when in memphis.....

mark anthony's appt with dr lazar was wednesday at 12noon. mark was unable to get off work to go with us that day, so my mom went instead. lacee has been attending softball camp at a'ville this week, so she stayed the night with a friend tuesday night so she would not have to get up super early wednesday and go into town with mark. the rains and flooding was pretty bad here, so mom thought it would be a good idea for us to go on to memphos tuesday night and get a room. (hey, i thought it was a great idea too!)

so i found us a room at the embassy suites, just off poplar on south shady grove road.

let me just say that this is my favorite hotel ever!

the room was great, the entire lobby has "creek" running through it, complete with ducks, fish, rocks, plants, bridges, and even a waterfall!!

an indoor pool, hottub, sauna (we didnt use the sauna) were wonderful!

we got there right at 7:30 pm, so we missed this, but everynight from 5:30 till 7:30 they provide you with free food and drinks in the bar area. real food, like lasagna or hotwings. since it is in the bar area, i am not sure if it is adults only or not.

each morning until 9:30 there is a complimentary breakfast. not the typical cereal and poptarts, but the real deal. eggs, bacon, sausage, french toast, cereal, yogurt, fruit, bagels, milk, juice, coffee are all self serve, and then there is a cook that does made to order just for you omelets with any ingredients you choose! they are yummy and the cook was so nice!

you eat your breakfast right by the stream, so watching the fish and ducks was a big hit. a few ducks even came out of the water and would eat crumbs off the floor!!!

when i booked the room, i didnt realize they had any of this, other than the indoor pool!! we were so very impressed.

oh, and the lobby is in the center of the "atrium style" hotel, and the back of the elevators are glass, so you can see the lobby as you go up and down. and--the buttons on the elevator are low enough mark anthony could push them!!

every guest and staff member we had contact with was curteous, kind, and friendly!

i managed to leave my camera in savannah :( , so cell phone pics will have to do. this was tommy's first time swimming, and it is apparant he is a water bug just like his brother and sister.

thanks to mamaw vicki for this great night away!!