Spring Break Staycation

"Laughter is an instant vacation."  `Milton Berle

My family (including the in-laws) loaded up for an over-nighter in Memphis.  It's become an annual event for us to attend the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Beale Street.  www.bealestreetmerchants.com  It's a family-friendly, FREE, public event featuring carnival floats, vintage cars, musicians, bead and candy throwing and all sorts of other sights and sounds. We've been doing St. Pat's Day pretty big for the last few years,( I am of Irish decent), so we always make it a fun time.  It is usually so cold, but this year the weather was perfect for a parade and there was a huge crowd gathered on Beale.  Lots of people dress in all sorts of get-ups, I just wish I could get Collin to get into the spirit of things.

 David, on the other hand, did finally loosen up and put on a pair of green beads.  He's too quick for the camera because I didn't get a pic of him wearing the beads.

We decided to wait out the dinner crowd at the Corner Bar at the Peabody Hotel. (kudos to them for allowing kids in) It's casual and cozy and the perfect place to relax after the merriment of the parade.  After we were graciously kicked out/asked to leave due to a scheduled private party we chose to brave the crowd across the street at Flying Fish for dinner.
www.flyingfishinthe.net/memphis.php
105 S. 2nd St.
Memphis, TN 38103
901-522-8228
11am-10pm
7 days a week

There are lots of things on the menu to choose from.  I think most of us ordered the fried catfish plate due to the fact we were starving and it had been a very long day.  However, just as we were leaving we had a Memphis celebrity sighting!  We saw Andy Wise from Action News 5.  www.wmctv.com 

He was so gracious and sweet.  I love his Restaurant Scorecard reports he does!  Thanks Andy for posing with us!

Well, that's how my Spring Break began.  We opted for a "staycation" this year, except for David.  He went to Destin with some friends.  He did bring me something back: