I posted pictures on facebook of Shawn's and my trip to San Antonio a few weeks ago. Not that blogging about them is terribly time consuming, but I've made enough excuses!
I love the for us, San Antonio is a less than two hour drive. It's fun to get out of town, but nice to have a short return trip :) During our visit we went to the San Antonio Zoo, The Riverwalk, and Sea World. Here are a few pictures from the zoo!
Shawn and Me outside the San Antonio Zoo
Shawn trying on hats to see if he can find any to fit his big head
Don't worry, I didn't buy this!
I have no idea what the name of this animal is, but it's basically a 50 lb Gerbil. It was freakin' us out so I took a picture!
Shawn always looks like he's going to stab you, while I always smile like a fool :)
Us on the Riverwalk! It was a busy weekend downtown due to a Latino Festival, but we had a nice time despite the crowds.
We went on the Riverwalk Boat Tour. It was a breezy, cool day-perfect for a water tour!
Shawn and Me on the boat.
Seaworld was a blast!! We didn't have time to do all the shows we would have liked to do, but we did participate in the Dolphin Exhibit and the Penguin Encounter...knowing me, the Penguin part was right up my avenue!
Shawn and Me and our friend the Dolphin :)
Me feeding a dolphin
All of us in the group for the dolphin exhibit helped these guys do their aerial trick by slapping our thighs. It was so cool to see them do it exactly perfectly!
Aerial Trick Continued!
We actually got to go inside the Penguin Habitat. It was really cold in there (about 35 degrees and windy). It was loud and kinda smelly, but it was a dream true to see them up close and personal! You can see they're not terribly scared of people. Our guide (who's a worker there) said the ones that recognize his voice would come up to the gate and they sure did!
Penguins waddling about!
All of us in the group got to pet the penguin. They feel really different than I would have expected them to.
I think he wanted to come home with me, look how close he is to my foot!
Shawn and Me with the penguin we got to meet and pet!
My Bloggy/Real Life friend Janna awarded me with the prestigious 7 Facts Blogger Award today. What a great way to celebrate a Thursday :) You post 7 facts about yourself and then pass it on to 7 of your most favorite bloggers. Here goes!
1. My favorite number is 7 (so clearly I like this award a LOT). It's been my favorite number since I had the opportunity to meet #7 Kevin Johnson from the Phoenix Suns when I was in elementary school. He and some other teamates came to a D.A.R.E. presentation we had. He autographed my team photo and I just thought he was the greatest! Did you know he's only 6'1"? Pretty short for a baketball player huh?
2. I drink a lot of water. I keep a gallon of water at work and refill it every other day. I also have a gallon of water in the fridge at home which I refill about every three days. Also I won't drink tap water, and I prefer to drink my water from a straw.
3. My favorite scent/flavor in the world is vanilla. I horde all things vanilla (chapstick, diet pepsi vanilla, lotion, candles, etc). My least favorite scent/flavor is cherry. I'd rather die than use cherry chapstick, or suck on a cherry cough drop.
4. I've been practicing ambedexiarity for a few years now. Below is a comparison between my right hand and left hand, any guesses which is which? I started out practicing writing names/phrases, but now I can actually take notes left handed while on the phone at work. Which rocks!
5. If you let me pick out any treat at the grocery store, I will chose a Butterfinger. Even though my favorite candy bar is a Snickers, Butterfingers take me back to childhood trips with my mom to the grocery store. If I was "good", she'd let me pick out a treat. Yes, I am an emotional eater :)
6. I have never had a cavity, and I thoroughly enjoy going to the Dentist. I wish I could go more than twice a year!
7. I have a very strong sense of smell. The elevator lobby at work smells like swimming pools, except on Thursday when the executive committe comes for their meetings. Then it smells like a combination of mens cologne and leather. Even though my office is on the 5th floor, I know the smokers go for their break at 11:30 and roughly 2:15 because I can smell them through the vents in the floor.
I hope you all play along, especially the 7 friends I tagged!
Even though I ABHORE seeing/hearing myself recorded, trying new things builds character! When I heard about Mamarazzi and Shawn's fun VLOG idea for April, I really wanted to join in. Much thanks to Janna for her "You jump I jump" idea that we film it together :)
The specifics of the VLOG are listed below. Stop on by Mamarazzi's page if you want to make fun of listen to other people's accents, and think about joining in yourself!
(Left-Amy, Right-Janna)
You start by saying the following words:
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you say to address a group of people?
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped
body and extremely long legs?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry
groceries at the supermarket?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
Where do you buy your groceries?
Sooo I found this lil guy at Walgreens this weekend and he makes me so happy. His belly full of jelly beans have been long since eaten, but it made me so happy to find a penguin during EASTER! This weekend Shawn and I are going to San Antonio and Sea World and I honestly am giddy like a child to see real life penguins :)
In an un-related story, I had a rough morning. I was 97% to work when I realized that I never put my work shoes back in my car (I'm one of those weird people that drives with house slippers on). It was 6:55am...maybe there are shoe-selling stores open at 6:55am?? I was in unfamiliar store territory and I sure didn't want to spend money on another pair of stupid brown shoes (I own 4 pair...3 of which I can't wear because they hurt my feet). So I opted to drive back home. I was SUPER grateful that I'm OCD and leave insanely early for work every day, so I only ended up being 13 minutes late...which was still 35 minutes early based on when my boss shows up.
There's a moral to this story. It's two part actually:
1. A penny saved is a penny not spent
2. Better early than late
...or something like that :)
I have so many friends and loved ones who are affected by Autism. Here's my small part to bring awareness to a great cause that has so much importance to me. You can join me and donate to the cause here!
Me wearing blue on April 1st
Shawn, Bailey and Me wearing blue.
My friend Stephanie and her son Brennan. He has Asperger's, which is a high functioning form of Autism
