it's no secret: i love nascar. dale earnhardt, jr. is the man we root for in this house {well, except for aidan...he's a carl edwards fan} and there's no better way to show our support for dale, jr. than for me to be a part of the DEW® CREW. what is the DEW® CREW? first of all, it's part of the MOUNTAIN DEW® insider program. the DEW® CREW is a group of dale earnhardt, jr. fans on facebook. part of what the DEW® CREW does is help call the shots for the #88 team. in addition, DEW® CREW members have access to dale, jr. & team #88 content. we also have the chance to earn & win some pretty neat MOUNTAIN® DEW swag. want to be a part of the DEW® CREW, too? click here or check out the link via the picture below. disclosure: content and/or other … [Read more...]
burning rubber.
someone on the twit said they couldn't be friends with anyone who is a NASCAR fan. why? because that tweeter said she had standards. um, i have standards, too. but, guess what? i'm also a NASCAR fan. {bet you didn't see that one coming...or maybe you did. the NASCAR thing, not the standards thing.} in our home, there are only two sports seasons: professional football & stock car racing. the 54th running of the daytona 500 takes place on sunday afternoon. adam & i will be in our finest attire {read: jeans, a tee & a dale, jr. ball cap} rooting for this guy: not gonna lie...that beard makes me miss adam's winter beard. which, i might also add, helps me overlook the fact that rootin' for junior is like rooting for adam's favorite nfl team, the … [Read more...]
the great american race.
boogity, boogity, boogity...let's go racin', boys! {yes, this girl loves the smell of burnin' rubber on a race track.}today is the 53rd running of the daytona 500: the great american race.this year also marks the 10th anniversary of dale earnhardt's death.{source}i'll be watching. so will adam. we'll be rooting for #88, dale earnhardt, jr...he's our driver. i fell into nascar by accident. well, not really by accident because it was more by default. when you date {and eventually marry} someone who is into stock car racing, you learn to either love it or hate it -- i love it.this is what we do on sundays {and a few saturday nights} now that the n.f.l. football season is over. sometimes we make it to a race either in martinsville or richmond, but usually we're at home with the … [Read more...]
love. speed. luck.
3 things:{source}HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY...to you & your's. i hope you have a wonderfully red, heart-filled day. valentine's day isn't that big of a deal in our home. no gifts. no cards. just some hugs & kisses. oh, and chocolate-covered strawberries...lots of chocolate-covered strawberries {homemade, of course!}.{source}boogity, boogity, boogity...let's go racing, boys!today is the 52nd running of the daytona 500. our guy, dale earnhardt, jr., is starting in second. let's hope this is his year to win some races & maybe even the championship! {source}gung hay fat choy!today we are celebrating the lunar new year.it's chinese new year in our home. today we are ringing in the year of the tiger together...my parents came down on saturday afternoon.on the menu is peking duck, … [Read more...]
GETTING IN TOUCH WITH MY INNER REDNECK
Whatever you do this weekend, please say a little prayer to the rain gods and ask them to hold off on the forecasted deluge in central Virginia, OK? The hubs & I are headed to Richmond to partake in the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday. This will be my 3rd time to RIR and my 4th NASCAR race. I'm hooked.But, seriously, I think I'm in it more for the tailgating. There's a big crowd of people going - at last count there are nearly 30 of us going. It's going to be a long, but fun, day and I cannot wait! We've already got our kalbi marinating and tomorrow evening we'll pack up the truck and head to my parents house for the night (I mean, someone has gotta watch the kids, right?).If all goes well with the weather, the boys of NASCAR will be racing under the … [Read more...]
