The B&G Bash of 2010 starring Katherine Elizabeth Farmer

Wade coined the title and it revolves around 13 people getting sick as a result of the 2 hour party mom and dad had last Tuesday night to celebrate Wade and Gretchen being home. Let me give you a quick rundown of all parties involved: Kate, Mom, Gretchen, Marco (4 years old), Marshall (4 years old), Becca, Melanie, Stephanie, Julie, Mawmaw, Rachel, Alli, then our friend Ashley Hill after we met her for dinner Thursday night and she didn't sit near Kate or touch her. Somehow my brother and dad managed to not get it...that is YET! It can strike late. It really is quite ridiculous how many people were affected by it. The thing is I would never have taken her up to my parents if I knew she was getting sick. She showed no signs until 30 minutes after we arrived. By then, it was too late.

So everyone in the immediate family recovered on Thursday then we left for a prepaid trip to Nashville. We arrived at the Opryland Hotel around 2 pm. After we walked the hotel and took some pictures, half of us setlled in for quiet time while others continued to explore. The time snuck up on us and the next thing we knew we had to scarf down pizza before making our way over to the Opry.

We make our way over to the Opry right on time to make sure we don't miss a single act. After walking about a mile (even though the hotel was next door) we enter and make our way to our seats. (Sidenote: Kate is wearing this really cute cow skirt a friend gave us and her pink converse. I thought she looked the cowgirl part.) So literally as soon as we sit down, Don looks over at me and I look at him and there is something all down his shirt. He had been holding Kate. I said, "Did she throw up on you?" He said, "It's not throw up." Seriously, you have got to be kidding me! So Don, Kate, Mom and me jump up and make our way to the restroom. Once we get Kate inside we realize there is no way we are going to be able to just wrap a blanket around her and go with it. The smell was awful! So here Don, Kate and I go back to the hotel. We get her in, strip her down and put a whole new outfit on her, including socks and shoes. We made it back to the Opry with all missing the first act. Some of the big names we saw were Vince Gill, Pam Tillis, Ricky Skaggs and Little Jimmy Dickens (who is 89 years old). It was fun and very entertaining.

The next day we headed over to the Loveless Cafe which was on the Food Network. We had to drive 20-30 minutes out of the way to get there and everyone was starved because noone ate breakfast. Once we arrived there we were told it was an hour and 20 minute wait. By that time, we were already invested so we waited. Kate did great waiting but then when it was time to eat, she was SO over it. After a few throwed biscuits, mom and I took turns entertaining. The food was good but I am not sure I would wait that long again. :)

After that we headed home. We stopped by my parents to hang with Wade and Gretchen for a few more hours. Gretchen cooked a mexican style dish that night. It was very tasty, healthy, and simple. There is alot of things I could learn from Gretchen about cooking.

Wade and Gretchen are now home in Fort Collins, Colorado. They are closing on selling their townhouse April 20th so between now and then they are on a mad hunt for a 3/2, with a large kitchen, man cave, and big backyard. Hopefully we will see them again before 2010 comes to a close.