More Max

I got to meet my new lil brother this weekend, and he is just TOO sweet! I had such a good time getting to know him. He's gonna be a great little dog! My parents love him, too. They said several times, they just didn't know what they would've done this past week if they hadn't gotten him... They would've just been so sad. But running around after him has helped them to not be so sad about Emma, and I'm so glad he's come into their lives!

I also decided I need to take some pictures of my ol' cat, Sam. He's all of 14 1/2 years old, and he's such a sweet cat! He has lived quite a full and interesting life, including getting hit by a car and also living out in the wild on his own for about 6 weeks on two separate occasions... but those are long stories that I'll tell another time if you ever want to know. He's definitely using all 9 of his lives!

PS ~ I know that Heather has her BIG ultrasound tomorrow to find out if they're going to be having a boy or a girl. So I need to put my official prediction down for the record... Granted, I have a 50% chance of being wrong, my bets are on that she is having a girl!

Unbelievable

I saw something unbelievably amazing this weekend...

And the even more amazing thing was... it was not at just at one station!

WOW. Is it sent from heaven? I think I'm speechless. Although I do have to say that I most certainly filled up! And I even printed my receipt so I could keep it as proof (and as a souvenir)!

North Mississippi

I'm in the great town of New Albany visiting the folks. The Tallahatchie Riverfest is going on this weekend, and it seems to be a pretty big to-do.... Little Big Town is headlining tomorrow night. We went tonight for a little while, and it was nice. I think I really like North Mississippi. Every time I visit up here I think I might not mind living up here. Maybe I just miss Starkville or something, but North Mississippi really does have some pretty countryside and some nice small towns. I even like Oxford, even though it's the home of Ole Miss. I really don't have much to say, so I guess that's why I'm rambling, and I apologize for the boring post!

32-29

That was the final score of the Mississippi State-Tulane football game last night, and no, 32 was not State's score. But even though my Dawgs didn't win the game, the important thing is that, for the first time this season, they figured out how to get to the end zone... and they not only scored, but came back in the fourth quarter and actually came within three points of Tulane! Where has this team been for the other two games? Of course, Tulane is not exactly South Carolina or Auburn (the number 3 team in the country) either. But we did beat Tulane the past two years. So while it is certainly disappointing to lose... again... to Tulane... I'm just proud that we actually had some sort of offense show up to play in this game. Maybe they'll stick around and remember the way to the end zone better next weekend at UAB.

By the way, Ole Miss also lost... to Kentucky 31-14. Kentucky is the ONLY SEC team that Ole Miss beat last year (one of their three wins in a 3-8 season). Haha... way to go, Ole Miss. At least State put up a little more of a fight against Tulane.

Max

This is my newest sibling... Max. Isn't he cute?! He is 8 weeks old, and it's pretty early for the ears to be standing up already... eventually his other ear will stand up, too!

happy news

My mom called me today, and said that they just couldn't stand it without Emma... They went and got a new puppy today! He is another Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and he is a tri-color similar to Emma. Of course, he is not Emma, and he can't replace her, but it will help to fill the void. She said they are going to name him Maxwell and call him Max. How cute! I can't wait to meet him!

sad news

My mom called me last night to tell me that their puppy, Emma, had been hit by a car yesterday and died. So sad... She was not even a year old yet. But they live on a busy highway, and she loved to dart out the door at every opportunity and head straight for the highway. This time she was not so lucky. Last night was a very sad night in the Taylor house. She was a sweet puppy, and we will all miss her.

"A change will do you good"

Thanks, Sheryl Crow... Change is good, isn't it? I can't talk about it just yet, but I'm thinking about making a change in my life. I'm not sure it can come soon enough.

Finally... Football

And thus begins my favorite time of year! Fall is officially coming soon. September started with a "cold" front and slightly cooler temps and a light breeze with less humidity.... It brought just a hint of Fall in the air. I took a 4-day weekend with Labor Day, and even though my Dawgs lost to South Carolina on Thursday night, I got to enjoy 5 straight days of college football on TV... and it was absolutely wonderful! Fall and football... what more could anybody want?