Road Trippin'

Tonight, Coleman had an unveiling of their new Road Trip grill, designed by Paul Jr. from OCC.

Apparently, Paul Jr. has branched out of the Chopper business and formed Paul Jr. Designs (his website isn't up yet, so his Twitter account will have to do). He is partnering with different companies to re-design existing products and Coleman was his first "client" (click here to view a video of Paul Jr. talking about the grill). He took this grill...

...and turned it into this:

I can't say I was star-struck or anything, but it was fun to see him and be there for the event. We don't watch their show too often, but we may have to tune in soon to see how they developed the grill and to see if they air anything from tonight - maybe we'll get on TV (ha ha!). Here are a few other pics from the evening:

Brandon kept mentioning that Paul's girlfriend doesn't look as pretty on TV as she does in real life...

And sadly, we didn't get any pictures of the real star, my friend Ali, who helped organize and run the event! Sorry Ali :(

Five Day Challenge

For the past year or so, Brandon's grandma has been making a special hand cream with her friends at church. Almost every time we go to GC to visit, she brings me a small container of the lotion and every time, I politely accept. However, I haven't ever really used the hand cream. I'm not sure why I haven't used it, but I just put it in the closet and use what I already have.

Well, a few months ago, Brandon's mom, sister and I were discussing the lotion and his mom was telling us how well it works and that she really does like it, especially on her heels (I hope I'm not divulging too much here!). So, this past weekend, Brandon and I were in GC and his grandma brought me over a small container. Pam and I exchanged a smile and I proceeded to place the lotion in my purse. Later that day, Pam and I were again discussing the lotion and she told me I should really just try it and I might be amazed at the results.

So, starting this past Sunday, I have decided to apply the lotion to my dry feet (I walk around barefoot pretty much all of the time) before I go to bed each night for five days, just to see how well the lotion works. Once the five days are up I will re-evaluate the state of my dry feet and make a final decision. If it actually works, I will pull out my stashed away containers and make them a part of my bedtime routine. And, if I don't see that much of a difference, I will continue to collect the small containers and re-gift them to Pam! But, if I can make a prediction, I'm going to predict that I won't be re-gifting anytime soon!

4th of July Fun

We spent th 4th of July at Tablerock, like we do every year. We celebrate with my mom's sister and her family since they have a house there, too. This is really the only time the whole family is together since we don't see them at Christmas time anymore.

Brandon and I arrived late Wednesday evening and got up early on Thursday and hit the lake with my parents and Matt and Tara and Eva.

The boys (Matt and Brandon) and my cousins jumped off the cliffs and swung on the rope swing at the bridge. I decided to stay in the boat and take pictures!

The crazy guy diving - that would by my husband!!!

Friday morning was a bit rainy, so we didn't spend as much time on the lake as we would have liked. We waited on the first part of the rain by swimming in a cove and just playing around. Todd really got my mom by jumping off the boat and pretty much dunking her in the water.

We were finally able to do a little tubing and knee-boarding and then it was time to head in.

Friday night, we had a shrimp boil and it was really fun and pretty tasty, but we didn't get any pictures. It was a fun change from the normal "lake food".

Saturday morning was our annual blueberry picking trip. The little girls loved picking the berries, but didn't last very long. And, I think Eva ate more than she picked. The picking wasn't as good as it has been in the past, but Brandon and I still came home with four pounds!

Once we got back home, Todd and Natalie and Brandon and I decided to head out on the lake for a little while before the big 4th of July BBQ and fireworks. We had a good time, but I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!

Yes, Brandon is a little crazy on the knee board!!!

We came home and got cleaned up and took our annual family pictures!

This year, instead of putting on our own fireworks show, we walked down the hill to the shore where some of the other families in the area were shooting off fireworks and just watched their show. It was better than any we could have done and we were just able to sit and enjoy it.

Needless to say, it was another great 4th of July, and now, it is time to get back into the groove of everyday life.