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Gamecocks vs. Dawgs

What a nerve-wracking exciting game! This was my first trip to Athens for the Carolina vs. Georgia game and, boy, am I glad that we made the trip. Carolina sure knows how to have you on the edge of your seat crossing your fingers that they're going to pull out the win. My Gamecocks gave us another win against the Georgia Bulldogs, 45-42, and now have us starting the season 2-0. It's always a trip back to years of tailgating past when we travel to away games as we've gotten accustomed to tailgating indoors in a condo before the game and sitting in the indoor/outdoor boxes at Williams-Brice so if it's hotter than h-e-l-l outside, you can just walk up the stairs and sit in the air conditioning (which is such a blessing to be able to do in the SC heat) After being packed in like sardines with our fellow Gamecock fans, I am glad we traveled to the first two games of the season but am even more happy that next weekend we'll be cheering on our Gamecocks from HOME against Navy. Go Cocks!

I'm linking up with The Belles of Saturday to bring you my tailgating pictures from Athens.

*I promise that eventually I will use camera pictures. I left my battery in the charger at my parent's house so all I have from the game are iPhone pictures*

Mom & I after arriving in Athens

Tailgating with the hubs

The parentals

Oh HEY COCKY

Another Carolina TD!

Happy fans after another Carolina win! Go Cocks!

9/11

It's been 10 years since Americans were forever changed.

In you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse.

Psalm 25:2-3

Pinnable Me: Fall Fashion

Another reason I love football season is because it means cooler weather is just around the corner. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE summer. But by August it's so sweltering hot that us South Carolinians are dreaming of sweaters and hot chocolate. For this Pinnable Me Friday I've linked up with Paw Prints & Pastry Bags to bring you some adorable fall fashion. Here's hoping I get to wear this sooner rather than later.

Source: elizabethskillman.blogspot.com via Brittany on Pinterest

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Source: polyvore.com via Brittany on Pinterest

Jiminy

I've had a credit to One Kings Lane for quite a while now, but on the home sample sale website $25 doesn't go very far. I've gotten some adorable stationary from there before so when a sale popped up today with gifts I thought I would give it a look. I found some lovely flat note cards by Jack and Lulu on there on sale for only $19. The only problem : There were 4 different ones I liked and needed my friends Caroline and Kristin to help me decide. I chose to get the cricket one but in the process we found some new information out about our dear friend Kristin.

She HATES crickets! Now I'm not a huge fan of them in real life but I love whimsical prints so crickets on note cards, clothes, even cartoon ones are a-ok with me.

I mean who wouldn't want a cricket friend to sing to you? Obviously Kristin. This revelation today led me to look up some information on crickets as pets for Kristin as her birthday is in the next couple of weeks and now I definitely know what we should get her.

"The lifespan of the most commonly sold cricket in bait shops or pet stores --Acheta Domesticus -- is 8 to 10 weeks, which is a very brief span of time to us, but like millenia to them since one day is as a year to these creatures, and their deaths at 10 weeks (70 days) is like a human's death at 70 years. So don't cry hard when their time is up; just be grateful to have had such good times together."

Dear Kristin: I hope you and Jiminy have a wonderful 70 days together. Xoxo, Brittany

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I'm a sucker for shows meant for teenagers (Secret Life of an American Teenager, Greek, Pretty Little Liars, etc) Funnily enough, all the ones listed are ABC Family shows. I love that channel. The newest addition to my DVR schedule is The Lying Game.

It's based on a series of books by Sara Shepard who also wrote the Pretty Little Liars books. Here's a synopsis according to Wikipedia:

"Set in Phoenix, Arizona, the series is about Emma (Alexandra Chando), a foster child who finds out she has an identical twin sister, Sutton (also played by Chando). Both girls were separated at birth with Sutton being adopted by wealthy parents and is seemingly living an ideal life. Meeting prior to the pilot episode, Sutton talks Emma into stepping into her life for a few days while she pursues their birth mother in Los Angeles. Initially excited to do this favor for her sister, Emma soon learns that Sutton has many hidden secrets. Now, Emma must continue to cover as Sutton while Sutton continues her search for their birth mother."

It's Your Birthday

This is my mom.

She's pretty awesome.

Today's her 50th birthday. (We obviously love doing the Heisman)

And this is a recent picture of her (still looking amazing and young)

Happy Birthday Momma! I love you!