Thursday, January 14, 2010

Monster Jam 2010?

As the mother of a boy, I knew he would be into trains and cars and tools and video games...but I honestly never expected him to love monster trucks like he does and since Christmas, I now know more about the trucks and their drivers than I ever wanted to.

There is a Monster Jam show coming to Tampa and I've made it my mission to find us tickets without breaking the bank. And when I say that, I mean: I don't want to pay a lot for tickets for the kids (just doesn't make sense that a 3-year-old ticket would cost the same as an adult ticket)...so, me being the new frugal person I've become, I've been trying to WIN tickets while watching the Ellen DeGeneres show every day at 4 p.m. No, Ellen isn't giving them away, but the TV station is and you have to be the 11th caller to win.

How. Freaking. Annoying. I couldn't hit redial fast enough. I don't like the person I become when I'm in some sort of competition mode. It's awful. And then, the intense feeling of disappointment rushes through me as I realize I've been hitting redial for almost 2 minutes and not winning...well, it sorta sucks.

Ronan won't know if we don't go. In fact, he's pretty content with just watching the same episode of Monster Jam from January 5th OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I, on the otherhand, am tired of seeing the same show and wouldn't mind scrapbooking the memories we would make if we went to a real live show.

I have two more days to try and win. I hope it comes through for us because honestly, if it doesn't we just aren't going to go (unless something miraculous happens!)...but what I wouldn't do to see Ronan's face when his favorite Monster Truck, Grave Digger, comes out into the stadium...

We'll see, I guess!

(Photo above was taken from this site.)

1 comment:

Shelley said...

MONSTER TRUCKS COMING TO TAMPA STADIUMMMMMMMM. The world's biggest, baddest trucks ever seen in one place... tell a buddy, bring a friend. Prepare to get annihilated. Prepare to be entertained. Prepare yourself for the awesome display of mullets! Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!
(ok, re-read aloud in your deepest, baddest, gravely voice!)Sidenote: go to youtube and search for videos for R. He'll be entertained for hours. Even the commercials are hilarious!