Magic Cups

Happy Friday!!! And happy 4th of July Weekend! I've tried to be patriotic with my work attire all week, and I think I have successfully worn almost every red white and blue color combination outfit I own. #teamamerica

This week have been sooooo much less crazy than last week...thank goodness! I don't think I could have taken another week like that. And even though I didn't make it to the gym a single day, I stayed busy so I'll call it a win...I even cooked 3 out of 4 nights!

I'm sure by now you've heard of the ridiculously priced YETI Tumblers that everyone is obsessed with. The 30oz cups run $40 a pop, and while they are fantastic cups....it's just a cup. A couple of months ago I heard about Walmart's Ozark Trail version of them that are only $10, and people have been going nuts about them because in side-by-side comparisons, they do the same things the YETI cups do at 1/4 of the price. Needless to say every Walmart and Walmart.com was sold out of them for weeks. I figured that they might restock after Father's Day and last week they finally did! I was able to snag 3 of them for us.  I initially bought just 2, but Eric took both of them on his trip to the beach last weekend, and although I threatened to not let him back in the house if he didn't come home with both cups I went and bought one more as an insurance policy for myself.

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I can honestly say I am impressed with the cups.  I take water everyday to work, but I drink it on the way there and leave it in my car (because I take my coffee cup inside with me and I don't have enough hands for 2 cups plus my keys and phone and purse and whatever else I'm hauling in that day). It stays in my car in the parking deck all day and is still full of ice when I leave.  My Tervis I used to use would be cold, but no ice left. And if I ran errands at lunchtime the water in my Tervis would be hot. The other day I went to lunch with some coworkers and my car sat in the parking lot of the restaurant in the hot (100+ degree) sun for over and hour. When I got back in I looked in my cup and the ice was STILL intact! And I had cold water for my drive home!..which came in handy because I got stuck in traffic because of a wreck on the interstate that had me sitting for 2 hours! I leave work at 3:30 and have a 45 minute commute anyway, but that night I didn't get home until after 6pm....I was not a happy camper.

And in case you're wondering....he DID bring both cups home so I let him back in the house =)

So yeah those cups are basically awesome and totally worth it.  Looking at the 100+ degree high temps we're supposed to have this weekend, I know our cups are going to come in quite handy.

I am also happy to report that the boys are all back to normal...well if you call having 3 pups normal then we're normal, I guess. Needless to say we did not come home to any messy surprises this week and everyone was able to eat normal food and no doggy meds!  Do we still have a ridiculously rambunctious puppy? Yes. Do we still have 2 sweet boys who are still just "tolerating" said puppy? Yes.  I can't blame them though; a 13 week puppy has more energy than you can imagine. I got him a rope/tire toy at Walmart the other day and we've spent at least 30 minutes a night playing tug with it. He will fetch it up, and bring it right back but then he just wants to tug and tug and tug. Hawk and Peanut don't mind it because they get to enjoy the break from him biting their ears/tails/etc.

Little brothers are the worst! 

I hope everyone has a happy and Safe 4th of July Weekend! Go eat some cake (or drink some beer..whatever floats your boat) and celebrate!