College Football Fans in a Foreign Land

My husband is a very proud Aggie.  He grew up in College Station, TX and then graduated from Texas A&M and is a die hard fan.  I am a Gamecock.  I adore my University of South Carolina and all of its traditions (although we get into arguments about that!)  So when it comes to game day, our children have 2 wardrobe changes (at least, depending on the food their eating) to cheer on our beloved football teams.  I am a good wife and have put up my husbands Aggie memorabilia in our house and have even added to it!  But when I try to even put my Carolina blanket on a chair, it some how makes it's way into the linen closet... not even folded nicely.  Hmm...

We have our own friendly trash-talking battles within our house and it usually never left our house because when we lived in Pennsylvania, no one really cared about college football like they do in the south.  We usually only talked about NFL football and our Steelers with our friends and neighbors.  Now, we have found ourselves in the middle of LSU nation.  One of the reasons I love our neighborhood is because every house is beautifully built, manicured and decorated at all times.  It's great down here because the sun is always shining so you don't have to worry about your decor getting ruined by the rain, like in the North.  As Averie and I were taking our walk this morning, I noticed the wreaths on the front doors were changing from colorful ribbons and flowers to purple and yellow.  Or gold, whatever.

My husband had purchased a massive outdoor A&M flag and a Steeler flag to hang on our front porch (he promises I can hang up my Gamecock flag and won't take it down, HA!) and I am going to get the flag poles today.  We have had our friendly banters with our neighbors already about this upcoming season and it is going to get exciting!  I am dreaming up our front porch decorations and game day snacks to deliver to our neighbors.  Which got me researching wreaths for our front door and I have decided I am going to make my own.  Now I can't decide whether or not to do a whole A&M one and a whole Gamecock one, or make a "House Divided" one.  I am also researching the most obnoxious fanatic accessories for our house I can find.

Isn't this just the fun of it all?  Friendly competition in college football is what it's all about, right?  Well, I am told it's not very friendly around here, and our house might get toilet-papered with all our fanaticism.  I think everyone is just jealous of A&M's Heisman winning quarterback and Carolina's ESPY award winning defensive end.

Pictures to come!

Petroleum Clubs

Good Morning!

In my research about the petroleum lifestyle, I've found there are a few clubs that are an awesome starting point!  I have been worried about getting to know people in the field and what to expect (which is the reason I started Landman Wives) but I found these websites and there is a place for us!  They are spread out around the south and the midwest.  I read about some ladies who back in the 60's started their own club, Black Gold, for wives of men in the oil & gas field.  There was no catering back then, so they would take turns hosting dinners for the rest of the members at different locations.  That is so awesome and what I was thinking about!  A time where we could get together and meet each other, have a sense of community, no matter where we moved!

So far these are the clubs I have found:

Texas
Petroleum Club of Houston

Petroleum Club of Fort Worth

The Dallas Petroleum Club 

The Petroleum Club of San Antonio 

Texas-Exes Petroleum Club 

Petroleum Club of Midland 

Lake Tyler Petroleum Club 

NOMADS


Oklahoma
Petroleum Club of Oklahoma City 

Petroleum Club of Oklahoma City, Edmond 


Organizations
Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) 

Texas Oil & Gas Association 

Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association 

Texas Alliance of Energy Producers 


Here is a complete list of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Associations throughout the country:
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Associations

The Birth of Landman Wives!

Hello, Hello!

Landman Wives is a little idea I had, as we have gotten the news that there is a possibility that we are going to be moving to one of several places down south.  I have been trying to research about these cities, neighborhoods, schools, playgrounds, lifestyles, etc and there is no resource for families like ours who have to go with their husbands to better jobs!  I thought, well since there is no community for us, I might as well just be the one to start it!  So here it is, Landman Wives, our home away from home.  The place I would love for us to come to when we feel alone and have to figure everything out for ourselves.  When we are changing our whole lives around and we feel so overwhelmed by all of the things we have to do, we could come here, and talk with other women who are in the same position.  I am going to try to put all of the research I've done on here for everyone (and for myself) and organize it so it is easily accessible when we need advice!  I can't wait to get this started and maybe we can make friends in the places we are moving to or find ones in our own communities that we didn't even know where there!  That way, we aren't alone, we have someone who understands the lifestyle of a Landman Wife!

All in love,

Megan