Blogger Night with the Houston Aeros!

A few weeks ago my family got a taste of how action packed a live ice hockey game is, so we were more than happy when Jamie from Love To Shop Mom invited us to a sponsored blogger night with the Houston Aeros. Jamie and Christina from Rant Rave Roll invited twenty Houston bloggers to the event last Friday night and put together some amazing swag bags for us to take home as well. This Friday night game was WAY more exciting that the Sunday afternoon game we attended on opening weekend.

Heading into the Houston Aeros Game
It was nice seeing Jamie and Christina again since Bloggy Boot Camp, and it’s always nice to see my friend Stacey from Tree Root and Twig.
Jamie and Christina greeting bloggers
Our seats were fantastic and the best part was sitting right next to my friend Ellie’s family. Her little girls are simply adorable. I enjoyed meeting Tricia, whose Designer Flea Market I attended with Elllie and Pam several months ago. 
Trish and Ellie
Ellie was one of three winners of a weekend rental from Classic Chevy in Sugar Land, which made her husband happy.

My kids had a blast, just like the last time we saw the Aeros. Our swag bags had customized M&Ms that said “Go Aeros” and lots of Pepperidge Farms Goldfish and cookies for the boys to snack on.  That was awesome since food at the Toyota Center is outrageously expensive.

My boys invade the swag bag
Nathan loves ice hockey!
Alex is ready for ice hockey action
And just to show you how crazy action packed an evening with the Houston Aeros is, check out this short video clip. 

Team Houston Wins Ford Fiesta Movement!

It is now official that Team Houston, represented by my friends Mark Austin and Amber Roussel, have won this year’s big Ford Fiesta Movement competition.  Mark and Amber represented our city against twenty other teams across the country, highlighting the incredible creative community in Houston with ninja-like social marketing skills.  Winning the whole competition means they get two free Ford Fiestas, one of which they have pledged to donate to Noah’s Kitchen, a non-profit delivering meals to the homeless. 

I blogged about Team Houston’s first two missions, creating an awesome mural and hosting a huge battle of the bands.  They took first place in both of these missions, and deservedly so.  For the third mission they recruited Houston designer Molly Rodriguez to create a graphic design for Roxy clothing company, and they created an #ihearthouston campaign incorporating Twitter and Foursquare, with a local party and prizes as well.  Based on the scores I think they took second place in that mission. 

The fourth mission had them creating a short film featuring their city and the car.  Apparently nobody gave Houston a chance against filmmakers in other cities, including New York and L.A.  I was invited to be included in the film and was happy to participate one Sunday afternoon downtown.  The results are pretty cool, because Zenfilm company is top notch.  Here’s the movie, which I am in briefly, called “Pause”.

Team Houston took second place in the film competition, surprising everyone and securing their place as champions of the entire Ford Fiest Movement.  I caught up with Mark and the folks from Noah’s Kitchen at the Social Media Shindig (hosted by The Black Sheep Agency) on Wednesday, right after they’d heard the thrilling news.  They were all thrilled to pieces.  And I couldn’t be happier for them.  SLGT: Support Local Grow Together!