Hi friends, I apologise for taking such a long time to update my blog but in all honesty, I didn't really do all that much in Memphis except for the wedding so there wasn't much to write about. It was a lot of going out and about running errands for the wedding, entertaining myself with dvds & the internet & tv on the days Brandi had to work, eating out (way too much and way too much fast food) and just relaxing at home.
One of the great experiences I had there was going to Brandi & Jacob's church. It's really small (probably 50ish people) and is located in downtown Memphis (actually really near Sun Studios which is where Elvis first recorded (I think) for those who didn't know). They have a great outreach to the homeless there, feeding them every Wednesday and clothing them. They are a close knit group but showed such love and warmth towards me that I felt at home immediately!! I hope to visit there again sometime - just a wonderful group of people who love God!! It was such an honour really to get to know them all!!
Just to show what a small world we live in - the matron of honour (Jess) is married to an Aussie (Jarrod). They were both absolutely gorgeous and they felt so bad about the fact that I'd seen so little of Memphis that they took me out Saturday night after the wedding. I was showing them pictures of my family and it turns out that Jarrod went to school with my brother in law in Brisbane - what are the chances?!! I had a ball with them. They took me to Beale Street in downtown which is being cleaned up and is full of lights and souvenir stores and out for dinner, their shout and to an arcarde place where we played games for the rest of the night. Then we headed to Jess's parents place which is close to the airport and I stayed there the night and they took me to the airport at a ridiculous hour of the morning (I got up at 4am). Jess's mum is a saint and got up early & made breakfast for everyone. I can't eat that early in the morning so she wrapped some up for me to eat later & her husband made me a cup of hot tea - such generous people. I've been so amazingly blessed since I've been here!
The wedding - it was so much different than what I was used to and not just because it was an American wedding but it was very unique even for them. The wedding started 20 mins early (much to Brandi's chagrine) - some people turned up 5 minutes late and missed the whole thing - whoops. It was fun getting dressed up and meeting everyone at the rehearsal dinner the night before. I think I'd missed the social contact in the week or so before that and was thriving on it from last Friday onwards. I love people!! I love meeting new people!! You can never have enough friends!! But to continue, all the bridesmaids had a ball together and even though the wedding was early, it was fun and the reception was on the other side of a partitioned wall which we headed to after the photos. Strange for me was that most people had already eaten before we got in there to eat and there wasn't a bridal party table so we just had to find seating wherever we could. Very different to what I was used to but a great experience nonetheless. My time in Memphis was great - I loved catching up with Brandi again and meeting Jacob and their friends and family. Now it's their turn to come visit Australia!!
One of the great experiences I had there was going to Brandi & Jacob's church. It's really small (probably 50ish people) and is located in downtown Memphis (actually really near Sun Studios which is where Elvis first recorded (I think) for those who didn't know). They have a great outreach to the homeless there, feeding them every Wednesday and clothing them. They are a close knit group but showed such love and warmth towards me that I felt at home immediately!! I hope to visit there again sometime - just a wonderful group of people who love God!! It was such an honour really to get to know them all!!
Just to show what a small world we live in - the matron of honour (Jess) is married to an Aussie (Jarrod). They were both absolutely gorgeous and they felt so bad about the fact that I'd seen so little of Memphis that they took me out Saturday night after the wedding. I was showing them pictures of my family and it turns out that Jarrod went to school with my brother in law in Brisbane - what are the chances?!! I had a ball with them. They took me to Beale Street in downtown which is being cleaned up and is full of lights and souvenir stores and out for dinner, their shout and to an arcarde place where we played games for the rest of the night. Then we headed to Jess's parents place which is close to the airport and I stayed there the night and they took me to the airport at a ridiculous hour of the morning (I got up at 4am). Jess's mum is a saint and got up early & made breakfast for everyone. I can't eat that early in the morning so she wrapped some up for me to eat later & her husband made me a cup of hot tea - such generous people. I've been so amazingly blessed since I've been here!
The wedding - it was so much different than what I was used to and not just because it was an American wedding but it was very unique even for them. The wedding started 20 mins early (much to Brandi's chagrine) - some people turned up 5 minutes late and missed the whole thing - whoops. It was fun getting dressed up and meeting everyone at the rehearsal dinner the night before. I think I'd missed the social contact in the week or so before that and was thriving on it from last Friday onwards. I love people!! I love meeting new people!! You can never have enough friends!! But to continue, all the bridesmaids had a ball together and even though the wedding was early, it was fun and the reception was on the other side of a partitioned wall which we headed to after the photos. Strange for me was that most people had already eaten before we got in there to eat and there wasn't a bridal party table so we just had to find seating wherever we could. Very different to what I was used to but a great experience nonetheless. My time in Memphis was great - I loved catching up with Brandi again and meeting Jacob and their friends and family. Now it's their turn to come visit Australia!!
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