Thursday, May 20, 2010

Show Us Your Life Friday - Show Us Your Hometown

Walking in Memphis
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
Do I really feel the way I feel......



Memphis is the "home" of the King of Rock N Roll! Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley is located in Memphis on Elvis Presley Blvd. I have lived in Memphis my whole life and only visited Graceland 3 times. Now that I am writing this post I am thinking that it would be a good day trip for me, Shawn and Jena one Saturday this summer. Graceland and The Lisa Marie (Elvis' airplane) are really a sight to see, not to mention all the other Elvis themed shops and diners that are around the area.

Speaking of the birth place of Rock N Roll, Memphis is also home of the blues. This is a picture of Beale Street, which is located downtown. This street is lined with bars and clubs filled with all kinds of music along with amazing history and stories! On this street we have Hard Rock Cafe', B.B. Kings, Coyote Ugly, Alfred's on Beale, Rum Boogie Cafe' and Silky Sullivan's just to name a few.

Memphis is also home to the Federal Express Headquarters.

And since we are home to Fed Ex, we have the Fed Ex Forum! This is our newest venue that hosts concerts and sporting events. The Forum is home to the University of Memphis basketball team as well as The Memphis Grizzles, which is our NBA team!

This is the Hernando Desoto bridge that crossed the Mississippi River and connects Tennessee to Arkansas. Every time I see a picture of this bridge it just brings a smile to my face; I can remember as a child going to the lake over in Arkansas and seeing the bridge in the horizon meant we were almost home.

Lastly, Memphis is home to the greatest children's hospitals for cancer patients in the country. St. Jude is filled with angels from the doctors and nurses to the researchers and fund raisers. St. Jude accepts all sick children regardless of their families ability to pay. I have been honored on a few occasions to volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House and meet some of these children who are fighting for their lives and hear the stories of how thankful they are for a place like St. Jude.

I hope you enjoyed my short tour of my great hometown. Memphis has much more to offer, my blog post could go on forever showing you other great things about my city. I am a Memphis gal through and through, as a famous girl said one time, "there's no place like home."







11 comments:

  1. What a fun post!! I love all your pictures!! YOur just a quick trip from Nashville, I love Memphis!! Your blog is too cute! Happy Friday!

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  2. that's one of my favorite songs :)

    i also have an angel baby, andon.

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  3. You make our city look so nice!!

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  4. I've lived in Memphis my whole life and have NEVER visited Graceland.. Not a part of town I'm a fan of.. HAHA!
    Great post!

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  5. The bridge is absolutely beautiful!!

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  6. Like your hometown post. I also live in Memphis area.

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  7. I'm from Memphis as well. Enjoyed your post!

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  8. It's funny how you can live somewhere for years, and never do any of the tourist-y thing while you're there. Whereas if you were actually a tourist, you'd do them first thing!

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  9. I live just across the state line in MS, but I visit Memphis weekly. I have enjoyed your post on the area. I've never visited Graceland but I hope to this summer.

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  10. Thanks for sharing the Memphis pics! What an interesting city we live in!

    Hope you are doing well today.

    Blessings to you...

    Melanie

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