What a weekend! Clancy and Jack have now officially "taken the plunge." The weekend began with the bridesmaid brunch at my house Friday morning. Then, we went to the rehearsal at 4:00. It was a little crazy around our house. Mama and Kristin finished up some things at the church while Daddy and Lee took care of Farley for the day and picked up Pops to get him dressed and ready for the rehearsal. Daddy and Lee met Kristin and Mama to help set up for the rehearsal dinner. By the time Daddy got back and helped dress Pops, it was 3:45. The rehearsal was 30 minutes away! Daddy quickly got dressed, and we headed to the car only to realize we didn't have the keys. We searched frantically before all loading up in Russ's car around 3:55. Once we were a little ways down the road, I found the keys in my purse! We turned around so Daddy could get his car. We finally got on the road at 4!! Flying. Dustin was somewhere between Starkville and Jackson with a dead phone and not sure of directions. He eventually found his way to the church around 5. It was quite the excitement.

But, the rest of us made it to the rehearsal just in time to begin. Obviously, things were a little behind anyway. Ha!

Uncle Howard and Clancy

Some of the bridesmaids waiting for instructions

The rehearsal went just as the wedding would, and we all headed to Florence for the rehearsal dinner at Clancy and Jack's new home. And, it was in Clancy and Jack style! A crawfish boil! Everything was so cute!

Kristin changed out the ribbon on the R from the brunch, and now it is ready for crawfish.

Cute gerber daisies on the tables

Kristin, Lee, Russ, Mama, and I got there early to set up the last minute details. Russ's job - take pictures of course! The crawfish crew was busy cooking away!

Dipping sauces for the tables

Ready for guests

Then, the guests began to arrive. It was nothing but fun and crawfish from that point on. Everything was very cute and very relaxed. The weather was nice and breezy.

Me, Kristin, Candace, Katie, and Stacy

Russ, Lee, and Dustin

Pops (in his new Polo shirt!), Mama, and Aunt Patsy

Russ showing me the LIVE crawfish! Yuck!

Mmmmm...

When the crawfish was ready, they dumped the crawfish out onto the plywood boards and people gathered 'round to eat...

Clancy and Jack

and eat...

Russ stayed in that spot ALL night!

and eat!

Daddy found a seat to eat

Some guests ate crawfish until way after we left, while others visited, danced, laughed, and just cut up!

Uncle Howard and Aunt Patsy showing us how to do "the Bump."

Jack fired up his own grill and started grilling deer sausage.

Such a fun night! Thank you, Clancy and Jack, for having us all over to your new home!

It's official! Clancy and Jack are "taking the plunge!"

A Little "Girl Time"

R is for Mr. and Mrs. Readman...

Tomorrow Jack and Clancy will tie the knot. Mama, Kristin, and I hosted a bridesmaids' brunch for all the ladies. We had such fun decorating, cooking, and setting up for the day! Lots of laughing, maneuvering around my tiny kitchen, and late night trips to Walmart. Oh yeah...which resulted in me getting locked out last night until around 11:45! But we got it done! And it looks great!

I love the way A Daisy A Day saw exactly what I wanted! Cute flowers in cowboy boots! They also did cute small arrangements for me and a custom "R" for the front door.

We turned my living room into a dining area. Move some furniture around and voila!

The food was YUMMY! Mama fixed her delicious cheese grits, breakfast casserole, and muffins with jams. We also had fruit and...

...chocolate covered strawberries! This is a funny story. There were two batches made. One looked like "assisted living chocolate covered strawberries" according to Mama, so Kristin made some more. Cute tuxes and wedding dresses! Very easy to do!

We had two food tables. I was in charge of food arrangement. I didn't get a picture of the other table, but here is the cake table.

The cake for the bridesmaids was so cute! Mama had a friend from Corinth make it for us.

When everyone arrived, we mingled around waiting on the bride. She was a little more than fashionably late as usual. Ha! We took the opportunity to get to know the other side of the family.

Once she arrived, we chowed down!

I took the pictures, so the hostesses posed for one really quick so I would be in one! Ha!

Mama, Kristin, and me

Next, it was time for the charm pull.

We each pulled a ribbon from the cake to see what charm we had chosen. Each charm means something different for the bride. We read the meanings of each charm to Clancy as we pulled our charm.

Candace - Maid of Honor

Aunt Patsy was especially excited about her charm...a baby's high chair!

Once everyone pulled their charms, we washed them and put them on a charm bracelet for Clancy. So special!

It's hard to believe that the wedding is almost here! Actually, it IS here! Wow!

We are so happy for you, Clancy! We love you!

I'm so glad we got to start off the wedding weekend with a little "girl time!"

Treasures

This week, my parents are in town for my cousin's wedding. Since they are in town, they decided to check in on Nonnie and Pops's house. It's still there. And it holds WAY too much stuff. But, some of that stuff is treasure.

Scrapbooks from 50 years ago...

Cigar boxes full of old photos of my grandparents as children, teens, and young adults. Telegrams and letters from my great-grandparents...

Pops's baby shoes with letters from his father to his mother...

My grandmother's old baby doll...

Old photo albums...

Mama's baby teeth...

Just treasures that are now a part of MY parents' home.

Treasures that Nonnie held and saved.

How Bad Do You Want It?

The Tim McGraw song, "How Bad Do You Want It," keeps ringing in my ears. First, because we wanted the NCAA tournament bad. I think we showed how bad we wanted it, and we were heartbroken in the last tenth of a second of our Kentucky game. Second, because my dad, Russ, and I showed how bad we wanted to watch the Dawgs play against Jackson State in the NIT Tournament Tuesday night.

Daddy drove into town just in time for the game. There was just one problem. Only ESPN U was showing the game. Well, Russ and I only have cable. No ESPN U! No problem! Daddy started pulling the following things out of a duffel bag: cable cords, plugs, satellite box, and a satellite dish!

How bad did WE want it? Just take a look!

We wanted it bad enough to set a satellite dish in our front yard no matter what the neighbors thought!

We wanted it so bad that we strung a cable through the front yard and over the front door because that's where it fit the best when the door shut.

We wanted it so bad that Daddy got out his tools to secure the satellite so that there was no chance of interference!

We wanted it bad enough to allow our living room/front door to look like that!

Yep. We wanted it pretty bad. It's a good thing too. We saw the game and enjoyed State's win against the Jackson State Tigers. Go Dawgs!

Hopefully our next game will come on cable. Especially since Daddy will soon leave with all this satellite paraphernalia.

How bad did you want it?