F,F & U, part 2

Our morning began with a stop at Krispy Kreme…how could we pass up the Hot Now sign!!

We took a driving tour of the University of Alabama…

Wow, it sure is a big campus!!!

By the time we had finished riding through the campus…our doughnuts had diminished!

We drove to Birmingham and had thought about going to the zoo, but after making a wrong turn, we changed our minds and decided it was time for lunch…

and then drove back to TN. and along the way we enjoyed the fall foliage that is past its prime but still pretty to see.

A great week end for all!

Football, Food, and Universities!

This week end we took R and went to the Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M at Starkville. We got to walk around some before the game.

After getting into the stadium, we saw the bulldog,

and then the game.

Bowtie was walking around to see the fans and we got to have R’s picture made with him!

The Aggies outscored the Bulldogs…and the team celebrated by singing The War Hymn!

We drove through Columbus, MS and saw the home where Tennessee Williams was born.  It was a great little, old Southern town.

We stopped for bar-b-que…

before we got back to the hotel in Tuscaloosa.(thus the elephants)

More of the next day tomorrow.

So Many Fun Things Happening

Life is been rollercoaster the past couple of weeks.  I had the chance to stay with the boys while their parents took a vacation to the wine country.  I saw football games for both of them…they are both 85 or Ocho Cinco…, took care of pigs, went to an A&M game, saw J play baseball, drove carpool for the younger one and tried to keep up with the older one via text messages!  Such fun!

Here are some pictures of the adventures…

J is the cornerback on this side. This is 7th grade; they do not play 6th grade football in Texas.

The boys had to clean the pig pens and we let the pigs out for a little walk!

This at bat was a single with 2 RBIs.

The hands were disking were day near the house.

P is the defensive end…and punter for his team.

The A&M football game on Sat. against LSU where A&M got out-scored.

The fly-overthe gameand the band.

After church on Sunday, we ate at a Mexican restaurant (shocker!) before it was time to catch a plane home.

On Tuesday we celebrated Ts 7th birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRIPP

Ole Miss Game

We drove to Memphis where we went to antique stores, drove around some beautiful neighborhoods and then went downtown.  Our first stop was the Peabody Hotel where we got to the see the famous Peabody ducks leave their fountain, get on their elevator and go to their penthouse for the evening.When we arrived, the crowds had already begun to gather so we had to go upstairs.  Most of the pictures were too dark but here you can see their red carpet and the stairs that they will use to climb out of the fountain. You can see 4 ducks in the fountain.

We then walked to Beale Street...

and then it was time for supper at Rendezvous.Great ribs and brisket along with the atmosphere!

Saturday morning we had breakfast at the hotel and then drove to Oxford for the football game.  We parked near the square and began walking around. The courthouse is in the center of the square much like it is in many county seats in the South.

As we were walking around, we saw Dr. Loftin, the President of Texas A&M University.  He was so gracious to have his picture made with us.A former football coach was also there, but he had walked off before we could speak to him.  We find having a college president and former coach at an away game a very unique situation.

We ate lunch at Ajax restaurant…another delicious Southern meal!

We walked our lunch off by walking to the Ole Miss campus

and going to The Grove.

We then went into the stadiumand saw A&M win a close game 30-27.