Oxford, MS

After the long month on Hematology, we took advantage as quickly as we could to get out of town for a small retreat from the madness. The first weekend in November, we made a trip down to Oxford, MS, just about an hour or so south of Memphis.


First stop was the Ole Miss Football game. Jonnett's co-worker's wife hooked us up with some box seats, so we enjoyed our first SEC football game in style. Ole Miss played Northwestern State (LA) and just barely beat them. Yes, we were interested in the game, but mostly we were interested in seeing the culture of the SEC Football, as we had heard so much about it. The Grove is known as the best tailgating in the country. It is tent upon tent, but it is what is inside the tents that is the amazing part: fine china, catered food, flat screen TVs, women wearing cocktail dresses, and we have heard that some even have chandeliers. The tailgating is before and several hours after the game, win or lose. It is pretty incredible and quite a site to see.




After the win, we walked through the beautiful Ole Miss campus to the town square, where you could actually imagine the covered wagons pulled up in front of the local saloon.




That evening we had a delicious dinner at the Yocona River Inn, a quaint restaurant located about 15 minutes outside of Oxford in what looked like an old gas station turned restaurant. Can't go wrong with a restaurant that encourages you to bring your own wine!


We had a lazy Sunday that started with breakfast at the only place in town that served breakfast, but it was worth the wait. The owner is from Portland and served coffee from Portland...aah, a fresh taste of the Northwest. Afterwards we visited Rowan Oak, the home of Nobel Prize winning author William Faulkner, and enjoyed a walk around the grounds.


After we realized that we had gained an hour due to the time change, we decided to head back to Memphis and take advantage of the beautiful weather with a picnic at a local park near our neighborhood. It was a great, rejuvenating weekend. Back to the grind...