Yearly Archives: 2010

At the end of our trip, we visited Graceland one more time to leave our mark on the famous gates. A fitting end to an epic vacation. Happy birthday to Jackie!

Get as many orders of fried chicken, fried tomatoes and fried pickles at Gus’s you can handle. Skip the beans, bread, fries and coleslaw – they pale in comparison to the absolutely perfect spicy, hot chicken. Eat as much as you possibly can…and then get a sliced of sweet potato pie and take a nap.…

We drove out to Collierville on Saturday night for the Memphis Roller Derby championship match. Kerry from I Love Memphis was skating with team Women of Mass Destruction and we had track-side seats. During a break in the action, our very own birthday girl won the hulu hoop competition! After an amazing, brutal match with…

Somehow, Soul Fish Cafe was supposed to be our healthier restaurant choice. But not with the way we ordered! Fried catfish, crawfish po boy, fried pickles, hush puppies, macaroni and cheese, pickled green tomatoes, sweet potato fries, white beans, blackened catfish, cajun cabbage…the works. And all of it amazingly good!

On Mud Island in Memphis you can dip your toes in a scale topographic map of the Mississippi River. It’s an amazing feat of engineering and so much fun for taking goofy photos of your friends. Unlike the actual river, this one is definitely for leisure.

The Bar-B-Q Shop introduced our group to the culinary delights of Memphis. It was here that the pulled pork sandwiches blew our minds, sweet tea surprised us and that we realized coleslaw would be the only veggie available the whole weekened. Along with the pulled pork, we ate ribs, fried bologna, baked beans and BBQ…

Graceland was the whole motivation behind the Memphis trip. The Presley home a pilgrimage long desired by Elvis-fan Jackie. Although, I’m not much of an Elvis fanatic myself, it definitely was a fun experience. We started our tour with the house. A fairly modest home in itself – but decked out in the worst late…

At one point during our trip, a somewhat stern, incredulous, elegant southern woman told us that the Mississippi River is “not for leisure!” This became a bit of a battle cry for our vacation in Memphis. In classic Rob and Emily style, we managed to cram it all in. So, before I get to all…

Dorky as this may sound – I loved our sweet rental van. The Dodge Caravan has come a long way since my family had one in the 90’s. XM radio, party-van style lighting, AC out the wazoo, ability to do a u-turn. The remote control doors were the best part – they made each pile…

Wow, all I can think to say about Memphis today is: nailed it! The home of the delta blues showed us a great time. We ate way too much, drank too much, had too much fun. Our travel companions were pretty legendary. Basically, we managed to fit in about two weeks of fun into three…