A New Year's Extravaganza!

My New Year's Eve was spent doing something a little out of the ordinary. I didn't attend an overcrowded party with a glass of champagne in hand to toast in the New Year, as many people do. Nope. I did something that, in my opinion, was far greater.

JR and I began our night in Tupelo. I took him for his birthday dinner and he chose to go to Red Lobster. I had never eaten there until he and I started dating, and while it's somewhere that I wouldn't really choose, I don't mind going at all. I've been pleased everytime we've been and could probably eat about 8 of those yummy cheese biscuits. I'm just glad his favorite restaurant isn't like Barnhill's or Captain D.'s or somewhere. If that were the case, I might have had a serious problem going.

ANYWAY...the food was good and we left R.L. around 7. Want to know where our next destination was? GRACELAND TOO. Perhaps you've heard of this fantastic little place in Holly Springs, MS. If not, maybe you should click here or here, or maybe you should just google it and you'll find all kinds of goodies. JR couldn't believe that I had never been and he's told me for months now that we had to go. I must say, when he told me that we were going there New Year's Eve, I got a little excited. I had heard JR and Heather both talk about this place so much. They are both "Lifetime Members,"which means, they've been there at least 3 times and never again have to pay the whopping $5 to take the tour. It also means that their picture has been taken holding one of Elvis's guitars and is now somewhere on the wall in this museum-like house. It's pretty big time. Heather and Trey were actually there about a year ago and they brought along their little Sophie. Heather felt compelled, however, to tell Mr. MacLeod(the homeowner and 'tour guide') that their dog's name was PRISCILLA! Haha. Of course, the man fell in love with Sophie immediately. I love that story.

I can't sit here and try to explain to you what this place was like. There's no way I can do it justice, nor can I possibly begin to describe this Elvis-crazed man. PLEASE. If you've never been, you must PLAN TO DO IT SOON! It's worth it, I can assure you. Oh, and to make your life easier, he's open 24/7, so feel free to go at 3 am if you'd like. If you don't go, then at least check out some of his sites on the internet. Below, you'll see a picture of the front of his house, a picture of me and JR taken inside one of the rooms, and then a fantastic one of me and Mr. MacLeod (I'm planning on blowing it up to at least 8x11 and hanging it on my wall. I love it).

Oh yeah...one more thing I failed to mention. He has a son named ELVIS AARON PRESLEY MACLEOD. It's true. He actually named his son after Elvis's FULL name. Wow.

I hope you had a great New Year's! Did you remember to eat your black-eyed peas today?