We woke up ready for a day in Memphis and a plan. We were going to start our day off at Mud Island, head to Graceland for a picture, catch the Peabody ducks walking down the red carpet, and do a tour of the Gibson...
[caption id="attachment_1785" align="alignnone" width="300"] Outside our fabulous hotel[/caption] Our last day in NOLA we decided to find a local rum distillery we had heard about. Chris and I have really enjoyed learning about the processes of making different beers/alcohols. Neither of us really liked rum. Notice I say...
We woke up and went to Mena's for a down home breakfast of grits and hash. It was pretty great authentic food which was followed up by lots of walking and sight-seeing and some more authentic food. Po-boys at Johnny's Po-boys. Then, it was the...
We woke up at our usual and leisurely time and wandered to a gelato place owned by this adorable Italian man with long hair. They had the most amazing mango gelato which we ate atop our fresh waffle. What a wonderful start to a day. We...
We started the morning (late again) off walking to the market and of course went to Cafe du Monde. We found a bench in front of a book store and sat eating them and drinking our cafe au lait. I could definitely get used to...
[caption id="attachment_1755" align="alignnone" width="300"] Theater district, St. Louis[/caption] We woke up and went to Forest Park where we took pictures by a fountain and just spent some time seeing what there is to see as it was constructed as part of the World's Fair. We drove through...
What a wonderful day. It was such a great gift to have so many friends and family gathered together in support and love for us. It still does not seem real. The day was full of pictures, nerves, laughter, and a few tears, but it overflowed with...