Tag: cars

Tennessee Super Kitschfest! – Day 6, Graceland and Sun Studios


Graceland was a trip. We both expected to laugh the whole time and marvel over how cheesy (and awesome!) 70s it was, but truly – we were way more moved by the whole visit than we’d ever expected. Yeah, there was a lot of kitsch — but I’m not gonna post a zillion pics of the mansion out of respect for The King. There’s always google, and hey – you should plan a trip yourself to Graceland one of these days, I think you’ll like it!

 

Just a few fun pics:



As if Graceland wasn’t huge enough, Ed + I fit in a visit to Mecca — er, Sun Studio. To say we were excited about this is a grotesque understatement. They don’t let kids under 5 take the tour so Mom + Dad were awesome to watch Ruby while we got to visit sacred ground.

“X” marks the spot where Elvis stood to record in the studio

The Million Dollar Quartet

While Ed + I both agreed that Memphis itself wasn’t exactly our favorite city in the U.S., we cannot deny the amazing history there and are humbled by its significance with regard to the music we love!

p.s. We had the best BBQ meal ever at Cozy Corner! Ever had a BBQ Cornish Hen? Didn’t think so. If you’re ever anywhere near Memphis, you have to stop in, eat the food, and say hi to Ma Robinson. (She and Ruby became pretty good friends)
 

Off-roadin’



A few weeks ago, Ed + I got to attend our 1st automotive press event together! We got invited to Calamigos Ranch in Malibu to go check out the entire Jeep lineup and spend some time behind the wheel. As Jeeps are known first and foremost for their off-roading prowess, we even got to take them on a trail and really put them to the test!

The 4-door Wrangler was pretty awesome, and I couldn’t deny how fun it was to drive. One of the auto journalists there gave me my 1st off-roading lesson and even though I was TERRIFIED to do it, it ended up being really awesome! You can see that I am a little tentative here … afterall, at one point I was facing straight down and they told me no gas and no brakes, just let the Jeep crawl! Well, it did … and it was exhilarating … and I kinda can’t wait to do it again! The best part was being able to have Ed as my drive partner. Maybe we will be the “Automotive Power Couple” that everyone jokingly calls us.

I can’t help but laugh when I see myself in the Jeep … this is so not my scene!

Someone had brought an old Jeep to the event and Ed + I couldn’t help be in awe of the retroness of its styling. We wouldn’t mind rocking one of these on a day trip either!