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Birthday Zebras, Food Flags and Funny People

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Last week I went to my friend, Megan's birthday, which was such a blast.  It included delicious eats and a petting zoo.  Just so you know, ohhing and ahhing over cute animals is not just for kids.  Danny couldn't make the party because he is in the middle of writing a score for a play his friend is directing. (I know, my husband is cool.) I was planning on driving up to the shindig, but right before the party, I realized I've lost some social skills or should I say outgoing skills since marriage. So I called my friend Amy to see if she wanted to drive together. I think I tried to play it cool and used some lame excuse about saving gas by driving together, but then I told her the truth about not knowing how to be outgoing anymore around people I don't know.  Amy laughed and said she would give me a ride and I'm so glad she did.  We had such a good chat on our drive to and from the party.  Anyway, here are some pics from the party. (They aren't the best quality since I took them with my phone.)

You guys, I fed a zebra!!  Ok, I already posted this on Instagram, but
it was a very defining moment in my life.

A little goat.

This goat was my favorite.  It was incredibly cute and followed me around.
There was a bison!  I didn't pet him, even though I was told we could.
Too many signs at Yellowstone about being gored has taught me otherwise.

Steve and Laura with the donkey.

My party favor, green chicken eggs.

Megan by her blazing birthday cake.

Me, Megan, Amy and Laura.  I always found girl's camp bonding as a
teen.  However It is even more bonding when you plan it with some
amazing women, like these ladies.

Also, I found this article incredibly cool and creative. It shows flags made out of the food from that country.  Too bad in America we are known for hot dogs.  Every other country has nice, classy food. Talena and I were discussing this fact and we tried really hard to think of classy food that is American, but we had no such luck.  We are the greasy, fast food country of the world.  We should do something about that.

Lastly, I saw this article this morning and it made me chuckle.  I know I said "funny people" in the title of the post, but I really should have said dumb people.  These travel complaints will leave you shaking your head.  Enjoy!

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  1. grammawoodNovember 6, 2013 at 8:45 PM

    That zebra is so cute.
    I love those flags! I think they could have done something with apple pie for the American Flag, but it would have been harder, so they took the easy way out and did the hot dogs.

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  2. grammawoodNovember 7, 2013 at 8:22 PM

    Oh, I forgot to ask, did you have ham with those green eggs?

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