Monday, September 15, 2014

How to NOT Handle a Football Loss


So, your beloved team lost?
I feel your pain. I really, really do.

As a diehard fan, I dread these days.
The last thing you want to do is give the other team bragging rights for 365 days.
They can shove it up their you know what if you ask me!
You feel like you've lost your best friend. Your hopes and dreams have been crushed.
You hang your head low for the next seven days.
All you need is the next Saturday to arrive so you can hopefully forget about last week and bask in the glory of a new gameday.
The week after a loss seems to drag on FOREVER.
And it's just heartbreaking.

Watching my Dawgs fall short to South Carolina was exactly that - heartbreaking.
At some point this season (if you haven't already), you'll feel this gut-wrenching pain also.
Most of us do. Unless it's one of those rare miracle seasons that we all dream of.
Must be nice, Florida State.

But even though all you want to do deep down inside is cry, scream and pout, the only way to handle the pain is with grace.

Now, I can't say I'm very "graceful" in this category. I don't think I've ever said so many cuss words in my life during last Saturday's game...
But there's just some things you just shouldn't do.



As much as it pains you, hold back those alligator tears.
Crying in public at a football game, will not only get your pathetic butt on national television, but make you look like a complete and entire freak.
Do it the privacy of your own home...guilty on one account. :)


Although it feels like your world has just ended, don't make rash decisions.
Selling all your favorite team's merchandise won't change the scoreboard, and you'll look like an idiot when you hop back on the fan bandwagon after a win.



You will look like a classless redneck.
Oh hey, South Carolina... ;)



Well, you know what...
Maybe you should. :)


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Thursday, September 4, 2014

The Southern Girl's Guide to Gameday Attire


It's that time of year again ladies.
Time to start planning all those adorable gameday outfits!

As you know, gamedays in the South are a little different than the rest of the country.
It's a time to show off your cute style and team's colors with pride.
So to help you southern belle's out, I've found my favorite gameday outfits for each SEC team (really - the BEST conference in the country!).

Most of these precious outfits are from the same few boutiques that I always love (and check constantly for new arrivals). They are:

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| Our Wedding | Bridal Portraits + Bridesmaids


After the dresses were zipped and corseted, my girls and I headed out to the venue to take bridesmaid pictures, as well as bridal portraits.
Cody was tucked away in the barn, to make sure he didn't see me before the ceremony (a request he had from the day we got engaged). Katie took us around the property, making us feel so at ease and comfortable taking pictures.
I remember looking around the venue and thinking how much stuff still needed to be done, but for some reason, not panicking at all. We all sweat our buns off, and thank goodness Shannon was still there to touch up my make-up and hair.

  
  








Katie did such a beautiful job with our pictures, of course.
Once we were done, it was time for the guys to harass Katie as she tried to pose them all cute and fancy. :)

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Wedding Coordinator/Florist: Terri @ Everything and More
Wedding Photographer: Katie Rivers Photography
Bridal Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Hair/Makeup: Shannon @ Formal Faces
Bridesmaid Dresses: Bill Levkoff @ Affordable Bridal
Bridesmaid Tanks: Baileywicks
Bridesmaid Glasses: Alisha's Designs
Bridesmaid Shoes: DSW

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