Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh, Monster Jam!

Last year, Kev and I went to the Jam with our friends Seth + Loren and we had a B.L.A.S.T.!  (In full disclosure, it was my second Monster Jam experience since I’ve lived in Atlanta.  I’m super into this event.)  This year, Monster Jam will be even more exciting (how can that be possible??) as they’ll celebrate Gravedigger’s 30th anniversary!  More on Gravedigger HERE.

go, gravedigger, gooooo!

Fact: Monster Jam is the single best people watching opportunity in Atlanta.  (NASCAR is a distance second to this.)  Here’s a sneak peak at what’s in store for you shot from yours truly last year…

overalls EVERYWHERE

And, here are a few more for your viewing pleasure:

monster jam 2011

Tickets are cheap.  Beer is…also cheap.  And, this is an out-of-the-ordinary event that is sure to spice up your MLK weekend!  Ticket information here: Let’s go to MONSTER JAM!!

Coming from a girlie-girl raised going to the ballet and to see musicals, I’m tellin’ you that you DO NOT want to miss this!  (Consider that a warning…)

xx, L

I won’t lie – I fall in love with almost every book I read, but I’m really, really in love with Water for Elephants. 

Here’s a brief synopsis:

Set during the Great Depression, Water for Elephants tells the story of a young man who leaves his life as a Cornell University veterinary student after losing both his parents in a car accident, and jumps onto a train that happens to house the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.  After a short confrontation with Blackie, a bouncer that stops stowaways, and Camel (a limp old worker) promising him a job and an audience with Uncle Al (The Ringmaster) Jacob decides to stay aboard the train.  Since his parents have died in an automobile accident, and he has not a home to call his own, he decides to remain with the circus.  Jacob is employed as the show’s veterinarian and he faces a number of challenges in dealing with the head trainer, August, while also learning how to function in the hierarchy of the circus and falling in love with August’s wife, Marlena.  The story is told as a series of memories by Jacob Jankowski, either a ninety or ninety-three year-old man who lives in a nursing home.  (www.wikipedia.com)

After spending the past year reading mostly about vampires, Water for Elephants has been refreshing and has me completely hooked.  Check it out.

xx, L

My dad used to tell me that he thought excessive gum chewing was just as nasty as dipping chewing tobacco.  While I’ve always seriously valued his opinion, he didn’t come close to stopping me.  Once I learned how to blow a bubble gum bubble, I was able to entertain myself for hours at a time…  (What can I say – easy to please.)

Growing up, I loved sugar-packed Juicy Fruit and Bubble Yum.  Chewed Cinnaburst (w/ paper, of course) from time to time just to mix things up.  Have even been known to try chocolate-flavored gum.  (Not really a fan, but still had to see what all the fuss was about.)  In recent years, I’ve stuck to Orbitz sweet mint flavored gum as my trusty stand-by.  BUT, I think I may have found the most amazing gum ever at the grocery yesterday!!

I’d like to introduce you to Trident Layers Gum. 

Voila!

It. Is. Amazing.  Trident has commercials all over TV right now for it, and again, I just had to see what all the hype was about.  (I am as much of a sucker for hype as Lauren…)  Um, it’s amazing.  I really don’t have much else to say other than I am pretty sure that it is the best gum I’ve ever tried and I am rationing it – so please don’t ask for a piece.

I bought the Green Apple + Golden Pineapple, but the Wild Strawberry + Tangy Citrus flavor sounds awesome, too.  Run – don’t walk - run to your nearest grocery and pick up a pack STAT!

"Violet, you're turning violet, Violet!"

Happy chewing! (Told you so…)

xx, L