The GOLDEN EGG!!

So of course we had an amazing Thanksgiving with our wonderful families!!! We headed down to Jackson on Wednesday night and then on to Brookhaven on Friday!!! And of course the wonderful weekend was topped off on Saturday with an amazing bulldog win!!!!!!!!!!!! The golden EGG is officially back in Starkville and it is oh so sweet!!! That was one of the best games and most fun games I have been to in awhile:)) The bulldogs are definitely on the RISE!! We absolutely LOVE Coach Mullen and cant wait until next year!!!

We are back in Memphis getting ready for Christmas! I have been decorating all day! I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyways, nothing else really exciting going on! Just a few Christmas parties here and there and some Christmas programs:)) We are going to Carols by Candlelight this year at FBC Jackson. This will be my first time so I am excited! Anyways, enjoy the pics!!

Baxter enjoying turkey and dressing:)

Celebrating the VICTORY!

A sea of Maroon and White pom poms!
Baxter LOVED helping decorate the tree! HA!
Our tree!!

Stu's Engaged!!!

Well... the bro is engaged!! We are so super excited and absolutely can not wait to begin the fun!! Stuart proposed in Fairhope, Alabama last Friday night. After he proposed we had a HUGE party at his condo for all of their family and friends!!! It was SOOOOO fun!!! Everyone was there and we had a BLAST!!! The Daly's and the Carson's came down for the weekend so we had a blast the whole weekend. Also we got to meet Kacie's fam for the first time. They are so sweet. We LOVE them!! God is so GOOD!!! You know as a big sister I am very protective and picky for my little bro! But he has found a special treasure!!! We are thrilled that Kacie is going to be part of the fam!!! She is such a Godly woman, super fun, and we LOVE her!!! So I am posting a few pics of the weekend!!

Stu getting ready and on his way to pop the BIG question!

The chapel in Fairhope where he proposed! SO CUTE!!

Trying to get the dogs to pose for a pic. They were too excited:))

My pumpkin decoration I created!!

Some of the food and decorations!

The super fun and cute cake!! It was YUMMY!!

Brian and Aunt Mary waiting for the couple to arrive!!! Aunt Mary aka Mrs. Sharon

The typical fun engagement pic!! Stu did an amazing job picking out the BLING RING! It is GORGEOUS!!! The fam:))


The girls at the fabulous GRAND HOTEL!! It is wonderful!!

Well, we had an amazing weekend!! As for normal life... we are SUPER busy!! Latest news... I started working part time at a gift shop.. The Square Cupboard.. in Hernando, MS! My college friend Jamie Whitley Smith owns the shop! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is amazing! Everyone knows that I LOVE the Christmas season so this is a great way to get in the mood and spread the holiday cheer!! I am going to Mistletoe Marketplace this weekend! So I will be in the Christmas mood and probably be a little obnoxious!!!!!!

Dee Pumpkin Carve

Well this past weekend we had the 4th annual Dee pumpkin carve! It was so fun!! We had a great time chatting and catching up and also carving some pumpkins. The pumpkins once again turned out great. My pumpkin well... it needed some help but everyone else did great!!

Brian and Todd were into the sports thing. Brian's is the SEC and Todd's is the MSU! They did a great job. I told Todd that I was claiming his pumpkin. He let us keep it here at Dee!

Nat and I with our traditional faced pumpkins:)

Sarah, the dentist, carved a tooth, toothbrush, and toothpaste

The Duffy's hard at work!

Fun friends:))

My pumpkin was not picture worthy so we just held Brian's for the photo!!!

The weekend was great! Karen spent the night with us on Saturday night so that was super fun! Sunday we were completely lazy and watched football! YAY for the bulldog victory and the New Orleans SAINTS victory!! Brian is an avid SAINTS fan that always has hope that they will eventually make it to the Super bowl!! They are doing great this year! We will see!! Baxter is doing great after his procedure! He really is taking it like a champ! We are trying to keep him calm but he is crazy and doesnt want to be kept calm so that is fun! But thankfully he hasnt tried to lick his stitches and he doesnt really seem to be bothered by them!!! We watch him like a HAWK though:)) Hope everyone is having a great FALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am LOVING this COLD weather!!! Christmas is around the corner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM CRAZY!

So today I took Baxter to the vet for his little neutering procedure!! He is having the procedure in the morning so he had to be at the vet tonight for labs and to spend the night:( Well lets just say I was a basket case leaving him. I am officially NUTS!! The little vet tech lady was trying to explain the procedure and the meds they were going to use and blah, blah, blah and the whole time I am teary eyed and asking like tons of questions. Then I had to put Brian's phone number on the contact because I am working tomorrow but I did tell her that I would be calling to check on Bax a few times tomorrow! She was probably like this lady is NUTS!! Bax just gave me those sad eyes when the lady took him from me. I start crying and she is like why dont you just go on ahead and then I will take him to the back!! OH MY GOSH!! I am so over the top. Then I get in my car and start balling crying... Yes, for like twenty minutes!!! I finally got a grip but Lord that was hard. And it is a minor thing. Anyways, I have got to get a grip!!! I am aware that I am a little too emotional about things in life!! But oh well, I love my little BAX!!! He will be home tomorrow though!!! Brian will pick him up after work and then I will see him when I get home:))) He will have to wear the little cone thing for the weekend. This should be interesting!!! I hope that he doesnt hold this little procedure against us!!

Fun Fall

Lots has been going on at the Ray house... MSU football games, Beth Moore conferences, and hanging out with family and friends. We have been having a fun and busy fall!!

Hanging out before the game!!

The girls at Beth Moore!! Such a wonderful conference!! She is wonderful:)) We were so blessed and encouraged this weekend!! I also LOVED having all of the girls here to stay at Dee and spend the weekend with us. Mom stayed until Tuesday and we had a BLAST!! I so cherish the relationship that I have with my mom. She is truly my best friend!

So glad that Nat and Lauren sat with us at the conference! Love these girls!!!

This weekend we have the 4th Annual Dee Pumkin carve!! We are excited about having friends over and carving a few pumpkins:))) Below is Todd's pumpkin from last year!!!!

Baxter LOVES his mom!!

So after a LONG day at work... this is what I look forward to at home!!!

He literally sits at the door and waits until I get home. Brian leaves the door open and says that he will just sit and watch. Brian will be in the other room doing something and Baxter is right at the door!!! HE loves me!!!! We have been meaning to get me coming home on video and so Brian did it last night. So funny!!!

Sick... literally!

Well I only have a few words after yesterdays game... SHOCK... STILL in SHOCK! Because I have been a State fan for such a long time, I never ceased to be amazed at my wonderful little Bulldogs. Even though I was so very upset yesterday when we were inches from the goal line with four tries, I am still so very proud of the way they played. I mean, hello people, we are used to a MSU vs. LSU score being like 0-50. You know... I cant help but smile and think about the positives of yesterday. IT WAS A GREAT GAME. I would have LOVED the W but I am just so thankful for a good game. As we were leaving the stadium we were all looking at each other saying.. when is the last time everyone left the stadium at the end of a game. It was packed under the stands:)) Anyways, I am excited about the future with the Bulldogs and pray that they will keep it up!!
So we had a great time with friends and family once again. I was a little under the weather the whole day. I felt terrible after the game and the whole way back to Memphis. I guess I literally became sick after the game. No, not really because of the game but I think I had a little touch of the stomach bug. YUck.

I am feeling better today and I hope I can get outside and enjoy this beautiful SUNSHINEY DAY!

I took this picture right before I thought we were about to beat LSU. Oh well!! The stadium looked great with the WHITE OUT!

Also on another positive note, Ole Miss got a dose of humility on Thursday night!!! HAHAHA!!