Fourth of July in Nashville

Fireworks From the Streets of Nashville 

July 4, 2026 • Downtown Nashville 

My first Fourth of July in Tennessee, and Nashville definitely knows how to put on a show.

I didn't watch the fireworks sitting in one spot. I watched them riding through downtown with the sunroof open, and at some point I ended up sitting up through it with my phone in my hand taking picture after picture while fireworks filled the sky between the buildings.

And I took a lot of pictures.

I still don't know these streets nearly as well as I know the ones back home, and there are days I miss home so much it hurts. I'm still trying to figure out what my life here is supposed to look like and where exactly I fit into all of it.

But tonight was fun. For a little while I wasn't thinking about any of that. I was just looking up at fireworks over downtown Nashville thinking about how freaking cool it was that this was my Fourth of July this year.

Maybe that's what I need right now. Not to have everything figured out. Just to keep finding little moments that make being here feel a little less hard.

A Pretty Good Night 

I came home with way too many pictures on my phone, which shouldn't surprise anybody.

I still miss home, and holidays definitely have a way of making that hit a little harder. But tonight was good. I got out, saw something beautiful, and made another memory here.

And somehow, I didn't even mind the two and a half hours it took to get out of downtown afterward. I sat in traffic going through all the pictures I'd taken and sending some of them to the kids so they could see how cool it was.

I think that's one of the things I miss the most about being away from them. When I find something cool or see something beautiful, they're still the people I immediately want to show.

I can miss home and my kids like crazy and still have nights here that I'm really glad I got to experience.

And this was definitely one of them.