About Those Rebs...

I'm going to go ahead and admit it. I LOVE winning. Especially when it comes to Ole Miss football.  And, doubly especially (does that even make sense?!) when it comes to the Egg Bowl. L-O-V-E it. 

 

With the Egg Bowl being in Oxford this year, I had no doubt that the Rebs would win. Not even one tiny, little pea-sized doubt. None. Zero. Zilch. This game was OURS.  And, I say OURS (just to clarify for my sweet husband) not because I'm on the team (obvi, I'm not) and not because I know anyone on the team ('cuz I definitely do not) but because it was OURS.  I'm invested or "All In" as CHF would say.  If you're a Rebel fan and you aren't "All In," then I personally think there is something wrong with you...and I say that in the sweetest way possible! Really, I do. :)  I digress but obviously...WE won! It was a great game.  Glorious. Electric. And, oh so FUN!

 

As the great Laquon Treadwell said: #HAILNAW and #HOTTYTODDY 

 

Happy Thanksgiving!!!



GBO (or No!!!)

AHHH, football time in Mississippi is so much fun...especially if you're a Tennesee girl, who went to Ole Miss and your team (Go Rebs!!) is playing the Vols in Oxford.  Ole Miss/TN only rolls around every so often but it sure is fun when it does!  The last time this happened, I made the L-O-N-G drive to Knoxville (with pit stops in Memphis and Nashville to pick up my girls!) to suffer a devastating loss.  But revenge is sweet.  The Rebs dominated the Vols and chalked up another one in the win column.  I do love this series, especially when it's in Oxford, because I get to see so many of my Dyersburg friends.  It's nice to have my worlds collide (in the Grove, no less) for a day.  Hotty Toddy!!

Pumpkin Patch

A tiny bit behind in the blogosphere.  Back in October, Stafford made his first visit to the pumpkin patch.  We went to the Nichols-Boyd patch in Rankin County.  It was SUPER cute and a precious place to go.  I highly recommend you hit this place up in the fall.  Obviously, from the pictures, it was a little warm (i.e. HOT) the day we went but Stafford had a great time!  We took a hayride through the farm, saw all kinds of animals and picked out our pumpkins.  Happy Fall Y'all! 

 

Gosh Almighty!!

Hee Hee!! I'm literally grinning ear to ear as I type this post.  I've been a little behind on blogging our football weekends (I mean, we're only 5 games in!) but I literally haven't been this football happy EVER.  Well, except for last year when we beat LSU...thank you Andrew Ritter!



 

So, you might have heard that ESPN College GameDay was in Oxford last week.  And Katy Perry.  And Woody Harrelson.  And Tom Brokaw.  And Liam Hemsworth.  I mean...did LA uproot and move east for the weekend?!  The Rebs won and won B-I-G.  Pretty sure everyone is still celebrating but hey...who wouldn't be?  Oh yeah, and the Rebels are 5 - 0.  Hotty Toddy, Gosh Almighty!!

 

Stafford made friend at the Memphis game

 

sister love

groving' before Bama

giants and rebels...loves a ballgame!

before

after
 

And Then He Was THREE

We have a THREE year old.  Does that sound old or does that sound old?!  Our little love turned three on September 21st and we celebrated by doing a family-only, sweets-only party at our house.  It was fabulous and SO EASY!!  Let me just say, though, I think I have finally run out of the years of doing family-only parties BUT they sure were great while they lasted!  Stafford is OBSESSED with construction equipment or "tractors" and "diggers" as he calls them.  Naturally, my theme was construction.  He made that really easy on his Momma this year!



 

I had Two Krazy Kake Ladies (from Dyersburg) make his cake and I used The Cookie Lady (from Caruthersville, MO) to make the cookies.  Big shout out to Honey & Papa for carting those things down to Mississippi for me!  Naturally, I used the always fabulous Ruff Draft Papers for his invitation.  And all of those "tractors" that you see...yeah, those are ALL ours.  We literally have them coming out of our ears.  If there's ever a need for a toddler CAT spokesman, Stafford is it.  Seriously, this kid needs a contract.  He can sell you one in a heartbeat.

 

Happy 3rd Birthday, sweet boy!! We are SO HAPPY that you're ours!

 

 

It's Here!!

It's here and I couldn't be happier. Finally.  We finally get to spend our Saturdays in Oxford, in the Grove and in the Vaught. HOORAY!!  Last weekend was our first home game of the year and naturally, my crew headed up to Oxford on Friday evening.  We were super excited to get there!  Stafford has been saying (on repeat, mind you) "Ole Miss ballgame Ole Miss" for about 3 months now.  Literally, he says it all. day. long.  It is pretty cute if I do say so myself!  The kid LOVES Ole Miss.  My work as a mother is now done.  :) 

Usually, September in Mississippi is unbearably hot BUT fall weather moved right on in for us last Saturday.  It was extra nice to not be a sweaty mess by kickoff! We spent lots of QT at the Dyersburg tent and our tent.  Stafford absolutely loved running around in the Grove, playing football and getting dirty. This age is so much fun PLUS that little jersey with his name on the back...I die.  Cutest thing ever.  Cheers and a great big, Hotty Toddy for football season AND for the Rebs being 3-0!! Watch out Memphis...we're coming for ya!

MS-TN-MO

I absolutely LOVE a good weekend in Dyersburg.  LOVE IT.  A few weekends ago, our crew made the 4 hour drive to Tennessee to celebrate my dad's birthday over the long Labor Day weekend.  He knew we were coming up, of course, but he DIDN'T know that we were taking him to St. Louis for a day to watch the Cards play a little baseball versus the Cubs!  I hadn't been to the STL in years (probably not since college) so I was doubly excited!  I love St. Louis, Busch Stadium, the Cards, the Arch, everything.  Growing up, St. Louis was a frequent destination for my family because it's an easy drive and there is so much to do.  Unfortunately, we could only make a day trip out of it this year but it certainly didn't dull the fun.  We had great seats (aka in the shade) and the Cards won! Happy Birthday Dad!

 



Busch Stadium fun!!

Girl's Weekend in the Delta

Who doesn't love a good girl's weekend?!?!  A few weekends back, my mom, my sis and I met up at The Alluvian in Greenwood for a fun mother/daughter girl's weekend.  We had SO MUCH FUN! Lunch at Delta Bistro and Crystal Grill, dinner at Gardinia's and a wine tasting at Williams Landing was wedged in among all of the shopping, sipping, sightseeing (hello, The Help!) and catching up.  We definitely have plans to do this again!!




#OBAvacay

Why do vacations go by so quickly?  Seriously.  That is one question in life that I'll continue to ask over and over and never be able answer.  Our annual beach vacation has come and gone BUT we did leave with fun memories and good tans!

We love Orange Beach.  Love it.  We love it so much that we've gotten in the routine of eating out at the same places again and again.  This year, though, we switched it up a bit and I, personally, was very proud of us for doing so!  We ate at our hole-in-the-wall Mexican place (per usual) but everywhere else was something different from last year's trip.   Our find of the year was Lucy B. Goode's, which is right next to Lulu's.  We were all set to wait the 1.5 hours at Lulu's when my bestie, Leighton, recommended Lucy B. Goode's.  No wait, kid friendly and a super fresh menu?!  Yes, please!  We absolutely LOVED it.  Go there.  Another new place we tried was The Crab Trap in Perdido.  It was delicious and the wait was very manageable especially considering it was a Saturday night.  Plus, we were all able to partake in a little sunset photo shoot on the beach while we waited...two birds, one stone.  We didn't make Cafe Grazie last year SO we definitely went there.  Their bread and olive oil/garlic/cheese confection is to die for.  And, instead of hitting up The Gulf for dinner, we decided to go there on Sunday for lunch prior to leaving town.  Best decision ever and I hope a newfound tradition.   Their view is breathtaking!!

The weather was great.  The company was fabulous.  The drive was EASY.   The shopping was fun.  TAKE ME BACK!!!

love this sister of mine

precious parents

the originals

the newest addition

beach babes

the girls

the stacys

he's not spoiled at all by these two

the lovebirds...and stafford

baby model

these boys sure are lucky! :)

my best boy

Go Shorty, It's Your Birfday

Are you singing 50 Cent yet?!  So, a little late in posting this since it WAS my birthday...two weeks ago.  I love July the Fourth.  Not just because it's my special day but because it's just F-U-N.  I mean, it's summer, in America...what's not to love?!  We spent our holiday at home, hanging out with family, friends, CCJ and hot air balloons.  Turning 29 (again) was a blast!! 



scenes from the Fourth