I have been waiting excitedly to tell you about the latest opportunity this amazing blog has brought to me. I had to take care of a few administrative things before I could say anything but now, rather than bursting, I am going to share with you my secret. I’ve been selected as one of only five mom bloggers in the DFW metroplex to take part in the “Mommy Madness” campaign for CBS Radio and North Texas Chevy Dealers. What does this mean? Well, in short, it means that I get to test drive (meaning live out of) a brand spankin’ new Chevy Travers for the next 8 weeks. They are calling us the Mom Squad. We have missions to do and errands to run but they are all fun for not only us, but for the entire family!
On Friday (during a downpour that made my liver quiver) I drove to the CBS studios to meet some of the CBS Radio DJ’s and pick up my Traverse. Let me tell you something about the two fabulous DJ’s I had the opportunity to tormentharass get to know: They were hilarious and fun! I am talking about Gene and Julie from the KVIL morning show. Things I did not know before I chose to sit between them:
Gene actually would choose to eat baby food bananas if asked to. (He admitted it and it is on tape somewhere.)
You can totally be a smart alec with people who do it for a living and they aren’t afraid of your “out there” personality!
Calling yourself “the supreme being of all around me” will only get you the response, “Sorry, that is my title but if you need to borrow it you can.”
These two people are perfect together and I now have a duel DJ crush.
I also was able to meet with the North Texas Chevy Dealers, more CBS radio personalities from Jack FM, KLUVand KVIL, all the marketing people you can fit into one conference room and the other 4 Moms who are a part of the “Mom Squad.”
After the meet and greet and tell us what you would eat (if you were to eat baby food), we were paired up with our very own dealer from our very own dealership. I was honored to be paired up with Jerry’s of Weatherford. Poor David was the man selected to show me all of the amazing features of the Traverse. I say poor David because we spent half the time going over the features and half the time laughing so hard people thought we had lost our mind. For example, while he was showing me the features of the back seat DVD player he looked up and noticed me hugging the seat and fondly caressing the car. To say the least it threw him off track. Pretty much all of the features he showed me had similar responses from me. He was absolutely hysterical as I responded to each amazing part of the Traverse with glee, giddiness and a bit of lust. What a great sport!
And now, where you can help me.
The wonderful people behind this program want you to vote for you favorite DFW Mom Squad member. (This would be ME to you, my wonderful readers!) Just go to the Mommy Madness site and vote. (Again, for me.) It isn’t hard. It doesn’t hurt. AND when you vote you have the chance to win a spa trip to Lost Pines Resort & Spa in beautiful Austin! You know you want a piece of that!
AND if you are in the DFW area and go to any North Texas Chevy Dealers and test drive a Traverse, you can get a ONE HOUR massage at Massage Envy. Show me one person who doesn’t need that one!
I will be uploading pictures of my new foster baby Traverse later. For now, go vote. It is your patriotic duty, people.
The Motherhood just launched a fun new project. Real moms. Unscripted. Unrehearsed. Unedited. Just doing what we do best. Want a sneak peek? Go over to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Flip and see what I have to say about our girlfriends–those women in our life who help us get through our day to day lives. Kind of like The Motherhood! Also, we have some fun and wonderful moms who will be making appearances all week. You won’t want to miss it!
Come over and join us! You, too, can play vlogger with rest of us!
I am in the process of a total blog redesign. There are two choices: No blog at all for a week or more or you get this nice soothing tan blog (think beaches in Hawaii) until I blast you with color and vivid images. (See, I even added a nice soothing palm tree sunset image to calm the anxiety you may be having over change. It is all for you, my friends.)
I choose calm and tan.
So, if you come here this week and see a sign that says we are down, relax. I am just making the switch.
Oh, and we lost all of our comments. All of them since 2003. Let us all be in mourning for a moment over that.
Good. Now remember to comment often so that I look like I have not been blogging for 4 years into the abyss.
Now, off to the book. Good things are going down, my friends. Shhhhhhh
Today Mir is getting married to the man of her dreams, Otto. (Name changed to protect the lovebirds.) I have been invited to participate in her bridal shower by sharing a photo from my own wedding and/or a bit of advice or a quote. In honor of their marriage, I am offering up both.
Here is a picture of that amazing day. (Give me a break on the hair and big dress. It was 1990–which as we all know is still the stepchild of the 80’s!)
I wondered what it was about this picture that I love so much. I think it is because the moment captured in this picture is my favorite wedding moment in all weddings. This is the moment when you know it is real. The wedding has ended. The planning has been taken care of. The only thing left is to party and enjoy being man and wife.
With that I offer you this quote:
My Greatest wish for the two of you is that through the years your love for each other will so deepen and grow, that years from now you will look back on this day, your wedding day, as the day you loved each other the least.
Do you think that the (and forgive me for this word, I don’t know a better replacement) blogosphere is overall a good place or overall a bad place?
I am serious here.
Is it a place where you can be yourself or a place where you better watch your back because someone can and will turn on you if they can?
Is it a place where you can make real friends or a place where you can talk to people who will forget you as soon as you don’t IM them after a week?
Is it a place where the people you do make friends with can sustain a friendship or is it a place where you can find out that the people you thought you knew you really don’t know at all as they are willing to dis you when given a chance?
Is it a place you feel free in or a place you feel stifled?
I really want to know what you think.
And if you feel that it is a good place, are you a blogger? If you blog, do you feel you owe anyone who asks that you defend your thoughts, actions or writings deserves an answer until they feel satisfied or do you feel that what you have written for years suffices as a testament to who you are?
Finally, are you willing to ignore it when you see a lynch mob forming online or do you jump in knowing you will be targeted next?
Like I asked when I started this:
Do you think that the (and forgive me for this word, I don’t know a better replacement) blogosphere is overall a good place or overall a bad place?
