Many of our dates included a long walk in beautiful weather there. We talked of our future together on that path. Matt proposed to me on a bench by the riverside. We had our engagement photos taken there. There are a lot of good memories by that river.
On our last night in town, Matt suggested we go downtown for our date night and walk by the river. That was music to my ears. It was perfectly cool and breezy as we started out.
Matt was quick to say it wasn't exactly the nice sunset he'd hoped we'd see. It was quite cloudy, but I didn't mind.
As we turned back to walk toward the car, a dark cloud rolled in from AR. Matt kept an eye on it and finally suggested, "We may want to start running now." Ha!
We started jogging back to the car...
Although I started running with him right away, I paused to take pictures of a barge.
As the wind picked up, blowing branches in front of us like tumbleweed, we moved to higher ground. At one point, I tiny leaf slapped my face right next to my chin...and it hurt. It was a rather comedic experience.
Upon our return to the car, the winds had died down and the clouds hadn't broken just yet. We weaved our way through downtown looking at the latest construction projects. Matt asked what I'd like to do next...ICE CREAM!
It was time to enjoy some Ben and Jerry's. We had fun sitting in the little ice cream shop eating some new flavors, talking a little about our life.
Just before we got up to leave, the bottom dropped out. Gentleman that he is, Matt pulled the car around so I wouldn't get too wet. Visibility was so low, we crept home in the downpour.
What a memorable date night in Memphis...
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