San Diego Wild Animal Park Part 2

The male big horned goat chased this female goat continuously, she may have been in heat but she wasn't interested! The elephants ran to the gate as soon as they heard the attendants because they knew there were peanuts. They call them in so they can put out alfalfa pellets and food, as they don't physically interact with the elephants.



























This is an Okapi, it looks like a mix of several animals.


Some of our group of artists walking though a treed canopy.

Hope you enjoyed a little visit at the park, now go for yourself if you get the chance. And if you don't go for all that walking, take the tram, it's informative and you get to ride while you enjoy the animals in some great natural settings.

San Diego Wild Animal Park

We got to San Diego a day earlier than the show started so we could visit the wild animal park. These are some photos of the animals and of the scenery.










The birds were all busy sitting on their nests while the male birds fed them, although we didn't see the pelicans mate. And of course the waterfall was just nice after the frost I left in Florida!
More in next post, all the photos wouldn't upload.

Routine

When I get up in the morning, I take a pill, do my exercises,take my blood pressure ,clean the cat's litter and then feed the cat. Then I do whatever the day call for, whatever is on the schedule. But if you interrupt that routine, something gets left out and I get all confused about what did I do or didn't get done.

Well add to the mix a husband who is on vacation and you don't know if you are coming or going. Now my husband works all the time,so we keep Saturdays just for us, but his job has changed and now he gets part of July and August off again. For him that means sleeping late watching, shows that have me feeling my intelligence drop by the minute, but I try to keep him company. I enjoy him, just not his routines! So I haven't posted as the day just escapes from me as I keep him company running around instead getting work done. Does he realize that I am not on vacation, no probably not. He just knows I can make my own schedule. But I do have a schedule! Nobody believes self employed people really work.

He is going to visit our daughter tomorrow for a few days, they are both on vacation. Think I'll try to get back into my routine before he gets back and get some work done. Boy, I'm going to miss him when he goes back to work. Catch 22:)

Nashville, Then Florida

So, wedding over, we left on Sunday to head for Nashville, where we visited a good friend, Georgene Palka,( bear artist under name of George's Jungle), and her family. Then because the turnaround drive is so tight decide to spend the night in town. My daughter is a dyed in the wool country fan so since she's driving you know this was a no brainer. We stayed at a wonderful hotel, the Millennium Hotel and Resort. Their chef was a vegetarian which meant the breakfast buffet was set up where vegan and vegetarian guests could be confidant eating there knowing there food didn't contain items they didn't eat.
everyone could be happy and the food was great!
Of course the hotel had these great country momentoes around the hotel. We even got to witness a country singer newbie hawking his cd to a couple music execs at breakfast. Apparantly he had performed the night before. Hope he makes it.
Then it was back on the road to Atlanta. We were tired. We rested on Tuesday and then it was back on the road to Florida. That is an eight hour trip. Daughter drove again, I'm beginning to think my daughter doesn't trust me with her car. She did let me drive her in my car when we got to Florida. Hehe, she just loves her car that much, it's a toyota yaris hatchback. If you are in the market it does drive well and the gas mileage is great. Once home we went to a new vegan restaurant in Orlando, Ethos and the food is so good, yes that's me the meat eater speaking! Ahh, good food. And we shopped and did silly mother, daughter things. I had a great time. It will have to hold me till our next visit. It's just the guys and me at home and somethings, mothers and daughters just get. I'm back!

Wedding

The Newell, Newton wedding was held on a beautiful Saturday. That's the newly wed couple greeting everyone after leaving the church. Then there's Jenn greeting my daughter LA. That's the wedding cake, no it wasn't on it's side but this photo sure is! The next photo is of me and my daughter.
And that's the bride, Jenn, and LA. They have been friends since they were ten and both our families were stationed in Hawaii.

There was joy at this wedding , not the out of duty, got to attend,but real joy,fun and glad to be family joy. A little girl was pushing a women in a wheelchair around on the dance floor as she danced in the chair. No one was left out, everyone was welcome and the bride made the time to visit with everyone who attended as if they were the only one that attended.
Lovely bride, lovely family, good friends always.

The Trip Continues

Hello, these photos were entered backwards so forgive me. The one with the arch is my daughter and I arriving in St. Louis, Missouri last night. The rocky road is us driving down the highway in Tennessee, after getting an earlier than expected start out of Atlanta(her class got out early).
It was a pretty good trip, not too much construction, about one hour of one lane driving as they laid asphalt in the other lane.
The next photos are of Atlantic Station where we had lunch with my niece, Carma, on Wednesday. They are my girls, though they are grown women.
I'm enjoying spending time with my daughter, she is quick with her wit, smart and silly! And we have fun. Well, today is her best friend's wedding so I'd better get dressed. Are you having a fun Saturday? I hope so.

Atlanta, R.Thomas Deluxe Grill

So I am in Atlanta, ok Lawrenceville. The flight was uneventful, there was a very young military wife on board with her three month old baby girl, who is waiting to join her husband in Germany.
Such a cute baby and she was very good. Our flight arrived early, so early we had to wait to go to the gate.
But my daughter was waiting for me and we went straight to dinner at one of her favorite places, R. Thomas, and it was wonderful. It has great atmosphere and the food was just great. She's vegan so she had the vegan burger with home fries and I had the grilled chiken sandwich with shoestring ginger beets. And the desert, white chocolate cheescake with raspberries,(seriously!) for me, and my daughter had vegan hummingbird cake, both wonderful.
Now I respect the fact that my daughter is vegan so, my husband and I don't eat meat in her home when we visit, only out at restaurants. So this was a place we could both enjoy ourselves. When she visits us, I'm taking her to the new vegan restaurant in Winter Park, Fl. Just as soon as I remember where it is, he he he. I put that review in a safe place, which means I might not find it. Oh well I'll have to call the newspaper to find out where it was.
Hope you had a good meal too.