My Birthday – a day at the zoo

On July 25th I turned the big 23! I know I know I am getting up there =)
Malaika was sure to be the first to wish me Happy birthday every hour on the hour throughout the wee morning hours. I tried to be as thankful as I could.
My mom had the day off so she wanted to take me out to breakfast and take me to the zoo for my birthday gift. I LOVE THE ZOO!

I could go to the zoo every day of the week and never get sick of it. Every time I go, there is something there I didn’t see before.

I also love to go because I get a good workout without even noticing. By the end of the day I am tired, tanned (ever so slightly), and twitter painted. I love animals!


We also took Malaika with us and it was fun to see her reaction to the animals. Last time I took her she was more amused by the leaves and the grass.



This time she actually saw some of the animals and was curious. I have a great video I will post of her with the Orangutan’s.

After that my mom and her boyfriend offered to baby-sit Malaika so Edwin and I could go out for a birthday dinner and movie. This part of the night was all a surprise. Edwin had been planning for a few weeks and wanted me to have a nice birthday. It was such a nice evening; it reminded me of old times! He came home with a dozen roses which is ALWAYS wonderful! First we went to Du’s grill; it is a little hole in the wall teriyaki chicken place that has THE BEST chicken, rice and salad. It is over by Portland Bible College and we used to go there a lot because it was yummy and cheap! Then we went to Bullwinkle’s family fun center and played video games for a few hours. We collected almost 700 tickets so we got to pick out a few trinkets to take home to Malaika. THEN we went to the new Will Ferrell movie “Stepbrothers”. Edwin is a HUGE Will Ferrell fan. It was definitely a laugh! He also got me my new phone! I was in desparate need of a new phone since mine was shorting out.
I also talked to my dad and he and Cindy got a $25 gift card to the movie theater and a $25 gift card to Claim Jumpers (which is an excellent restaurant) and my friend Maria also got me a Gift card to Nordstrom which will be put to good use! Thank you everyone for a great Birthday!!