pirate tailgating

Our parents taught us how to tailgate and cheer on the pirates many years ago.  

I have a bigger chair now, but the cooler I tailgate with is still the same.  

My mom bakes awesome cookie cakes, so I use her recipe or just take some of her dough from the freezer and bake it.  I made icing with my own special recipe and added added added and added food coloring to get the right pirate purple (like with my cornhole paint colors).

These girls went through tough times and great times with me in graduate school.  It's so nice to have fun together now without feeling like we should be studying!  

After the game, we ate more of our tailgating food, went to hear Emily Minor sing, and just enjoyed each others' company.  Jessica and I ate at Sup Dogs (part of my Greenville list) and shopped at Catalog Connection before heading home on Sunday.  The temperatures were absolutely perfect the whole weekend, and the pirates won by 50+ points.  I could not have asked for a better weekend!

Homecoming 2013

This weekend is homecoming, so yesterday I headed back "home" for a quick stop with my pal Aubree.  First, we caught up with some of our sorority sisters at the house.  It was great to see everyone I know and to meet the younger girls in my "family"!

We could not believe how spacious our old room seems now that only three people live in it!  The house looked great, and I enjoyed seeing how the girls have their rooms decorated.  It was such a unique experience to live in a sorority house, and I'm so glad I did it!  I would absolutely recommend living in-house. There's a limited time when you can live with forty other girls in a multimillion dollar house with a chef downstairs for less money than anywhere else in your college town.  Most importantly, living in-house was a character building experience that taught me about living with people who have many different backgrounds and personalities.

Ray Ban Original Wayfarer Classic // Moon & Lola acrylic Stanford monogram stud earrings // HMD Ralph Lauren sweater from Mom // Polo Ralph Lauren shirt // Essie Bahama Mama // Joe's jeans // Frye pull on Billy boot

We strolled around town and took it all in.  It was nice to relive our college days a little bit, and I am so thankful for the precious time I lived there and the lasting friendships I have gained in my sorority sisters.