Movin' On Up

That's right! After many years of being a tried and true Mississippi State Bulldog, it appears our beloved Dawgs have decided to pay us for our loyalty! This past weekend, the Smith clan headed south for yet another beautiful day of college football. It was Homecoming to be exact and we were celebrating our coming home after such a victory at Florida last week!

Sherra and Rickey

With the usual crowd there (minus Kristin and Lee), we grilled hamburgers and hot dogs while we enjoyed a beautiful day such as this! We grazed all day over the other goodies on the food table and watched a little football on the TV.

Mama and Daddy

We visited with those we don't see every day...

Dustin and Daddy

We laughed at the stories and jokes...

Mary and Kyle

We watched the fans file past our tent...

Fan of the Day

We enjoyed the many friends who always stop by to pay a visit...

My sweet college friend, Rachael, brought her precious baby, Hunter, to visit! I can always count on Rachael to make time to visit or call me...even if I fail miserably at returning the favor. She is what I call a true friend. Love you girl!

Mama and friends

Mama and I walked down to the Dawg Walk with some of her friends from Jackson. I promise, I felt like I was in the middle of a group of school girls! They had their hands out to touch the players and coaches and their cameras out. I wish I had Karen's video from pre-Dawg Walk. I'm sure it's entertaining. Ha!

Bully

Coach Dan Mullen AKA "Dan the Man!"

Back at the tailgate, more visiting and fun was had by all as we awaited the 5:00 hour to grab our bells and head to Davis Wade Stadium!

Russ, Rickey, and Ronnie

Bill and Daddy

Mary and Mama

Russ, me, Becca, and Adam

And then, the game began! Thankfully, we pulled off a 25-29 win over UAB!

Daddy's wig Mary bought him for the game! Ha!

It wasn't pretty, but we'll take it! Movin' us on up to #21 in the BCS rankings! That's what I'm talking about! Now, our dawgs need to buckle down and play their hearts out against Kentucky next week. No more close calls like we had Saturday!

Oh, yeah! We were on TV! Can you find the Smith family?!

Hint: Look toward the bottom.

Maroon! White! Fight, fight, fight! Mississippi State...WOO....that's right!