Dukesfest 2007 & Our 5th Wedding Anniversary

For our 5th Wedding Anniversary, Jared and I wanted to go somewhere, but it had to be close because we had to be back for VBS. We heard Dukesfest was going to be held in Nashville, so we decided to check it out. If you know Jared, then you know the show The Dukes Of Hazzard was his favorite childhood TV show! We had the BEST time! We left Friday night. We ate dinner at Cracker Barrel and then checked into the Hotel Preston. We've never stayed anywhere in Nashville except for the Opryland Hotel. We enjoyed our stay at Hotel Preston. We woke up Saturday, grabbed some breakfast at McDonald's and then went to Dukesfest at the motor speedway in Nashville. We walked around and looked at about 190 General Lee's and other cars from the show. That was neat! Then we decided to get in a line for an autograph. Since Roscoe P. Coltrane (James Best)was Jared's favorite, we got in his line first. We stood in line for over three hours! James Best is also an artist and had some very beautiful paintings, so we bought one. The above picture is of us with him and the painting we bought. He was very kind! He was signing autographs all day. Did I mention he is 86 years old? Then we stepped over to Enos's line and bought a 8 by 10 of him and had him sign it. We have started a collection for Jared's "Man Room" a while back when I met Cletus while at Cooter's Garage in Gatlinburg. There I bought an 8 by 10 of Enos and had him sign it along with a t-shirt for Jared. Anyhow, then we left and went to Cooter's Garage there in Nashville and then on to eat at The Rain Forest Cafe. That was a really fun atmosphere! We had our picture made there, but it's not digital and so I don't feel like scanning it right now. Then we went back to Dukesfest to hear The Crickets and Cooter's Garage band, and then the cast sang "Just the Good 'Ole Boys" a few times. They also had kids from the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital there because all proceeds from Dukesfest went to the children's hospital. Ya'll know how we feel about Children's Hospitals! Then they had all 190 General Lee's (The Parade of General Lee's) driving around the race track. It all ended with fireworks. We came back Sunday after church, had lunch at The Macaroni Grill and went straight to VBS! It was a wonderful weekend! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, JARED! I LOVE YOU!