MSU vs. Memphis

Well, the time is here! It's time for some FOOTBALL!!! Are you ready!? I absolutely LOVE this time of year! I feel like I say that at the beginning of every season throughout the year. Isn't it wonderful how God provided such beauty and enjoyment at the changing of the seasons? He knew our attention span was short and would need a change of scenery and feeling occasionally. He thought it through!

I love the beginning of winter because I begin to get in the Christmas spirit: lights, ornaments, trees, family, friends, parties, and of course a celebration of the birth of Christ! I love the beginning of Spring because of the beautiful colors, rebirth, green grass, warmer temps, sunshine! I love the beginning of summer because of the pool time, beach time, beautiful sunshine, longer days, and sweet summer nights! Now, it's beginning to change into the fall season! I love fall because of the beautiful colors of the leaves as they change, the cooler and comfortable temps, the smells of fall, and of course FOOTBALL - MSU football!

Saturday was the beginning of State's football season. My family has gone to Mississippi State football games for as long as I can remember. We used to tailgate when tailgating really was literally on the tailgate of your car! Ha! I guess you could say that I was born and raised to be a Bulldog! Tailgating for the Smith family is now a little more involved. You may have noticed this before in our previous football seasons here and here. This year was a bit different. We have always been able to park next to our tents. This makes it quite easy to put the TV and satellite up during game time to keep unwanted hands off of our equipment. (We had a bad experience with unwanted hands last year if you're wondering.) However, this year our parking has been rearranged to keep people from parking on the grass. This meant that we had to unload all our tailgating paraphernalia at the curb, and park our vehicle a ways down the road. Complicated, but doable.


The Holcombes were moved all the way to the Hump. But they made arrangements accordingly...a maroon wagon!

Once the tents, chairs, tables, food, TV, and radio were all set up...we all relaxed and enjoyed the afternoon. We arrived on campus around 11:00 that morning for the 6:00 game. So, we had all day to enjoy! There are four things I LOVE about Mississippi State ballgames....

1. All the friends, family, and visitors that stop by, eat, and visit throughout the day....

My baby brother

Dustin brought his dog, Brodie, for the afternoon.

Dustin's girlfriend, Mary

Kristin and Ally

Lee and Russ

The Holcombes

The Sleeper children enjoyed playing with Brodie. And, Caroline proved to be the "Dog Whisperer"...putting him straight to sleep.

Mama and Natalie

Mr. Bill and David Green

Rickey, Allison, and Mrs. Mary

Russ and me, of course!

And, good friends...Adam and Becca

Sorry if I didn't get a picture of you this time! Come back next time and I'll try to get you in.

2. The Dawg Walk...

Bully leading the football players and coaches through the Dawg Walk

3. Team Spirit...

We enjoyed watching a family friend of ours, Catelin, cheering for the dawgs!

Go State!

A "White Out" sold out crowd and our dawgs doing the Dawg Pound Rock!

Cowbells!
I actually rang my cowbell a little too hard or too much, I guess, because my dinger went flying out! Oops! Don't worry! We brought extras!

4. A WIN!

I am so glad our Dawgs had a great start to the season! It's always fun to win. But, I'm there...rain, sleet, snow, shine, win, or lose! And, believe me...we've had our share of it all!

Good luck Thursday, Bulldogs! I'll be there cheering you on!