Today we went to Graceland. Jack and I took the tour while my Mom (who's already been there and done that) kept Aiden. The tour of the house is very interesting, you learn all kinds of things about Elvis that you never knew before. For instance, he was very involved in charity work and even hosted a benefit concert to raise money for the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor. The house itself is very 70's, with the green shag carpet (on the floors AND ceiling), the gigantic TV's in every room, and fabric on the walls. But what's really neat is the room with all of Elvis' gold records. The walls are covered in them from floor to ceiling, and it's not a small room. It's pretty breathtaking. Toward the end of the tour I was visiting the Meditation Garden where Elvis and his parents and grandmother are buried when all of a sudden it started to sprinkle. I made a mad dash for the the exit pavillion when the skies opened and it literally POURED. Jack and I got slightly wet. Good thing a little water never hurt anybody, right? My mom had the same thought while watching Aiden run back and forth out into the pouring rain, giggling hysterically the whole time. This kid loves water, whether it's in a pool or coming from the sky. And after the storm passed he had to make a point of jumping in every puddle we passed. Daddy would be proud.
We ate a late lunch of fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches at the Rockabilly Diner and then headed back to the hotel. And just to cap things off - yesterday we drove 400 miles, Aiden was full of Dramamine and didn't sleep a wink, while today on the way back from Graceland we drove 9 miles and BOTH the boys fell asleep. Oh sure, NOW they sleep....
Tomorrow we are headed out West again into Arkansas. We are hoping to make about 300 miles, stopping for the night in a little town called Van Buren. Check back tomorrow night to see how the day goes.
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