Christopher and I had our first guests this weekend. My Mom and Dad came to visit. I think it was really a mission on my mom's part to check on me. I think she wanted to ensure that everything is o.k. in Memphis.
I knew of only one thing that I really wanted to share with my Mom. The Civil Rights Museum. Growing up I knew my mom's hero was Rosa Parks. The woman credited with taking a seat and refusing to stand to give a white person the seat, as was the law in Montgomery, Alabama. This act was credited with starting the Bus Boycott. This museum shows the other heroes and other struggles in the U.S. Civil Rights fight. It is not the kind of place that you feel good about being, but the kind of place where you feel moved to have been. It is a powerful place that I would like to take all of the people that come to visit us in Memphis.
On Sunday we found a park in Mississippi on the River. We saw an armadillo, who knew they would be in the Mississippi wild.
The rest of the time we did the things I always do with my family. Eat and walk the dog. It was a great visit. I don't think I would have done anything differently. The visit felt like what I can remember when my Grandparents would visit when I was a kid. Not a lot of rushing around to take in all of the sights, but just living where you are with the people you love.
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