November Lately

Well, November literally snuck right on by thus making me extremely late on posting our happenings. Not that we did anything wildly fascinating but...oops!  November brought another busy month of consecutive home football games meaning LOTS of time on I-55. 

We headed up for the Ole Miss vs. Arkansas (we won!!) game for our FIRST day game of the year.  Another huge bonus came when a few of my besties from Dyersburg came into town, which always makes things more fun! After spending all day in The Grove and at the game, our families headed to McEwen's for dinner.  It was GREAT! If you haven't been there...GO! Being the sweet hubby that he is, Reed took Stafford home so I could go out with the girls for a nightcap at City Grocery.  Needless to say, I am more ready than ever to get home for Christmas to see those sweet friends again!

We opted out on the Ole Miss vs. Troy game (we won, again!!) and I opted in for a precious friend's baby shower! I absolutely loved getting to celebrate Erin and the upcoming arrival of Baby Hampton.  He is so loved already and I'm seriously dying to hold a snuggly newborn baby boy right now! 

Stafford didn't have school a few times this month due to various federal holidays so Mimi stepped in and took care of the little man for us.  She even taught him how to "mow" the yard...THANKS MIMI! I'll send him right over once the grass starts growing again! Stafford also got to celebrate a birthday party for a friend at school.  It was the cutest train party and Stafford loved it.  They rode trains, met the firemen and got to sit in the fire truck.  He. Was. Amazed.

Finally, the Stacy fam headed North for one last home football game against Missouri.  We were ranked.  They were ranked.  It was going to be a showdown. Except, it wasn't and they won.  BOO.  Regardless of the score and the FREEZING, FRIGID, COLD AS H@#! weather...we had a great time! But, seriously, who doesn't have a great time in Oxford?! Only one game left...

It's EGG BOWL TIME!! Go REBS! 

November Happenings

Elvis Sighting

Elvis is IN THE BUILDING...or he was last week, anyway!!  Halloween is (and always has been) one of my favorite holidays...I mean, who doesn't like dressing up, getting spooked and eating TONS of candy?!  Stafford is not the biggest fan of masks or wearing stuff on his head SO I actually had to put some thought into this year's costume.  I was shopping on Zulily one morning (that web site is the devil) and stumbled upon the CUTEST Elvis costume!  Even better, it was a jumpsuit that didn't involve multiple pieces which is a huge plus with my 2 year old.  I knew that I couldn't get him to wear a wig so blonde Elvis it was!  Elvis had a day of partying at school and even saw a younger version of himself in the infant classroom.  Until next year: thank you, thank you very much!

cutest, little blonde Elvis i've ever seen

and he's patriotic, too!

Ole Miss Homecoming

So, I'm a tad bit late in posting this entry.  Ole Miss Homecoming was a few weekends ago and Stafford & I took off work (and school) a day early to attend all of the festivities.  Megan, one of my sister's besties and former roomie, was the 2013 Homecoming Queen and we absolutely ove her to death.  Sweetest girl in the world.  Friday was the homecoming parade and pep rally on the Square and we had the best time cheering for Meg and the Rebs!  Stafford met Col Reb for the very first time but he wasn't quite sure what to think about him.  Saturday brought a gorgeous, fall day that was  perfect for a Rebel win/beatdown (59-14).   Happy Homecoming and Congratulations Meg!  You looked BEAUTIMOUS!

meeting Col Reb

beauties

we love our Queen!

sweet phi mu sisters

two of my favorites

LSWHO??

Boy Oh Boy...what a weekend! Let's start off by saying GOOOO REBS GOOOO! Ole Miss/LSU weekend is always a fun weekend to be in the Grove but that nail-biter of a game was the best part of all!  The Stacy fam headed up to Oxford for the second weekend in a row (oops, sorry I neglected the blog for A&M weekend) and I have to admit, I was a little bit down in the dumps.  Had you SEEN the injury report?  Whew...it was tough. Though ever the optimist (I mean, I AM a Rebel fan), I just "knew"  it was going to be our day...and it was! We had the best time groving with friends and family and that Rebel W made it even sweeter.  We opted to take Stafford home once the game started (these night kickoffs are KILLING my game attendance) since he goes to bed pretty early but we (or I) was screaming at the tv and jumping around like a crazy person.  So fun...and ready to do it all over again this weekend!  Hotty Toddy!!

sister, sister

cutest boys around

our little family

my favorites

Fair Time!

fun times at the MS State Fair!!

 

 

 

TWO!!!!!!!!

So...we officially have a TWO YEAR OLD!!  Last weekend, we celebrated Stafford's 2nd birthday and had a flag-wavin' good time!  As you probably recall, my little one is O-B-S-E-S-S-E-D with the American flag.  We aren't really sure where this came from BUT we love that he's so patriotic! He can literally find/pick out/holler for/see a flag from miles and miles away.  Loves a flag.  So, we decided to have a flag-themed birthday party!  DUH!

The celebration began on Friday with Sis arriving and then on to dinner at Chuck E. Cheese.  This was Stafford's second visit to Chuck E. so he was still a little unsure of all of the chaos fun.   He did like throwing those skee balls all over the place though...oops! Saturday afternoon brought the arrival of everyone else (cousins, aunts, uncles, great uncles, grandparents and great-grandparents)...all here and ready to party!  We decided to do family-only party again this year since Stafford is so young but even with just family, we had a packed house!!  We LOVE our big family! Lots of football watching, eating, opening presents, visiting and playing took place so he truly had a blowout birthday.  Happy Birthday sweet boy...we love you more than we could ever tell you in a lifetime!

PS: MAJOR thanks to 29:11 Creations (for his precious invitation), Angela Wallace (for the cutest cake ever) and Patycake Kids (for his adorable party outfit).  Y'all are THE BEST!

 

A Visit to the Low Country

Well, that was fast! Our Labor Day weekend/Charleston vacay came and went a little too quickly for my liking BUT my aching muscles and overall tiredness tell me that we had a great time...and we did!  We took Stafford on his first flight, celebrated my cousin's wedding, toured Folly Beach, ate ourselves silly, had a private boat tour of the Charleston Harbor (thanks to cousin Sam!), toured Charleston via horse/carriage and celebrated my dad's birthday.  It was a jam-packed four days but I wouldn't have had it any other way!  It was so great to visit with my family, both immediate and extended, that I didn't want the long weekend to end.  I rarely get to see my aunt, uncle and cousins (since they do live kinda far away) so it was extra special being able to spend our days with them...we promise to come back soon! :)

family photo at The Island House

reception site

my first cute date

my second cute date

Folly Beach, SC

the edge of america

toes in the water, toes in the sand

Fort Sumter

Charleston carriage tour

heading home...with the cheetos