Glorified People Watching at the ESPY's...

A few weeks ago, Mitch and I scored some tickets to the ESPY Red Carpet. Talk about glorified people watching. I enjoy sitting at the airport or Disneyland watching the wacky crowd walk by, so imagine my delight as I got to watch real celebs in action. It was great. Plus, I had a pretty hot date.

We weren't allowed to have cameras, but we snuck in our little point-and-shoot and stole a few pictures. I'm surprised they turned out - half the time I wasn't even looking. So, here you go...our date to the ESPY's.

Top Left to Right: Jimmer, Bunch of celebs/athletes, Bethany Hamilton, Brooklyn Decker, Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, and Bieber.

Bieber was the real attraction - which is funny since it is a sports awards show - and there were hundreds of little girls outside the gates screaming for "BIEBER"! Unfortunately, he stayed inside on the red carpet, but they did get a up-close-and-personal view of Selena Gomez. We did too as they rushed her past us on her way into the show.

It was a great night, and so much fun. Now, I've gotta get some tickets to the OSCARS...talk about amazing!

American Idol...

Yesterday I got to go to tonight's taping of American Idol. It was so much fun, and I loved seeing all the singers, judges, and performances LIVE.

During a commercial break, I made a shout out for my favorite singer Paul McDonald. You know, the guy with the great smile and chicken dance. Love him. As a result, I got his T-Shirt and a point and smile from those pearly whites. You better believe I slept in it last night. ;)

I'm loving this season of American Idol. Love the judges, love the singers, love it all.

UPDATE: The Grilled Cheese Truck...

So, remember when I posted about my family being filmed by the Travel Channel's Food Paradise? Well, last night about 11pm Mitch got a voicemail from his cousin Chad saying, "Man, that grilled cheese looked good...Call me!"

We had totally forgotten about the show, and never followed up to find out when it would air. Last night was the night. We hopped on the DVR and found a 2 AM taping and recorded it. This morning I watched it first thing and was so proud. Okay, okay, so they didn't even say a word and were only on air for about 5 seconds, but still!

So, being the proud (nerdy) mother-wife that I am, I took some screen shots with my phone, texted them to all our family and am now posting them on the blog. Sure, its a little ridiculous, but a fun memory to say the least.

(Cort, Kate, and Finn ordering their food.)

Here's the original post if you're interested:

Food Trucks are all the rage here in L.A. They serve up delicious food from cupcakes to Korean BBQ to yummy Buttermilk breakfast dishes. They are very gourmet for being whipped up inside a mobile truck, and you can find them anywhere from outdoor movies, boutique openings, or along any roadside.

We'd been wanting to try out the Grilled Cheese Truck for some time, and when our friends the Townsend's told us it was going to be close by, we hopped in the car to give it a try. Well, when arrived, some people from the Travel Channel's 'Food Paradise' were there filming and were going to shoot our friends eating their sandwiches and ask them a few questions. It was so exciting!

Well, to make a long story short, their little girl wasn't in the mood to make her TV debut, so they got the boot and suddenly it was Mitch, Dieter and Finnley sitting down to be interviewed. Here's the funny part...even though we'd never eaten there Mitch was suddenly the expert on the "Grilled Cheese Car" (he didn't even get the name right), Finnley was refusing to take a bite and said she didn't like it, and I couldn't even watch I was laughing so hard. Cort even had to step away so he wouldn't lose it. It was a good laugh and they got some good shots of Dieter biting into his Nutella and Marshmallow grilled sandwich.

We thought that was the end of it, thinking there's no way in H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks they were going to use that clip. Nope! We got a call saying they needed Mitch to fill out a parent release because they wanted to use the clip. Hilarious! So, if you have the Travel Channel, set your DVR's to record 'Food Paradise'. I'll update the air date when we get it.

As for now, I'm going to the pool with my superstar family!

( above - the Grilled Cheese with Macaroni and Pork)

The Grilled Cheese Truck...

Food Trucks are all the rage here in L.A. They serve up delicious food from cupcakes to Korean BBQ to yummy Buttermilk breakfast dishes. They are very gourmet for being whipped up inside a mobile truck, and you can find them anywhere from outdoor movies, boutique openings, or along any roadside.

We'd been wanting to try out the Grilled Cheese Truck for some time, and when our friends the Townsend's told us it was going to be close by, we hopped in the car to give it a try. Well, when arrived, some people from the Travel Channel's 'Food Paradise' were there filming and were going to shoot our friends eating their sandwiches and ask them a few questions. It was so exciting!

Well, to make a long story short, their little girl wasn't in the mood to make her TV debut, so they got the boot and suddenly it was Mitch, Dieter and Finnley sitting down to be interviewed. Here's the funny part...even though we'd never eaten there Mitch was suddenly the expert on the "Grilled Cheese Car" (he didn't even get the name right), Finnley was refusing to take a bite and said she didn't like it, and I couldn't even watch I was laughing so hard. Cort even had to step away so he wouldn't lose it. It was a good laugh and they got some good shots of Dieter biting into his Nutella and Marshmallow grilled sandwich.

We thought that was the end of it, thinking there's no way in H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks they were going to use that clip. Nope! We got a call saying they needed Mitch to fill out a parent release because they wanted to use the clip. Hilarious! So, if you have the Travel Channel, set your DVR's to record 'Food Paradise'. I'll update the air date when we get it.

As for now, I'm going to the pool with my superstar family!

( above - the Grilled Cheese with Macaroni and Pork)