Hotty Toddy!!!

It's football time in Mississippi!! I think I've been waiting since last November for this time of year to roll around and now that it's finally here, I couldn't be more excited!! Over the Labor Day weekend, I made the short drive to Oxford to celebrate a Rebel victory (we lost), Sydnee's first football game as an official Ole Miss girl (she looked fabuloso) and to spend some time with my family (always fun). Even though the Rebs disappointed me this time, fun was had by all AND my sister showed me that it's not quite as easy as it used to be!!

with mom & dad in the grove...

out on the town with sarah & sydnee

Baby Edie

A few weeks ago, I traveled to Dyersburg for Whitney's baby shower! Whitney is due November 12th with a sweet baby girl...Edie McCollum Allmon. We had the best time celebrating Edie's upcoming arrival!! Everything was absolutely perfect and Edie got some precious things! It was wonderful to see everyone and the weekend went by much too fast! We can't wait to meet you, Edie, and we love you already!!!

all of the hostesses with Whit...

What the...Chuck?!

Ok...so EVERYONE has a celebrity crush (or if you're like me, multiple celeb crushes), right?! Well, two weeks ago, Reed and I were driving to Oxford, listening to 96.3 on the radio - a country station (naturally) when the DJ announced that country singer Chuck Wicks (also of Dancing with the Stars fame) was going to be IN RIDGELAND, playing an acoustic set at Phillip's on the Reservoir. The ONLY way to see him was by winning tickets either by listening & calling in OR by stalking their facebook page & calling in. I immediately told Reed that I was going to win those tickets (he said I had no shot) because i LOVE...and i mean LOVE Chuck Wicks. Well, after 2 days of trying...I won tickets!! I convinced my friend, Morgan, to go with me and we had the best time!! I was way nervous to meet him but he was super nice and very cool. He even hung out with everyone there (that had also won tickets) both before and after his set. Needless to say, I feel very complete now that I've met one of my celebrity crushes...now, if only Joshua Jackson, Robert Pattinson and Ian Somerholder would come to 39157....

picture time with chuck wicks...

whoa...

me & morgan waiting on the show to start

SO talented, SO nice and SO cute!!

Move-In Day!!!

OMG!! Ok, so as I am typing this post, my baby sister, Sydnee, is moving into her college dorm room at Ole Miss!! Syd is officially a college student/Ole Miss girl/Mississippi resident!!! This makes me feel especially old because she was only 6 (and entering into the first grade) when I was moving into MY dorm room at Ole Miss. YIKES!! Where does the time go?! Sydnee is an strong, amazing and smart young woman and we are so proud of her and the lady that she has become. I cannot wait to go visit her every weekend...HA! Love you sis!!

syd (the first grader) and myself right before i moved to oxford to start my freshman year

syd now...the college freshman...isn't she beautiful?!

Heart O' Dixie

Well, Reed has another triathlon under his belt! Last Saturday he competed in the Heart O' Dixie triathlon that kicks off the first weeked of the Neshoba County Fair every year. Reed competed in it last year as a part of a relay team but decided to race as an individual this year and HE DID GREAT!!! The race consists of a 1/2 mile swim, a 27.5 mile bike and a 7 mile run. Reed finished 6th in his age group (25-29 yrs) and 26th OVERALL with a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes, 42 seconds. Reed is getting faster and faster with each race and I'm so very proud of him for all of his hard work!!!

go to: http://www.besttimescct.com/results/Heartodixie10.txt to see all of the results

LOS ANGELES = FUN SISTERS VACAY

Over the weekend of July 4th, my sister (Sydnee) and I went to fabulous Los Angeles for a short, fun-filled vacay. Reed & I gave this trip to Syd as her high school graduation gift and we had a BLAST!! It was our first ever sisters trip and we've decided we just might do one every year from here on out! Here's a run down of what we did:

Thursday: we arrived kind of late (especially since we had to rent a car) but we had dinner at 25 Degrees which was a fun burger joint in our hotel

Friday: had lunch at The Ivy, strolled down Robertson Blvd., drove around Rodeo Drive and Beverly Hills, visited the Santa Monica Pier (and rode the ferris wheel!), had dinner at STK and toured Madame Toussaud's Wax Museum (super fun!)

Saturday: drove to Malibu, walked around Paradise Cove, had lunch at The Paradise Cove Cafe, went on a celebrity home tour (SO NEAT), shopped on Hollywood Blvd, found People's Revolution and had dinner at Ketchup (which is owned by Ashton Kutcher)

Sunday: had brunch at The Polo Lounge, spent all day at Universal Studios, and had dinner at Chateau Marmont (AMAZING)

We seriously had so much fun soaking up the Hollywood life but were slightly disappointed because we didn't see ONE single movie star! oh, well...there's always next year!!

there's the HOLLYWOOD sign!!!

our historic hotel...so neat and it's haunted by marilyn monroe

with J-Timberlake...a hometown boy!!

LOVE IT!! the best breakfast ever!!!

malibu's paradise cove...SO pretty!

hiding out under a palm tree

sis & i on the ferris wheel at the santa monica pier

What A Wedding

Last weekend, my precious sister-in-law, Katie, got married!!! We had such a fun weekend celebrating her nuptials to William...I think it went by way too fast but I guess time always flies when you're having fun! Below are some of the pictures from the beautiful weekend!! Congratulations William and Katie...we are SO HAPPY for you and love you dearly!!

mr. and mrs. heading off to their honeymoon!!

the peters and the stacys

first dance as husband and wife

the wedding party

the stacy family

reed & katie...sweet siblings!

the beautiful bride!!

reed & i at the rehearsal dinner

the bride and groom!

katie's bridesmaids luncheon

sweet carter getting her nails done

pedicures