Schedule while in Nashville:Make ReservationsA copy of the schedule, tours & kids, teens & young adult activities will be available at the reunion either during the Ole Glory Golden Era Gala, at check in or on your door when you arrive, but you'll want to know before then what's scheduled to happen when and most importantly when it's time to eat! You can't say that we've called you late for dinner. Everyone was given the schedule 23 months in advance. Be sure to check out the Tours for everyone to discover which tours would be best suited for your abilities and interests.We enjoyed the chances to get to learn more about each other and play friendly games at the past reunions so we've expanded on that creating our own games to combine learning more about each other and more laughter. We hope you'll enjoy our creativity. The Meetings page will tell you what items that you need to know in advance. Be sure to check it out.Several unexpected greetings, events and activities will be at the vaca-union from the time you walk through the door at the Ramada Inn, until you leave. Of course not all the fun is listed on the schedule, Kenny Rogers taught us not to put all our cards on the table at the beginning of the game, but its guaranteed to be full of surprises and more fun then a barrel of monkeys no matter what age you are. You'll kick yourself if you miss out! Be sure to be making plans to join us in Nashville.
Most of you can relate to the math teacher that saw little Johnny wasn't paying attention in class. She called on him and said, "Johnny! What are 4, 2, 28 and 44?" Little Johnny quickly replied, "NBC, CBS, HBO, and the Cartoon Network!"
Friday July 1, 2011
9am-4pm 1st half of Civil War Tour for those who want to come in early and go see the Franklin TN sites. Its well worth coming in a day early. Called the Civil War tour or Battle of Franklin. To purchase advance tickets. $65. taking the bus so we can get all the background information. If the Civil War tour doesn't appeal to you and you'd like to come early to see something else, check out the tours for everyone page. Please note that we have included, info such as restaurants and other specialty tours on the tours for everyone page. These include the Upper Chapel tour to Ghost tours & honky-tonks. Remember that before you book tours, you should check the schedule to be sure that you don't miss out on any fun that you could be winning trophies or awards for.4pm Official Check in for Actual Family Vacation & Family Reunion. Be sure to check out the meeting info page, so you have the stuff that you need to bring with you for meetings or prepare for in advance. The family Olympic events that have been planned for all ages & being played throughout the weekend will all be chances to win awards. 5pm – 9pm Friday night Old Glory Golden Era Gala" & Dinner in the hotel's meeting room. Friday nights' Dinner will be Pulled BBQ Pork, Sweet Potato casserole. Green beans, a fresh tossed green salad, rolls & butter. For dessert: Lemon & Blackberry; Chocolate Carmel, Cherry Cheese Cake and Caramel Apple Parfaits. Kids: chicken fingers with ranch or honey mustard; mashed potatoes and corn on the cob. Assorted chocolate/Carmel; lemon/blackberry; Carmel apple or cherry cheese cake parfaits. Unsweetened tea, Sweet tea, sodas & bottled water will be available with dinner. Intro Games such as Meet the Stars of Hollywood & Beyond, What Famous Person Am I and Family Picture Tree will take place before and during introductions. Family Olympic Games: Fruit Basket; Country Aerobics’ with Rick Haviland as our DJ (be sure to wear cowboy boots to give you an advantage), followed by the creation of an Irish Ditty and so much more & the Silent Auction. The Auctioneer will be Steve Killion and Christine will be Vanna White. Be sure to check out the blog for additional info re: Nashville and trivia questions & answers. You'll want to check out the Meeting Activities Page on the website for the insider information.Fish Pond as well as the craft table will be available exclusively for the kids, although we'd love for them to join us in the Family Games. 9-9:30pm Vespers/bible study, optional, in the meeting room at Ramada Inn Stadium Downtown on Music Row Hotel led by Joanne Miller.9:30-10 pm card games & visiting in the meeting room at Ramada Inn Stadium Downtown on Music Row Hotel.9:30-10 pm Teens & Young Adults Red, White & Blue Pool Party. Pool basket ball or bad mitten. 9:30 pm Optional, for those who want to go experience the Nashville Nightlife, meet in the lobby of the Ramada Inn Stadium Downtown on Music Row Hotel. See the tours page for details. 10pm-1,2 or 3 am Kids, Tweens, Teens & Young Adult Olympic Games (10+ in group needed to play) 20+ games to play in a guest room. to increase your point total for awards on Sunday night. College age & young adults are welcome to join if you'd like to play, too. Bring your wii player & a game to share with your cousins. These games will not be supervised, but we trust that you'll be on your best behavior.
A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible.. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out. 'What have you got there, dear?' With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!'?
Saturday 7/2//2011FYI - downtown is roughly 12 miles across.
7-9 am breakfast & lunch will be own your own. Hotel serves Continental breakfast or there is Shoney’s serving breakfast within a couple blocks of the hotel. Waffle House is approx 4 miles from the hotel9am Leaving hotel for tours of your choice. See the tours page. Remember lunch will be on your own today, so you can continue site seeing. This includes the 2nd half of the Civil War tour, if you want to come. You can also chat with others in the family to discover which tours look awesome to them if you want to do tours together. To do so see the  . Tommy's Tours will pick you up from the hotel.
A Teen Girl's Prayer --------- Dear Lord: So far today, I am
doing all right. I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy,
nasty, selfish, or self indulgent. I have not whined, complained, cursed, or
eaten any chocolate or charged on my parents' credit card. However,
I am going to get out of bed in a few minutes, and I will need a lot
more help after that. Amen.
6-9pm All American Family Hall of Fame Dinnerin the meeting room at Ramada Inn Stadium Downtown on Music Row Hotel. Sliced Top Round of Beef with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, a Strawberry/Mango w/ fresh greens, rolls & butter. For dessert warm Peach cobbler. Kids will have Spaghetti, carrots with ranch, sliced fruit and warm peach cobbler.We'll play some more Family Olympic Games such as the Red light/Green Light, Poison, Nashville Star Look A Like Contest , some surprise events and Family Hee Haw.
Be sure to check out the for the trivia questions & answers. You'll want to check out the Meeting Activities Page for the insider information.The young kids will be able to participate in Caterpillar Race as well as the craft table. 9-9:30pm Vespers/bible study, optional, in the meeting room at Ramada Inn Stadium Downtown on Music Row Hotel led by Joanne Miller.9:30-10 pm card games & visiting in the meeting room at Ramada Inn Stadium Downtown on Music Row Hotel.9:30-10 pm Kids thru Young Adults Red, White & Blue Pool Party. Pool "Beach Volleyball"9:30 pm Optional, for those who want to go experience the Nashville Nightlife,see the bottom of the page. Meet in the lobby of Ramada Inn Stadium Downtown on Music Row Hotel.9:30 pm Optional for Young Adults. Bicentennial Park offers live music and if wanted they also offer free dance lessons, if anyone is interested, on Saturday night. If your parents are ok with letting you go and you go in a group.10pm - 1, 2 or 3 am For kids, tweens, teens & young adults who would rather play games (need 10+ to play) There's 20+ games that will be held in a guest room. These games will not be supervised, but we trust that you'll be on your best behavior. Bring your wii player and a game to share with your cousins.
It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked.
'It sure is,' the police officer replied.
Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?
Sunday 7/3/2011breakfast will be own your own. Hotel serves Continental breakfast or there is Shoney’s serving breakfast within a couple blocks of the hotel. Waffle House is approx 4 miles from the hotel
11am-noon. Church: led by Rev. Steve Killion in the meeting room.
We are aware that some of us are Catholic & wanted to be sure that you would be able to attend Mass if you so choose.
Cathedral of the Incarnation 2015 West End Ave., Nashville 37203 (615) 327-2330. Mass begins at 11 am
noon-1:30 pm Lunch together as a family in meeting room at Ramada Inn Stadium Downtown on Music Row Hotel. Assorted Sandwiches & wraps of: turkey, ham, roast beef and chicken. Spinach greens & grape salads, fruit cups, chips & assorted chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, macadamia & peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. Sweet tea, assorted sodas & bottled water. Kids Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, chips, fruit & assorted cookies.
If you are toured out & would rather stay at the hotel and play card games or puzzles, you're welcome to.
1:30pm meet in hotel lobby to leave for tours, that interest you. Remember to purchase tickets to the tours you want in advance, if needed.
6pm-10 pm Stars & Stripes Golden Dreams Awards Show & Dinner while visiting in the meeting room at Ramada Inn Stadium Downtown on Music Row Hotel. Chicken piccata, Herb roasted potatoes, buttered corn, fresh mandarin orange & candied almonds garden salad, rolls & butter. For dessert there will be Southern style bread pudding with JD Hard Sauce &/or Carmel sauce.
Kids will be able to have Hot dogs or hamburgers, mac-n-cheese, baked cinnamon apples, Bread pudding with caramel sauce.
Additional fun & entertainment. Announce winners of silent auction
Awards will be awarded for the following categories (as well as some surprise others):
* "Bizarre Gymnast" Award…
* “Family Comedian” Award
* "Historian" Award
* Winners of The Irish Ditty
* Winner(s) of the Country Aerobics
* Winner of Fish Pond
* Winner of Fruit Basket
* Winner(s) of Family Hee Haw
* Winner(s) of Nashville Star Look A Like Contest
* Winner(s) of Red Light/Green Light
* Winner of Poison
* Winner of Caterpillar Race
* Surprise Others
* Trivia
*** Kids, Tweens, Teens & Young Adult Categories: Mummies, Big Bootie Matie, Pass the Fruit, Rat Tail, Bibbity Bobbity Boo, Guest at the Party, Wii tournament and Balloon Races
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a
pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood
pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for
breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the
patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was
sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have
still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he
could have been alive and practicing law. Monday 7/4/2011 (4th of July)8:30-10:30am breakfast will be own your own. Hotel serves Continental breakfast or there is Shoney’s serving breakfast within a couple blocks of the hotel. Waffle House is approx 4 miles from the hotel
11 am check out for those who need to get back home.
Optional for those planning to stay for the 4th of July - headed to Nashville Shores to play in the water most of the day doing every fun activity under the sun from slides, swimming pools, beach party, & BBQ. With out the All Access Pass the price is $25 per person plus taxes. We'll eat lunch there. If you purchase the Visitor's Center All Access Pass & use it as one of the 4 tours, the entrance fee is free or $11.25 per activity when divided between the 4 activities. They do charge extra fees for jet ski, boat etc rentals.
That evening (approx 4pm-10pm), we're planning to attend the biggest 4th of July party in Nashville at Riverfront Park, entrance is free, food & drinks are purchase what you wish. If anyone knows how to throw a party it's Nashville, you won't be disappointed. This 4th of July extravaganza draws crowds of 80,000-100,000 people each year, live concert & dancing fireworks! We'll plan to eat dinner, any where we want once downtown at the park.
Ya'll Come back now Hear!!
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