Good weekend overall.  Went to my friend Dana & Chris's wedding, helped Jeremy clean his new apartment, went to Waffle House, got a pedicure.  It was all good.  I'm awfully tired now, so gonna share some quick photos.


It was an outdoor wedding - so beautiful under that big tree!


My beautiful friend Tasha (she was a bridesmaid, if you couldn't tell that by the flowers).


The ring bearer was adorable. He picked up sticks the whole time! His brother kept giving him bad looks.


A crazy pic on the dance floor...yeah, I laid down on the ground to get this, but hardly anyone else besides us was out there.


At the reception, they had a mashed potato/gravy bar with all the works. Cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, chives, salsa. It was such an original idea and they served them in these martini glasses. So cute!




Me at Waffle House. Wow.  I look a little rough.


A pic of my first ever pedicure.  Going to have to get some more!!


Here's Jeremy doing his best Elvis impersonation.

Another week ahead of us!  Hope you have a good one Swellions!

Alexa

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Tonight I went out with my friend Chris for an impromptu Flickr walk.  We walked in downtown Lexington.  Well, when we turned the corner onto Broadway, imagine my surprise when I saw the Weinermobile sitting there in all it's beefy glory!  I just had to get a pic!!!  And Chris even  had his wide angle lens on him, so he got the whole thing!   

Oh,and I've officially decided now that I want to be the queen of campy celebrity photos.  I don't want to meet celebrities, I want to be photographed with the look-alikes and all the weird kooky pop culture icons I can find.  That's my new pop-culture goal!

In honor this great Weinermobile spotting, here's some super fun facts!

WIENERMOBILE FACTOIDS

Height: 11 feet (or 24 hot dogs!)

Length: 27 feet (60 hot dogs)

Width: 8 feet (18 hot dogs)

Weight: 14,050 pounds (140,500 hot dogs)

The Meat:
Grilled Fiberglass hot dog resting on a lightly toasted fiberglass bun; converted Chevrolet 4-speed/W4 series chassis

The Condiments:
– Gull-wing door with automatic retractable step
– Hot dog-shaped dashboard
– Hotdogger voice-activated GPS navigational system
– Ketchup walkway (oops, looks like we spilled some mustard!)
– Condiment-splattered carpet
– Computerized control panel with a sound system to “relish”
– Removable “bunroof”
– Rear navigational camera
– Blue sky ceiling art
– Six mustard- and ketchup-colored seats
– Smiling front grill
– Official wiener jingle horn

Engine:
V-8, 6.0 liter 300 Vortec 5700; runs on high-octane mustard

More Fun Facts
– Carl Mayer, nephew of Oscar Mayer, designed the first Wienermobile in 1936.
– The Wienerwhistle was developed in 1951. In 1958, this soon-to-be icon was included in packages of Oscar Mayer® Wieners.
– Since the inception of ‘Hot doggers’ in 1988, more than 300 college graduates have held the prestigious position.

Here's a great  article on Promo Magazine's site for you to check out if you want to read more detailed classic Americana info about it.

Have a great Wednesday Swellions!

Alexa