Tag Archives: Football

Twelve and Holding

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Tonight when the University of Alabama takes to the field in the Rose Bowl they will be competing to win their 13th national title. Being declared best in the nation is based on nothing more than mathematical polls and human … Continue reading →

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Welcome to 2010

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Ruth Marie Oliver

I started this grand and glorious year with my brother and nephews at Pilot/Co-Pilot camp, a program of Aviation Challenge. It was so much fun! Whoever runs that place is a redheaded mastermind of fun! It was great hanging out … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Camp, Mississippi | Tagged Adventure, Barn, Blog, Dixon Ticonderoga, Family, Football, Holidays, Mississippi, Mississippi State Bulldogs, SEEC, Space Camp | 5 Comments

2009 Year In Review

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Last year I had a lot of fun with my year in review blog. Therefore, I made an executive decision to continue the tradition this year. The year 2009 was a great year for me and my hubby Chris. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Year End Blog | Tagged Adventure, Arizona, Aviation Challenge, Barn, Blog, Bourbon, Brett Favre, Buffalo Trace, Camp, Camp of the Rising Son, Family, Football, Friends, Holidays, Jack Daniels, Mississippi, SEEC, Space Camp | Comments Off

Great Deep South World Tour

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Each Christmas Chris and I venture across the state line several times to visit family. Chris calls this journey the Great Deep South World Tour 2009! I call it crisscrossing the Southeast in hopes to find sanity at the end … Continue reading →

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Snow Day

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Last weekend I made a pilgrimage to Lynchburg in a driving snow storm! It was treacherous making our way to Tennessee through the blizzard. I didn’t even have bread or milk in the 4Runner with me. Those are the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Tagged Adventure, Alumni, Football, Holidays, Jack Daniels | 1 Comment

More Cowbell

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Two years ago Chris and I joined my brother and his boys in the upper deck of Davis Wade Stadium to watch Mississippi State play Ole Miss, the in-state rivalry known as the Egg Bowl. State trailed late in the … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Cupcakes

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Some of my favorite memories have been standing around the chop block in my mother’s kitchen. This was the case this morning and this afternoon as we prepped for our large Thanksgiving Day spread. Last night as I helped my … Continue reading →

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Turkey Day

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Everyone has their favorite holiday or day of the year. My favorite season is fall, favorite month is November, and favorite day is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is the last great holiday left. The once great Christmas has been taken over by … Continue reading →

Posted in Mississippi | Tagged Family, Farm, Food, Football, Holidays, Mississippi, Thanksgiving | 1 Comment

Brett Favre Pass

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

This morning we woke up in Rockford, Illinois one time home of the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Growing up, one of my favorite movies was A League of Their Own. This morning we took our … Continue reading →

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Back Seat Blogger

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

This morning with a quick stop to drop of the Boo-ster, we drove from Huntsville to Memphis, Tennessee to meet up with my parents, Big Mama and Big Daddy. Our final destination will be Green Bay, Wisconsin and the frozen … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Tagged Brett Favre, Family, Football, Green Bay, Mississippi | 3 Comments

Go State!

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

I grew up in Mississippi as the daughter of a Mississippi State graduate in Ag-Econ! Unfortunately and joyfully that meant I was inevitably a Bulldog fan. Mississippi State University is a great school with wonderful people but they don’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in Mississippi | Tagged Cow Bells, Family, Football, MSU | 2 Comments