HOTTY TODDY YALL!!!!!!!!!

November 14th will go down in my book as one of the best days of my LIFE!

I have lived 5 almost 6 years of my life in partial agony. I say partial because I LOVE it here in Knoxville......wonderful friends, wonderful climate, wonderful scenery.......but the team of choice just KILLS me. Those orange UT volunteers are EVERYWHERE........................

Just ONE of the many billboards around town

.......and they are full of themselves (a bit humbled I may add after the past year or two), and as of November 14th, this Ole Miss fan can be very full of herself......as can the rest of my immediate family. We have endured years of ridicule. I mean, the first football season we were here, Ole Miss played UT in football......here......in Neyland Stadium.....the year AFTER Eli left.......the year BEFORE Cutcliffe got fired.....a very BAD year. I can vividly remember leaving the stadium on my way back to Calhoun's on the River , where we parked the car. We had to pass EVERY boat in the "VOL Navy" to get there. Many drunk, obnoxious, and.......FULL OF THEMSELVES. They only beat us 21-17, but from the sound of the band playing ROCKY TOP, you would have thought they annialated us...........like we did on

November 14th 2009

OLE MIS 42 TENNESSE 17

I woke at 5:30 am, the morning of November 14th to of all things......the sound of Rocky Top!!!! Yes, the "full of themselves" Volunteer fans that we had so graciously invited to our OLE MISS home had popped the obnoxious song into our cd player......on Mississippi soil!!!! (well kind of.....we were hosting them at the River)

Now, I had endured the whole way there (5 hour trip) the orange crush drinks, orange flags, orange attire, empty threats.......but that was a bit too far in my book. I was hesitant to say much because I honestly wasn't sure we would pull this game out. So, being the polite, well mannered, humble Ole Miss fan I am, I held it in JUST IN CASE!

Our "not so humble" UT fans BEFORE THE GAME.

Some pics from before the game with family

Anne Daniel Jamesen Christian

Jamesen and Becker ...... off to the Rebel Club

Jamesen's first time there!

Carr Toni Me Jason



Before the Game

During the Game

and

Half Time

Uh.....notice the score board!!!!

One of Dexter McCluster's and Ole Miss' MANY touchdowns!!!!!

See what I mean about the obnoxious ORANGE color......oh and notice the fair-weather

fans EXITING stage left.....or right.

Christian and Sandy

Christian and Anne Daniel

Jason and I CELEBRATING!!!!!

After......gotta love that score......

At one point during the game, after about the fifth touchdown, my sister, who was brought up like myself.......in Mississippi.....where we are taught football etiquette from the time we are born......and even in our Sorority Houses......texted me to remind me of how we were raised and to be humble. I do have to admit, the thought did cross my mind to play DIXIE all the way home for our not so humble UT guests. But I snapped out of my daydreaming state, cleared my throat, smoothed out my hair, and sat up all prim and proper.....and remembered where I came from......DIXIE!

Upon our return to the ole Volunteer State, I instructed my hubby to swing by our local Ace Hardware store as soon as we exited the Interstate. He looked at me with a questionable stare. I explained my reasoning being the fact that for SIX years, I kept my Ole Miss flag all folded neatly in the foyer closet.....having to endure the pain of losing to UT on a pretty regular basis....you know.....grin (or grimmace) and bear it. (oh.....I did pull it out and hang it on our door when we beat Florida in THE SWAMP in 2008.....neighbor across street Florida fan) But NOW......for ONE WHOLE YEAR......I can fly it with PRIDE......365 days and counting......humble, Mississippi born, football etiquette, raised with class.......PRIDE!!!!!!!!

I neglected to a picture of our VERY HUMBLE ut friends AFTER the game.....too much excitement I guess.........

HOTTY TODDY YALL!!!!!!!

I dedicate this posting to my UT guests on that wonderful weekend.......Roger, Cindy, Larry

and to my UT friends that really were chapped (but wouldn't admit it) that we won.

i.e. Tina, Paul, Melanie, Dennis
and to all of those fans who traveled all that way to Dixie to get their butts KICKED! :)