Boo!

Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween! It started out with some fun Trick or Treating from our cousins....

And then a photo shoot with the cutest Strawberry that I've ever seen!

She didn't even seem to mind her costume! I think since it was on top of a onesie and tights she didn't really notice it except when the hat fell over her eyes or her body came up over her chin! :)

Then our friends, Kelly, Tripp, and Caroline came over to go Trick or Treating with us and enjoy dinner! We loved taking pictures with the Fairy Princess and the Strawberry. I'm sure that this will be the first of many Halloween pictures taken of these two precious girls!

After a mini photo shoot at our house we headed out to Trick or Treat around the neighborhood. Thankfully, Memma and Papa G let us borrow their golf cart so we were riding in style even if Kelly and I were a little scared on the seats in the back!

After Trick or Treating we went home to enjoy some Taco Soup and The Other Mama's Microwave Apple Crisp! Yummy! It was a great night with great friends! We hope your Halloween was as wonderful as ours!

Happy Halloween!

*Card was made via Shutterfly.com

To domain or not to domain?

I'm currently trying to decide if I want to get a domain name for myself and break from the blogger platform. I think I could possibly do some more interesting things with the blog like having a three column design and having different sub-pages so things like my recipes weren't located on a separate blog. But I got a little overwhelmed when I went to look at places to purchase a domain name and hosting site. So, if you have your own domain name could you please let me know where you purchased it and who hosts it and if you think it's worth it? Or, if you know some tricks in blogger like how to do the things I've mentioned could you let me know about those?!?! Thanks in advance for your help!

Rain, Rain Go Away!

It's hard to get motivated when it's rainy and foggy outside. Thus, I'm blogging instead of doing anything to unpack or organize or put makeup on. :)

I am super excited though because I just got a great post in my reader and I wanted to let you know about it in case you don't, you know, sit at home on rainy days during nap time and stalk your blog reader. Angie at Bring the Rain is pregnant! Go and read her post and give her some love. If you'll remember, Angie and her husband Todd lost their daughter Audrey in April of 2008. Please pray for them and encourage them as they go through this next pregnancy.

On a more personal note, this little bit is everywhere these days!

She is rolling all over the place and scooting around on her belly. It is so much fun to put something out of her reach (mean, I know!) and watch her figure out how to get to it! And the talking! My it's exciting! It's like she literally learns some new trick each day!

I am beginning to get a little worried about daylight savings time this weekend though. Do anyone of you have any suggestions for helping your little ones make the adjustment? I'm hoping that if we move back her bedtime a little bit each night leading up to Sunday that on Sunday we'll be back on her previous schedule and it won't really be like anything is different. We'll see how that plan goes! :)

Ok, I must go and be productive. Although, I have to say, on days like these I think productivity is overrated.

What I want Charlotte to Know

Yesterday, as we were leaving Tuscaloosa, I was checking my Google Reader and reading my blogs. Natalie at Natalie's Sentiments wrote a post about what kind of legacy she would like to leave her children if something were to happen to her. So I read her post and was touched and so on the way home I jotted into my phone some things that I want Charlotte to know. Since I will keep a copy of my blog and my phone isn't a super safe place I thought I would write them down for her.

1. Jesus loves you. I want you to fall deeply in love with Jesus. I want you to thirst and hunger for him and His Word. He loves you no matter what you do or have done. He gave himself for you. On the cross he saw your face. God loves you an infinite amount. More than anyone else will ever even begin to love you. I want you to research and explore and figure out the truths of the Bible for your self. I want you to want to love Jesus. I pray each day that we are able to instill a deep rooted love for your Savior as you grow up so that as you reach an age of maturity you can come to him.

2. Your family loves you. Exponentially. No matter what. There is nothing that you can do that will make us love you any less and nothing that you can do that will make us love you any more. You are a blessing to our family and we would do anything for you. Know that we have all made our share of mistakes and when you make your mistakes you shouldn't feel like you have to hide them from us. We don't expect you to be perfect, we just expect you to be Charlotte. And while we will be so proud of all of your accomplishments in life, we are the most proud just to be your parents.

3. Your spouse is the most important decision you will ever make. You don't get to choose your parents or your siblings. The only person that you get to choose to be in your family is your spouse. Choose wisely. Choose someone who loves you more than they love them self. Choose someone who pursues Christ first so that as you both draw near to Christ you will draw near to each other. Choose someone who makes you laugh and who you can be yourself with. Choose someone who complements your personality so that together you make one, unified, great team. Choose someone that you can't imagine yourself being without. Take time to date -- for a long time -- before getting married so that when you get married, you are marrying your best friend. This isn't a decision that you can return or get a refund on. Take the time to pray about the decision and ask people that you respect their advice so that you know when you make that commitment that it is for life.

4. Don't spend time being intimidated by others/jealous of others. Everyone is a person just like you. Just because you feel like they do something better than you doesn't mean that they don't think that you do that same thing better than them. It is unproductive to put yourself in a lineup with others to see how you compare. You are your own person with your own strengths and weaknesses just like them. You were made EXACTLY like you are for a reason. We would not change one thing about you and you shouldn't allow anyone else to make you feel badly about yourself.

5. Treat everyone -- and I mean everyone -- as someone of importance. Just as you can't let others make you feel bad about yourself you also can't cause others to feel bad about themselves. Everyone is an equal and the more you treat everyone that way the better your life experiences will be. Being kind and generous to someone could positively affect their life in a way that you may never know. Remember that those that you come in contact with could be having a bad day just like you and a kind or encouraging word from you could totally change their day. It is the mark of a true lady if you can treat everyone as if they were the most important person in your world while you are dealing with them. Go out of your way to do that and pray that someone is going out of their way to do that for you.

6. Be friends with people most like the person that you want to be and don't waste energy on people who don't value your friendship. You will have friends that you regret and that's part of growing up. But strive to only be close friends with those that model traits that you want to learn. Place a high value on your friendships and work to keep them a priority in your life. Take time to go out with your girlfriends and enjoy life with them. Close friends make your greatest joys more sweet and your greatest sorrows less intense. Work to keep close friends close. And don't spend time making someone a priority if they don't make you one. Your life is too precious to use a lot of energy trying to salvage a relationship if you are the only one working on it. That's not to say that you should lose friends easily, but if, after a period of time, you are still the only one working on a relationship then stop putting so much of your energy into it and if the relationship is supposed to continue the other person will start picking up the slack.

7. Don't be afraid to fail. We learn the most when we fail. We have all failed at something and most of the time we are the most appreciative of the times that we fail. We learn something about ourselves when we try something and don't achieve our goal. So take a risk. Apply for the fellowship. Try out for the organization. Buy the new fashion statement. Sometimes the things that we go into expecting to be turned away from are the things that mold us the most into the person that we want to be. If you go into something with good aspirations it's ok if they don't always work out the way you thought they were going to. And sometimes when you take a risk you are rewarded, but without taking the risk you can't possibly know what the positive outcome could be.

8. It is ok to say no. Your time is one of your most precious commodities. You only get so much time at home with your family before you go to college. Once you leave for school you can never get that time back. Put a high priority on your family life so that you don't have any regrets. And when you get older know that your family is your priority and if that means that you can't chair such and such committee or that your job is no longer working for you, then it's your responsibility to re prioritize the extracurricular things in your life so that your family remains the most important and gets the best of your time instead of the leftovers. There will be times when you are stressed and busy and your family gets your last straw instead of your first one, but strive to make those times few and far between. It's ok to say no when someone asks you to do something. Remember that. In all area's of your life. It's ok to say no if what is being asked or offered isn't in the best interest for you and your family.

9. There is nothing that compares to having children. Whether by birth or by adoption strive to have children. They will be your crowning jewel in your life. You have only been with us for five short months but already we can't imagine our life without you. We look forward to watching you grow and experience those wonderful moments in your life. Watching your eyes light up on Christmas morning. Seeing the pride in your eyes when you get your first college acceptance letter. Hearing the excitement in your voice when you learn something new at school. We already love watching you figure out how to roll over and hear yourself babble. You make us more of a family than we could have ever been without you. That is a true gift and one that you should not miss out on.

10. But make sure that you enjoy being a married couple before you have kids and after you have kids make sure you make your marriage a priority. Sometimes in life we are so focused on the next thing that we forget the thing right in front of us. The years in your marriage before children should be a time for you to enjoy being married. Take trips. Try new classes. Join a new group. Get involved with other couples. Learn what it means to be married and enjoy that time. Things change drastically once children come and you will never be that spontaneous again. And after children, make sure that you make time for each other. Go on dates. Set aside a set number of times a month to get a babysitter and go out. Remember that the most important thing that you can do for your children is to show them a steady, healthy, flourishing marriage.

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Have I forgotten something? A hugely important life lesson that Charlotte needs to know? Please let me know if I did. I would love to hear what you think are the most important things to tell your children or your family.

Rocky Block

Rocky Block. Kind of like Rocky Stop from a few years ago but much more important. Thanks to Terrance Cody we had a weekend that was exciting and suspenseful instead of one that was regretful and disappointing. Well, at least in regards to football.

This weekend turned into a very crazy one. My cousins were supposed to come down to the game but due to one of their best friends coming down with H1N1 and our pediatrician saying that the window for her to come down with it was until Saturday night they weren't able to come so that she wouldn't possibly infect Charlotte or anyone else. It was very sad and put a damper on the weekend. Swine flu, we do hate you! I will feel soooo much better about the flu next month once Charlotte is able to get her flu shots. Not that I will quit being cautious but I will be less fearful of her picking it up in random places.

But, that's a totally different story. We ended up having a much less exciting weekend since our cousins weren't there. But it was fun because Charlotte lasted almost all the way through the game! She probably could have made the whole game if we hadn't been worried about not getting her off schedule to get her home to feed her. She had already had one bottle during the game and a second one probably wouldn't have gone over too good since I was the one giving her the bottle. When I give her a bottle she just kind of looks at me like, "What is going on here?? This isn't right!" :) So we made it home in time to watch Mount Cody dash the hopes of Tennessee nation. Sorry Papa, but we are so glad that Cody was there!

In the pictures before the game Charlotte never looked at the camera. This was the best one. Thankfully it was warmer this weekend and she just had to wear her pea coat before the game when we were outside. I put her little tights on her though that look like they have Mary Jane's on them so that she couldn't kick her socks off. She was not a fan! Through most of the game she was pulling at her toes wondering why her socks weren't coming off like usual!

We (I) am so glad to have an off week this week! A weekend at home to do all of the things that I need to do will be priceless. And I finished Charlotte's Halloween costume yesterday (check out the picture on my Twitter page) so we're ready to go for this weekend!

Sorry for the random post! I just reread it and I'm a little bit of everywhere in it. Have a good week!

Orphaned No More

A few weeks ago I was reading a blog where I found out about Orphaned No More.



This website has been set up by a family trying to raise money to adopt a little girl with special needs from China. They aren't asking for donations, just for you to buy a beautiful bracelet to help them raise money so that they can go and get their little girl. The bracelets are cute and fun and I think would make great stocking stuffers. I just wanted to let you know about this family and their goal in case you want to help them bring Isabella home.

Five little monkies..... (or months!)

Charlotte,

It seems to me that there have been more changes with you this month than any other so far. You are such a big girl! You are growing and growing and I can't get over how big you are. Your Daddy and I are loving this stage in your life. The way you interact with us and do such sweet and funny things makes each day a new adventure. I am so glad that I get to stay home with you every day baby girl so that I can how much you grow. Sometimes Daddy will notice you doing something new and I'll realize that you started doing it a few days ago but I forgot to mention it. I am so thankful that I get to see you discover yourself and your environment every day. We love you very very much baby girl and we can't wait to see what exciting things you learn to do next month!

But for now, here are the fun things that you are doing this month!

You have become a tummy sleeper. We always put you to bed on your back and almost as soon as we put you down you flip yourself over. You also "creep" all over the bed! Your favorite place to sleep is in the top left hand corner of the crib with your head right up against the side. You can get from the bottom part of the crib on your back to that top corner on your tummy in the time it takes me to get downstairs to the monitor!

One other fun bed time activity of yours is that you love pulling your little legs up and out of the legs of your footed pj's. Often times when I wake you up in the morning your legs are all curled up in the body of your pj's instead of in their feet! We mostly put you in footed pj's now since the last time we put you in a nightgown you wiggled in it until the neck was around your tummy and you got mad because you could no longer move your arms!

You are so happy! I feel kind of bad when people ask me if you're always so good. The truth is you are! You really only fuss when you don't feel good which is understandable. I do that too! :)

You are a happy camper and good to go with a flexible afternoon schedule as long as you get your 2 hour nap in the morning. Speaking of a schedule you are definitely a scheduled baby. When we took you to the nursery at church and tried to go to big church you were not a happy girl because you couldn't go to sleep in the nursery since it wasn't your bed with your sound machine, etc. I'm not sure what we're going to do about that since we want to get back to going to big church and Sunday School. We'll see how that goes in the next few weeks when we're not always in Tuscaloosa.

You are great at pushing up when you're on your tummy and don't fall straight to the floor when I sit you up. You still love standing though -- it's your most favorite position.

This month you started rice cereal and today you tried oatmeal for the first time. You have become a fairly good eater (again, when you feel good). You are nursing five times a day and eating cereal once. We're about to start feeding you cereal two times a day and then work up to three but for right now just feeding you cereal once a day is easiest.

You have become a reacher! You have such control of your little fingers and can pick up rattles and toys and burp cloths and hair and hold on with a super tight grasp! It also melted my heart last week when you started reaching to me when other people were holding you. It's the sweetest thing!

This month had a lot of firsts. Our first trip with the Dixon's. Your first football game sitting outside. Your first ride in your big girl umbrella stroller. Your first experience with cold weather. Your first cold and fever. That one was no fun for us or for you but at least its over and now maybe we won't flip out as much the next time.

You are a little flirt! You love to smile and talk to us! We're getting really long extended vowels now (lot's of aaaaaaah's, etc) and keep listening hoping that you'll put a "m" or "d" in front of that! I actually think that you said "ma ma" tonight while you were crying. You at least started making an m sound. We'll see if that continues and you keep saying it. :)

Your hair is getting curly! You are still loosing a lot of hair but you can only really tell on your sheets. But now that your hair is getting longer it's getting a little bit of curl in it which is making me happy. Since my hair is so straight I've always wanted curly hair and maybe I'll get to live vicariously through yours! :) Although, if your hair does end up curly I'm sure that you'll want it straight. That's just the way girls are.

You also learned some fun tricks this month! Papa G taught you to stick your tongue out when he sticks his out at you. You only do it for Papa G, you don't care if Daddy or I are sticking our tongue's out at you. You also now love for us to blow on your belly. You giggle and laugh and get a huge grin.

You have gotten bigger this month. You are wearing 6 months clothes except for pants where you're still in 3 months or 3-6 months pants. You are in size 2 diapers but we still use size 1's sometimes when we're traveling or need to use what we had already bought. Last night we weighed you and when I was holding you it appeared that you weigh 14 pounds; when Daddy held you it appeared that you weigh 15 pounds. So we'll take an average of 14 1/2 pounds! We also measured you and we measured you at 24 inches long. You are definitely a growing girl!

We are having so much fun with you right now little bit! I can't believe that your next birthday will be six months old! I told your Daddy last night that I better start planning your birthday party! :) We love you Charlotte. You are a dream come true.

love Mommy

Recipe Wednesday - Mustard and Brown Sugar Chicken

This recipe is from the Birmingham Junior League cookbook, Tables of Content. Like I mentioned earlier, I love Junior League cook books and this one has some great recipes. From my notes in the margins I made this recipe first back in February of 2007 but then I forgot about it until now. I hate that I forgot about it because it is really good!!

Mustard and Brown Sugar Chicken
6 boneless, skinless chicken brea sts
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tablespoons coarse grain mustard (like Maile mustard)
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Hot cooked Rice (or I served this with the Smashed Potatoes!)

Arrange the chicken in a single layer in a baking dish. Mix the brown sugar, olive oil, vinegar, coarse grain mustard, lime juice, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl and pour over the chicken, turning to coat. Marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for 4 hours, turning occasionally.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake the chicken in the marinade for 40 minutes. Spoon the hot cooked rice onto a serving platter and top with the chicken. Drizzle with the hot marinade.

Homecoming!

Homecoming is always a special game. Everyone is in a festive spirit and memories are ripe with the good ole days of college. This year was a little different from years past because the game was at 6:45 instead of a typical 11:30 Homecoming game. I guess that's what happens when you play another SEC game for Homecoming! Despite the cold, this was the first non rainy game that we have had this year (at home or Ole Miss) and it was nice to see some blue skies!

Family picture before the game

With Grandmommy and Pops

All bundled up and ready to go to the pre-game festivities! Mom and Dad got Charlotte this adorable crimson pea coat and dress! I think this is one of the cutest outfits that she's ever worn! With the adorable tights with red "shoes" on them, she was just precious!

With Papa G before the game

With Memma and Papa G

This was Charlotte's first game in the stands! She fell asleep with 10 minutes left in the first quarter and didn't wake up until around half time when we were leaving to get her back in time for bed time! What a great trooper!

See, she was zonked!

Before the game Jason, Charlotte, and I went walking around to see the lawn decorations and Charlotte got to go into the Alpha Chi house for the first time. In this picture we're in the living room. Here's to hoping that this is the first of many pictures of the two of us in the living room at the Alpha Chi house!

I think our lawn decoration was the best. But, I always think that and we never place. I think it's a conspiracy.

We got to meet up with my sweet friend Lindsey before the game! Charlotte loved meeting her and her sweet mom, Robin, who was also an Alpha Chi! Thanks Lindsey for meeting up with us! As always, it was great to see you!

Daddy's Little Pumpkin

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Daddy,

I've rewritten this birthday post several times trying to get across just I want to say. However, I'm not sure that I'm going to be able to convey my thoughts appropriately no matter how many times that I try!

Thank you for always letting me know that you love me. And for letting me know that I can make mistakes because you've already made your fair share. :)

Thank you for always keeping your promises. Even when it meant planning a trip to Disney in a few weeks because you forgot your promise to your children that you would take them before the end of the year.

Thank you for teaching me that if you want something in life you have to work hard for it. That you should always give your commitments your best effort and that you will be rewarded for that effort.

Thank you for encouraging me to do what's best for me and my family. I've always appreciated how you told me that I would be a great CEO one day but that I would also make a great mother.

Thank you for showing me that titles and positions aren't as important as how you treat people and maintaining relationships with people who knew you when.

Thank you for showing me, throughout my life, how your family should come first. Even when it meant that you had to tee off at 6 AM in order to get to the pool when it opened to play with us.

You are a lot of things to a lot of people. I am so proud to be your daughter. Not for who you are in the world, but for who you have always been at home. Thank you for teaching me so many important life lessons and for loving me throughout all the good and bad.

I love you Daddy! Happy Birthday!

love Jenn

Kelly's Korner - Show Us Your Life

It seems like everyone that I know reads the Kelly's Korner blog but in case you don't I wanted to point out that she is continuing her Show Us Your Life feature today by letting people showcase the handmade items that they sell. There are over 300 vendors listed already and I'm sure the list is going to grow! If you're looking to support individuals or you're looking for some unique Christmas gifts go check out the site!

Random Wednesday

So, I have painters here today again. They started yesterday painting the study, the den, and the kitchen. When I got back to the house yesterday afternoon they had finished the study and the den and started on the kitchen. But when I looked a little closer I saw that they painted the study the color that was supposed to go in the den and the den the color that was supposed to go in the study. Not a big problem in the study -- the colors are similar and whether the study was light tan or dark tan didn't bother me. But a problem in the den where the darker shade would make the room homey-er (that's so not a word!). So, the painters are back today finishing the kitchen and repainting the den. I think they're almost finished so at least they'll be finished today.

I wish I had taken pictures so that you could see the transformation but I don't think you would have been able to get the whole effect. When we moved in our entire house was this olive green color. A color that by itself is a beautiful color, but covering each and every wall in the house it got to be a little much. The day after we moved in we had Charlotte's room painted pink again which helped, but I was still beginning to feel a little, well, green. :) I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. I really like the colors that we picked out. Most of the house is still green but now that our main living areas are colors that I lend to more than this green I think it will be much better. I'll try and remember to post pictures when the curtains get hung next week.

In other news (as if this is really news!) I'm still loving my iPhone. And this weekend while we were in Oxford I found a new app that I am absolutely in love with. It's Photoshop Mobile. After we had Charlotte's newborn pictures taken and I saw how much more our photographer was doing in Photoshop than I could do with any other photo software that I had I made the decision to switch to Photoshop Elements. Believe me when I say that I still am not very familiar with the editing functions (a great Christmas present for me would be a book on Photoshop) but I'm learning it. So when I saw this app I thought that it would be cool because I take so many pictures on my phone these days and this would make it easy to do some basic editing before the pictures even get imported! And let me show you my find!

Here is a picture of sweet Charlotte with her sunglasses on the way to Oxford. This is straight out of my phone. No editing whatsoever. It looks fine. Adorable because, who are we kidding, she is the most precious child ever, but not a stunning, blow you away, photographic triumph.


And then here is the same picture edited with Photoshop Mobile on my phone. I used the Vignette Blur function and look how bright it is! And how her little smile is highlighted! I love it!

So, I just wanted to share my find with you so that you can go download the free app Photoshop Mobile on your phones.

I'm off to start on Charlotte's Halloween costume! Yay!

Recipe Wednesday - Shrimp with Rice

Wild Rice and Shrimp has long been a favorite of mine. It's pretty easy to make and includes my favorite ingredients like shrimp and mushrooms. However, my sweet husband isn't such a mushroom fan and while he likes the dish he usually picks the mushrooms out. So as a compromise I found this recipe from The Lady and Sons Savannah Country Cookbook. It was really good and just as easy to make. I did make a little bit of a modification since Charlotte isn't liking when I eat cheese. I'll include the original and my modification. Enjoy!

Shrimp with Rice
Two 6 ounce boxes Uncle Ben's long-grain and wild rice
2 pounds shrimp, cleaned, peeled, and deveined
1 onion, diced and sauteed in 2 tablespoons butter
1 bell pepper, chopped
Two 10 3/4 ounce cans condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
16 ounces Grated Cheddar Cheese; reserve 1/2 cup for top
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

Remove seasoning mix from rice; do not use. Cook rice as directed on box. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix rice with remaining ingredients in a baking dish and sprinkle reserved cheese on top. Bake for 45 minutes.

My Modified Recipe:
Omit the cheese
Add Bread crumbs

Remove seasoning mix from rice; do not use. Cook rice as directed on box. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix rice with remaining ingredients in a baking dish and sprinkle bread crumbs on top to cover dish. Bake for 45 minutes.

We're Going to The Grove! Part 2

More pictures from The Grove at Ole Miss!

Memma, Charlotte, and Papa G

Charlie, Tripp, and Jason enjoying some pre-game beverages

With the girls. I wonder if the Dixon's picture has us all looking at one camera or Charlotte not sticking her tongue out? It's her new trick, but still. :) Also, this picture makes me wish that despite the mud I had worn heels instead of flats!

Grandparents with the girls. We are so thankful that Kelly's parents and Tripp's parents were willing to keep Caroline AND Charlotte during the game so that we could all go to the game. Even though it was cold and rainy it was nice to get a little break. :) Thank you!

I love this picture of me and Charlotte!


If you know Kelly or have ever been to an event that she has hosted you know that she is the consummate hostess. She thinks of everything and is a great planner. She was a woman on a mission with the perfect vision to give us one of the best (or shall I say, THE best) Grove tent around! I am so proud of what we put together!

Our cute cake from Emileigh's. You'll notice Red Velvet Cake cookies in the background. Yummy!

Most of our tables. We probably had enough food to feed 25-30 people but only had 13! I would always rather have too much than too little and this way we got to enjoy it for dinner also!

I love our centerpiece! The red boxes were so cute and the flowers look so good! I'm always scared to arrange flowers but Kelly made is look so easy! It was nice to have Mom to help us also!

We tried to balance Ole Miss and Alabama platters so that it was even. I think we did a good job! It helps that we have red as a similar color.

We got cute jersey napkins!

Overall we had a great weekend. It is always so nice to get away with friends and family and relax and enjoy each others company. I also love visiting other schools with "natives" of the school because you get to see how that team really lives on game day. My college game days were totally different than game days at Ole Miss but I think that's what makes it so much fun. And The Grove is so famous and so unique. Where else do you see tents with chandeliers and rugs?!?! People are starting to make their tents on The Quad really nice too but it's something that's just begun as opposed to something that's been around forever.

We look forward to taking the girls to many many more Alabama/Ole Miss games! Thanks Kelly and Tripp for showing us such a great time!