We went with Colleen and Shawn to the Colors of the Wild exhibit at the zoo tonight. It far surpassed anything I imagined it would be and was absolutely stunning. The amount of work that went into the display is astounding. Many of the installations were interactive and/or had moving parts. I really enjoyed it. Robin was outright bored af and Christina at least played along, but Billy and I had fun. Also today I ran 5k without stopping again and we went to see the Wicked sequel. It was so much sadder than the first movie, and about 0.5% the same story as the book. It had most of the same characters, at least. Once I stopped trying to compare the two, I enjoyed it. And yeah, I cried. Managed not to sob, but it was hard at times. I am a movie wimp.
Tag: zoo
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November 2
I dragged the kids to the zoo today. What a beautiful day to walk around the zoo! Also, it costs like four times as much to go there than I remember. And not totally worth it, in my opinion. But we did have fun and we saw a lot of animals. It was good to get out of the house.
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February 17
We went to the zoo today for the first time in years. It was a little chilly, but otherwise a beautiful day to walk around outside. A lot of the exhibits have closed since the last time we were there, but they’re building a new manatee exhibit that looks like it will be pretty cool. The food definitely improved. The prices did not.
You know it’s a good day when Robin enjoys it too. I saw her smile. It happened.
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February 19
I took Christina to the zoo today and on the way home we drove on the highway with all the windows open. It was so loud, but I could still hear Christina singing at the top of her lungs out the window. I absolutely love the little girl in her. I hope that innocence and creative spirit never dies.
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February 5
Today was terrible. I had to sing at church, which is always nerve-wracking. I felt like I sounded awful and I hated every second of it. Then I had big plans to go to the zoo with my DSLR and telephoto lens. I charged up the battery, got all my gear together, forced Robin to come against her will, got there, went to take my first picture, and realized I’d left the camera battery on the charger at home. It went downhill from there. Robin didn’t want to be there and let everyone know it. Christina had been at a sleepover the night before, so she was exhausted. Great combination – they started bickering, Robin kept asking to go home, so I just lost my shit and took them home without another word. Also today is the 31st anniversary of the day Dad died. I would love to go to bed and let tomorrow be another day, but tomorrow is MONDAY, and I can’t even face what that means. I don’t know how I am going to get through the rest of this month.
Year in Photos 