Whole Foods to Piggly Wiggly

Well, Olivia and I have made it to the south. I could have told you that just by listening to the people around me. The accents and sayings take a little while to get used to when we come back to MS.

Here are a few funny sayings and interesting things we've run into so far...

I'm drunker than Cooter Brown! (I won't reveal who said this. It's not a family member.)
My stars! (If you put your right hand on your chest and draw out "stars" a little bit, you'll have it.)
Heaven's to Betsy! (I have no idea who Betsy is but she's always a part of this expressive saying.)
"Ya'll" magazine for Southerners (I couldn't help but check this magazine out at Books-a- Million. I had to read the article on Collards. No recipes fit the bill for me. I try to stay away from ham hocks, salt pork, and meaty ham bones.)

It's good to be around family and weird to be in Jackson when there isn't a holiday or special event. I'm ready to get settled and have a routine, again. Stephen is still making his way across the country. Charlie is apparently going stir crazy. He ate Stephen's shoe, last night. If you see a one shoed man driving a Pacifica with a U haul trailer, a cat meowing his head off, and a dog running outside the car....that's Stephen and his gang of wild animals. I'll have the beer waiting for you, honey!

FYI: The closest grocery store to our house in Meridian is a Piggly Wiggly.