What? You haven’t voted yet? Well get in it now- there are only 3 days left! Click HERE, register- then vote for Team Blue Lollipop Road!
Because I have been saying hi to ask for your votes via video, Mom wanted to say hi too. Sure enough as we usually stay unscripted- here she is, laughing away at herself:
So mother like daughter? Yeah, we can definitely entertain ourselves. We always joke about how much fun we can have doing nothing.
On take 2 Mom got her hello out:
Vote for us HERE for Best of the Road Rally 2012!
On this Mother’s day weekend I’m so thankful for my Mom. This amazing person who loves me more than anything, supports all my hopes and dreams, and that I can always crack up with. She is my Mom and friend, and the kind of person any kid would be lucky to have in their life.
Dear Mom~
Thank you for always believing in me, supporting me, and your willingness to always fully jump in the fun and laugh out loud with me.
I love you.
Are you getting inspired to travel? We hope so! Here’s a little thought for this Wednesday afternoon:
It’s not all about us! Do you know how much free, cheap and fun stuff is out there for the finding? Travel doesn’t have to be pricey or fancy, it’s all about sharing a laugh, a treat, and some time out with someone you love- or learning something new from someone new.
Let’s get out “there” America! Join Team Blue Lollipop Road and all the fun happening on Best of the Road.
What place will you find and submit as your favorite?
They were good sports (no pun intended!)- at Wrigley Field yesterday. They happily agreed when I asked them to be on video. Joe was trying to channel some Harry Caray. Hilarious! And the chick in the background who pops her head in to make a face? Gotta love it. People hamming it up everywhere!
I love talking to strangers. Especially really fun ones like these two.
Thanks for voting for Team Blue Lollipop Road Joe and Debbie!
To VOTE FOR TEAM BLUE LOLLIPOP ROADÂ for the Rand McNally/USA TODAY Best of the Road rally 2012!
A special thanks to our Friday lunch waiter Joel for being a sport about this! Talk about jump right in when a stranger asks “Do you want to be in a video?”
What a cutie he was and super fun.
Thanks for helping Team Blue Lollipop Road Joel! We will be back for lunch soon! (And by the way I stopped on my way out and found your boss to tell him what a great server you are 🙂
…and there will be more!
As of this very minute at 5:22pm on Thursday May 3, Mom and I (That’s Team Blue Lollipop Road) – are getting smoked on votes.
What? That can’t be happening. Come on peeps! Send us some love and…
Spread the word!!!
Thank you 🙂
After talking to Mom this afternoon about the fact that the competitors that are hot on our tails to win a spot for the Best of the Road rally, I decided to make this video:
Who needs a shower to make a video? Who needs to see a video right side up? (Oops!) If you can’t laugh at yourself…
***(I like to roll with the first unscripted take. Just lean sideways! 🙂
Running up to the rooftop after the gym when you have 2 minutes before you have to be somewhere and start talking to the camera while your neighbors are tanning and drinking beer? Well it’s a conversation starter anyway!
Because Mom and I aren’t currently out on the road like some of the other teams vying for a spot to go on this rally, I have a few tricks up my sleeve I’m going to have to pull out to jump in the fun just as if we were. We have to get creative! Archives of road trip adventure are about to come out of the woodwork so get ready.
Have you voted for us yet today?
Get ready Chicago! This chick is going to be beating feet on the street to get your votes! We are so going to be one of the 5 teams on this Best of the Road 2012!
I’ve always been a big fan of Mike Rowe.
Prompted by a book I am reading this week, I just watched Mike’s TED Talk On celebrating all kinds of jobs:
The fact that he’s hot and funny are just extra icing bonus points to how smart and real he is. (I so dig that.) My favorite part of this video is just after minute 12 when Mike talks about Pig Farmer Bob in Las Vegas:
“He stepped back and watched where everybody was going, and he went the other way.”
Well there’s something for us all to chew on for today!
I mean LOVE this:
Not many commercials have ever made me laugh out loud every single time I see them. This one? I can’t get enough of.
A little bit o’ giggle for your Friday morning.
Happy weekend!
Check out my friend Sean, Founder of One Week Job:
Today is a prefect day for me to share this, as I have made a big decision in this theme of coming alive. I will share all about it here in 3 weeks, so stay tuned.
If whatever you are doing with your time isn’t making you come alive, the time is now to make a change.
Thanks for being an awesome inspiration Sean!