashville, roughly at 10-11 lbs. I must be insane!