Walking in Memphis

Congratulations on the move and the job and surviving the empty nest, Newyorker. You have a lot on your plate. I hope you two are able to get down to SoWal this winter.

Glad things are well. The weathers becoming quite nice here in TN....and I can imagine how pretty the campus is in the fall.

Hang in there with the last child leaving. It does take some adjustment. My youngest child left last year, and it took until Feb. for me to overcome the funk I was in. Time does make it easier. Children are a gift from above, and we are quite lucky to enjoy ours.

A trip to sowal for a weekend sounds just like the right thing to do! No place like it for me to recharge and relax.

Hey newyorker. to Memphis! Where abouts in Memphis are you residing??? Hope you will find the time to visit Beale Street and the Blues clubs if you are into that and Peabody Place. Nice smaller mall and restaurants down there. Winters won't be as bad here. It does get cold, but nothing like New York. And I hope you won't miss the snow, as we usually only get one snow a winter if lucky, I myself long for a good snow here, we never get it. Last year we had none until February. The winter before we had two early if I remember correctly, in December, one that unbelievably stayed on the ground the entire week of Christmas. Alot of sleet and ice was in that one! And we usually get nothing in December. Don't know whether you have had time to check out the malls but the best mall area is the Wolfchase Mall off of I-40. They have built the new Avenue Carriage Crossing mall that runs off of Hwy 385, or Bill Morris Pkwy also, which from what I've heard is nice! And we are a lot closer to Sowal than New York is. Hope you enjoy it here!

Sounds like you are settling in niicely! I have never been to Memphis, but it sounds lovely!
Work, even though demending, can be a wonderful challenge if you enjoy it!
Enjoy your first "warm" winter.
I not even imagine how hard it must be to become empty nesters....

Hope you get to SoWal soon!

Welcome back. Hope you are enjoying Memphis. Sorry about your empty nest. I am going through that as well. My son is in Memphis with you. If you feel the need to mother someone he's available. I went to church with him on my last visit there and found he has several 2nd moms there. But feel free to jump in if you need a "mom fix". I really enjoyed myself in Memphis, we had a nice time seeing all the sights. Keep posting, this board will get you through most anything.

:clap_1: Glad you are settling in nicely.

Glad you checked in. I wondered where you'd been.
Good luck.

Welcome back Newyorker ! glad you are doing well, keep posting:clap_1:

Don't know whether you have had time to check out the malls but the best mall area is the Wolfchase Mall off of I-40. They have built the new Avenue Carriage Crossing mall that runs off of Hwy 385, or Bill Morris Pkwy also, which from what I've heard is nice!

I'll be in Memphis mid-October on business - will have to check out the new mall while I'm down there. Hope they're open evenings!

glad your move went well, and keep your chin up on the empty-nesting - if my mom got thru it, you can too !

I'll be in Memphis mid-October on business - will have to check out the new mall while I'm down there. Hope they're open evenings!

luvthebeach, here is the link for the new mall!

http://www.theavenuealist.com/FindAnAvenue/TheAvenueCarriageCrossing/tabid/83/Default.aspx

I'll be in Memphis mid-October on business - will have to check out the new mall while I'm down there. Hope they're open evenings!

That mall is very nice. They are open evenings, not all night like Walmart, but regular mall hours. Enjoy!

thanks all. Have done some mall-crawling (I live virtually on the river, so the malls are a bit of a drive east--and thanks for the suggestion re another mall)--but the cultural life here is great, and yes, we've been to Beale Street a number of times. One thing I want to hype--the zoo. I had a tour today (doing development work w. my President...a long story)--but the zoo here is fabulous. Take your kids if you are in the area--I think Mr. NewYorker and I will have a "zoo date" when we can carve out some time. The students from my college evidently are regular attendees (the zoo is across the street from my college)

As for the empty nest--my son is already at college, so I thought that dropping off number 2 would not be as hard. I was wrong--it really was painful. To top things off--she got cut from the college field hockey team (it had been a dream of hers to play college field hockey)--the night she called crying is when it hit me about how far away she really was. A positive thing tho--her first-year seminar is "Katrina and the Politics of disaster" (which she loves)--and her college is flying the whole class down to NO on their fall break. My husband and I will drive down there and have a chance to see her--so I'm comforted by that. (we have a place to stay--but resturant recommendations are welcome--where would y'all take your college student in NO these days??)

Oak Court Mall is another mall around the Poplar and Perkins area. Won't have to totally go out to the Wolfchase or Collierville area. I haven't been to the zoo since my son was around 7 years old. He is 24 now! But I am a person who doesn't go much. I only go out if I necessarily have to. I am a homebody in the evening!

Hi! I pm'd you yesterday regarding some of my favorite spots in Memphis. For NO--We love Bayona, and usually stay at the Dauphine Orleans just across the street. Stella is great-and our trip is never complete without a trip to Irene's ---have fun!

thanks all. Have done some mall-crawling (I live virtually on the river, so the malls are a bit of a drive east--and thanks for the suggestion re another mall)--but the cultural life here is great, and yes, we've been to Beale Street a number of times. One thing I want to hype--the zoo. I had a tour today (doing development work w. my President...a long story)--but the zoo here is fabulous. Take your kids if you are in the area--I think Mr. NewYorker and I will have a "zoo date" when we can carve out some time. The students from my college evidently are regular attendees (the zoo is across the street from my college)

As for the empty nest--my son is already at college, so I thought that dropping off number 2 would not be as hard. I was wrong--it really was painful. To top things off--she got cut from the college field hockey team (it had been a dream of hers to play college field hockey)--the night she called crying is when it hit me about how far away she really was. A positive thing tho--her first-year seminar is "Katrina and the Politics of disaster" (which she loves)--and her college is flying the whole class down to NO on their fall break. My husband and I will drive down there and have a chance to see her--so I'm comforted by that. (we have a place to stay--but resturant recommendations are welcome--where would y'all take your college student in NO these days??)

I think you are doing beautifully, newyorker, with all the changes that are happening in your life. I'm glad you wrote so frankly about your children going off to college--our son is the same age as yours and our daughter is one year behind. When I was at the library yesterday picking up books about choosing and paying for colleges (dearest daughter has started making noises at this late date about maybe :!: wanting more than than State U), I also picked up one about how to cope with the empty nest syndrome. I figured I may as well be prepared for all scenarios! So thank you for saying it like it is.