Saturday Zoo Spectacular!

Since we both have the weekend off now, we have a little more opportunity to both get out and do something. So, yesterday we both decided to get outside since the this weather is just about to leave us for a long time. Where else to go, but the ZOO! Actually, I was just going to go to City Park (which within its property, contains either one or two 18 golf courses, the science musuem, and the Zoo) and walk around. However, it wsas decided we should go to the zoo.

It was a good experience. We saw about 90% of the animals and they were all pretty active.

Well, most of them were pretty active. Here we see some porcupines. These things were HUGE!! The were about the size of JJ. Well, almost.

They did just have zoo animals. They had an extensive collection of snakes and fish.

I know those New England folks know what they are. That's right, Horseshoe Crabs. They always were running all over the tanks.

Some birds. I don't recall what kind.

JJ, needed an ice cream cone, so here she is enjoying it.

We saw lions, tigers, and bears. And a cheeta, multiple dear like animals, tons of birds, monkeys and apes, lemars, seals, hippos, rhinos, wolves, heyenas, wild horses, etc., ect! Not a bad trip at all.

Girls weekend

Last weekend I attended Lauren's UNbachelorette party in Vegas. It has been unfortunate circumstances that we were celebrating, but it was fabulous to have a weekend getaway with two wonderful friends. Lauren, Elaine and I spend the weekend at the WorldMark hotel timeshare floating their lazy river and we frequently visited the strip. SO much has changed since I was last in Vegas. It's now bigger and better! (above, me in the Palazzo hotel)

This pic is looking down the south end of the strip as we made our way from Caesar's to the CVS near the far end. Wow was that a long walk. (above, Elaine and the Strip)

Below you can see the Cosmopolitan Hotel, which was beautiful with decorations of pink sparkles and shine with the interior resembling a chandelier. (below, the cosmopolitan hotel interior)

this was are walk through the Bellagio with the conservatory decorated like a carnival in the park. (above, me and the twisted tree)

It was nice to get to know Elaine better. She is a fabulous person and I am glad to see Joel and her happy. We were both glad to support Lauren in this bump in the road of her life and we have made more great memories with a weekend that we will always remember as our Girls weekend!

A Gift Basket? For Me?!

So, for those of you which have not heard (probably no one here) I have recently accepted a job as a Content Marketing Analyst at the Belcaro Group here in the Denver Tech Center. My job will entail designing and analysing new marketing strategies for their website, ShopAtHome.com (which has over 37 million hits a month and growing) and improve the interaction customers have with the site. Sounds like fun, I know.

Well, the job starts on Tuesday (since Monday is Labor Day) so I have some time to get ready. Well, today, when I check the mail, I noticed my new employer sent me this nice gift basket as a congratulations and welcome to the team. Interesting and sort of cool thing about it, the basket came from Harry and David in Medford, OR. The town next to where we just moved from. JJ and I were just talking about it today how much we missed certain parts about Southern Oregon, and here we have some pears from there. Fate? Who knows. Nice though my new company cares.