Spring Break Part 2: The Road Trip

Erik and I planned on spending the rest of our spring break taking the long route home and visiting Memphis and Nashville. The perks of living in the south east is visiting a whole new part of the country we've never seen! We had a great time, and Kirby was a great traveller as well:)

Beautiful Texas morning at the Fite's house!

The ultra-lavish Graceland! Erik liked the jungle room.

And doesn't mind posing for me:)

Famous Beale Street where Elvis wandered as a teen.

Erik waiting so patiently for the ducks at the Peabody Hotel! Looks like one of my preschoolers.

Decide to check out Graceland on Monday and then Civil Rights Institute on Tuesday of our trip. Sounds simple; worked out best for us... But no matter how much you plan.. how much you micro-manage.. You've gotta be flexible and laugh...

"Erik, why are people not going into the museum"- Becca

"Because they are closed on Tuesday" - E

"Ha-ha, no really"-Becca

"No, Seriously. They are not open on Tuesdays"-E

REALLY???

This was seriously one of the highlights of my spring break! The Lorraine Hotel was a multimillion dollar renovation into the National Civil Rights Museum. OH, YAH, and its not open on Tuesdays. BIG BUMMER!

Nashville: Our first day. Nashtrash tour by the Jugg Sisters. Part comedy part "educational". We had a blast as we were introduced to the city.. OH, and did I mention that the "hostesses" loved Erik as well...

Afterwards we visited the Country Music Hall of Fame and then celebrated the great holiday of St. Patrick's Day. 

We had so much planned the following day... See a historic plantation and Andrew Jackson's Hermitage.  BUT.. we were tired and ready for "home".  So we packed up and ate lunch at the famous Loveless Cafe where we stuffed our selves sick. 

Kirby was a great traveller. What a wonderful way to spend our vacation!!! 

Spring Breakin Part 1: Texas Visit

The first of our spring break was spent in Texas for Mr. E's brother's wedding. It was a Texas-style affair.

Erik is pulling off a George Fite and helping out with reception decor:) He learns from the best!

 E and the groom Justin.

Another one bites the dust...

My Lima bean salad didn't even have a chance.

But my first chance on Risotto turned out amazing.. more like decadent. So Mr. E had at least half a dinner!   I got the recipe from a cookbook called the Vegetarian Bible given to me from my friend Leslie as a birthday gift. All the recipes look wonderful and I can't wait to try them all!

Thanks Moms and Dad!

We've made a couple improvement on the look of our pad with the help of our parents. George and Ms. Pam bought me an antique art-deco piece for my birthday that we are using as a tv stand. My mom came in town and made pillow covers for our toss pillows that Mr. Kirbs chewed up.

I like the feel now.. less modern, more homey, looks like Becca:)

I also just noticed our painting in the background.  My father-in-law painted it for us, and we received it at Christmas! Our first piece of REAL art.