One night in military lodging without A/C counts as an entire space-a trip.

I mentioned I just got back from Arkansas to visit my husband while he was at 1stSGT's school.  Normally I wouldn't say the trip was a space-a trip in the classic sense as neither one of us flew on a military plane.  However we did stay in two different military lodges.  So, I'm going to say that this trip counts as a space-a trip - especially since in one of the lodges we didn't have any air conditioning and it was 80 degrees that day.  Part of a space-a trip is being willing and able to rough-it a little and I definitely consider no a/c, in that kind of weather, roughing it.

Here are some great pictures from our time in Little Rock, AR and Memphis, TN.

This is the high school made famous by the "Little Rock Nine."

We even got to meet Minniejean Tricky, on of the "Nine."  She's not in this picture though; but she does have a commemorative bench nearby.

The best Memphis BBQ in the city - Jim Neely's (as in Cooking with the Neely's on FoodTV) Interstate Bar-B-Q.

Brian had the chicken and pork ribs platter.  I had the smoked turkey dinner.

On the world-famous Beale Street in Memphis, TN.

If Beale Street could talk.

Having drinks at The Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN.

cool dogs at The Peabody Hotel

The Lorraine Motel - site of Martin Luther King Jr. assassination.

It all happened where the wreath hangs.  The motel has been converted into the National Civil Rights Museum, except for rooms 306, 307 and 308 which have been kept as they were since the day of the assassination.

The other "king's" home:  Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion

Elvis' parents bedroom.  I actually really liked this room.  Everything was so plush and so clean.

The kitchen - complete with wall-to-wall carpeting and yellow appliances.

The stairway down to the basement was fully covered in mirrors.

Elvis' yellow and blue room where the latest in technology could be found (three tv's, an 8-track and reel-to-reel equipment.)

The billiard room even had textiles on the ceiling.

The Jungle Room - gross.  It just felt sweaty in there.

One of his Grammys.

Continuing through one (there are two) of the trophy rooms.

What a dreamy and ethereal portrait.

Priscilla's wedding dress.  I love that it had sleeves.

A plaque with the names of the charitable organizations that Elvis supported.

The sunken lounge right outside of the racquetball court.

The racquetball room converted into a another trophy room.

Elvis' horses.  They look pretty good for their age. ;)

Am I in Rio?

The fountain with the Presley family tombs surrounding it.

This is nice but nothing compares to flying space-a.

This is Elvis' personal, leather-bound copy of the script from that cool tv-special that airs sometimes on PBS.

This reminded me of the stalls (rooms? i don't know what they call those things) that silhouette dancers dance in.

Larger than life-size mural from the side of the building.

Fort Campbell, KY is where we stayed for our one night in military lodging.  This picture really brings the trip full circle.  The troops that were called in to assist the Little Rock Nine with integrating Central High School were actually from the 101st Airborn Division.