Memphis

Today we started out at the breakfast buffet in our hotel, Mia's waffle looked much more akin to dessert than breakfast, but hey, we are on vacation. I actually even thought of bringing the camera to breakfast but thought I was being too zealous. New rule--Camera goes everywhere. With this crew, there will always be a photo op. Then it was off to I-40 west and on to Memphis. (Not before walking the cat and after unsuccessfully trying to get her to use the bathroom--at this point it had now been at least 12 hours, we medicated her...nite nite Phoebe). Just outside Brownsville we decided to go look for a couple of spots Brandon had once visited. Ho-Ho's chinese restaurant and Curlys BBQ. Did not locate either of those but we did score big and found Tah-Da... WAL-MART. I got a new camera cable and lunchables. Now back to I-40. Once in Memphis we went to Mud Island to unwind. We wound down a 1/2 mile long scale model of the lower Mississippi. With the cat in her crate. We got some funny looks, but we're used to that. Then we played on the banks of the Mississippi, (the real one). The wall in the pictures above is a sheer drop right into the river, --Just kidding Marcia! No, seriously wow, it's a BIG river. Then from there it was on to Aunt Fran's house which is very restful and peaceful. We had a wonderful dinner and visited and were very blessed by her kind and legendary hospitality. See the picture of the street named after her. That is if I can get it on here. Sorry about all the convoluted pictures, I'm learning. Well, its bedtime again and I am sitting here typing away while my great aunt and zonked husband snooze away in this cozy living room that surrounds me. We are on to Oklahoma City tomarrow. Sleep tight and God Bless.

Love,

All Of Us.

And They're Off!!!

OK, so I am new at this stuff, hang in there with me and we'll get it eventually. I am sitting here in the Courtyard Marriot by the Nashville airport composing this post at Some wee hour of the AM. I am in the lobby while my family and one contraband and slightly doped cat are snoozing away. Today we left our former home--Knoxville, and headed west. It all became very real after months, weeks and days of sureal. (AAAHHHHH!!! I just realized as i tried to hook up the cable to the camara that I have the wrong cable and the right one is somewhere between here and Dallas. #@!&$!!!. ) Well. How funny. I was going to use all these crazy pics to demonstrate how loony it was to have strangers, albeit nice ones, come pack my house in a few short hours and leave me with boxes literally stacked to the ceiling. Then the next day, a GREEN and YELLOW tracktor trailor backs into our driveway and swallows all our earthly possesions (with the help of 3 ex-marines or convicts or both). In the midst off all this there is of course a bunch of paperwork, and as I am signing my life away and contemplating the thought off all our stuff careening off the side of the interstate, I am actually momentarily filled with peace knowing all I need is In HIM and the most treasured and valuable things Brandon and I have together have little heartbeats and will not be in a moving van headed to Dallas, but right there beside us.........Then I realize that that means right there beside us for SEVEN DAYS in our Dodge caravan, and I can't help but smile and maybe panic (just a little).
So pictures wil have to wait a bit--There has to be a Wal-Mart between here and California- but hopefully we can get some on here because they really are fun. My eyes are barely open so I think I will wander back to the room and try to sneak in without waking anyone. We'll post more tomarrow. Good night and miss everyone already.

Kelly