I really wanted the lovable Scandinavians to bring home a FIFA trophy and not just a taxidermied raccoon.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEMore on taxidermied animals in a minute.But now I have fully moved on from the World Cup as I prepare to head out tomorrow for my annual pilgrimage to visit the in-laws in the Great White North.And by that I mean Wisconsin.My husband, our dog and I will also be spending a few days on the Minnesota North Shore.Thank you, by the way, to everyone who sent me recommendations last week.
We now have a full itinerary of restaurants, breweries, dog-friendly patios, hiking trails and scenic spots to check out.TWO REGULAR JOES WILL COMPETE WITH PROS FOR $3.25M PURSE AT INAUGURAL 'THE CHAMPIONS' BASS FISHING TOURNAMENTNow I'm in that annoying phase of pre-travel preparation where I'm trying to get everything done that I swore I wasn't going to put off until the last minute.This happens every single time.I really should stop lying to myself and just accept my fate.I do, however, have the car ready.
Anticipating my husband's comments about my lack of basic vehicle maintenance (I'm literally just a girl), I got the Denali aired up, washed up, gassed up, oil changed and detailed.Why was the detailing necessary, you ask? Because this:Yep.I bought Rocky a pup cup on Friday as a reward for being a perfect angel at his nail trimming appointment.
Apparently he had used up all his perfect angel behavior, though, because he launched for the pup cup and splattered it all over my console.I spent a good chunk of time meticulously scraping whipped cream from cracks and crevices, and — considering my car doesn't smell like rotten hot dairy — I think I did a pretty good job.Anyway, enough of my griping about my problems.I'll gripe about something else instead.
Let's do some Nightcaps.The Home Run Derby was last night.Not that you would know it since they put it behind a Netflix paywall.Just kidding, I think just about everyone has a Netfli...