Ethan and Skully Take on Nashville: Part 2 - Pool Side

Hi again. Remember me? The guy with all the bones? Bet you thought I had finally fallen out of favor with my boy didn’t you? Admit it. You thought it. 

Just to prove I’m still alive and well, here are two current pictures of me and my boy. This is what our lives have consisted of for the last month. Sleeping, watching movies, and recovering from the virus that never ends (just as annoying as the song that never ends but with the bonus of fever, congestion and a strange rash).

So we’re going to step back from the plague, back to a healthy and cheerful time before Christmas when we went to Nashville and stayed at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. I believe it’s what you Instagram-using hipsters call a throwback.

Naturally we had to take advantage of the huge indoor pool while we were at the resort. We’re simple people so swimming indoors is always a treat and an oddity we can’t pass up. 

Before we could plop down pool side, we had to make the 1-mile trek across the expansive resort to get to the pool. This began on the elevator and when we left the hotel room, my boy insisted on wearing his Puddle Jumpers over his clothes.

(FYI, if you’re a parent and you’re not familiar with Puddle Jumpers, you should be. They are the BEST flotation device for toddlers. End public service announcement.)

After we got off the elevator we entered one of the three atriums at the resort. My boy quickly found a bench, hiked his leg up on the seat and said, “Mom, take my picture!” Looks like he’s been getting posing ideas out of an old JcPenny’s catalog. 

We’re getting closer. Remember … it’s a mile to the pool. A mile at least. 

We did finally make it to the water. Once we got there, mom and dad had the awkward task of asking the lifeguard on duty if the toddler-sized skeleton could go for a dip too.

Once we were in the water Ethan morphed into Spider-Man and remained in character for the extent of our pool time. He didn’t even break character when he walked off the edge of the underwater seating ledge and dunked completely under. That kid might just have a future in theater. 

Well, we wrapped everything up with a quick dip in the outdoor hot tub. Complete with jets and bubbles. Did I mention the hot tub is bigger than most swimming pools? Like I said, we’re simple people. It doesn’t take a lot to impress us.