I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! I had a great time in Vegas on Saturday. I met fans at the Las Vegas Harley-Davidson dealership and then went to the UFC fight.

I want thank everyone who came down and waited in line at the Harley dealership. I always really enjoy meeting fans and appreciate you taking time out of your schedules to come and meet me. I was really surprised how many people were there and from as far as Utah! I was only scheduled to be there an hour, but I was happy to stay later so I could get to everyone.

Harley did a bike give away for service members around the military USO campaign I did last November and I was really happy I got to meet the winner in Vegas. He served in Afghanistan and just returned home in the last couple months. I got to meet his beautiful wife and 7-month-old baby boy as well. I continue to be blown away by the sacrifices men and women in the military make, as well as their families, so we can continue to enjoy our every day freedoms.

In the picture below is Steve, the winner, and his friend and fellow solider, Keith.

I also want to say to anyone who hasn’t watched the Band of Brothers series, you’ve got see it! I know probably every guy has, but women out there should watch this as well! In the past, I did not like watching movies or tv with violence in them and war stories seemed even more difficult. Even though at times it’s hard to watch, this series is incredible and has amazing insight into a huge part of our history. It’s based on a book by Stephen Ambrose and Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are executive producers. I encourage anyone who hasn’t seen it, to watch it. It really opened my eyes and now I have a greater appreciation and respect for what our military did. It really shows the personal aspect of each individual and makes it more real to try and identify with.

Much love,

XoxoMarisa