The First Annual Bob-B-Q

First of all, here are this week's prizes:

1. We have a prize for anyone who can tell us what the heck a zamboni does and how it works.

2. We also have a prize for anyone who can tell us why anyone in their right mind would wait in line for over two and a half hours to eat at at the cheesecake factory.

3. Finally, the grand prize goes to anyone who will come pick it up. We have offered prizes for the past 3 blog entries and nobody has come to pick them up. Our house is quickly filling up with unclaimed prizes and we won't have space for any more prizes until people start picking up their stuff. Besides, our house is cool and we do awesome stuff all the time so you should come visit us anyway.

Second of all, the much anticipated Bob-B-Q will be held at our house on Friday, December 7, 2007. The Bob-B-Q is for Uncle Bob (Cahoon). If you don't know Bob you aren't allowed to come so just stop reading this blog post. If you do know Bob, you are required to come to our house on the 7th and have some dang good BBQ. We will probably play Guitar Hero and do lots of other cool stuff too. As a side note, Uncle Bob has not RSVP'd for the Bob-B-Q so if any of you see or talk to him tell him he better be there - if he can't make it for some reason, the event will be re-scheduled.

The PT Deer Killer

Due to the large number of miles that we have been (and will be) traveling we have decided to rent a car. Circumstances beyond our control lead the car rental company (who shall not remain nameless - enterprise rent-a-car), provided us with the stupidest car ever invented - a Chrysler PT Cruiser. Because we will be traveling through Wyoming where the wildlife run rampant and because our chances of encountering a deer while traveling are pretty darn good, we have nicknamed the car "The PT Deer Killer."

The following is a list of the top 5 experiences we have had with the vehicle thus far:

1. While traveling on I-90 westbound somewhere between Billings and Butte Montana, we gracefully plowed over a huge deer. Just kidding. We actually hit a wild hubcap lost by some poor soul traveling on I-90 eastbound. So, the car will now be called "The PT Hubcap Demolisher."
2. We smashed a Keystone Light beer can somewhere in Idaho Falls and it didn't even hurt the car.
3. After riding in the car for upwards of 18 hours, it was discovered that the hump between the two rear seats is actually the softest seat in the entire car.
4. We found a 100 oz. beverage holder available for 799 cents at the Maverick store. We bought the mug and there is a cup holder in the PT Deer Killer that is actually big enough to hold the mug. Just kidding again (about the cup holder in the Deer Killer, not about the 100 oz beverage holder).
5. We attempted to sneak out of the regional center parking lot after stake conference without being seen in the Deer Killer, only to come face to face with our friend Cody who was directing traffic. He definitely doesn't think we are as cool as we were when we sat next to him during the meeting. We managed to save ourselves by sending a text message to his wife with an explanation. Needless to say, now Cody and Linzy think we are the coolest people ever.

Finally, we will name our 5 favorite features of the PT Deer Killer.

1. The blasted window roller-uppers and -downers are nowhere near the windows.
2. It is scientifically proven to be the loudest car that money can buy.
3. In this day of advanced technology, somehow Chrysler managed to forget to put cruise control in the PT Deer Killer.
4. When riding in the PT Deer Killer, you are guaranteed to feel like you are going through a midlife crisis.
5. It's stupid.

Blog bonus question: If anyone can tell us what the PT stands for in "PT Cruiser" we will give you a special prize.