ME!
So..I had the whole week off of my birthday because part of it was in Disneyland..and the middle portion was my birthday...and the end portion was one of my best friends weddings! Whew..what a week!! I was so busy..did not feel like a vacation! But fortunately..it was ALL fun stuff!!
Fun Birthday factoid: When my cousins and I were younger we used to spend mucho time at Nana Bons while our parents went to worky worky. Well...my cousins and I all have birthdays in Auggie...so...what did we used to do? Oh normal kid things..while Nana Bon was slaving away making our cherry chip cupcakes...we would make signs that said..."Honk, its my birthday..and then go down the driveway and stand on the side of the road, and try to get people to honk at us. Normal. Real Safe too I imagine. HAH...
Anyway...now it is kind of an ongoing joke between the fam and I.
Unfortunately...didn't get to stand on any corners for this birthday.
We went to the zoo!!!! I really wanted to go to the zoo to visit the dinosaurs becuase they were only going to be there for short while. I LOVE dinosaurs...
NEED.
Anyway though, so yes, Jason and I packed up Yari Yari, and we went to the dinosaurs at the zoo.. I sat on one...we became friends.
Before we got to the dinosaurs, we were just walking around looking at the elephants and such, and this group of little girls kept waving and smiling at me. I just smiled back and kept going. Well a few minutes later, their mother comes up to me, and is like...so, I know this sounds really weird...but they think you are Taylor Swift, and they want pictures with you. I laughed..and she was like..so can they have a picture with you...I told them that you were not Taylor because you are not tall enough, but they want a picture anyway.
HAH. Exqueeze me...Baking Powder?
I took the picture..and she was like...you just made their day...Hahaha.. then everytime I would see them, they would giggle and wave at me..and followed me around.
I am taking pictures as T-Swift..no big deal. Just call me Swifty. I should have said I do autographs for a fee.
No wonder I am not a business person...
I wish I had Jason take a picture..because they were simply adorable..they looked star struck. hahah. Love.
Anyway....here are a few pics from the zoo..
First stop on our journey...The Hip Hop..Hip Hippa hip pop...tamus.
Attempt at a shot
I shall call him Ed.
He's a Heffalump!
Typical shot by the elephant barn.
My favorite
We are rare...snow leopards
There is nothing in this exhibit, I just am a dork and like to take pictures of archictecture
They are converting this exhibit to Tigers...and updating since this was one of the saddest exhibits of the bunch
Beary Loo
RIP Night Exhibit (My favorite part of the zoo they shut down last year due to budget cuts)
The old Night Exhibit entrance
About to get prehistoric up in hurr
Dino...Rossi
Littlefoot
They had these cool little boards to tell ou about each dinosaur and to gauge just how large they really were!
Spike
Hide yo kids, hide yo wife.
Yes...look at that face. He is clearly TERRIFIED
RAWR..It means I love you in Dinosaur
Dont feed the babies
Take us to your leader
Over yonder
I ride my dino side saddle
Love me some dino
To the windows....to the walls.
Skeet Skeet Bang Bang..Jigga
It was time for Braci-Rides
The opening of the exhibit
He loves him some lemur
LOVE this picture.
Jack Hanna in the making...
There was this dino contraption thing you could control. Pretty epic
Goodbye my friends.
Until we meet again.
So that was basically our day at the zoo... we then went to this cupcake shop called Cupcake Royale in Bellevue, WA. They were sooooo good. We got a few different types of cupcakes..Then had to swing by my dads house to pick up the broski, so we could go to dinner with my mom and Mark for some birthday dinner. We were of course going to someplace italian...why would I go anywhere else on MY birthday? :) I wouldn't..so we drove to my mums house, got all ready, and then went out to eat. It was amazing. We went to this sweet little place in Monroe...and just had TONS of food.
Calamari and Caprese for Appetizers, then we all had giant heaping plates of pasta, and wine...and then for dessert we went back to mums house for german chocolate cupcakes...made by her friend..who is awesome! It was wonderful...It was so amazing to be able to spend my birthday with the people I love the most, especially since I don't get to see them very often.
I wish I remember some of the dinner conversation that we had... It was what dreams are made of kids.
And another benefit of turning 24...
My car insurance went down $10.00.
Whoopty doo..what does it all mean Basil?
Love you all times Pi! Heres to another 24 years.
Thanks to all my beautful friends and family for being there for me and just being my support and everything. I appreciate you all..so. incredibly much.
Love you!
