Last weekend I went to the World Expo of Beer in Frankenmuth, and started a new obsession: Beer Coasters. While visiting the different beer booths, I saw some of the square cardboard coasters they were giving out. I had a couple at home already, but I never thought much about them. This time I saw all the different designs from all different breweries, and I realized how unique and interesting they are. I’ve decided to start a nice collection, especially of the ones from smaller, lesser-known breweries. I guess I’m becoming a Tegestologist!

It was Snowfest time again a few days ago. A lot of people showed up, even though the weather was a little warm for the sculptures. This year Derek and I carved with his friend Jeremy, who he went to high school with. This was Jeremy’s first time ever seeing snow sculptures in person, let alone his first time carving. We carved a momma polar bear sliding down a hill looking back up at her baby cub. Everything turned out pretty nice, but we didn’t end up placing.

Fox 53 from Pittsburgh came to Snowfest, probably to do a little story while they’re in Detroit for the Super Bowl. They taped some of us while we were working on our sculptures. According to Jeremy, they were taping us for awhile, but I didn’t notice. Hopefully I didn’t do anything stupid!

I didn’t take any pictures myself, but you can check out our sculpture and the rest of the pictures in Zehnder’s Snowfest gallery.

This weekend is the annual Old-Fashioned Days in my hometown of Millington. It’s a fun time, especially since there’s usually not much to do in the small town. I’m looking forward to going to the beer tents and catching up with friends. There is a parade this evening that I might go see, depending on if it’s still looking rainy. I’m looking forward to some fun… it should be a great weekend!