Bark in the Park

  
Last week was a pretty crummy week (hence the lack of blog posts around here). So, on Saturday, Jeremy really want to lift our spirits. Without telling me where we were going, we hopped in the car and he drove us out to the Levitt Shell. This was where he asked me to spend the rest of our lives together. Since the weather was absolutely beatuiful, he expected that we would just sit and talk and just spend time being with each other, something we both desperately needed.

Well, that didn't quite go according to plan. To our surprise, when we pulled up to the Shell, there was a Bark in the Park event going on! It was being run by the Greyhound adoption association here in Memphis and it was exactly what we needed. There was live music, lots of pups, and warm sunshine. We grabbed a spot on a bench and just hung out listening to some of our favorite rockabilly music (lots of Elvis, Johnny Cash, and even some Beatles!), talking, and just watching all the dogs play.

I only wish Harrison was there with us!!

The Best Day Ever (So Far)

I can't believe I am sitting down right now to write this post. I always knew this day would come eventually, I never would have imagined it being so perfect.

Let me spare you some suspense and get to the good stuff... Jeremy and I are engaged.

Saturday, the weather was pretty perfect, around 75 degrees. We had planned on going for a picnic, which is something we do sometimes, so I wasn't that suspicious. Jeremy suggested we go out to the Levitt Shell. Now, it's a little bit of a drive from us, but I still didn't suspect anything. We go there sometimes in the summer for concerts, and I knew it would just be a fun place to spend the afternoon. Jeremy really threw me off when we went to Lenny's to get some subs.. not exactly fine dining, but one of my favorites nonetheless. So really I had no idea what was in store for me.

We got to the Shell, spread out our blanket, and dug into our sandwiches. I was sooo hungry. There were some skateboarders messing around on the Shell so we watched them for a bit while we ate. We also took some pictures. Little did I know, Jeremy had a huge secret.

Jeremy had packed some containers of carrots and apples and other little snacks. He asked me to help him open them. I opened one and inside was a box. After looking completely surprised and muttering "what is this?" a few times, Jeremy took my hand and led me up to the stage of the Shell (the skateboarders had left at this point). Then, he got down on one knee and said four of the best words I have ever heard: "Will you marry me?"

The rest is sort of a blur of crying and excitement and happiness and joy. We went back to our blanket and enjoyed a few minutes of admiring my absolutely gorgeous and shiny new ring and being together before we told our families and made all our phone calls.

It was intimate, casual, romantic, and simple. It was perfect. It was us.


So, yes, Saturday was the best day ever... until our wedding day. 

Can we please take a second and note how GORGEOUS my ring is!! I am one happy lady to be able to wear this for the rest of my life. Thank you Jeremy and to you, too, Virginia, my soon to be sister-in-law, for picking it out!!

Now, the wedding planning begins (I can't believe I'm saying that!!!!) Any tips or advice or suggestions are very greatly appreciated :)


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Elvis On Tour

If you don't know much about Elvis, or even if you do, I have a movie recommendation for you. Elvis On Tour. We were lucky enough to see this concert film at the Levitt Shell. It was playing as part of their concert series and it was free. Does it get much better than that?

Back to the film. It sucked me in. I literally didn't want it to end. It was full of behind scenes footage and live performances by Elvis. I thought it really captured his spirit and what a concert must have been like.

What made seeing this film even more special is that Elvis had actually performed at the shell back in the day. It was a glimpse at what it must have been like. 

I highly highly recommend it. If you aren't an Elvis fan, I'm sure this will make you one, and even if you are, you will love Elvis even more. I promise!

Concert in the Park

Friday night, we went to a free concert at the Levitt Shell. It was pretty perfect. 

Picnic blankets, dinner, a breeze, just a nice relaxing summer night out.

It's kind of a great thing that they do. The Levitt Shell is a historic part of Memphis, Elvis performed there, and they have free concerts constantly during the warmer months. You can bring blankets, chairs, food, drinks. It gets pretty crowded which means that there is GREAT people watching. Seriously, I thought about possibly trying to describe some of the people but I don't think there are any words. 

 

One of the best parts of the evening was the Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding from the Revival Food Truck. I have been craving this since we had it Friday night, it was so delicious!! I am going to need to find this again.. soon.  

Did you do anything fun this weekend?