Football Week 2

Farmington Cardinals (1-0) vs. West Fork Tigers (0-1)

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Notes from the Coach:
"West Fork is favored to win their conference after dropping to 3A this year. They have 23 seniors on their team and return 16 starters including the entire offensive line which averages over 250 lbs a man. Logan Genz is a returning all-state player at linebacker."


Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0) vs. Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (0-0)

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Tailgating Razorback Style

You know you are in the south when tailgating for the first football game of the season starts 6 hours before game time. I just love football season!

Me and Alena

My handsome fiance - our first tailgate as an engaged couple

Me, Aunt Julie and Aunt Susan - can you see the resemblance?

Brother!

My cousin Matt, Spencer, Aunt Susan, Matt's girlfriend Emily and me

This was a good football weekend - both the Cards and the Hogs won. I can't wait until next weekend!

Football: Week 1

It has finally arrived - FOOTBALL SEASON! And again, this year I am going to do my weekly match ups for my 2 teams - the Farmington High School Cardinals and the Arkanas Razorbacks. This year, I am going to give you the Cardinal preview from the Coach's words - his outlook for the week's game.

So without further ado week 1's match-ups are.....

Farmington Cardinals (0-0) vs. Huntsville Eagles (0-0)

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From the Coach...

Huntsville has changed their offense - gone to a more wide open spread type attack. Their best player is their QB - he is very accurate and does a great job in their quick passing game. The Eagles play a 3-4 deffense with their big and physical front. They also have an outstanding group of linebackers.

Arkansas Razorbacks (0-0) vs. Tennessee Tech Eagles (0-0)

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Check back for the final scores.

Weekend Family Getaway

This past weekend my family went to Branson to spend some time together. It is getting harder and harder to get our whole family together for a week-long vacation so mom put together a weekend getaway for us. We rented a condo overlooking the lake and did nothing but hang out with each other. Our family is very close so we all had a great time.

Saturday we all layed by the pool. After that we went shopping for a couple of hours and then went back to the condo and had a mexican dinner. After dinner we played a Mexican Mystery and JD's girlfriend, Jennifer, was the murderer! What better way to end the night then by watching a movie together. Appropriately, we watched The Great Outdoors. A classic!

The weekend was a much-needed get away and I can't wait until our next family adventure.

Mom and Dad dancing in the kitchen while making dinner

Me and my fiance on our balcony

We Have a Date!

Set a Date - Check!
Book Church - Check!
Book Reception Venue - Check!

Looks like this wedding is actually going to happen and everything is on schedule!

I will become Mrs. Pettigrew on July 2, 2011.

We chose this date for several different reasons.

1. We knew it was going to be July or later in 2011 because I wanted a year-long engagement. August starts football season so that left us with July only. My dad would kill me if I tried to get married during his season and Ryan and I both think it is almost a crime to get married on a Saturday in the fall - we would rather be at a football game!

2. Once we started looking at the weekends I realized July 2 was a Saturday and I immediatley wanted to do it then because we got engaged on July 2, 2010 - a little corny I know, but cool that we will get married exactly one year later.

3. Because it is a holiday weekend, our guests will have extra time for travel.

Now let's see, now that we have a date set and the venues booked, that leaves us exactly 308 days for planning. My mom and wedding planner are already on top of things and they are huge lifesavers for me. They are doing all the dirty work and I am so grateful to have their help!

For more information about our wedding visit our wedding website at

http://adams-pettigrew.ourwedding.com/

The Burlsworth Trophy

I had the opportunity to work on an awesome project at work the past couple of weeks - the announcement of the Burlsworth Trophy.

The Burlsworth Trophy is the second national collegiate football award to come out of Arkansas and the first ever that honors a walk-on. The media are calling it the "Heisman for Walk-Ons." The trophy is named in honor of Brandon Burlsworth who was a walk-on at Arkansas and eventually worked his way to become a scholarship starter and All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 1999 draft but was tragically killed in a car accident 11 days later.

Brandon Burlsworth

When the Burlsworth Foundation approached Elise and Mitchell Communications, she automatically assigned me to the project because of my background with the Arkansas Sports Information Department. I have to say this was one of the most fun things I have worked on to date. Since the press conference was held at the UofA I got to work with all my old colleagues at SID and I was pitching to all the sports media who I use to work with. It was great to catch up with everybody.

L to R: Jeff Long, Frank Broyles, Ken Hatfield, Danny Ford

There were about 100 people at the announcement and unveiling of the trophy including media from NWA and Little Rock. I was also among Arkansas football legends - Frank Broyles, Ken Hatfield, Danny Ford and Jim Lindsey were all speakers at the press conference. The unveiling announcment appeared on ESPN.com, CBSSports.com and many other national websites. In my opinion - a success!

Brandon's Mom and brother, Marty, unveiled the trophy

I worked closely with the Burlsworth family and got to know a lot about Brandon. He was an amanzing person and they are so honored to have this trophy named after him. I also heard that there is even a movie being made about his life and football career. How exciting!

The Burlsworth Foundaiton is an amanzing organization that supports the physical and spirital needs of children. Read more about the Foundation and Brandon's amanzing life here.

Come back in February to see who the first recipient of the Burlsworth Trophy is!

Wedding Rant!

I have to take this time to vent just a bit. First we will have a pop quiz. There is only one question so no need to have a cram session.

1. What is Meredith's favorite color?

Answer: PUPRLE

Of course it is! All of you have known that about me for as long as you have known me. My favorite color has always been purple and most people would call it more of an obsession anyway. Come on people, I even have a bathroom that is purple!

Well it was a no brainer, and probably the easiest decision of the wedding, when I chose dark purple for my color (purple bridesmaids dresses, flowers, etc.) Another reason I love purple and chose it was because it was DIFFERENT and nobody else was using it.

WRONG! These days EVERYBODY is using purple. The more wedding blogs and photographer websites I look at, the more purple I see. So for my rant I would like all of you brides who don't really like the color and just using it because it is "in" these days, kindly pick another color. I don't want my guests hating it by the time next summer comes. Purple has always been my favorite and I have always known I was going to use it for my wedding so I call first dibbs.

Thanks and have a lovely day! (would you say this is the first signs of Bridezilla coming out?)