I love elephants!!!
I had such an awesome weekend.
My sister came down for Easter/birthday and we had such a great time.Saturday we did some shopping. I picked up a kick-ass skirt that I've been wanting to buy for a few weeks now. Then we went to ye olde A&P to stock up for an early birthday feast. Sunday we went to the Toronto zoo. It's my second time there and I just love it! It was a little crowded so occasionally I got a little freaked out but we'd just take our time and I'd calm down.
My favourite animals to go see at the zoo are the elephants. I just cannot describe how much I love elephants. Last year when my husband and I went to the zoo, I cried when I saw the elephants. Until then, I had never been so close to one before. I was just so overcome with wonder and joy at seeing them that I started crying and I couldn't control it. This year I didn't cry but I swear I could have stayed there all day just to watch them. They're absolutely magnificent.
One of the biggest highlights for everyone though was going to see the gorillas. They're such incredible creatures...so intelligent and so feeling. There were two young teenager gorillas that were goofing around the whole time and generally causing trouble. They were so much fun to watch. The silverback was there, watching over everyone with calm intensity. Then there was a mother and her very young baby. While watching them, my husband made eye contact with the mother. He raised the camera to take a picture of her holding her baby and, remarkably, she raised her hand to cover her face. She then peeked through her fingers to look at my husband to see if he still had his camera up. So realizing that she didn't want her picture taken, my husband lowered the camera out of respect. She then lowered her hand and continued to look at him. She then moved so that she wasn't visible but amazingly, she picked up her baby and set it on the ground in front of where my husband was watching. The baby looked at him and grunted. Naturally my husband grunted back. The baby thought this was great fun and began to climb and bounce around on the bamboo in front of my husband. I think I forgot to breathe because I was so choked up with wonder.What do these creatures think of us, I wonder?
After we got back from the zoo, my sister made me the most scrumptious birthday dinner I've ever had. Marinated chicken and lamb souvlaki with a huge greek salad and whole wheat greek pita with tzatziki. OMG it was so good! My sister just found out that she is diabetic so we skipped the usual birthday cake and instead she made me a simple white cake using splenda and we just covered it with cool whip (yeah I know it's edible oil, but I'm lactose intolerant) and fresh blackberries and strawberries.
I'm practically drooling just remembering how good everything tasted.
Note: Originally published April 18, 2006.
My sister came down for Easter/birthday and we had such a great time.Saturday we did some shopping. I picked up a kick-ass skirt that I've been wanting to buy for a few weeks now. Then we went to ye olde A&P to stock up for an early birthday feast. Sunday we went to the Toronto zoo. It's my second time there and I just love it! It was a little crowded so occasionally I got a little freaked out but we'd just take our time and I'd calm down.
My favourite animals to go see at the zoo are the elephants. I just cannot describe how much I love elephants. Last year when my husband and I went to the zoo, I cried when I saw the elephants. Until then, I had never been so close to one before. I was just so overcome with wonder and joy at seeing them that I started crying and I couldn't control it. This year I didn't cry but I swear I could have stayed there all day just to watch them. They're absolutely magnificent.
One of the biggest highlights for everyone though was going to see the gorillas. They're such incredible creatures...so intelligent and so feeling. There were two young teenager gorillas that were goofing around the whole time and generally causing trouble. They were so much fun to watch. The silverback was there, watching over everyone with calm intensity. Then there was a mother and her very young baby. While watching them, my husband made eye contact with the mother. He raised the camera to take a picture of her holding her baby and, remarkably, she raised her hand to cover her face. She then peeked through her fingers to look at my husband to see if he still had his camera up. So realizing that she didn't want her picture taken, my husband lowered the camera out of respect. She then lowered her hand and continued to look at him. She then moved so that she wasn't visible but amazingly, she picked up her baby and set it on the ground in front of where my husband was watching. The baby looked at him and grunted. Naturally my husband grunted back. The baby thought this was great fun and began to climb and bounce around on the bamboo in front of my husband. I think I forgot to breathe because I was so choked up with wonder.What do these creatures think of us, I wonder?
After we got back from the zoo, my sister made me the most scrumptious birthday dinner I've ever had. Marinated chicken and lamb souvlaki with a huge greek salad and whole wheat greek pita with tzatziki. OMG it was so good! My sister just found out that she is diabetic so we skipped the usual birthday cake and instead she made me a simple white cake using splenda and we just covered it with cool whip (yeah I know it's edible oil, but I'm lactose intolerant) and fresh blackberries and strawberries.
I'm practically drooling just remembering how good everything tasted.
Note: Originally published April 18, 2006.
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