if you traveled as much as I do ...

You would find that a table for one can be quite enjoyable.

You would learn that the Chevy HHR is a little better than the PT Cruiser, but not by much. (ps ... i couldn't remember the name of the PT cruiser so I googled ugly cars and it showed up ... just fyi).

You would find that a brand new hotel is everything it's cracked up to be.

You would get to visit friends you haven't seen in a very long time.

You would know that there's a walkway to the terminal from the 4th floor of the parking garage at O'hare.

You would recognize the gate agents in Memphis, Denver, and Manchester.

You would obtain Premier status at United Airlines, finally. And all that goes with that (separate security lines, first seating on the plane, economy plus seats, free baggage).

It was worth the wait!

no excuses ... just a post

Yes, I'm very very behind in blogging. Since I don't have a good excuese, I won't make up a bad one. But, I do want to be better about blogging ... doesn't that sound like a good new year's resolution? Which means I really have another month before I need to be good. However, it takes some practice. so, a month of practice, and then i'll be better. i promise.

I've had a bunch of pictures on my desktop from my last trip to Memphis that I wanted to blog about. Now that it's been a few months, I don't have a ton to say about it. But, I'll post the pictures anyway.

After my first trip to Memphis, i decided that before I left for the last time I would go tour Graceland. I don't know really why I wanted to, as I've never been a huge fan of Elvis, never really even knew anything about him or his life. I just thought it'd be cool, even though I had to tour alone.

And cool it was. I enjoyed every moment of the tour ... and was thrilled to see that it was an audio tour, so everyone was walking around with earphones by themselves!

There were so many things to see in there, not to mention all the awards (holy crap, there were a lot!) and clothes!

My favorites were:

{graceland's front room ... this white couch is 14 feet long!}

{the pool room ... that is fabric draped all over the ceiling and walls!}

{this is the award room now, but originally it was his personal racquetball court ... crazy!}

I didn't take any pictures of his personal planes, but that was another favorite!!

Anyway, while I'm sure that this wouldn't necessarily be on everyone's to-do list, I recommend it!