Taylor Ferber | September 14, 2014 12:00 pm

Jessie James Decker is pint-sized and fabulous. We fell in like with the Southern belle on the E! series, Eric & Jessie: Game On, and have seen how the unapologetic country singer has come to have it all: a gorgeous NFL husband (New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker), a gorgeous baby daughter, a successful composition career, and burgeoning beauty and clothing lines. But it wasn’t always simple. VH1 recently sat down with the New York transplant — who still likes going to Cracker Barrel — and learned the report of a simple country gal who rose to fame.

Allow us to help you get a peak into Jessie’s world and see what she has to say about the ups and downs of being married to a professional athlete and letting the cameras into her everyday life.

VH1: Were you a big football fan before you started dating Eric?
I wasn’t the largest fan because I grew up in so many different places; I never was really able to attach myself to a team, but as soon as I started dating Eric I immediately was asking every question that you could imagine. Even the most annoying, like: “What happens if all three quarterbacks get injured? Who goes in?! What do you do?”

What are the pros and cons of being married to an NFL player?
I think the pros are everything — it is so much fun to be a part of something so exciting. And I’m impressed by him every time he’s on the field. He’s such an athlete and God gave him talent and he works his butt off. The con: You never want to see your loved one get hurt. That would be so scary, right?

What’s your favorite New York City activity?
What is not my favorite thing to do here?! The food, the shopping, I mean we’ve already seen a show. Everything is incredible and I feel so blessed to be here.

I feel like people from New York City get a terrible reputation, don’t you reckon?
I never heard about a terrible reputation, [but New Yorkers] tell it like it is and I really like that. I don’t want anything sugarcoated – tell it to my face, tell it to me straight.

How are you adjusting from previously living in Denver?
For me, it was really an adjustment to go to Denver. Being from the South, I was like a fish out of water in Denver. I was familiar with New York because I was signed to Island Def Jam, so I came here all the time. I was excited to come back in a way even though I never lived here. The people are incredible. It just feels like everything is meant to be. We like everything about this city.

You and Eric have what seems like such a solid, grounded relationship. What’s your like information for the average person?
I would never, ever settle. That is my largest thing and I always say it. I’ve seen so many friends of mine who are on the verge of divorce now because they just got married like, “Well, he’ll do.” You will end up in divorce. You need to marry someone that is your soul mate, that you’re obsessed with, and never ignore that. People make fun of me all the time. They’re like, “Not everything’s gonna be perfect,” well it is in my world. And it should be. Because you deserve it.

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