A Wine-y Party

A few weekends ago, Reed and I attended the Blanks's 2nd annual wine-tasting Christmas party. We had SUCH a wonderful time! This party is truly one of our favorites! Here's how it goes down: the girls bring a bottle of white wine and the boys bring a bottle of red wine -- each wine is wrapped in a brown paper sack and identified by numbers (for whites) and letters (for reds) -- the girls group tastes one while the boys taste the other -- we mark on our sheets the different wines going from favorite to least favorite -- after much tallying the winners and losers are revealed! It really is so much fun to see which wines win and I must do a little bit of bragging...the stacys WON for favorite red wine!!! My husband is a great wine picker-outer! Thanks Shannon & David for hosting and inviting us to such a fun get together...we love you!!

my girls

reed, david and jacob

me, kristin and morgan

celebrating our red wine WIN...we were so excited!!

The Egg Bowl 2010

I cannot believe Thanksgiving and the Egg Bowl have already come & gone...seriously, where does the time go?! Thanksgiving with the Stacy family was so great and very relaxing. Reed & I ate a TON (literally) and watched football for 2 days straight. I even braved the Black Friday crowds and got started on my Christmas shopping! We, of course, made the trek to Oxford for the Egg Bowl. I swear, there is nothing like the Grove...especially in the fall on a gameday. It was a special treat to hang out with the Carr fam too!! We miss them so much and always love getting together when they find the time to leave sunny Florida and head north. Needless to say, we have a lot to be thankful for - great friends, Oxford, family and the Ole Miss Rebels!!

me & sis on gameday

reed & matthew in the grove

me & mh in the grove

Big Orange Country

A few weekends ago, I traveled to Knoxville, TN with some of my Dyersburg friends for a fun-filled girl's weekend! AJ, Stacye and myself realized that we haven't taken a girl's trip since the winter of 2002...when we traveled all the way to NYC. So, needless to say, we were long overdue for some girl time! After picking up AJ in Memphis, we headed to Nashville to grab Stacye then made our way (slowly) to Big Orange Country to watch the Rebs take on the Vols. AJ was a little outnumbered (being the only UT fan out of the bunch) but she was a great sport, especially since the Vols beat up on the Rebels the entire game. She didn't brag one bit and Stacye & I thank her for it. I was able to meet up with my sis and do a little tailgating Knoxville-style. FYI: they actually use tailgates, on trucks. Even though I'm a Tennessee girl, I'll always be a Rebel! Hotty Toddy!

stacye, aj & me after the game...

sister, sister

GO REBELS!

our crew

dyersburg girls...different teams

ole miss girls!!

Ringing in the Season

Mistletoe Marketplace, put on by the Junior League of Jackson, is one of my favorite weeks in November. The shopping, the food and the fun never fall short of spectacular. Everyone loves the Preview Gala but my favorite party this year was the 80's party...better known as "Ringing in the Season with the Molly Ringwalds." Now, if you don't know who the Molly's are then you are REALLY missing out and must go to their website (www.themollyringwalds.com) to find their nearest and closest show. Reed & I decided to attendin our most fabulous 80's attire and if you know Reed, it was a MIRACLE that I was able to get him to dress up! We had a blast and were only reminded of how much we love being children of the best decade...the 80's!!!

the athletic look & the preppy look...

we love the 80's!!!

Tigers Ate Da Bears

Well, Ole Miss vs. Auburn weekend didn't turn out exactly as we hoped. The Ole Miss Rebel Black Bears didn't exactly win the game but fun was still had by all. This was the first game where we had almost everyone in our tent there...the only ones missing were the newlyweds (see post below)! This season has been particularly hard to get everyone in the Grove at the same time so it was a treat to have all of our sweet friends in one place! We did have a new addition to the tent...a 32 inch flat screen! Needless to say, it was a big hit and MUCH better than the Sat-Go. Hotty Toddy!

enjoying the 3D commerical during half-time

enjoying that new flat screen tv...

my precious Phi Mu sister...thanks for my sticker sis!!

my precious sister/brother-in-law...kate is turning into an ole miss girl after all!!

Happy 5th Birthday Carter!!

Our angel-face of a niece turned 5 years old on November 1st. I'm still having a hard time believing that Carter is growing up so fast. She is such a sweet, smart and loving little girl and we love her more and more every day. Carter is obsessed with all Disney princesses so it was only fitting that she had a princess tea party to celebrate turning 5. Below are some pics:

cinderellas & belles were everywhere!!

sweet, precious family...

how cute is caroline reed?! she loved having all of those princesses around!!

happy birthday tootsie! we love you!!!

It's Greek to Me

I officially feel VERY old and all it took was several hundred 18 year-old girls running all over campus to give me this feeling. Last Sunday was BID DAY at Ole Miss...FINALLY! After thinking that it would never get here, it actually did. And...my perfect, adorable baby sister went PHI MU!!!!!!! I am so very happy and excited for her...and a tiny bit jealous too! Her pledge class is absolutely precious and Syd doesn't look too shabby in pink either! The Phi Mu house has always been one of my favorite houses on campus and I can't wait to spend more time there this time around (if they'll let an ancient, 29 year-old married lady in there, that is)!!! Congratulations Syd...you are going to love being Greek and love being a Phi Mu...now, what is the date for your first party because I think I would make the perfect date?!!!

sisterly shot...are those bid day jerseys cute or what?!

lots of new sisters and friends...

2010 pledge class...such cute girls!!!