The Verdict Is In.....

Ryan will be the newest employee of Green Square Capital!!!!!!! We could not be more excited and I could not be more proud of Ryan! He worked very hard to get this position and I am just so thankful that they saw what they saw in him and offered him this opportunity!!! He will be moving back to Memphis in 2 weeks and those 2 weeks better go by fast because I can't wait to be able to be around my Hubby everyday again!!! Once he moves back it will have been 6 months since we have lived in the same place and that was 6 months too many!! We have a lot of lost time to make up and I can't wait to start!!!

The Day That We Have Been Waiting For Has Finally Come......

Ryan FINALLY got not just 1 but 2 job offers yesterday. HELL FREAKIN YEAH!!! Sorry just had to do it!!

The first one came from Morgan Keegan and the second one came from Green Square Capital. Both job offers are for their due diligence departments!!! Now please don't ask me what he will be doing in these jobs because I don't even really understand what he does now, so I am really not the person to ask about this Haha!

This has been a long time coming and we are so thankful that it is here and that we can finally get our lives back in order!!!

Now, which one to choose??? This is still to be decided because Ryan has not gotten the full offer package from either company yet so once he gets that, we will have to sit down and way out the pros and cons of each job and pick the one that best suits Ryan!!!

So look forward to another post soon on which job he picks!!!

Best Resturants In Memphis

So most of you probably know how much Ryan and I love to cook and eat out at new places. So we decided that we (actually I decided this but I know Ryan will be right on board) are going to try all of the places below and give a little blog post about each of them!! Now I have been to some of these and they are the ones that are highlighted, if we end up going back to them (which we will) then I will post about them as well. Also, if we go to a place that is not on this list I am going to add it on at the end along with our thoughts about it!!

Now I do not fully agree that these are the 100 Best Restaurants in Memphis, but these the restaurants that Urban Spoon considers to be the Top 100. So I'm just going to say they are in no particular order as far as my opinion goes!!!


1 Texas de Brazil -Brazilian
2 Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken -Southern Soul
3 Soul Fish Café -Seafood
4 Germantown Commissary -Barbecue
5 Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous -Barbecue
6 Central BBQ (Midtown) -Barbecue
7 Las Tortugas Deli Mexicana -Mexican
8 Muddy's Bake Shop -Bakery
9 Bar-B-Q Shop -Barbecue
10 Huey's (Midtown)-Pub Food
11 Cafe Eclectic -Sandwiches/Subs
12 Gibson's Donuts -Donuts
13 Brother Juniper's College Inn -American
14 Restaurant Iris -Modern American
15 Houston's -American
16 Sakura Japanese -Sushi
17 Boscos Squared -International
18 Jerry's Sno Cone -Desserts/Ice Cream
19 Majestic Grille -American
20 Memphis Pizza Cafe (Midtown) -Pizza
21 Mary's German Restaurant -German
22 Osaka Japanese Cuisine (Cordova) -Sushi
23 Humdingers -Seafood
24 Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen -Italian
25 Las Delicias Mexican Bar and Grill -Mexican
26 Swanky's Taco Shop -Tacos
27 Bardog Tavern -American
28 Bonefish Grill -Seafood
29 Saigon Le -Vietnamese
30 Trolley Stop Market -Breakfast/Brunch
31 Kwik Chek -Mediterranean
32 Russo's New York Pizzeria and Wine Bar -Pizza
33 Cheesecake Corner -Desserts/Ice Cream
34 Huey's (Poplar) -Burgers
35 Kooky Canuck -Burgers
36 Southern Hands Family Dining -Southern & Soul
37 Fino's Italian Deli &Grocery -Italian
38 Bhan Thai -Thai
39 Booya's Burritos Burgers Sports Bar -Burgers
40 Flying Fish -Seafood
41 Bluefin Edge Cuisine & Sushi Lounge -Sushi
42 Pete & Sam's -Italian
43 Corky's Bar-B-Q (East Memphis) -Barbecue
44 Osaka Japanese Cuisine (Collierville) -Sushi
45 Beauty Shop -American
46 Eat Well Sushi & Grill -Asian
47 Little Italy Pizza -Pizza
48 Frank's South Main Market & Deli -Sandwiches/Subs
49 TAO TOO Asian Eatery -Asian
50 Folk's Folly -Steakhouse
51 Central BBQ (East Memphis) -Barbecue
52 Grand Pacific Buffet -Chinese
53 Fresh Slice's Sidewalk Cafe -American
54 Young Avenue Deli -Sandwiches/Subs
55 Tsunami -Asian
56 Huey's (Collierville) -American
57 India Palace -Indian
58 Belmont Grill -Burgers
59 Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar -American
60 Ching's Hot Wings -Southern & Soul
61 DejaVu -Cajun/Creole
62 Mosa Asian Bistro -Chinese
63 J Alexander's -American
64 Memphis Pizza Cafe (East Memphis) -Pizza
65 Paulette's -European
66 Osaka Japanese Cuisine -Japanese
67 Amerigo -Italian
68 Fuji Cafe -Japanese
69 Wiseguys -Pizza
70 Chang's House -Chinese
71 Happy Mexican -Mexican
72 Huey's (Cordova) -Pub Food
73 Molly's La Casita -Mexican
74 New Que Huong -Vietnamese
75 La Perla Tapatia -Mexican
76 Noodle Doodle Do -Soups
77 Huey's (Downtown) -American
78 Super Submarine Sandwich Shops -Sandwiches/Subs
79 Brad's Bar-B-Q -Barbecue
80 Pho Saigon -Vietnamese
81 Stix -Japanese
82 Makydo Sushi & Sake Bar -Sushi
83 Mama Mia's Pizzeria -Pizza
84 Panera Bread -Bakery
85 Firebirds Wood Fired Grill -Steakhouse
86 Kabob International -Mediterranean
87 Pho Vietnam Restaurant and Bar -Vietnamese
88 Blues City Cafe -Southern & Soul
89 Corky's Bar-B-Q (Cordova) -Barbecue
90 Fuel Cafe -American
91 Mi Pueblo -Mexican
92 La Guadalupana -Mexican
93 McEwen's on Monroe -International
94 Beignet Cafe -Cajun/Creole
95 Bryant's Bar-B-Q & Breakfast -Breakfast/Brunch
96 Erling Jensen -American
97 Sekisui Pacific Rim -Japanese
98 Nagoya Japanese Cuisine -Japanese
99 Ruth's Chris Steak House -Steakhouse
100 Garibaldi's Pizza -Pizza
101 Bari- Italian
102 Circa –International
103 S.O.B (South of Beale) - Gastropod
104 Napa Café –American
105 Bar None- Gastropod
106 Itta Bena- Contemporary American
107 Owen Brennan’s Restaurant- Contemporary French
108 Chez Philippe -French
109 Pearl's Oyster House- Seafood
110 Ernestine & Hazel's- Burgers
111 Capriccio Grill –Italian
112 Café 1912 –Bistro
113 D O- Sushi
114 Cafe Ole -Mexican
115 Arcade Restaurant –Dinner
11116 Au Fond Farmable – American French
117 Automatic Slim’s- Southern/Global

Ok, so I added in a few that I could think up off the top of my head, if you have any suggestions let me know!! Look forward to our post about each of these!!!

Oops I did it again.....

Ok so I am an awful blogger and the last post I did was back in October. Wow I mean really Kelsey that’s pretty awful. So since I can’t even remember what I did yesterday, I will try my hardest to give you the highlights of what has been going on in our life.

One of the biggest and most important was that on October 30th, 2011 I became an Aunt to Miss Lola Ryan Coupe. She is the sweetest, most precious little girl in the whole world. She is just perfect and is now almost 5 months olds and I just can not get enough of her!!!

Rocking the Bumbo and the Shades!!!

Miss Lola at 4.5 months!!!

I ran and completed my first Half Marathon and it was great and so fulfilling! I say that now but the day of and the days after where a whole different story. I have never felt pain like that in my life! I set a goal to finish in less than 2hr and 30min and I did!!!! I finished in 2hrs and 28min!!! I also raised a total of $760 as a St. Jude Hero! Thank you to everyone who donated. You do not know how much it meant to me and the kids at St. Jude!!!

Me crossing the Finish Line!!

Meredith and I After We Finished!!

Our holiday season was great! We spent time with our family and friends and we could not have asked for anything more, well other than Ryan finding a job here in Memphis. (We will get more into that whole situation a little later!!!) We rang in the new year with Meagan and Michael at there beautiful new home in Hendersonville, TN, just a little north of Nashville. We had such a good time with them; it was a perfect New Years. We are looking forward to a very fulfilling 2011 and we can not wait to see what all it brings.

A few other things that happened during my laps in blogging: I helped to host Meagan’s Bachelorette party and had the best time hanging out with all my girlfriends from college. It’s so great when we can all get together because it doesn’t happen all that often anymore. I was a bridesmaid in Meagan and Michael’s gorgeous January wedding. Ryan turned 26; gosh we are getting old, Haha!!! We had a great Valentines Day and got to spend the whole weekend together for it!!

So here is the deal with Ryan and I and our move to Memphis. I am still here in Memphis and Ryan is still living in Atlanta. Ryan and I have been able to see each other at least every other weekend, but we try to make it more than that. I am very much enjoying being back and having a job that I enjoy going to! It is so nice to wake up everyday and not dread going to work. I love all of the girls that I work with, there are 7 of us, and I really enjoy working with product again and using what all I learned at school and while at Macy’s. As for Ryan, he is still on the job search and I don’t want to jinks us but we are really hopeful that is just about to come to an end. We will know something on Wednesday hopefully. So, I will try my hardest to give everyone an update.