Meg's Last Fling before the Ring!

Last weekend I took a trip to Nashville with my friend Megan for her bachelorette party.

DAY 1

We left early Friday morning and after an hour on the road, we decided we needed to decorate the car. So we made a quick detour off course, hit up a K-Mart and found some window paint, ribbon, and balloons. Here is our finished master piece:

It took less than 5 minutes for us to lose all the balloons, but the paint and ribbon stayed the whole weekend.

We arrived in Nashville around 3pm, unloaded the van relaxed for a minute and then got ready for dinner at Bosco's. I ordered some chicken breast, brussel sprouts, and sweet potato fries. It was delicious!

After dinner we headed for Broadway in downtown Nashville. Here are some snap shots from the night.

Megan (bachelorette), Richelle, BriAnna, Chelsea, and me

BriAnna, Chelsea, Megan, Richelle, and Me

BriAnna, me, and Megan

Richelle and Megan

We went to The Second Fiddle, The Stage, and then ended the night at Honky Tonk Central.

DAY 2

On our second day we were out the door by 10:30am to head to the Belle Meade Plantation for a tour and wine tasting. We had originally thought that it was a winery and that we would be touring that, but I really enjoyed what it turned out to be!

Belle Meade Plantation was founded in 1807 with 250 acres as a horse farm. At its peak, the farm would have reached 2600 acres. For the past 10 years, the bloodline of all the horses in the Kentucky Derby can be traced back to a horse at this plantation. It was really neat to hear the history behind the plantation and walk through the home. 

After we finished the tour of the home, we did a little wine tasting and then headed to The Harding House for some lunch. Once we finished our lunch, we did a walk of the grounds to see the original cabin that the family lived in until the mansion was built, the slave cabins, and more.

We spent about 6-7 hours total at the plantation and then headed back to the hotel to rest a little bit and then head out for dinner.

That night we headed back to Broadway to have a late dinner at Merchants. 

I ordered a Tennessee Mojito to start.

We placed an order for some fried okra and pickles, deviled eggs, and some duck fat tots (not pictured). At first we thought the tots sounded a little gross, but we had to try them. Needless to say, the tots were ah-mazing! 

That night was freezing cold and rainy. We spent the rest of it walking -- no, hailing cabs and trying to find a spot to have some fun. A few of us girls were so tired that we decided to call it a night and headed back to the hotel to clean and get things ready to head home in the morning.

It was a fantastic trip and we are already talking about doing it again! 

I already opened my bottle of the Muscadine wine from the Belle Meade Winery and it was delicious! Wine can be shipped to some states so check out their website!