This post is Day 3 of the BLOGtober Fest challenge with Arkansas Women Bloggers. Theme is Fall Traditions…
Easy peasy…
In our family, we have several fall traditions, but my favorites are …
- That first eye-rolling-back-in-my-head bite of corn dog from the state fair, hot from the grease and dripping with mustard. A trip to the state fair is always on the agenda.
- That first weekend of college football which pairs perfectly with the season’s first bowl of chili. (My husband makes amazing chili…) A house divided, we claim many teams cheering for Arkansas and Arkansas State (always), other SECteams when it benefits Arkansas, and Texas when they play Oklahoma. We almost support LSU when they play Florida. Florida, never. Although it rarely happens since the fall of the Southwest Conference, if Baylor should play Arkansas, I cheer for whichever team has the ball. Yes, I graduated from Baylor and LOVE the Hogs… Conflicted.
- Cotton Harvest! The holiest of times. The fields are transformed into a sea of white, thick enough to walk on. My favorite smell, the smell of cotton.
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| My handsome Razorback |
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| can you smell it? |
talya
Musical Pairings:
Arkansas Fight Song
You have two handsome Razorbacks now. I like our fall traditions. Enjoyed the read. Barbara
Great Fall Traditions!
I can smell it!
You sure have a way with words to make it all come alive! Loved listening to the Arkansas Fight Song. Hopefully we will meet that handsome Razorback someday.
WPS!
I love those fields of cotton. driving across our state last week, I almost drove off the interstate while looking too long to the fields of the western part of our state! I’m with you on that one girl.
You know, if you’re going to taunt us with “My husband makes amazing chili…” you should give us the recipe. I’m just sayin’…
I don’t know if he’s ever written it down.
Awesome, Talya! You set my mouth to watering when I read your description that State Fair Corn dog! By the way, can a person get electrocuted from slobbering and typing on a keyboard at the same time?=) And yeah, once a Hog fan…always a Hog fan!…I’m living in SEC enemy territory, now…Tennessee Volunteers and Vanderbilt Commodores…This past weekend, my youngest son and I went to the Auburn/Vandy game in Nashville…Quality time with my son…Hogs weren’t playing…SEC football…free tickets…high five and heck yeah!!!…haha…It was a great game, and it was fun to sit back and watch the fans from the opposing teams reactions. It was hilarious!!! I’m sure glad I don’t act like that when the Hogs are playing!=)