Throwing caution to the wind...

This past Friday we decided last minute to head to Clemson for the game. Imagine that, we were spontaneous!!! We dropped the twins off at my parents in Columbia on Friday, spent the night there and woke up early on Saturday to go to the game. We took Harrison with us and he had a blast!! Our friends from NC were also going along with their children. The kids range in age from 3 to 6-total 5 kids in all. Dan, Harrison and I walked around Clemson a little while, ate lunch downtown, went to the game and met our friends around the 3rd quarter on their side of the stadium. Our side was in the shade and it was pretty chilly! Harrison LOVES Clemson football. I loved being up there. I know I'm biased but it has to be one of the prettiest places around...GO TIGERS! After the game we all went to dinner in downtown Greenville. The kids sat together at one end of the table and the adults at the other. I was so proud of how well-behaved they all were!! It was nice to actually have adult conversation and enjoy dinner with the kids at the same time. One day Brady and Jack will get to participate...

Thanksgiving Recap and Grateful Challenge

Today begins my "30 days of Gratefulness"....First of all, Thanksgiving was wonderful, of course I ate way too much and my sweet Harrison hardly ate anything...except for a piece of pumpkin cheesecake. The picky eater is even pickier these days...I'm about to pull my hair out. Go figure that he loves dill havarti cheese. Found that out yesterday...maybe he's got a sophisticated palate.

The race was great! There were over 4,000 runners. It was a cool and crisp morning and a very spirited crowd. Finished my best time ever, just over 26 minutes. Not stellar, but my best time for a 5K. Had to rush home afterwards, shower and make it to my sister's for the Thanksgiving feast.

We watched the big game, Clemson vs. Carolina, on Saturday night and I made the Spaghetti Bolognese from the Williams-Sonoma catalog. It was pretty good-my niece had 2 helpings, my picky eater ate none....It was definitely a nail-biter of a game, but thank goodness we pulled it through and got the bragging rights back yet AGAIN!

So, here's to Day 1 of my Grateful Challenge...Of course I am so very grateful for my beautiful family. I honestly never could have dreamed that I would be a mother of 3 little adorable boys. My cup is overflowing with blessings. I am so grateful that I have 3 healthy children and an amazing, supportive husband.

How could he NOT like Clemson?

All of his life, Harrison has lived and breathed Clemson Tigers. He can recognize a Tiger Paw a mile away. Every Saturday the entire Magnolia family dons their Clemson wear. Last Saturday Harrison put on his Clemson sweatshirt and decided that he didn't want to wear it and wear his non-Clemson blue shirt instead. He was whining and whining about how he didn't want to wear it....blah, blah, blah....then we heard him say, "I don't like the Clemson Tigers." Dan and I both looked at each other devastated and told him "we do not say things like that in this house". It got me thinking....what if he decides that one day he does not want to go to Clemson....oh my, I never thought of that and to make it worse, what if he decides that one day he wants to go to the University of South Carolina???? What ever would we do?..... :)

could he BE any cuter?

Sweet little Jack...Harrison wouldn't sit still and Brady was moving around too much. I think we may have a future Tiger on our hands! Go Tigers!

somewhere in these hills...

Despite a HUMILIATING loss to Va Tech this weekend, we had a wonderful time in Clemson. It was so great to walk around campus and downtown and relive those college days. My girlfriends and I even walked in the library to smell the "old book" smell that it has. It was fun to reminisce about the good ole days! Tailgating in Clemson is the best...we had so much fun eating good food and just hanging out and talking. After the game Dan and I went to Greenville to stay downtown for the night. Downtown Greenville has to be the cutest area. Our hotel was very nice and in a great location, however we were too exhausted after the game to even walk around (we didn't get to Greenville until about 11:00 pm). After a nice breakfast, it was time to get back to the Lowcountry. Mom and dad reported that all the kids were great and mom even said she wasn't as tired as she thought she would be! All in all a great weekend-but too bad there will be a VA Tech flag hanging from my house this afternoon....sigh. I guess we Tigers were OVERRATED!

amphitheater in Clemson

weekend getaway

Dan and I are off this weekend for a little alone time. Grandma and grandpa have graciously offered to take care of the kids at our house this weekend, while we have a little getaway to Clemson/Greenville. We are headed to the game tomorrow night and are going to meet up with some friends. I'm looking so forward to it!

Hopefully we will win the game against VA tech-if not we made a bet with our neighbors who went to Tech that if we lose, we have to hang a VA Tech flag on our house for a week. However, if we win they have to hang a Clemson flag! Should be interesting....GO TIGERS!

Go Tigers....Boo Seminoles!

In preparation of the big game tonight, Brady wanted everyone to know what he thought of those Seminoles down in Florida.

Here's to a brand new season! Now let's beat those Seminoles....go Tigers!

Oh How I Love Thee....

I honestly don't know how it happened...but I LOVE college football! I was so excited that this weekend officially marked the beginning of college football. I was in the height of my twin pregnancy last football season and this is when my love for the sport really took off. I've always been into my Clemson Tigers playing, but last year I began to watch other rivalries and teams play. My husband didn't know who I was wanting to watch all those games with him. My theory is that because I was carrying two little baby boys that I had an enormous amount of testosterone flowing through my body, hence the fascination with the pigskin sport! Well, my love continues and I am secretly happy that it's been pouring down rain all day so we can stay in and watch games all day.

So, here's to another college football season. I hope the Tigers can pull through this season, since it will be impossible for them to be overrated!

C-L-E-M-S-O-N T-I-G-E-R----S Fight Tigers! Fight Tigers! Fight! Fight! Fight!