Mud Island Memphis Part 2

Look! Just what you wanted--more pictures of our trip to Memphis!

Can you believe these cute trolleys?! Only a $1 to ride downtown!

Sometimes Memphis gets a bad wrap for being rough, but the part of downtown we explored was great! I love the mix of old and new and there were so many restaurants! Can you believe the tree lined streets--gorgeous!

Even dogs get a snazzy parking lot! Check out that sparkle tie....

Beale Street is closed to regular traffic so you can merrily explore--drink in hand if you are so inclined.

Prince Albert in a Can. Classic. Sadly, the hubs had never heard that joke before...

What a sport--I made him put this on whilst refusing to wear the matching Hot Dog hat. We all have our limits....

What you don't see here is the creepy "Fortune Teller" head in the box office window. Bad Fortunes for all!

A. Schwab's is the oldest store in Memphis and it boasts trinkets, collectibles, memorabilia, and even an old fashioned soda shop!

This one is for Joshua's sister--Do you think that cat is guarding the door?

I'm glad we were able to take one last trip to Memphis before we leave Tennessee. After leaving Downtown, we headed to our favorite bbq place--Central BBQ for a fine bbq bologna sandwich and some mac-n-cheese. We rounded out the day with Spiderman 2 and were back in plenty of time for my staff volleyball game. I really do love these day trips and I can't wait to show the hubby all around my home state when we get to Texas!

Mud Island Memphis Part One

Yesterday we had a rare day off so the hubs and I trekked off to Memphis for a little daytime adventure! We ended up at a place called Mud Island across from Downtown--it tells the history of the Mississippi River and is an almost complete replica of the real thing. We Epic-ally crossed through Illinois all the way to the Gulf of Mexio on our "excellent journey." (Yes, that's a Bill and Ted reference)

No Memphis pictures are complete without the Pyramid.

My sexy husband--what a looker!

Tromping through Interstate 40--He felt like Godzilla!

A river within a river withing a river....Inception Much?

Walking through the Gulf of Mexico....

 

When I feel like modeling...

Mud Island was a fun little spot to walk around. I will admit it could use some work--it's been around for quite some time without any real updates but the weather was warm and sunny and it made for nice change of pace. I'll post some more pictures tomorrow of our stroll through Downtown!

Christmas in July 2009

Hallelujah it's Friday!!! This has been one of those weeks that just seems to drag its feet, sits down for a long cup of coffee, decides to eat that second cookie and then finally heads outs the door. I'm looking forward to Saturday because Joshua and I are heading to Memphis for a day of shopping, fun, and BBQ. This will be the farthest we've driven our "new" car so pray that it still handles just like it does around town! For now, I want to leave you with a little Throw Back Thursday photo since I didn't post anything yesterday: 

This little beauty is from Summer 2009. It was the first summer Josh and I were dating and we worked together at Camp Wamava. It was Christmas in July and as per tradition, Josh played The Grinch in the annual performance. Notice his gorgeous tan and my explosive freckles. Love it.