We spent a few days in Nashville with our oldest and his family before returning from our east coast trip. They have since moved due to the crazy price hikes in rent and groceries in that area. We are glad we got one more trip there before they moved. Nashville is a very busy fast paced city but we had a few goals while we were there.

We had a birthday to celebrate so we headed to the park for a bit and then our kids took us to a local vegan/gluten free bakery, Sunflower Bakehouse. They had some amazing cupcakes. We all ordered and sat around a table celebrating our youngest grandson. If you are in the area, whether vegan/gluten free or not, this is a great place to stop and grab a treat or lunch. They have yummy coffees and teas, too.

Some of you might remember that we became debt free in January 2022 and I give glory to God for providing for us to do that but I attribute our very focused plan to Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps to keep us on track. His principles are super Biblical. We decided to go and see the Ramsey Solutions “compound” while we were there in the area. Being a Friday, Dave was not there but we got to tour the facility, shop the bookstore, and got a free coffee, cookie, and coffee mug to take with us.

We opted out of summer tourist places and museums because the last time we were there we saw a lot of that. If you have never been then, by all means, go see the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ol’ Opry and mall. They are fun places to go. We had also seen The Hermitage when we came last time, too. Go see that, too. It’s pretty awesome.

Our oldest did take some to a used and new music store in the area that was impressive and they enjoyed that while I stayed in and played with grandkids. To be super honest with you I was there for the grandbabies. LOL