Registry

    Hey everyone! Sorry I have been such a slacker lately. Between school, work, and MSU football, we haven't had much free time. This past weekend we went to Starkville for the Georgia game. Mom took pictures (my camera died), but it was so hot, they all turned out terrible..you know the types of pictures with sweat-matted pieces of hair on your forehead. Needless to say, I will not be adding any to the blog today. So sorry.
     Anyways, today I am blogging to ask your help with gift registry. Tonight, Jason and I have been looking at different stores online and what they have on their checklists as "must haves" for your registry. We are a little clueless in this department and thought maybe some of you could give us feedback on what you found most helpful and most useless when it came to wedding gifts. I am a big cooker, so I am thinking kitchen appliances and cookware are going to be most important to me. I also LOVE decorative platters and those type things, but they are just so expensive at some of the major stores. Also, when do you register? (We have about 8 months until W-Day.) Target and Bed Bath and Beyond both say to get 8-12 piece place settings...is that too much? FYI we are not planning on registering for fine china, just really cute everyday things that we can accent with a few nice pieces..totally Jason's idea ;)Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!
    That's about all for tonight. We have another busy week of school and work coming up followed by another full weekend in Starkvegas. The weekend of October 9 I am finally going wedding dress shopping. We had it planned for September 18, but Liza made the travel squad (her and her partner were the only freshman..YAY for them), so we had to reschedule. We have appointments at David's Bridal and Low's so, fingers crossed, I will find THE dress that day since I am technically behind. Happy work week everyone!

Go State**Go State!

As many of you know my sweet little sister is a co-ed cheerleader at Mississippi State University. My house has always been a house divided--my mom graduated from State and my Dad from Ole Miss. I was brought up going to Ole Miss games, therefore, have pretty much always been an Ole Miss fan. Jason and my mom are both HUGE State fans. Liza started throwing around the idea of going to MSU during her junior year and really got serious about cheerleading her senior year. Even though my dad and myself had always been Ole Miss fans, when she made the squad at State we were converted. We have season tickets (on the 10 yard line, on the front row) and even have cowbells and maroon shirts!  It has been such a blast watching her cheer these first two games. She is also going to get to travel to Baton Rouge for the MSU vs. LSU game this weekend...my parents are going, but Jason and I are staying behind. I have tons of pictures to share from the first two games!  Enjoy!!

MSU vs. Memphis "White out"

Never thought I would see my Dad in a MSU hat!

Me, Rachel, and Liza--Rachel cheers on the All-Girl squad

On the sidelines

MSU vs. Auburn--"True Maroon"

Co-ed Squad

Liza with her friends Sydney, Jud, and Rachel

Liza and her partner, Jud

Action shot!

                   

Sidelines                                      

On the jumbotron!

Hope everyone has a great week!!

I need some thoughts and comments...

Sorry I have slacked the past few days...school has consumed my life and today was actually the first day I could actually think/talk about wedding stuff. My mom and I were discussing cakes/favors/flowers today and a pressing question came up. We are expecting anywhere from 150-200 people at the wedding (we both have really big families), so the cake issue is kind of big, no pun intended. My mom had the idea of having a smaller, two or three tier cake for us to cut and serve, take pictures of, blah blah blah and then have the cake person make sheet cake, same flavor and icing, and have it already cut up and ready to serve in the back when we run out of the "for show" cake. I have read on the "Cake Boss" website and Buddy lists this as one of his wedding options. What do you all think? Is it tacky to have a small cake for show for Jason and me to cut and have pictures made with, and then serve the exact same cake from the back? I really cannot see us having a gigantic 6 tier cake. That's kind of overkill I think. I haven't even talked to a cake person yet to see how much it would cost to have a cake made that would feed that many people, but I can't imagine it will be cheap. I have had mixed feelings about the cake for show with the pre-cut same cake in the back for serving. Some say it is tacky and people will comment on how I didn't have a big enough cake (like I really care), but I want everything to be perfect. Give me your thoughts!

I will be MIA this weekend as we are heading to Vegas..Starkvegas that is, for Liza's first football game!  I will post pictures when we get home Sunday night!  Happy weekend everyone!