A Drink In The Palm(er) Of My Hand

Happy Monday!  As you can see, Ad Bits has another new background.  I'm going to have to install a revolving door for all the background changes I've had lately.  I haven't found The One yet though, so there'll be more to come!

Weekend: was FUN!  And... productive!  A little productive at least.  Friday I attended a surprise anniversary party, which I loved.  The happy couple was shocked, but graceful (i.e. nobody wet their pants, as I would in all likelihood).  Saturday, I ran a 5K and achieved a PR.  I received not one, but TWO ears of corn upon crossing the finish line.  Funny, no?  Ear I am with my corn and friends.  We're cute- I hope nobody is stalking us.

Also Saturday, the girls and I went to my girlfriend's new home (lovely!) for a BBQ and corn hole tournament.  My new favorite summer drink was in attendance: lemonade and sweet tea vodka (try Jeremiah Weed or Fire Fly brands).  Kind of like an Arnold Palmer, but different and... drunkier.  Today's commercial pays a sort of homage to the drink.  Sunday was church, play, play, play with the girlies, and a visit from my brother (who, in all fairness, clued me in to this commercial).  And the productive part?  I crossed SIX things off my "to do" list.  How many items are on the list you ask?  Hey!  Let's not get into the particulars, ok?  Jeesh.

Saturday Blog Hop!

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Last week's blog hop was so much fun I'm doing it again today!  I'm spotlighting "From Chaos Comes Happiness".  I stumbled on it this week and think it's adorable.  Check it out!  For a complete list of blogs participating in the hop, check out Kindred Spirit Mommy.  Also, below is another zappos.com commercial as promised.

Have a fun weekend! Steer clear of gators!

Fun Mail! No Strings Attached

Why are these Zappos.com commercials just now coming to my attention!  I saw one this morning and when I YouTubed it for this post there were a slew more!!!  Each funnier than the last!  Today I'm just going to show this one, but stay tuned this weekend for more!

At first I thought the puppets were a little creepy- a little too close to ventriloquist dummies that frequent my nightmares, but when I learned they were funny puppets (unlike most dummies) I was absolutely delighted!  A timely commercial too, because I received 3 fun things in the mail this week!  First, a knit kit for a Hello Kitty scarf I'm going to make Molly (will post pictures when complete, no doubt).  Secondly, the adorable monogrammed dance bag I got my cousin's daughter arrived (from Pottery Barn Kids- their latest catalog is just as pricey and fabulous as ever).  And finally, the slide for our swingset just came!  I love fun deliveries!!!  No wonder people have online shopping addictions.  But I can honestly say I was emotionally ready for all three items.

A final note before you actually watch the commercial.  Does the girl puppet look like Katey Sagal?  I'm just sayin'....

Pieland Island

I love Northern Michigan!  It's so relaxing and rejuvenating.  We're back from Mackinaw Island and it was a boatload of fun!  Here are the girls and I having a picnic after biking around all morning:

In honor of Northern Michigan I'm including a Kid Rock song for your rocking out pleasure.  In honor of islands, I've got an island commercial for you, and a Bud Light one at that!  All this island living got me thinking about the age old question: what books would I take with me to a dessert island?  (That's not a typo by the way.  My imaginary island has cupcakes falling from trees instead of coconuts, and pieces of pie walking around instead of crabs).  My list* changes daily, but here it is for today:
1.  The Harry Potter series. (yes, I count that as one giant book, ok?  It's my flippin' island.)
2.  To Kill A Mockingbird (which I may need to do, should I get sick of the sweets)
3.  Where the Red Fern Grows (a childhood fave- plus, I may get much needed hunting tips)
4.  Triathlon Training for Dummies (I may as well stay in shape, especially with all the fatty foods around)
5.  Hatchet (another childhood fave with beaucoup survival tips)

*This doesn't include the Bible of course.  That will be in the nightstand.  Oh, your imaginary island doesn't have a Hilton?  That stinks.

Inn and Out Of Service

I'm taking off!  The girls and I are going on a mid-week getaway!  Weeee!  And look at how rustic we are-- there is no internet service where we're headed.  Yikes.  Wish me luck!  There is cable however, so I will still be able to catch Pretty Little Liars.  I guess you can wish me luck on that front too.  Luck that I won't wake my kids with screams of terror.  Luck that I'll actually be able to sleep.  Luck that I don't wet the sofa.  Um, why do I watch this show again?

I'm loving this Hampton Inn commercial right now because it's funny, yes, but also because Adi's favorite trick right now is the same lip thing this hotel employee is doing.  I hope I'm not bragging when I say she's much cuter doing it. 

Hooray Beer!

I love Red Stripe's marketing ploy here.  In fact, I use the same kind of tactic myself sometimes.  A friend is complaining about being pasty white?  Just stand next to me and you'll look like you just got back from a va-cay in Jamaica!  Another (really annoying) friend* is worried about looking like a pig when we go out to dinner?  Sit next to me and you'll come out looking like Kate Moss on a diet!  Red Stripe also makes the very obvious, but very valid point that it is beer.  It will do the job, as long as the job isn't looking super classy or tasting good.  But get you drunk it will!**


*I haven't had friends that outwardly worry about looking like a pig since high school.  I had to purge those annoying buddies.  They just couldn't hang.
**That's an assumption.  I've never actually tried the stuff.  Or seen anybody else try it for that matter.  Have you?  How do they have a marketing budget?  Has anybody ever purchased Red Stripe?  A mystery!

McBillboards

What a fun weekend!  We actually didn't have much going on (for the last time this summer), which was just fine with me!  The big excitement was getting Molly a bike.  First preschool, now a bike?  I'm just making it easier and easier for her to leave me forever!  The other day, I was explaining how her first day of school would be so she would be prepared and we wouldn't have any meltdowns.  When I told her I'd go in with her she cried out in dismay, "No! I want to do it by myself!"  So in retrospect, the bike was probably a huge mistake.  Here she is riding it --->

Next thing you know she'll be drinking coffee.  But if she does start that habit I hope she rides her little princess bike right through the McDonald's drive-thru for a McCafe because I love their billboards.  Here's an oldish one I've always liked:

Their newest one is cute too.  It reads, "If coffee is Joe, consider this Joseph."  Hee hee.  Oh Mickey D, you're so sophisticated!  I have just one or two ideas for their next billboard:

"Coffee- it's so hot right now."

"A cuppa joe shouldn't cost more than a cuppa bucks."

"Mo Flava, Mo Energy, Mo for your money: Mocha."

McDonalds didn't stop at good billboards though- here's their McCafe commercial, which I also adore: