Memphis ain't all bad. There are definitely nice things about a visit there. Some of my own highlights about last weekend's visit are listed below:
1. Discovering a New 'Shortcut': We had to leave on Saturday morning instead of Friday night, as originally intended, and since we knew holiday traffic would be horrid, we made it a point to drive thru Gallatin and catch 65 instead of driving I40 the whole way. It knocked a good 45 minutes off the drive and that was a big plus. Also, Victor slept almost the entire time. Easy Peasy.
2. Victor in all his 'fatness' meeting friends and family: Mom hasnt seen Victor since he was born so it was fun to watch her face when she saw him again, in all his fifteen pound splendor! I knew she wouldnt want to put him down...so cuddly and smooshy is he!
3.'Tear It Up' and White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha: On a quick little outting Saturday, my husband and I ran accross a great little clothing/accessory store on Cooper beside the Celtic Crossing. It's called Tear It Up and even though the store is the size of a small bedroom, there are some GREAT items in there. I couldnt resist a super-soft T-Rex (the band) Tee for 19.00. Also, lots of nice retro reproduction shoes and dresses in there, ladies! Afterwards, we treated ourselves to the novelty of Starbucks (we don't have any of those around here, guys) and their seasonal White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha which was AMAZING. Starbucks is the one thing that makes me wish I lived in the city...ha!
4.Seeing the new Assembly Hall: No, we didnt get to actually attend the assembly like we planned...sigh. We had to drive in on Sat instead of Friday so that day was gone anyway. And then on Sunday morning we were ten minutes late to the program and there were NO seats! Crazy! And since there was some work being done in the Cafeteria, we couldnt go in there. But we got to see the place anyway, and it is indeed beautiful!
5.Good Food: We have our 'regular' places we like to eat in Memphis but this time, we made two more yummy discoveries. Sunday we ate at the Dixie Cafe for the first time (which we loved...go figure how it's possible I havent' eaten there before) and Sunday night we tried the Blue Fin on Main st. Awesome place...loved the atmosphere, loved the beer, loved the sushi, but most of all loved the...
6.Good Company: So nice to visit w/ old friends...Moose, Monkey, Muffin, all of you guys were a blast! Big brother is always a plus too. I'm so glad we found out about the Karaoke at Alfred's and that practically no one was around to witness our foolishness! You know we have to sing our 'signature song' every time now, don't ya Moose? Oh, and here's the link to the RED lipstick: http://www.besamecosmetics.com/home/?page=home
7.Family : Time spent w/ my parents, niece and nephew, and spiritual family will always be the best part of any little trip. And I enjoyed seeing my brother's new house and forseeing the good times to be had there as well.
We had an easy drive home with almost no traffice, due to the Holiday. It was companionable and smooth. All in all, a lovely little Holiday.
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6 comments:
1.Shortcuts are awesome! That's cool ya'll found one that didn't lead you in circles or anything.
2.So happy to meet Victor!! He is precious and very dumplingesque. :)
3.Will check out Tear It Up for sure. Sounds awesome.
4.Stinks ya'll didn't get to go to an assembly. There's always ours Jan. 5&6. ;)
5.I can't believe you've never eaten at a Dixie Cafe! It is some wickedly good stuff though indeed.
And the Blue Fin! I'd forgotten about your love of sushi and my love of that place. I'm so happy we walked out of the garage from the door facing it! Hadn't been there in quite some time. Yurm.
6.Yes indeed, that was a hoot of a night. I had hilarious amounts of fun. One of my favorite parts was the scary white dude with beer in tote that chose to stand in front of the stage while you were singing. Awesome! Haha
Yes! It's a definite on the song being a regular for us.And I think we should definitely hit up Alfred's again next time you're here.
Thanks for the lipstick link. You better believe I will be ordering from there.
7.Glad you got to chill with your fam. :)
That was a ton of fun. Victor is quite cute and very serious. :)
We need to do it again soon.
Sounds like y'all had a blast. Wish we could have been there.
I regret our schedules never coincided!
Glad all is well. :)
Thought you might like this retro shop. I've bought a few things from them in the past and was really happy with their stuff. I have their Classic Sheath 1-pc Black Bathingsuit. Way cute.
http://www.mybabyjo.com
heh heh, thanks bookyeti. I'm actually a regular customer of Mybabyjo. I ordered from them first last summer and then I met the site owner, Darla, in Vegas this past April. She and her husband are the owners of the store and they had a tent set up at the Rockabilly Weekender. They are both super nice and FANTASTIC dancers...I never got tired of watching them.
I am planning to order a bathing suit from them eventually...thanks for the heads up!
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