Got A Condo Made of Ston-a....In Memphis!!

At long last, Yours Truly is ESTACTIC to report that she and West have found a new place to call their home!!  We'll be living in a condo in downtown Memphis....yes, where all the lights are bright!!!  We get to move in November 3rd and we are both so very excited!!

This good news also brought on a round of furniture shopping here in Bluff City yesterday.  After several stores, and as many sales people following us while claiming they'd leave us alone and let us browse, we found something that spoke to us both!  Now, West and I are pretty in tune to what the other likes and we are pretty easy shoppers, both in the furniture and the house-hunting field.  We looked at 2 condo's and immediately fell in love with the first.  The End.  We looked at furniture....casting our eyes upon a particular grouping and ....well, that was it!

Now, backing up a little before this shop-a-fest, we did squeeze in a little fun for the weekend by attending the 40th annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair.  According to their website, "The Pink Palace Museum is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the Southeast. You can walk through a replica of the first self-service grocery store in the country, Clarence Saunders' Piggly Wiggly. Explore the cultural and natural history of the Mid-South through exciting exhibits, dioramas, and audio-visuals. Trace Memphis' development from the time of Spanish explorers through the Civil War and the yellow fever epidemics. Learn from the award-winning medical exhibit how health care grew to be Memphis' largest industry."  The craft fair was quite an event, many vendors with high quality arts for sale. YT found a lovely piece of pottery to add to her collection and cannot wait to get her collection unboxed in her and West's new home!

I'm sorry to say I'm just jumping all over the page today but it was indeed a busy day. On Friday night, prior to learning that we had been granted the lease for the condo, YT was catching up on some Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with Guy and lo and behold...he was spotlighting a funky little place....in Memphis....called SOB (South of Beale).....which happens to be ON MY NEW STREET....S. Main Street! I was so excited to hear about this little place. So, when the call came in bright and early Saturday from the lovely realtor Medley that had been helping us, well....you KNOW I was gonna drag West there for a bite to eat!!

The menu was wonderful!.A few of their specialties include their Jack and Coke Bread Pudding and popcorn that they serve while you wait...it's seasoned with brown sugar and their house Cajun spice and it's ADDICTING!! It's made in one of the old fashioned air popcorn makers, GENIUS!  YT had a wonderful breakfast burrito that was served with Gouda Grits (yes, yum!) and West had a hash dish and I must report that the man that prior to his return to Memphis wouldn't touch a grit, now orders them whenever possible!  So, he had the Gouda Grits too!  Did I mention that the libations during this brunch were $3??  $3 Mimosa's, $3 Bloody Mary's.  I decided then and there ....this is going to be my new neighborhood hang!!  Did I mention the patio seating outside?  Yep....might have to wait until Spring to enjoy that but you know I'mmaBeThere!!

So, after a day full of excitement - we made our way home for the evening and just honestly vegged the rest of the day!  Yours Truly did make a big pot of potato soup with one of the starter mixes we  bought at the craft fair...but that was the extent of the evening.

So, full of anticipation about our upcoming move, I leave you with the thoughts I always do.....be nice to each other, enjoy each day to the fullest and tell the ones you love how much you love them!!!!  Until next time, Love - Yours Truly.