A lot Like Christmas

Christmas decorating has started at the McCormick house.
This is how far we have gotten…..
I hope to be finished by the end of the week! :)

Thanksgiving

This year Jason and I got to spend Thanksgiving with almost everybody in our families.  I saw some of my family that I haven’t seen in years!
Our first Thanksgiving was with my mom’s side of the family.  We met Mama Jane, Max, Teresa, Ken, Anna Kate, Caroline, Connor, and my parents in Tupelo on Wednesday night.  It was so fun and felt so good to be around all of them.
Our next Thanksgiving was at the campgrounds with Jason’s parents and Jason’s aunt and uncle and cousins.  There we ate way too much good food and enjoyed watching some football.  The weather was really nice and the company was awesome too!
Next we ventured to North Mississippi to eat with my dad’s side of the family. I have not seen a lot of this side in years and it has seemed like the family has multiplied!  My dad has 2 sisters who have 3 kids each.  Now each of the kids have a husband/wife and at least one kid of their own!  I think I counted 30 people all together!  This was the only place I took some pictures.
 
 The originals!  My mom and dad, My dad’s sister Ann and her husband Billy, My dad’s twin sister Donna and her husband, Keith

The first cousins: (back row) Brian, me, Rena, and Jason (front row) Laura, Jenny, and Robin
 
The Kids: (front) Hunter, Taylor, Ethan (middle) Jace, Brady, Grace, Kyleigh, Ella (back) Baylor and Emma

This is what it looked like getting the picture together! :)
Lastly Jason and I traveled to Starkville to have Thanksgiving with some of my Starkville adopted family.  We ate a wonderful lunch at the Sansings with my best friend from high school, Jessica, her husband and parents, and my mom and dad.  It was so great to be able to catch up with them.  The girls just sat at the bar in the kitchen after we ate and talked just like we did so many times in high school.
 
Just a cute one of Jess and me! :)
Jason and I were so blessed this Thanksgiving to be able to spend so much time with all the loved ones in our lives.

Last Tailgate

Ole Miss played LSU at home and we tailgated for the last time this season.  The Grove is always an interesting place when LSU comes to town.  LSU is ranked #1 this year and of course it showed at the game. LSU won 52-3.  Aside of that it was a beautiful day in the Grove with wonderful company as always.  I only got one picture the whole day and I actually stole it from my mom.
This is me and my cousin Jennifer.   She got to come to the game on a date night with her husband, Jeremy and tailgate with us and it was great to see them!

Work Conference

Trina, Chasity, and I got to escape from OED for a few days to go to a conference in Tunica.  It is always fun to get away with the Oxford girls.  We learned a lot, ate good food, listened to good music, and got some Christmas shopping finished.  It was a great trip!

We tried out a new restuarant in Tunica, called the Hollywood Cafe.  It is known for their fried dill pickles. We of course had to try them and they lived up to the hype.  The atmosphere was so cute.

Both nights there was a really good band playing at the place where we were staying.  The band’s name was Triggerproof and they played a little bit of everything.  All the members could sing and play an instrument.  It was a lot of fun!

Can’t wait till next time!!! :)

Goodbye Long Hair

For the longest time I have been wanting to cut my hair, but Jason loves it long.  Well Jason doesn’t have to fix the mess of my hair everyday!  So finally I talked him into letting me get it cut and I LOVE it.  Jason actually likes it too!
Before (yucky ends!)

After

It’s so much easier to fix!  I can’t wait to try it curly!

Vote

I VOTED TODAY and I got the sticker to prove it.

I am really ashamed to say that today was my first time to vote ever. My Mama Jane would be so upset with me and Jason said he was embarrassed! But until this election I was never really passionate about an issue.  My life had never been so directly affected by an issue as it was this year.  I have learned my lesson now about how important it is to vote.  As Americans we are so privileged to live in a country where we can choose to vote when and how we want.  I think for a long time I took that for granted.
 
I hope everybody gets out and votes today and doesn’t sit on the sidelines like I did for too long!

Just Because

I got the best “just because” surprise at work today.  My wonderful parents sent me flowers and they are beautiful!

“He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.” Isaiah 40:11

Mr. And Mrs. Jody Lowe

Last weekend I had the honor of coordinating Claire and Jody’s wedding.  Claire and Jody are good friends of ours and Jason has worked with both while at Ole Miss.  The wedding was an outside wedding at the Barksdale-Isom house and it was gorgeous!  I wish I had taken pictures of the wedding site but I was too busy!  After the wedding we headed to the square for the reception at the Oxford-University Club.  The day was perfect and so much fun!