And we are going to Graceland

Shawn's mom and sister are in town, so we had ourselves a good ole southern day. We headed out to a healthy lunch of fried pickles, fried chicken, slaw and baked beans. No worries, I skipped the sweet tea and opted for water! I only eat fried chicken about twice a year, and when I do it is always from Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken on Front St. here in Memphis. If you're ever in this part of the country and want some killer fried chicken, you have to check this place out!

After lunch we headed off to the home that Elvis bought for $100,000 when he was 22 years old, aka, Graceland. I'm not much of an Elvis buff, but living in Memphis you have to go to Graceland. People travel from all over the world to see where Elvis spent his free time. I would have to say it's pretty weird to go out by the pool and see the graveyard where Elvis, his twin brother that died at birth, his mom, dad and grandma are all buried. Kind of creepy! Here are a few pictures from inside Graceland.

Sitting/Living Room to your right when you walk into the house

Crazy Monkeys are all over the house. This one was in the TV room/bar.

The Jungle Room: where Elvis and the Beatles met, chatted and had a little jam session back in the day. It's kind of fun to imagine them all there.

This is the former racquetball court off the back of the house. It is now filled with records, posters and some of his very famous jump suits.

Elvis' tombstone, it was kind of crazy to think that his body is under there. I have to say that I was a little freaked out.