Back in May.... I Was the Biggest WINNER!

So wayyyyy back in May I saw a sweepstakes on Facebook sponsored by The Milk Mustache Campaign that you could enter if you write a little paragraph about how you use milk to boost your family's daily nutrition. Being that my family drinks tons of milk (NOT!) I jotted down a few sentences. It went something like this...

Our family uses milk in our hot and cold cereals for breakfast. We add milk to our mac n cheese and creamy pastas at lunch. We encourage having a cup of milk with our dinner or we add a little chocolate syrup to it for a treat for dessert.

You didn't know I was such an accomplished writer.

The prize for this award winning essay.....
A TRIP TO LA TO THE BIGGEST LOSER SEASON FINALE!!!!

I am a self-proclaimed Biggest Loser junkie.

So is my husband.... it's our "thing". We love love love to watch this show together. 2 hours a week of good, quality TV time together. Yes, I said QUALITY!

So I zip off this essay, and then the next week I have one day ... ONE DAY ... that I say to myself, "Self, I am not getting on the computer at all today. Not even to check my email."

Yes, this was the day that I got an important email telling me I WON!

(stupid self learned a lesson that day... check your email.... no matter what!)

So the next day when I allowed myself to check my email (as I was eating a double cheeseburger at McDonald's.... a fine eating establishment for "Biggest Loser" fans) I see this email saying that some lady is trying to get in touch with me because I won tickets to the show.... my phone battery is dying.... I call her..... I'm in shock!

Sweet!!! The next week, and with a heart-felt thanks to my dad, Sarah P., Meggan K., and Melissa B. for helping me with my kids, my husband, Rebecca (my bosom budy and fellow BL fan) and I hopped on a plane and took off for LA on an all expense paid trip. Ya, I know, I get a tax bill at the end of the year. Big deal! I'll take it!!! It was one of the highlights of the year for me!!!

They had us stay at the Sheraton Universal Studios in Studio City. Little did they know when they made the reservations, ALL of the contestants and their families from BL were staying at THE SAME HOTEL! Well, all except the top 4 contestants. That's ok... we still met them all!

In the lobby of the hotel we bumped into Danny, season 8 winner.

O'Neal with Rebecca. I kissed his cheek.... I ♥ him!

Shay got another sweet deal with Subway!

Sunshine with Toa, Koli's sister. Toa is sending me "I ♥ Koli Bear" t-shirts. I love her. She is my new best friend. Thanks Toa!!!!

Sunshine! She definitely had the right team color.

Darrell... in the lobby again...

Ali, the host of the show. I hate this picture. I should crop myself and my double chin out.

Rebecca with season 1 winner Eric. And he wasn't the only one with massive armpit problems. Let's just say it was SUPER hot at the taping and at this exclusive after-party that we "wormed" our way into.... no, we weren't on the guest list, but they added us. Thanks again to the Milk Mustache Campaign and the fact that I could just "drop" that info at the door. Nice....

Holy Moly You Rock Koli! My favorite!
He should have won the 250k, but ONLY got the 100k.
Hey Toa, there is a pretty cute girl in my ward that I should set him up with. She's adorable. You want her info? Is he interested?

Ashley, the ALMOST winner....
She looked FAB!

Miggy. She had so much spunk and I loved her! I was sad to see her go. We had a great time visiting with her and learning about the cookbook she is putting together now! Way to go!

I loved these ladies!!! Cheryl and Sherry! Don't they look so beautiful!

This guy looks SOOOOOOOOO different now!!!! I love his dimples!!!
Daris is my running inspiration now. I run about 4 miles at a time now and I'm hoping to run a half marathon this year. He told me that even at his heaviest, he could run a mile in about 9 minutes (I'm pretty sure that's what he said... that's incredible!)

Sam. Sam. I love your biceps Sam. He should have won too. (Sigh....)

Oh, Ya, Baby! Too hot ladies!

After ooogling and harassing the contestants to DEATH we finally pooped out in the lobby. It was such an amazing experience! We had a blast!
P.S. Enter online contests! Only about 2000 people entered the contest that I entered.... my odds were pretty good.
I'm a believer!
And don't call me on Tuesday nights in the Fall! I'll be watching The Biggest Loser and running on my treadmill when the weather turns colder. Ok?!