{"id":8611,"date":"2019-02-08T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/christina-ballard-lifestyle-of-a-country-wife-better-half-opry\/"},"modified":"2019-02-08T07:10:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T07:10:00","slug":"christina-ballard-lifestyle-of-a-country-wife-better-half-opry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/media\/christina-ballard-lifestyle-of-a-country-wife-better-half-opry\/","title":{"rendered":"Christina Ballard: Lifestyle of a Country Wife | Better Half | Opry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p2MJCp_DCl0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Christina Ballard, wife to country star Frankie Ballard, shares her serendipitous story of meeting her husband, Frankie on the set of his music video in Los Angeles, CA. Growing up in Austin, TX, Christina had a dream of being an actress, until she fell in love with her husband. Their sweet love story lead Christina to move to Nashville and follow her new dream of running her own business, Old Smokeys Boots. \u00a9 \u2117 2019 Grand Ole Opry, LLC<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: http:\/\/bit.ly\/SubscribeOpry<br \/>\nGet Tickets: http:\/\/bit.ly\/OpryTickets<br \/>\nTour Backstage: http:\/\/bit.ly\/BackstageOpry<br \/>\nBook a Package: http:\/\/bit.ly\/GoOpry <\/p>\n<p>About the Grand Ole Opry:<br \/>\nWelcome to the Grand Ole Opry YouTube Channel, the destination for top country music performances and exclusive videos live from the Opry stage. Known worldwide as the show that made country music famous, the Opry and its YouTube home feature the new stars, superstars, and legends of country music, including Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban, to name just a few. <\/p>\n<p>Connect with The Grand Ole Opry:<br \/>\nWEBSITE: http:\/\/bit.ly\/GrandOleOpry<br \/>\nFACEBOOK: http:\/\/bit.ly\/GrandOpryFB<br \/>\nINSTAGRAM: http:\/\/bit.ly\/OpryInsta<br \/>\nTWITTER: http:\/\/bit.ly\/OpryTweets <\/p>\n<p>Christina Ballard: Lifestyle of a Country Wife | Better Half | Opry<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/OpryLive<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Christina Ballard: Lifestyle of a Country Wife | Better Half | Opry<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Christina+Ballard%3A+Lifestyle+of+a+Country+Wife+%7C+Better+Half+%7C+Opry&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Christina Ballard: Lifestyle of a Country Wife | Better Half | Opry - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66326afd938047398e060c0eda573ae3&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.presstelegram.com%2F2024%2F04%2F15%2Fgrand-prix-of-long-beach-returns-for-49th-year-this-weekend%2F&amp;c=8904745650026290045&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGrand Prix of Long Beach returns for 49th year this weekend\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Grand Prix\u2019s annual Saturday night concert will also return this year \u2014 but with a bit of a country twist ... feature the usual attractions: a lifestyle expo, featuring more than 100 ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66326afd938047398e060c0eda573ae3&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moneycontrol.com%2Felections%2Flok-sabha-election%2Fbjps-manifesto-a-blueprint-of-a-new-better-india-says-yogi-adityanath-article-12641351.html&amp;c=9443649792863355148&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBJP's manifesto a blueprint of a new, better India, says Yogi Adityanath\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday described the BJP's election manifesto as \"a blueprint of a new and better India\". 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