Living in a Engaged Gal's World

Oh.......Mexico

2010-08-03T11:54:00.000-05:00

So the time has arrived and me and my wonderful friend, Melissa Thompson will be Cozumel bound on Thursday at 6am. Words CANNOT explain how badly this trip is needed and how excited we are to be heading somewhere tropical and not in the U.S. More pics to follow.

Me and my traveling companion

our resort

Another Stockton is getting married....and no, it's not me!

2010-07-21T11:56:00.001-05:00

So the day finally arrived (that we all knew was coming soon) that my baby sister (6 years younger than me) called to inform me that she had just gotten engaged. Brad and her have been together on and off since they were in the first grade. How did they meet? ME, of all people. Brad and his family moved from Michigan and I was his and his brother's fun babysitter. In the back of all of our minds, we knew that she would marry Brad.

Well their day has come, they're now engaged and looking to get married sometime in August or September of next year. Brad is training to become a pilot for the Navy so he'll have to wait and find out if he'll be stationed in Jacksonville, San Diego or Hawaii.

I love this kid more than life and am so happy that I was the first person she called, after my mom and dad, because she said I was her best friend. PRECIOUS!!!

Congrats to Em and Brad...here's to #18 as a bridesmaid...wonder if I'll beat her to the alter. :)

Back to the good ole stomping grounds (for the weekend)

2010-07-09T13:03:00.000-05:00

I believe all of my "avid" readers know about my obsession with my hometown. Well.....me and Kolby are leaving Jackson and heading back to C-Town for another fun-filled weekend. I cannot wait to be back in Northeast Mississippi and hopefully sooner than later!

So this is how our weekend is going to go.....

We're leaving Madison after work in hopes of making it there by 9:30ish. If we make it in time, we're going to support a good family friend's (Ben Mathis) band, Nash Street at the annual Slugburger Festival.

So what is Slugburger Festival??? If you've never been, it's a must see. You eat Slugburgers, enjoy rides, great music, people-watching and hanging out with friends from childhood past. I haven't been in several years so I thought that it was appropriate to break go back and break the boyfriend in "true Corinth style."

On Saturday, we're going shopping around town (not that he wants to be is being sweet and coming along) and then I'm going to take him to....

to try his first ever.....

What's this you may ask? The infamous slugburger!!! My mouth literally waters thinking about these delicious things...notices I said things because you have to eat more than one they're THAT good!

Don't really know what else is planned for the day but I do know (that night,) we're going to one of my next favorite Corinth restaurants.....

and can't wait to visit with my best guy friend from home and owner of PG.....

Joshua Bryant (the goofy one on the left.)

The dinner is special because Sunday marks one whole year that I was lucky enough to meet this sweet guy....

who called and bugged the mess out of me for the longest. I finally gave in around October and went out with him. He took me to.....

in Canton and wined and dined me. I somewhat developed a mini-crush and then he told me that he wasn't ready for what I was ready for....which is my luck to start crushing just to have a guy that's been actively persuing me for so long to say, "I'm just not ready for what you're ready for." What exactly was I ready for???? Well....our problem was that he was 24 at the time (yes, I'm robbing the cradle a little) and I was 28; however, I wasn't necessarily looking for marriage but wasn't wanting to play games either. Since he had just graduated college, he was ready to play games. Make a long story short, I told him that was fine and I knew that he would be back. He would talk to another girl, break it off and then call me again. This pattern repeated almost every month until the middle of February. We ended up going out again one night, had a blast, he started calling again, asking me out and I knew that he was back to his old tricks again so I wasn't 100% invested in it. Well....something happened and we've been together ever since the middle of March. I will save all of the sweet gross stuff for later but I will just say this....I have been in several relationships before where I was SO in love with that person and it was never reciprocated the way it should be, I wasn't treated kindly and was hurt 80% of the time. Now, I have finally found someone who truly cares, loves me unconditionally and even in the bad times, does anything and everything he can to make me happy and is happy when he does these sweet things, goes above and beyond in everything that he does and has so many of the same great qualities I see in my dad with my mom (which is SO appealing to me.) I'm not going to lie...it's been a hard transition and actually at first was a huge turn off to me for someone to be this sweet to me but GOD brought this special guy into my life and I love him for it. So there's a little history for all of you that don't know the whole "kid and grown woman relationship" story.

Back to the agenda......

After dinner we're heading back to....

Downtown Corinth to enjoy some more "rednecking" it up at the Slugburger Festival.

I cannot wait to see some of my hometown friends (of all ages!)

On Sunday, we're going to this place, (which I love)....

and then to eat a good lunch somewhere in town.

That afternoon, I am hosting a baby shower for this sweet friend....

(both of these gals are preggers and due on the same day!!!)

I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of these girls that I haven't seen since Sal's big day.

Kolby and I took off of work on Monday so we're going to hang out with these special people and enjoy the rest of our day....

I wonder if I can talk this special man...

into taking us to one of my other 2 favorites places......

If you've ever been to either, what's your vote?

Monday morning, we will be heading back to the daily grind in Jackson but first we're stopping here to finish our fat eating for the weekend......

So.....after I've gained 50 lbs., I will have successfully shown K how wonderful Corinth truly is.

One of my favorite holidays with some of my FAVORITE people!!!

2010-07-02T10:09:00.000-05:00

For some reason, I have always loved the 4th of July holiday weekend. I used to love it because I would go home, well actually to our lakehouse in Pickwick, spend tons of time with the family and friends. The big highlight of the whole weekend, Freddy T's. If you've never been there, I apologize because you're truly missing out. I always feel like the most sane person when I visit the Freddy's; however, we always have the best time! Now that I'm an old foogey, all I crave these days is to drive from Jackson to Pickwick, sleep, eat, drink and be merry on the lake. Something about that place is therapeutic and I never appreciated it until now. So here's to a relaxing and great weekend with several of my favorite people at the lake!!!

Me & my sweet man

My wonderful siblings

The Ladies in the Stockton family

The Parentals with their favorite daughters

Another one bites the dust...in other words, GETTING HITCHED!

2010-06-24T09:51:00.000-05:00

Watch out New Orleans....Truitt & Shelley are getting hitched in the Dirty Dirty and we're all coming along!!

One of the most common questions that people ask me now is "aren't you getting too old for all of these weddings that you attend every weekend?" Well the answer is No, not at all. A lot of the time I feel as though they forget that I too am unwed and still have a wedding to plan one day. Yes, I am 28 and almost 29; however, the Lord has not blessed me with marriage so I'm content the way my life is at the moment. I have to remind myself that he has a plan for each of us and my "time" has not arrived yet but one day it will...in HIS time, not mine.

With all of that being said, I LOVE attending my friend's special days and can't wait for them to be apart of mine one day! So this weekend will be dedicated to one of my dear and special college friends, Truitt Taylor and his precious future wife to be, Shelley Segrest. They will be married in the ever-so-fun city of New Orleans. I cannot wait to spend time with college friends and celebrate their future. So off to NOLA this weekend for a fun time, great memories and coming back to Jackson on Sunday with another married friend. Congrats to Truitt and Shelley...you never saw this day coming when you were younger and look at you now! Another friend bits the dust.....out of our crew, Brad and Maren are up next!

Definitely a Daddy's Girl!

2010-06-21T12:20:00.001-05:00

I would like to wish my sweet dad and best friend a very Happy Father's Day. This man is the most important man (besides GOD) in my life and I cannot imagine having a different one. He is everything that I hope to have in a husband and if you do not know him, you should. As I grow older, I realize how much this man truly loves me and would do ANYTHING for his "baby big girl." GOD truly blessed me with a one of a kind, loving and AWESOME dad! Ricky Stockton is a man of GOD, strong Christian who enstalled the same values in us (his children,) a hard worker, dedicated and true friend, inspirational, goofy as all get out, the worst (and painful) tickler (which I hate but he loves,) the BEST RiRi to his grandpups, a provider for his family and even us grown kids, a wonderful husband to my mother, would give anyone the shirt off of his back and most importantly, a loving and caring father who loves his family unconditionally. When my daddy hurts or I see him hurt, it makes me hurt! The older I get, the more I come to understand his reasonsing behind everything he says and does. I've always been a daddy's girl and will continue to be until the day I die. Daddy, I hate that I missed spending this special day with you, but please know how much I love you!!! Happy Father's Day from your grown, still unwed, spoiled, big baby, queen of it all, loving Daughter #1!

Another Upcoming Wedding for a Happy Couple

2010-06-18T09:44:00.000-05:00

I know that I have been out of the loop in the blogging world and have lots of catching up to do. Here's just a quick shout out to two of my close and dear friends, Brad and Maren, who got engaged on Wednesday night. Brad proposed in front of the Chapel of Memories on MSU's campus. The three of us have made so many fun memories and I cannot wait until their big day and all of the days leading up to it! Congrats to the happy couple....the third musketeer and tag-a-long could not be any happier for you!!!

My obsession....MSU sports and especially Football (SBW 2010)

2010-05-04T14:49:00.000-05:00

This year's Super Bulldog Weekend was once again a huge success. I started the weekend off by riding to Starkville with Mel. We met up with Amanda and Ashley and walked to Sushi Martini. We had a great time eating sushi, drinking martini's, listening to great music and catching up with friends. After Sushi Martini, we decided to take a long stroll down to Mugshots. If you know me at all, you know that I'm not the biggest fan of this place. Mainly because I feel really old and out of place when I'm there. Lots of people I knew were there, both my age and older and even 8 years younger than me (the reason I don't like going.) It was a fairly early night that ended in me and Amanda walking to the infamous

Papa John's for late night pizza grubbing (gross!)

We woke up early the next morning and got ready to meet friends at the Grill (my fav!) Melissa decided to join friends in the Cotton District for the Arts Festival and we went to the Grill to eat lunch with LC, Margaret, Georgia and Christi. Oh, and Kolby came with us too (bless his heart, he was the only male.) After we ate, we went to Dudy Noble to take in some baseball. The weather was perfect and we beat Tennessee! The best part of the day: FOOTBALL time! We packed our coolers and headed to the stadium. Kolby and I met up with the Hutto's, Andy Ryder and the Menetre's. We decided to sit at the very top of the stadium which ended up being cool because we could see everything and were free to do as we pleased. Here are some fun pics from the Spring game.

Me and Grace taking in the beautiful scenary of Davis Wade

Me and the Menetre's aka the Family

Our normal and infamous pose: mom and dad looking at me with "those eyes"

Once we left the game, we walked to the Cotton District to hang out at Blake's until we decided our next step. Jon Mark and his new wife, Lindsey came over and we decided to go back to Sushi Martini. The Menetre's and Hearnsberger's came and met us so we had a rather large crew take over the restaurant and couches. After the restaurant, everyone pretty much went home but me, Kolby, Grace and Bailey. We had great bonding time and so much fun!! Here are more pics from the night:

Me and my best friend from college...some things never change and especially with us!

What a Life!!!

2010-05-04T14:16:00.000-05:00

I have a child whose name is Bella. She is just like a human and is my best friend, the best nurse and saving grace. When I'm down or don't feel well, I have her there right by my side to cheer me up. When I found her, I decided her name was going to be Emma after her aunt Emily and Bella because I liked the name aka Emma Bella. Ever since she entered my life, she has adopted the names: Bunkins, B, Miss B, Bella Boo, Bella Bop or Bop, Boo, Boo Boo Head or Bump. The funny thing about it is that she knows all of these names belong to her. I could not imagine life without my Bella Boo and I don't know if she can imagine life without me.

Oh the life of a dog aka my child

St. Patty's Day Parade... one of the BEST days in Jackson!

2010-05-04T14:05:00.001-05:00

I know that I'm getting older in age; however, not too old to still have fun on one of the most fun days in Jackson, MS....Hal and Mal's St. Patty's Day parade. As I said, I know that I'm getting older; therefore, I knew that I would need an adequate amount of rest the night before the big event. I kept my word and went to bed early, got up early that Sat. morning and went to Melissa's house for some breakfast pre-game. We ate and drank mimosa's and got ready for the day long event. Me, Amanda and Ashley decided not to ride on a float so we met up with Carmen, Dea, Clare and others and then found the rest of the crew post parade to round out the day and night. These are some pics during and after the parade.....until next year!

The GRAND MARSHALL....Kermit the Frog! Theme of the parade: It Ain't Easy Being Green!

Me, Carmen, Clare, Dea and Kendall during the parade

Me and my double trouble

I even found Dooters aka my 2nd mother that I swear is my birth mother....we're JUST alike!

I LOVE my Corinth Best Guy Friends!!!

Besties Reunited!

ROOMIES!!

I heart my JJ!!

Me and my TWIN seester

The Three Musketeers together once again

Old Waverly, Cottages, a Wedding, Reception Rave & WILD Late Night

2010-05-04T13:13:00.000-05:00

Carolyn Hartlein has been a special person in my life for the past seven years. I was a Junior when she went through rush her freshman year. Of course, she pledged KD and I couldn't wait to hang out with her (she was a Hartlein and I knew she'd be a ton of fun!) She started dating Jacob Stubbs who was one of my closest guy friends and best friends with my boyfriend at the time. So needless to say, we instantly became great friends and very close. Even though she now lives in Knoxville, I still consider her one of my true and closest friends. She is so special to me so when she asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding, I was beyond honored. Here are some pics from the EXTRA fun weekend!! If you know Carolyn, you know that she LOVES to have fun and always makes sure everyone else does too.

Old Waverly....where everything took place for the special weekend.

All of the wedding details.....

Our AWESOME cottage goody basket

The gorgeous flower arrangements on the tables at the rehearsal dinner

Me, Katie, Amanda and Sarah at the rehearsal dinner after party...so much fun!

Cool sushi bridge at the reception

The neatest grooms table: german chocolate cake in the shape of drums sitting on top of kegs along with drumsticks and guitar picks with Carolyn and Scott's crest on them. Very Scott-like!

And the insanity begins....Dr. Seuss hats, glo-stick necklaces and heart head bobber's come out for all of the guests to wear during the reception. (Me, the bride and Ley dancing to Patrick Smith Band)

Me and my partner in crime aka Amanda "step-sister" Riley

Introducing: Mr. and Mrs. Scott Noblitt!!!

Carolyn would not have everyone else having fun without her on her wedding night, so they decided to throw on t-shirts and blue jeans and join us in some cottage late night fun!

Me, Katie and Sarah at "late night" (it was really midnight)

Me and Laura decided we're too old to stay up so late (again, it was midnight)

A Hartlein wedding gift to the groom tradition....a t-shirt blanket made out of all of the bride and groom's Widespread Panic concert t-shirts

So another great wedding to attend, many memories made and another friend to call a Mrs. Thanks for a great weekend and Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Scott Noblitt. Sorry I'm a month and a half late!

It snowed in Madison!!!

2010-05-04T12:00:00.000-05:00

I apologize for becoming a blog slacker but since I'm in the bed "resting," I have plenty of time to catch up on my blogging. Sorry but I'm going WAY back.....

It finally snowed in MS this year and Madison got quite a bit. I must admit I didn't believe Barbie when she said that we would wake up to snow in our front and backyard.

Well....I woke up to find this.....

So I acted like a child, shot out of the bed and got Bella up and ready to go out and play in the snow. As you can see, she did not like it one bit!

I made a snow-woman and played for awhile. I must say my snow-woman was quite cute and stylish.

So mine and Miss B's day turned out great and we had a ton of fun (and a day off work!)

Wherever I go.....she follows.....and I LOVE it!

In the bed and plenty of time for updates....

2010-05-02T10:47:00.000-05:00

I have not fallen off of the face of the earth, just been a little tied up lately. Make a long story short, I have not been feeling well lately and had a gallbladder attack on Thursday morning which sent me to Corinth to visit Dr. Phil Mathis. I had an ultrasound on my gallbladder; however, there were no gallstones. So...a CT was taken and they found that my gallbladder was functioning at 17%....yes, 17%! So long story short, you don't have to have gallstones in order to have your gallbladder removed. I'm now back in Jackson recovering and will have plenty of time to update my blog so for my few readers, get ready for lots of updates! Hope you had a great weekend....I did! I feel like a new person even though I'm in miserable pain.

Who knew something so small could cause so much pain? If you have the symptoms, get rid of it...totally worth it! And props to the Dr. Mathis aka Phil....he is not only a great family friend, best friend of my dad's and like a 2nd dad but a FABULOUS surgeon and doctor! I'm all about the docs who get to the point, take care of the problem quickly and have you back home within a couple of hours!!!

Cannot WAIT for a night in Memphis with 2 of my favorite gals!

2010-02-11T20:53:00.002-06:00

I cannot wait for Saturday when I take off to Memphis for a night out with these two special friends!!

We are staying at this place on Beale Street

And after we check in, we are meeting up with Jennie, Lauren and Lesley to eat at this awesome place!

http://www.spindinimemphis.com

After our great meal, we are heading to this beautiful place

To see my FAVORITE Broadway musical,

I saw this musical on Broadway and fell in LOVE so naturally when I learned that the show was heading to Memphis, I automatically made plans to see it again. (A HUGE Thanks to Bailes & Luke for giving me your wives on Valentines weekend!) Guess I'm going to become my dad and see it as many times as possible. He took me on a father-daughter date when we were in NYC because it's his favorite (he's seen it 5 times and going to see it again in Memphis) and knew that I would love it just as much. Wonder if anyone will dance in the aisles because the music is THAT good!

After our fun night of wining, dining and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, we are going to hit up our favorite street (besides Bourbon)

But since this is us these days,

we will probably be in the bed before midnight.

So the question remains, will we visit one of these places before bedtime???

or go to the great place who serves these?

OR.... maybe we'll get a wild hair, stay out way past our bedtime and go here!!!

So be sure to check back next week to find out how our fun Girl's Night Out in Memphis turned out!!

I LOVE MY BULLDOGS!!!!

2010-02-04T11:38:00.002-06:00

Since childbirth, my dad taught me to EAT, BREATHE and SLEEP Mississippi State sports. I had several cheerleading outfits, smocked MSU clothing, mini cowbells and numerous dog paw tattoos on my face. I loved reading the game day programs and looking at all of the cheerleaders, pom squad members and most importantly, the player's pictures. So with all of that said, my LOVE for MSU continues on as I grow older.

When I was younger, I dreamed of attending MSU, sharing a dormroom with my very best friend since childhood, (who happened to grow up the same way I did as a MSU fan) join a sorority and attended sporting events as a college student. Well, in 1999, my dream FINALLY came true! I moved to Starkville, MS that August, my residence was Rice Hall, lived with my best friend, Lyndsey, joined a sorority (KD,) attended every football game, several basketball & baseball games and started living out my dream. My experiences at STATE were more than I could have imagined! I made a ton of new friends, kept my hometown friends and made memories that will last forever. (Sorry if that sounds corny!) I could go on and on about my college experience but I would have to write an entire novel.

As I said earlier, I've always had a passion for MSU sports but recently, my passion has grown into a true obsession. Now, I feel like a kid at Christmas on signing day, opening day of football season and when our season tickets come in the mail. I am apart of such a fun tailgate group (friends from college) and sit with several of them at the games. We literally crave the weekends of tailgating and game day and when the season is over, become somewhat depressed. At the age of 28, I am officially a MSU junkie. I listen to Out of Bounds Sports Radio every morning from 7am-10am, read the MSU blogs & the Clarion Ledger multiple times a day, subscribed to Gene's Page and Bulldawg Junction and visit Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN (which is now blocked at work.) See, I told you I'm a junkie and it's almost sad; however, when you EAT, BREATHE and SLEEP MSU from an early age, you naturally become more involved as you grow older, right?

Well, last night, I had the honor and priveledge of attending The Central Alumni Association's Signing Day party at The South. Great venue, great food, great turnout (500+ attendees) and most importantly, a speech and visit from Coach Dan Mullen and Greg Byrne. I am very excited about our signing class and cannot wait for Football Season 2010!

Dan the Man and his two biggest fans!!!

The Egg trophy that we won/deserve & are not giving back!

Me & Coach Mullen....such a great coach & man!!

Me & my tailgate/football game buddy & partner in crime in front of the trophy

A great wedding with great friends!

2010-02-01T21:57:00.000-06:00

Jimbo and Caroline got married this past weekend in Louisville. I went up early that afternoon to spend time with my best friend, Grace and her husband who is just like my brother, Bailey. Grace and I had the best time pampering ourselves by fixing our fingernails and toes..so fun! We left to get to the wedding 30 minutes early and when we arrived were told that there was no sitting or standing room. We were so sad that we wouldn't be able to watch the wedding but went back to the Lake for the reception.

When the bride and groom and other guests arrived, the party started. The fod was great and the decor was beautiful. Jimbo has been a great friend since college year and I've been blessed to get to know his sweet wife, Caroline (formerly McNeel aka Jason's sister.) Congrats to the newlyweds and thanks for inviting me to your special day!

Me & Grace with Bailes, Jimbo aka Daddy Bob and Baker

Me and Grace with the gorgeous bride

T-R-O-U-B-L-E!!! Love my bestie!

It's always good to see Joanna who is the bride's new sister-n-law

My first family....don't know why we always like taking this exact same picture every time we're together

Sweet boys-Jeff, Baker, Jimbo, Bailes and Truitt

Me, Grace and LT...always fun to see LT! (Thanks for letting me steal this pic, LT!)

The painting hand is back!!!!

2010-02-01T21:41:00.000-06:00

I have slacked off for so long and not used a talent that I'm blessed with which is painting. I have decided to start painting again and this is just one of the series that I'm going to paint. They're going to be Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Happiness and Kindness. I'm hoping to paint enough to sell at Ginger's aka my mom's store. BTW-she will be a vendor at this year's Mistletoe Marketplace in Jackson...cannot wait!

Happy 1st Birthday to sweet George Hays Menetre

2010-02-01T21:31:00.000-06:00

I was SO upset that I had to miss George Hays Menetre's 1st birthday party. I also despise the fact that I live so far away that he doesn't "know" his aunt Sara....ask Grace, she'll tell you how often I discuss this disturbing fact. I love this child to pieces and nothing makes me happeir than to receive voicenotes through BBM of him saying Bye, Bye, Bye, Bye and precious pictures sent via picture text. Thank goodness for technology these days. Anyways, Happy Late Birthday to this precious child. He has his Aunt Sara wrapped around his little finger!

His mother and I are teaching him at an early age "How to Player Stalk." Our first victim next season, Mr. Chad Bumphis so that he can show off his jersey!

Great food, toasts, a little lingerie & some low-key Bachelorette fun!

2010-02-01T21:20:00.000-06:00

My sweet Caro decided to have a low key Bachelorette party here in Jackson. Several of us, including her PRECIOUS mother and sweet mother in law to be, got together for dinner at Mint. Caro opened her lingerie gifts in between apps and the main meal. As always, MINT was delish! Afterwards, me, Caro, Katie Barnes and Mary Rebecca went to Hal and Mal's to see one of my favorite bands, The Last Waltz Ensemble. I was so excited that Mel and John decided to join!

I adore this girl more than life and cannot wait to stand beside her on her big day!!

So I may need to have a seperate Blog title on my next topic but just bear with me. So this past NYE, I met this sweet girl Melissa who just so happened to live in my neighborhood. I invited her over for New Years Day festivities at my house and we instantly bonded. We have SO much in common that it's almost scary. I think that she is my twin but from another mother. I'm sure you'll see lots of more pics and posts mentioning my new great friend since we seem to be together quite a bit. Thank you, Mel for becoming my friend and being the great friend and person that you are!!!

2010 is so far so good!!!

2010-02-01T21:04:00.001-06:00

I've made numerous New Years Resolutions and hope that I accomplish each of them. My #1 first resloution was to get back in church and actually make one my home. I've visited several churches but every time, I end up back at the one that grabs my heart and attention each and every time. PINELAKE!!! I absolutely love Chip's sermons and learn from each message. If you have never heard him speak, please take the time to watch his sermons online:

http://www.pinelake.org/home.php

I also joined a Small Group and am very anxious about getting to know each of these girls and more importantly GOD. We are reading Crazy Love and so far so good!

My 2nd Resolution is to start exercising, tone up and get in shape. My very best friend since three, Lyndsey, has been going to Spin, Body Pump and exercising quite a bit so she has given me great advice. I joined the Club in Madison and have taken Body Pump, Body Attack and Cardio Blast. Boy am I ever out of shape!!! I'm finally starting to feel normal and my body doesn't fel like rubber bands.

Since I bought my house, I have become somewhat poor. Not necessarily poor but restricted in what I want to do which includes not going out as much with my friends. I am doing my very best to restrict myself to doing something fun one night a weekend. It's hard to say no but it's helping me manage my money as well as learn self control. Here's a fun night out in Jackson at Underground 119 which is a really cool restauarant/music venue.

My partner in crime and me

Me and my roomie

Me and one of my FAV girls, Christi!!

Another resolution is to start babysitting my friend's children. If you need a sitter, PLEASE call or email me sarabethstockton@gmail.com and I will be more than happy to help!

I have several more resolutions but those are my tops.

Hope that you are having a great start to your new year!

Such a long time away so get ready!

2010-02-01T20:31:00.001-06:00

I cannot believe I have been such a huge slacker and not posted to the blog in forever (sorry to my few readers who have been bored at work with nothing to read:)) My camera was a bit under the weather during the holidays but I do have 2 pics from A Tacky Christmas party.

Me and Chrissy at The Harrington's Party benefitting CARA. So fun!

Me, Carmen and Dea at Hal and Mal's for North MS AllStars after the party

Christmas was absolutely wonderful! I throughly enjoyed spending time with my family and getting to see my high school best friends (minus Hillary.) It's so sad that when I go home to Corinth, I'm only there for such a short time. I'm always anxious going home and never want to leave. Here is a pic from Blakley's shower for baby Mac due within the next month!

(Me, Lyndsey, Joanie, Blakley, Rachel, Jessica and Laine)

I never thought that I would have such a hard time trying to decide what to do for NYE but this year was TOUGH!!! I finally decided to go to the First Annual Catfish Drop at Hal and Mal's with several of my girlfriends and my best guy friend, John. I only have a couple of pictures from night due to my camera not feeling 100%....bummer!

So I had a wonderful 2009 and cannot wait to see what all is in store for 2010!!!

Merry Christmas from Us to You!!!

2009-12-23T12:25:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas from Us to You!!!

This year I have so much to be thankful for: great health, new job, a new car, new house, friend's weddings, babies being born left and right, fun roadtrips and many experiences. Good has truly blessed me with a wonderful life and I should have no complaints (even though I do whine from time to time.) I am thrilled to be going home to Corinth today and cannot wait to see my family and all of my hometown friends. There is just something about home and especially growing up in a small town like Corinth! I hope that I can pack everything in while I'm there; however, that very RARELY happens, even with being there for 4 days. From our home to yours, Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Bridesmaid duties call again...this time for a "little sister"

2009-12-21T15:01:00.000-06:00

This past weekend was an eventful one to say the least. Friday night, I went to a Tacky Christmas Party that benefitted CARA. After the party, John and I rode over to Hal and Mal's in our get up for the North MS Allstars. We decided to leave there and head to Fenian's and then to F. Jones Corner. Needless to say, we were out way too late for our age or at least I was out too late for my age (guess I should speak for myself.)

I woke up the next morning at 8am to find something wrong with my plumbing. Remember that I just bought my house four months ago so this did not sit well with me. I called the plumber and he came to find out what was wrong. The main sewage line seperated and I was stuck with no plumbing and a huge plumbing bill staring me in the face. I went ahead and had them fix the problem and $650 later, I have a new pipe in the ground...lovely! Instead of taking a nap and making myself feel better about what had just occured, I decided to deep down clean my house which turned into a 7 hour project.

That night, I helped host a party for one of my very favorite people who I consider a sister, Miss Carolyn Hartlein and her awesome fiance, Scott Noblitt. The party went well and we had a great time! I was SO tired from the night before and the occurances from that day; however, I knew that I had to muster up the strength and go hang out with Caro and some of her and Scott's friends. Needless to say, I didn't last long before leaving and heading back home and hitting the hay.

Carolyn is just like a little sister to me and I love her dearly. I cannot wait for her fun wedding activities March 12-13th at Old Waverly and am honored to be apart of her special day. I will suit up for my 17th wedding and take the duty of bridesmaid for a special friend. Here is a picture of me and the bride to be after her party. Love you Caro!!!

I want to be apart of it....NEW YORK, NEW YORK!!

2009-12-18T13:33:00.002-06:00

I'm back from NYC and had the absolute BEST time!!! I wish that I had the guts to move there but unfortunately I don't think that I do. We left on Saturday morning, arrived in NYC that afternoon and headed to dinner at the RedEye Grille which was wonderful! On Sunday, we got up and walked to SaraBeth's for brunch (one of my all-time favs) and then headed to the TKTS booth in Times Square for Mary Poppins tickets. Me, mom, dad and Em went and saw it and I highly recommend seeing it if you're ever in NYC. Mom and I went to see the Nutcracker at Lincoln Center that night while dad, Em, Wes and Laurie went to see the Giants play. Monday was a very busy day! Mom and I headed out at 8am to visit several of her showrooms and look at the Spring 2010 clothes along with buying a BIZILLION pashminas, scarfs and gloves for her store. We met back up with the rest of the family to see the Rockettes at Radio City. It was awesome and I'm glad that we went. After the show was over, Em and I went to the Chicago ticket office to get our tickets to see the show that night (starring Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.) As we were leaving, we had our first official star sighting (Ashlee herself) as she was entering the gate to backstage. Em was hilarious in the fact that she was VERY star struck...it was quite funny. We went to the show that night and had a blast! She was awesome, the show was great and we got to meet her afterwards. Great ending to a wonderful day! Tuesday rolled around and we headed back out early for some more shopping but this time, Em and Laurie joined us. We shopped, shopped and shopped some more. On our way back to the hotel (which was 1000 blocks away it seemed) Laurie and I stopped for a photo op in front of Parson's Design School. We then decided to venture off on our own and head to Mood, where the contestants from Project Runway buy their fabric. It was the neatest store and I wanted everything in there (made me want to recover all of my upholstery in my house!) I wish that I could afford $40 per yard fabric...haha. That night, mom, dad, Em and I went and ate at Carmine's (another one of my favs) and then dad and I headed to Jersey Boys for our "date night." We have the best time and the show was AMAZING!!!! I cannot wait to buy tickets and go again when it comes to Memphis. Afterwards, we met up with mom and Em and went to my very favorite restaurant in NYC, ROXY'S, and ate cheesecake for dessert. Another great ending to a wonderful day. I was supposed to leave on Wednesday morning but my boss (who is the BEST) told me that I could stay an extra day since my family would be there until Thursday. I was SO excited! We got up the next morning and went to eat at Stardust Diner which it really cool. The waiters and waitresses perform while you eat...pretty neat atmosphere and another place I would recommend to anyone. We decided that we wanted to see one more show so I had a hard time deciding between Burn the Floor (starring Kym and Maks from Dancing with the Stars) or Bye Bye Birdie (starring John Stamos and Gina Gershon.) I finally made up my mind when this guy on the street said, "Take it from a gay guy....go see Burn the Floor." So that is what I did and boy am I so glad that I did...MAKS IS SO HHHHHHOOOOOOOTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! If you think he's hot on the show, you have no clue how hot he truly is until you see him dance or meet him in person. GOD did great things when he created that man:) After the show, I got in stalker mode and stood outside of the backstage door so that I could meet him in person....and I did! I don't think that I will ever wash the jacket that I was wearing because he was kind enough to hug me....haha, what a sweet guy! I met back up with mom, dad and Em afterwards and we headed out to shop some more. I am so so tired and my feet are worn out!!! I've never walked so much in my life which is a good thing. I cannot wait to go back so if you're interested in going, let me know and I'll accompany you anytime

It's Beginning to Look alot like Christmas!

2009-12-03T15:12:00.000-06:00

Me and my roommate Carmen had a little decorating party at the house. I only have a couple of pictures and will have to post more later. Here is a quick look at the tree and the den mantle. It's definitely bright in the Keys/Stockton compound!

The WILD tree

The mantle with mine, Carmen, Bella and Tom Tom's matching stockings...too cute!

A Visit from my special little buddy....

2009-12-03T15:08:00.001-06:00

Prather King along with several other little boys (George Menetre & Grey Lowe, who I have yet to meet) have their aunt Say Bay tied around their little fingers! Laura and Matt called me on Monday and told me that my little monkey was having to have tubes put in his ears on Wednesday. So naturally, I offered for them to stay at my house so they wouldn't have to drive form Yazoo City at 5:30am. Of course I had great reasoning behind it....to play with my little buddy. They got to the house, we ate and I gave him his early Christmas present so that he could wear them to the hospital the next day....sock monkey Christmas pj's. We had the best time opening the present, playing with the ribbon and especially ripping the paper into a million shreds. His birthday is only a week away...hard to believe he will be one!

Happy Birthday Little Man!

The Rebels laid a HUGE egg in the BULLDOGS' nest...the GOLDEN EGG!

2009-12-03T14:58:00.001-06:00

Well.....we did it Bulldog fans! After three whole months of watching our DAWGS fight, fight and fight, they finally received something that they truly deserve...the EGG BOWL trophy. We started tailgating at 8:30am and got to visit with one of my best college friends, Cathy Cadle Lowe, who has turned into somewhat of a Rebel. Sorry Cathy...I'm sure y'all had to leave early. My ballgame crew and I went into the game at 11:00am for kick off. From the second the team entered the stadium, the players and fans were ready and on our feet. I must say, I thought the Florida game was electric; however, last Saturday was the true definition of electric in Davis Wade Stadium. After all of the sad losses we've had this year, the DAWGS finally won and won in a big way. I HEART their love for the game, their spirit, their will to keep on playing and giving it their all and the smiles on their faces even after a loss. I know that some of you know my obsession with stalking the players after the ballgames. Me and my other stalking partner aka Maren McKinley finally got the picture we've wanted this whole season....Mr. Chad Bumphis aka Bump! I have recruited another stalking buddy...one of my very best friend's, Gracie Thompson Menetre. I was thrilled when she agreed to act like a nut with me (her child was not in attendance for this game.) Here are some pics of the night. GO DAWGS...cannot wait for next season! The countdown has already begun!

Me, Cathy and Gracie tailgating before the game

So sad it's our last game of the season but SO ecstatic that we're winning!!

Where oh where did the mighty mighty Rebs go?

We did it....GO BULLDOGS!!!!

Coach Mullen letting all of the MSU fans know that we're on a rise!

The game day crew minus Kimberly who was sitting in the Rebel section

Of course we were several of the last ones who stayed in stadium to soak up the victory!

C. Bump's #1 fans!!

My new obsession...Mr. KJ Wright...so so sweet!

Me and my stalker buddy with Phernell McPhee aka SEC co-defensive lineman of the last week of the season

Brandon McRae's last ballgame of his college career...great game, McRae!

Tyson Lee, such a great Christian man and great example to everyone.

It gets dark outside after a BULLDOG win and the insanity begins......

(Me, Bailey, Gracie and Rod)

The three tailgate stooges

Crazy Women!!!!!

Our night would not be complete without running into Greg Byrne at Barrister's

Fun Road Trip to Little Rock but no win!

2009-11-24T11:52:00.000-06:00

This past weekend, I went with my favorite MSU fans Brad & Maren to Little Rock to cheer on the Bulldogs. These two are the BEST and always invite me to be the third wheel wherever they go. When we got in town, we went to meet up with Maren's parents and several of their friends at the Flying Saucer. We had a ton of fun with them...they were hilarious! Afterwards, we went to Sticky Fingerz to hear Outformation . We didn't stay long since we had to rest up for the big game the next day.

We left the hotel at 9:15am to have plenty of time to get to the stadium...boy, were we cutting it close! Traffic was horrendous, parking was $20, the parking area happened to be a golf course and it was a huge mess. If you have never been to this game, you MUST go! I have never seen so many true rednecks in my entire life. I will have to post pictures of these people later. From what my friends from Arkansas tell me, you will not see this in Fayetteville, only in Little Rock. The ballgame was UP & DOWN and UP & DOWN some more.....the joys of being a Bulldog fan. As you already know, we lost which is always hard.

So in true BULLDOG fashion, we held our heads up high and kept on going. We left the game and headed back down to the Riverfront. We started out at Sticky Fingerz to eat and then went to the Underground Pub to meet up with Maren's parents & their friends again to watch the Rebels and Tigers. WOW-what a game! After the game, we went back to Sticky Fingerz to hear the Dirty Dozen which is one of my favorite bands. One of my college friends, Molly Carson lives in Little Rock. We met up with her and her friends and were able to share a table with them. What an awesome weekend in Little Rock even though we didn't come home with a win....maybe we can pull it out this weekend!

Me, Brad and Maren at Dirty Dozen

Me and Miss Molly

Me and ET from Dirty Dozen...it's been awhile since I've ran into him but he still remembers me as Smillie's friend...he is a MESS!!

STATE vs. BAMA weekend in God's Country (#2 to Corinth, of course)

2009-11-16T11:13:00.001-06:00

Another awesome weekend in Starkvegas with the Bulldogs! Here are a few pics to recap the fun time had by many.

Me and Grace with Baby George...so good to FINALLY hang out with them. He stole my heart instantly, even with the slobber and boogies. Grace told me I would be a great mom since I wiped it up with my pashmina, haha.

I was so happy that my roomie traded the Rebs to come to Starkville. I think she secretly had more fun:)

Me, Grace and Beth tailgating before the game. We were so excited that Beth chose her alma mater over the Rebs....she LOVES her Bulldogs!

Me with my tailgate gals, Maren and Mandy. We LOVE our awesome tailgate and the scrumptious Bulldogtini's!

This little man has his Aunt Sara wrapped around his little finger!

I heart Dan the Man!!

Me with two of my best friends. Hill and I were ecstatic that Lyndsey came to town. She'll admit, being married to a Rebel fan is hard and so she had to come back to her roots...I think she was quickly reminded just how much she loves and misses it. Maybe we can convert Luther into a Bulldog? That would be VERY hard!

Me and Hill with Ontario Harper. This was just the beginning of my "star struck weekend."

To me, this place is just like Heaven! So sad it's almost over.

Me and Maren with Jamar Chaney (yes, we stalked out the field house and waited on the players to come out..we're a little obsessed!)

Me and Beth with Tyson Lee...such a nice and great guy! And yes, he is not very tall:)

Me: Anthony Dixon, will you please take a picture with me?

Anthony Dixon: Girl, you want your picture, you got your picture

I will really appreciate this one day when he is famous and playing in the NFL!

A great time in Natchez for a dear friend's wedding

2009-11-16T10:20:00.001-06:00

Two weeks ago (Nov. 7th,) I had the honor of attending one of my dear friend's wedding in Natchez. I have known Jason McNeel for ten years and his new bride for three. Ever since I met Joanna Biglane, we have been great friends. She is one of the most sincere and caring people I know. Long story short, I kinda played a part in them working out so this wedding was very special to me. Joanna looked absolutely gorgeous and Jason was handsome as always. They are SO in love and extremely happy and it showed every minute of the night. Their reception was at the Dunleith and it was beautiful. The Houserockers from Schimmel's played and the food was extremely tasty!

Earlier that day, I drove down with several of my good friends, Maren, Brad and Jon Mark. We went to a cool bar, The Tavern, to watch the LSU vs. BAMA game. I shared a room at the EOLA with Brad and Maren so just as every time we're together, we had a great time!

Congrats to the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Jason McNeel!!! I love you both dearly.

I have finally caved in.....

2009-11-13T13:14:00.003-06:00

Well...I have finally caved in and started a blog. Yes, I know that I am single, not married and do not have children BUT I live a pretty fun and interesting life and figured why not start my own blog. I love keeping up with all of my friends and their wonderful lives and I hope that you enjoy keeping up with mine as well. For me, I am getting ready to wrap up shop and head to my 2nd favorite place on earth....STARKVILLE, MS aka home of the MSU BULLDOGS. I have attended numerous MSU football games but never one quite like the MSU/FL game. All I can say is ELECTRIC! I cannot wait to be in the Junction first thing in the morning to enjoy lots of wonderful company, great tailgate food, the arrival of the coaches and players, the smell of the grills all around, constant ringing of cowbells and more than anything, the excitement of the fans and players when we host Alabama. I can only imagine what's its going to be like tomorrow night...Florida game intensified by 100. Life does not get much better than that. Have a great weekend and GO DAWGS!