Graceland Trip

This year is the 10th anniversary of Kris losing her Dad. Dad LOVED Elvis. He even had a pink Cadillac when he was in high school. We used to listen to listen to Elvis when we were little and watch all of his movies when they came on TV. We thought it would be nice to celebrate Dad's life by going to Graceland in style!

Graceland stables

They still keep horses at Graceland. Priscilla and Lisa Marie still come and ride.
All three!

Our tour guide said she rarely sees all three hourses come close like this. They always keep a blonde horse (on the left) because…
Trophy room

After watching the horses for a fair amount of time. THen we crossed the yard and headed to the new Trophy room. When Elvis was al…
Famous photo

I don't think I had ever noticed that little Elvis' left cheek is puffed out in this photo. Our tour guide said his Mom, Gladys, g…
Birth certificate

It shows he was a twin!
In the music room
Po;ice badges

They said this was a small fraction of Elvis' collection.
Lisa Marie and her son
Swimming pool

You can see the meditation garden in the distance.
Racquetball courts

Elvis tried racquetball in the early '70s and liked it so much he had his own court built. It had a weight training area on the gr…
His last day

Early in the morning on the day he died, Elvis, his girlfriend Ginger Alden, his first cousin Billy Smith and Billy's wife Jo play…
Last song

Afterthe racquetball game Elvis sat at this piano and played two songs, "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" and "Unchained Melody." I d…
Racket and ball

They had his racket and ball.
Elvis' water fountain

It was there when Elvis was there so, we drank out of it.
Blonde horse

Came really close to us. I like it's pink shoes!
Gladys' marker

This was the marker for Gladys' final resting place until she was moved from the cemetery to Graceland for security purposes.
Meditation garden

Originally this was a place for Elvis to come and relax, unwind and de-stress. It was one of his favorite places.
Elvis' twin brother

This is a memorial stone since the rest of the family is here.
Gladys Presley

There's one thing that bugs me about these headstones is that Gladys' is so plain. Hers just says she was a great mom, great wife,…
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