I attended along with my own sponsor, Teri. She and I flew on SWA early yesterday morning. We arrived in Nashville about 10 AM. We, along with hundreds of other consultants, rode by bus to our hotel. We could register anytime during the day and things would kick off that night. So once we had gotten checked in to our room, we had the afternoon to explore the resort and get some food. We were in awe over the size of the hotel. Just finding our way to our room required a map, which we carried with us for the rest of the day! The place was huge! I was taking pictures constantly!
Looking into and area known as Delta Island. It's right in the center of the resort. We saw that there were still Christmas decorations hanging all over. It was beautiful!
Delta Island
Looking towards the section of the hotel called Cascades.
In the rotunda of the hotel.....No, I don't know the chic.
A waterfall that has a walkway under it.
Many little water fountains that have lights inside them.
This area was near our section of the hotel....Delta.
That night we were all to meet in the Presidential Portico of the resort (near where all our conferences were being held) in order to get on buses that would take us downtown. We were heading to the Wildhorse Saloon. (if you click on the bar and restaurant tab for the web site, scroll to the bottom and you'll see photos of the inside of the saloon.) The entire facility has three levels in it which are all open, like an auditorium, and all face the dance floor and stage. There are pool tables on the second and third levels, a couple of dart boards and if you look up at the ceiling, you'll see life sized (fake) horses that appear as though they are running wild across the ceiling--upside down! It's very neat!
As we came through the door, (it was closed to the public for our group of about 600 people!), we were greeted by ALL the employees, each one holding and shaking, a very large cow bell, and they were cheering for us! We were giving them high-fives as we literally ran in to find a good spot to sit! Once we were all in and seated, Jill, our CEO and owner of Tastefully Simple, spoke along with a couple others. Two large tables had been set up, buffet style, for all of us to fill up our plates. It consisted of brisket, sliced beef, salads, potatoes, baked beans, vegetables and pie. We had our choice of a molasses BBQ sauce or a mustard based sauce to use on the meat. It was the best BBQ I've ever had!
Then we were treated to a concert by a duo called LoCash Cowboys. I had never heard them before but I loved their style! We had fun line dancing and simply just standing down in front of the stage taking many pictures. It was fun because they interacted with all of us alot. They have a great band as well.
Chris and Preston
Preston was taking pictures of us and "twittering" them after he took them! I was very close to the stage!
One of the many bars inside...
The other two levels....
The main bar.
Signage out front.
We danced and sang and partied. The last bus was leaving at 10 PM. If we wanted a free ride, that's what we needed to be on! Otherwise, transportation was up to us! I rode the bus.
It had been a great night and I met several people that I'd see all weekend. Sometime I'd like to come back to Nashville and visit the other museums and the Grand Ole Opry. I knew we'd never have time on this trip.
It's a beautiful city and has come back greatly from the terrible flood from last year in May. The resort we stayed at had once been under water as well and had their grand re-opening last November. You would never know it now by looking around at all the beautiful flowers and decor inside. Many of the pictures in the previous link show places we actually saw and sidewalks that we walked on that had been under water too. It's amazing how strong so many people can be when they come together to work as one unit in times of need.
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Okay, that hotel looks amazing! And the evening event sounds very fun, too.
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