I'm Back!

So, I've been home from vacation for about a week. Things are getting back to the old routine.  First of all, I'm so happy and relieved to say that Artie did very well being boarded at the vet's office. He was not happy about it, but his physical condition was really good, so that pleased me.  It took him and Ozzie a day or two to get over the fact that we left them, but they are both back to their old routines too.

Now, I just can't believe that I've been to Michigan and am already back here in Colorado. Man, the time seems to fly by.  We didn't get to see everyone we wanted to see, but we did see a lot of people.  We saw a lot of people, went a lot of places, and ate a lot of good food!

I'm really thankful to my Aunt Sandie for hosting a get together for us.  We were able to cram a lot of friends and family into a one day event and that was wonderful.  I'm also thankful to my Aunt Paula because she stayed afterward and did a lot of cleaning!


Aunt Sandie and Aunt Paula



Little Cousins having fun in their "fort".

Me with my beautiful cousin KaSaundra, her beautiful
daughter Jaiden, and Moriah in the background.

I'm really grateful to have two such wonderful aunts!








Living in a home with no children, it was so special to be around all of my little cousins. It was also so noisy! Only seeing the kids once every other year on average is hard.  Of course I see pictures all the time, but being with them in person is just amazing. I love my family so much!





It was great being back in Michigan to see all of our friends and family, but it was also great because we got to enjoy many places and things that aren't normally available to us.




Detroit Zoo



Yates Cider Mill
Yum, cider and warm donuts!




 

Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park



Sam and Ed on a giant swing!
Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH



Sander's Ice Cream Parlour
Just like when Eddie was a boy!











Lafayette Coney Island



Ahh, lots of good times! I can't wait to do it again!






Happy Fourth of July!

Wow, I can't believe it's already the 4th of July. The year is half over!

On Friday Ed took the day off and we went to the Denver zoo. It was really fun and I was surprised that I enjoyed it so much. After all, living in San Diego for as long as we did, we were accustomed to the "World Famous San Diego Zoo". While it was certainly NOT the San Diego zoo, it was very nice. I once went to the San Francisco zoo and that has to be the worst zoo I have every visited.

We just bought a new camera and Ed is a picture taking fool. I'm going to spare you the 600+ pictures that he took at the zoo and just post a very few of my favorites. Now, I'm a cat person, so of course I have to post some of those...




One of my favorite things to do when we lived in San Diego, was go to San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park. They have one exhibit there that I love above all others, Lorikeet Landing. You go into an open air enclosure where there are dozens of lorikeets flying around. You can buy a little cup of nectar and then hold it up and you will usually be mobbed with hungry birds landing on your hand to eat the nectar. Well, at the Denver Zoo they have an exhibit called Lorikeet Adventure and I was pretty excited to go in. Unfortunately, it was pretty small compared to what I was expecting and they didn't have near the amount of birds as in San Diego. So, lots of people and not a lot of birds meant that the birds just weren't that hungry. I did get to feed them, but they wouldn't land on my hand. =( Oh well, I guess I can't always have everything I want and I still liked feeding them.


Yesterday we just worked around home trying to finish our organizing. We cleaned out a lot of old clothes to donate and just generally worked on getting things in order.

Today, the 4th, we went out to breakfast and did a little running around. I'm not sure if we'll go see fireworks tonight or not. Neither one of us really like dealing with the crowds and parking that comes along with holidays. I guess we're a couple of old grumps! =) In any case, it's been a good weekend.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!