Barrel aged bold taste

Yesterday, Justin was asked to set up a table at young men and young women at church showcasing things having to do with his mission in Detroit and things unique to Detroit. With the help of my mom we decided Boston Coolers would be the perfect Detroit treat to serve. For all of you non-Michiganders, Boston Coolers are ice cream floats made with Vernors. Then we got to wondering, why are they called Boston Coolers? After researching on the internet, I found that it is somewhat a mystery and that it has nothing to do with the city of Boston, and Vernors is virtually unknown in Massachusettes. One theory is that it was named after Boston Boulevard in Detroit. One thing is for sure though: The Boston Cooler was born at a soda parlor in Detroit, Michigan by a man named Fred Sanders. The Boston Coolers were a hit and Justin had a few cans left over. I could not resist the urge and let me tell you, after taking that first sip, it took me home. I used to drink a Vernors every morning (surely the reason I am 20 pounds lighter than in high school). A lot of first-time Vernors drinkers cough and snort and can't handle the strong ginger ale, but the barrel aged bold taste was yummy and comforting to me.

Linder Farms (& more posts below)

For family night, we took a trip to Linder Farms, a pumpkin patch with lots of fun for the kids. They had a petting zoo and Trey & Brooklyn were brave feeding them ( I sure never would). They had a zebra, horses, camel, ostriches and some kind of weird camelish, cow looking thing...a cowmel I guess. We also did a pumpkin slingshot, kids hay maze, bouncers and hayride. Taylee was so excited to sit on the bench...she would not allow us to hold her. The picture of Trey and Brooklyn holding hands is cute because we took a picture like that last year and they remembered and insisted on doing it again. I love the picture of them on the hay bale together, too. It really shows their personalities....Treygan with his fake smile...always ready to please. And, Brooklyn with her grumpy face...she'll please when she darn well feels like it!

Zebra

My friend Karen spotted this cute zebra dress at a yard sale and she bought it for Taylee. She thought I might like it since I was into zebra print back in the day. Taylee looked so adorable, we got comments from everyone at church about how cute it is. Sorry, though Karen, she won't keep the hat on!

Costume Party

We went to a costume party at the house of our friends, Brandon & Nikole (Thor & Snow White) last weekend. NO KIDS ALLOWED! That's right, a bunch of adults can still dress up and have a great time, especially when leaving sweet, dear kiddos with a babysitter. Nikole planned an awesome party with games involving Michael Jackson dance moves and a lot of confidence! She also prepared a yummy meal. It's hard to see my and Justin's costume due to the reflecting vests; we were construction workers who got run over by a car (we had tire treads drawn down our face and neck) We had a great time, I hope she does it again next year!

Handbag Giveaway

Just wanted to let you all know that the Handbag Planet is having a handbag giveaway in a few days....it's always fun to try to win stuff! Go to http://www.handbagplanet.com/ and enter for a really cute bag, it's really easy. Good luck!

Reba & Kelly!!!

We had a great time at the concert last night! We had really good seats on the floor, good enough so I could run up to the front a couple times for better pictures. It started off with Melissa Peterman (Barbara-Jean on Reba) doing a comedy routine and she was hilarious! Reba & Kelly are very entertaining and they're both very talented; we didn't even know several Reba songs but we still had a great time dancing to them. My voice was even a little scratchy from all the yelling. I even felt a bit star-struck, I just wanted to wave to them and hope they waved back! I know, silly right? Thanks to my awesome hubby who took all of the humiliation from people who laughed at him for going to this concert. We had an awesome time! I even made a new playlist with Reba & Kelly songs...enjoy!!!