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As everyone knows, Ole Miss finally picked an "on field mascot". And its embarrassing and humiliating. I hate it. I would rather not have one. It is stupid and has nothing to do with Ole Miss. So, when people mock us for choosing a BLACK bear as a mascot, I agree. It doesn't offend me or make me mad. I just wish Ole Miss would take away the stupid bear and let us be the Ole Miss Rebels withOUT an on field mascot. Who cares about an on field mascot anyways?!?! Colonel Reb will always be my mascot, and the bear will be ignored (I guess until Anne Cambria screams for an ole miss teddy bear in the Rebel Shop ha). Anywho, I just needed to post one more rant on how awful of a decision the administration made.

Ole Miss "Mascot"

Everyone knows the situation with Colonel Reb being taken away, and now Ole Miss fans are being forced to stomach one of the nauseating new mascot options. The original 10-11 options were all embarrassing, and "they" have now narrowed it down to 3 finalists:
1. A Bear
2. Landshark
3. Hotty Toddy

All three of which are awful. They are stupid and have absolutely NOTHING to do with Ole Miss tradition or the school (except possibly Hotty Toddy but "hotty toddy" is a saying...not a person). I just wonder what the mascot committee members are really thinking?? Do they actually like these options themselves, or are they just crumbling to the pressure from all the idiots that wanted to get rid of Colonel Reb so Ole Miss fans can "unite"??? Well, getting rid of Colonel Reb definitely did NOT unite Ole Miss fans. I think it drove an even bigger divide among us. And on top of that, we now get to be embarrassed by pathetic mascot options. Here are the depictions of what each possible mascot might look like:

All three options make me cringe. I just felt like venting. I'm sure everyone in the SEC and the country can get a good laugh out of Ole Miss's mascot options.

First Baby Shower

My sister hosted my first baby shower this past Sunday. It was wonderful. Everything was so pretty and pink (of course). Lots of family and friends were able to come and Anne Cambria got some great gifts. I can't wait for her to get here so I can dress her in all her adorable little outfits. Here are a few pictures from the shower. Thanks Ashley for a great shower!

Thomas was my big helper

Glenda, Ashley, Me, and Mom

Definitely a big help ;)

cutest knit dress

Addy, Me, and Katy Anna

pretty pink

cute bootie cupcakes

adorable cake made my Mary McGuire Henson (and delicious as usual)

Oh, and we had a check up last Tuesday, 09/28/10, and Anne Cambria looks great! Her weight is good, right at 3lbs, and there was no evidence of cleft lip or palate. Her heart rate was good and we are now going for doctor visits every 2 weeks. CRAZY! And what is even crazier, is that 2 months from this Saturday, Oct. 9, Anne Cambria will make her arrival!!!! O.M.G! Also, we had our 3D/4D sonogram today and I must say she is pretty cute. :) She has Johnny's lips and my nose (or at least I think so). I will be uploading a couple pictures from that later this week. Now we are just waiting for Queen Anne's arrival! :)

Wedding Season

So, as I sit here in the hospital waiting to go on rounds, I figured I would update the blog since none of my patients this week are too interesting. Wedding season has arrived.....it is a little early this year. Normally spring time is when things get really busy, but this fall is packed with wedding festivities for Kory and Ashleigh. Plus, we are building a house and preparing for Anne Cambria's arrival. It is crazy that in less than 11 weeks, she will be here. CRAZY! Anyways, Kory and Ben's engagement party was last weekend and it was lovely! Kory looked beautiful and I had a great time. However, I am running in to a bit of a problem.....I am having to wear heels a lot to different "festivities" and my legs are starting to do the swelling thing. And I know it happens to basically every pregnant lady, but I find it disgusting. It is not my ankles that swell, its my calves (which I find weird). They look like that have a big softball inside them. So, flats have become my new BFF. I wish it was 40degrees outside so I could wear my Uggs. That would be fabulous.....but instead it's still 95degrees at the end of September so I am stuck in uncomfortable shoes. Oh well though...beauty is pain HA. The day after the engagement party we headed to Oxford for the OleMiss/Vandy game and what a disappointment ONCE AGAIN. The Rebels are just sucking it up this year. I foolishly predicted a 9-3 season at the beginning of August, and I may have been almost right, we may be 3-9 haha! Oh well though. We are not "fair weather fans". When Ed O was the head coach we had MANY, MANY crappy seasons and we bounced back. So, I am not worried....we may suck for a season or two, but the Rebels will bounce back and we will just continue to party happily (and pout a little too) in the Grove while we wait on them to get their heads back on. The next 2 weekends are filled with wedding parties AND my first baby shower is in 2 weeks! Yay! Anne Cambria should be excited. :) We are ordering her furniture Saturday finally. I do not know why I keep procrastinating on this, BUT since they are framing our house now (and at a rather speedy pace), I guess the need to have all the nursery pieces at least in our possession has set in. The cushion for her rocker has been recovered, the fabric for her bedding has been sent to the seamstress, and the fabric for her draperies has been sent off as well. So, now its just the "necessities" that we are lacking (aka bottles, pacifiers, stroller, car seat, etc etc etc etc). BUT, we are for real going to start getting stuff soon. We have planned a Saturday trip to Memphis in the next couple weeks and we will buy everything we need that we do not get at showers. So, my little Queen Anne will be taken care of. :) Anywho, I am heading to the floor to see patients (fun times), so here are some pictures from the other weekend. They are not too fabulous either considering I was 29 weeks pregnant and the puffy/fatness is definitely setting in. ha!

OleMiss/Vandy Game

Kory and Ben's Engagement Party

Natty, Kory, Melanie, Me, and Kristen

The Hubby and Me (29 weeks pregnant)

Anne Cambria's Nursery

Even though we are not setting up a full nursery at the apartment for Anne Cambria, I have enjoyed picking out all the stuff for her future nursery in our new house! Her room is going to be very dainty and antique. I am not a fan of the crazy bright colored nurseries. They are super cute, but I just prefer a softer, muted nursery scheme. I still haven't decided on a paint color, but that can wait for a while. Her furniture is a linen-white color and it has an antique look to it. Here are pictures of the crib and swatches of the fabric we are using (minus the pale pink minky dots that will be used too).

the accent pattern

all the swatches (minus the pale pink minky dot)

her crib