Team Art and JJ

We have been watching the Amazing Race for years, all 20 seasons of it!  This year, two local Border Patrol Agents did the race and every week, the families hosted viewing parties to watch each episode.  Art lives in Temecula and JJ lives in Carlsbad so they would rotate restaurant locations each week.  Tonight's finale was being viewed at Spelly's in Murrieta and we were invited to go with the Joyce's.

We rushed home from the beach tournament and quickly got ready for tonight's event.  Allison made this sign for Art and JJ and was so excited that they both signed it.  Art wrote, "Always Bet on Red!  Go Border Patrol" and JJ wrote, "C'mon Art!" (a very common line said by JJ during the 11 weeks).

Art and JJ with Jenna, Taylor and Allison before the show started.

Spelly's was packed and we loved all of the pre-show entertainment.  A group of kids danced the Bollywood dance from the episode in India, Art's wife wrote and amazing poem about the many phrases the guys used along the race, and the families presented each of the guys with their very own Travelocity gnome.
The place got very quiet at 8:00 when the show began.  We all laughed hysterically as Art raced to catch rubber chickens on a Japanese game show, we made fun of Rachel every time she cried and struggled to watch Art battle with the sled in Honolulu.
It was an emotional roller coaster of a finale and the guys finished in 2nd place...no million dollar prize, but a lifetime of memories and a new lifelong friend in each other.