Memphis in May happenings

Soo0oO0o0ooOo much has happened in the month of May that I figured I'd bring everyone up to speed before diving head first into June (and summer in general) Here we go...

This (not so) little (anymore) one graduated from high school and is getting ready to head south to Mississippi State in the Fall. Seriously can't believe she's 18/old enough to graduate/go to college/live alone/need sorority recs/be older than about 4-years-old. Our beautiful wheata woo is growing up!

The Thursday before her graduation I attended my very first Memphis BBQ fest and (was able to check off one of my bucket list items) met my main main Quincy Pondexter/QPon. Life=made.

Over Memorial Day weekend me and my besties took a trip to Pawley's Island, South Carolina. It was fabulous despite the hours of traveling and intensely severe sunburns we all acquired as a result of being overzealous about summer. 

Rounded out the month my celebrating the wonderful birthdays of my Nannie/aunt/wheat woo's mama and my 89-year old Papaw. 

Among other things, JT had sinus surgery (which I affectionately call "schnoz surgery"), we saw The Great Gatsby (wearing my "I Party With Gatsby" tank), watched the Grizzlies make it to the Western Conference Championship (only to be swept by the stupid Spurs, blah), and wrote a handful of articles for work.

June happenings to come on the blog:
-Italian Fest/Randy Houser
-take JT to Bham/ Arab, Ala. for Luke and Barbara Jane's wedding
-Family beach trip

 looks like this summer 

is gonna be one for the books

Charming Bluff

While I was late to work this morning, I decided to stop by Harbor Town. Random, but since I saw a Facebook post saying that the "Claw Crew" would be giving out free car flags and other memorabilia to get in the spirit for hosting our first game of the 2013 playoffs against the Clippers tomorrow, I decided I needed Grizz gear (hey, I was already late anyway, right?). 

Alas, I read the post incorrectly, and the Claw Crew was no where to be found. What I did find, however, was the beyond precious cottages/multi-million dollar homes that line the Muddy Mississippi with style. New life goal =live in Harbor Town. 

Seriously, it's like 30A/Seaside meets Charleston paired with small town homeyness just a hop, skip, and a jump (okay so it's a short bridge) from Downtown Memphis (think modern day Leave it to Beaver/Andy Griffith Show). It has gyms, nail salons, cafes, and even a foreign language immersion day care ( I mean c'mon, how cool?.... who even think of these things?! ).

So anyone who thinks Memphis isn't equal parts charming and urban, think again.

901

Say what you will about JT's music (personally, I can still do bits and pieces of the concert choreography I picked up from the No Strings Attached NSYNC tour), but even though he's a multimillion dollar entertainer, clothing designer, restaurateur, philanthropist, and hubby-to-be, he definitely hasn't forgotten where he came from.

You guessed it; he's from the 901 (specifically Millington, Tennessee), and has been known to spend the occasional holiday or long weekend in the area to take in a round of golf at his eco-friendly course, Mirimichi (which I'll get to momentarily).

Here are a few things you might not know about the Memphis-native:

He has his own brand of tequila called 901. The campaign claims 9:01 p.m. is when the night officially starts, but it's no coincidence that it's the area code for the singer's hometown. Two birds, one stone; you get the idea.

He is reported to be one of the new owners of the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team, alongside local icons Peyton Manning (who's wife, Ashley, is from Memphis) and Penny Hardaway (also a Memphis native who played at then Memphis State).

Last but not least, he funded and created a crazy-nice golf course in Millington that is now run by the family member that introduced him to the game.

 

 {Bridge across lake heading toward Holes 9 and 18-- Photography by Aidan Bradley}

  

 {The green on Hole 12--Photography by Aidan Bradley}

 

{Woods behind hole 15--Photograph by Aiden Bradley}

 

 

There you have it; a little trivia about the 901 and my teenage crush, Justin Timberlake, that you might not have known otherwise.