This house is a MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS house! Last weekend got everybody into a great mood (um, except Ole Miss fans) with all the wins. MSU beat Memphis royally, which made my Hubby vurry happy. The HDTV in the den was on all day, but when 6:00 rolled around, it was Time. Time for the game, snacks, and cheering. I whipped up some chips and dip to start, then we had some hot buffalo wings, celery and fries.
Somehow, an entire pan of brownies disappeared that day, too. Nobody, of course, ate the last one.
If I'm gonna be honest, I don't really care much for sports in general. I think I like the "idea" of it more than the actual thing. Golf on TV? Snoozefest. Basketball? Too much shoe squeaking. Racing? I just don't even have a nice answer.
Then there is football. Not just any football: college football, more specifically SEC football. It's hard for me to pull for a team if I don't feel a connection or some sort of base rivalry. I genuinely love watching MSU football. Even better, I love watching when the weather has taken a cool snap and ideally there's a fireplace involved.
When I had my apartment, sans fireplace, I'd actually crack the sliding glass door and let that cold air stream in to complete the football experience. I love to be at a game when you have to bury under blankets, scarves, and drink hot chocolate.
Here at home, we have a den that we call the Man Room. It still has panelled walls, a rustic wood mantle over the brick fireplace, and a sliding glass door! Every other room has been updated, but not the den, and that's the way I like it. It feels sort of like a cabin--and I'm a sucker for a cabin. There is even a set of antlers on the mantle, put there by ME. Most of my friends are fainting about now.
I like spending time watching football with The Hubbz. It reminds me of all those weekends we spent together when we first met...football, cool weather, tailgating on campus. (Now, we 'tailgate' in the den with three daughters!) Every fall, I get those same old feelings again. I'm smiling right now just writing about it.
Happy Football Season, everybody.
GO, STATE!
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- Gault Girls of LA (that's lower Alabama, y'all)
- I'm very happily married and have three daughters. Since moving to Mobile's Eastern Shore, I've also become a full-time artist and I am in heaven when I paint.
I'm sure when we have kids, we will start tailgating in the den as well! LOL Can't wait for tomorrow night! GO STATE, GO STATE!!
ReplyDeleteYou always make me smile Gault girls!! Great post to boost football spirit this fall!
ReplyDelete... I also am only a football fan if I have a connection to the team. So we had the best time watching the Rebels and Mississippi state on the outdoor HDTV while drinking a beer soda, lol. I had a dominion oak barrel stout (dark chocolaty beer). We worked on my box building project (changing tray) between games, or when I got bored during the Ole miss game which was horrendous. Thankfully state pulled through and made me want that cheerleading uniform for Sumner Eden pronto. You tickled me with your man cave cabin with antlers. I can relate in that we live at the beach and I finally found a deer head (that I didnt have to kill) to hang in our man room upstairs! It's so nice to read your blog and relate. Makes me know I'm not crazy. Or either we both are! ahah. xoxo
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