for bryon and my one year anniversary, we decided to go to his homeland, memphis, tennessee, the land of elvis and good bbq!
first stop: rendezvous. "the best bbq, EVER"-bryon (i wasn't the biggest fan because it was dry rub and they used celery seeds in their seasoning)
we found out that it wasn't open on sunday, so even though it was 10 o'clock on saturday night, off we went. turns out, we still had to wait about an hour to get in. they have a waiting room as big as their serving area, but bryon wanted a taste from his childhood, so we had to go!
the next day, i got to have my pick, so we went to the zoo, which was awesome! every exhibit had a theme, from the alaskan north passage to the egyptian (memphis) entry to the zoo.
then, we ate more bbq (of course) followed by a walk down beale street, a stroll along the river, and a ride on the main street trolley. memphis is only about the size of birmingham, but beale street is awesome! it's like bourbon street. it was so packed both nights we were there!
monday, we took a last look around and ate some more bbq (a bbq breakfast omelette) @ cockadoos, this super cute brunch place that has floral table cloths and serve their drinks in mason jars.
then, we headed to the infamous graceland. we immersed ourselves in everything elvis and loved it! i felt like i was channeling my dad; he was a huge elvis fan.
on the way back to birmingham, we took a stop in collierville, a suburb of memphis, where bryon grew up. it had a cute little town square with shops all around.
over all, very successful anniversary/first road trip together. we look forward to more to come!
