September 22nd-25th

Thursday – Travel Day

We had it all planned out…  My friend Mike was landing a few minutes after me.  So we were gonna meet in the Skyclub.  About 35 minutes later several other people were landing and we were gonna all go to one of our DDD places in Memphis.  (There are a lot of them!)

Well…  It ended up just being Mike and I.  Mechanical issues on the other flights.

So we headed to Interstate BBQ – a new place for both of us.

They are known for their BBQ Spaghetti, but that sounded kind nasty to both of us.  However, we did each order a small 6oz portion just so we could try it.  He liked it.  I didn’t.  I don’t really like BBQ Sauce.

I had the sliced beef plate, no sauce.  It was good.  No real seasoning or anything, just smoked beef.  I really liked the coleslaw!

Then we headed down to Oxford.  Thank goodness we used the GPS because I was taking us to the only Hampton Inn in Oxford.  Guess what?  They opened a new one 3 weeks ago.  Good thing we went ahead with the GPS!

It was a really nice Hampton Inn.  It just was in the middle of nowhere.  NOTHING around.

After we checked in, I took the car back out.  There is a sale at Chico’s Thurs/Fri/Sat and there is a really good one here.

It’s right by the Hampton Inn across from a Chili’s…  Hmm…  oops!  That’s in Athens, GA!  Not Oxford, MS.  Oh well.  I am getting my SEC towns mixed up.

In the evening, several of us headed downtown to Ajax for dinner.  

It’s one of my favs.  But it always gives me a terrible stomach ache.  Every thing is deep fried and full of jalepenos.

Instead of the meatloaf, which is what I always get, I went for pot roast, mashed taters and mac & cheez.  Thought I was in the clear.

Afterwards we went to Irie which is next door, on the town square.  We went there last year too.  It’s like people our age eating dinner, until 10pm and then it’s wall to wall college kids.  Might have something to do with the $1 well drinks?

I was getting really tired, so I headed back to the hotel with Mike around 11pm.  Some of the guys stayed our for a few more hours, I just didn’t have it in me.

Friday – Set Day

We got a lot done today and finally are getting to where we feel ‘comfortable’.  It always takes a few weeks to get into a groove on set days.

Friday night a few of us went to one my favorite places in Oxford – “Volta”.

The guys found it on accident last season.  They were told it was a “Mexican Fusion” place.  Well, it’s actually Greek.  I love the pimento cheese and hummus plate.  Yum!!

It’s always a gamble going there…  you don’t know how long it will take to get a table.  There is not a hostess.  You just stalk out your table.  It’s very strange.  But soooo worth it!

We got really lucky and were in/out in just about an hour.

Saturday

Georgia vs Ole Miss

Game went just fine.

In the evening, we all drove back up to Memphis to stay near the airport.  We went to a DDD fav – Uncle Lou’s Southern Chicken.

I get the grilled cheese – which is sooo good!  It has honey drizzled over it.  Strange, but oh my!  I also get a couple chicken tenders with “Sweet Spicy Love” sauce.  And then of course you must get a “Honey Dipped Biscuit”.

The boys were watching the LSU vs West Virginia game, so I headed back to the hotel.  The chairs/tables are Uncle Lou’s are not at all comfortable and I just wanted to shower and get to bed.

Sunday – Travel Home

Nothing like getting up at 3:45am.

I was with a few of the boys on the MEM > ATL flight which always makes travel better.  Sat in the Skyclub for a few hours before heading on CMH flight.

Another great weekend with the best crew in the country!