Hogle Zoo

Niccole had the day off yesterday, so we decided to go to the zoo. Salt Lake has a really nice zoo nestled on top of the hills. They just completed the new Asian Highlands exhibit and it was awesome. My favorite animals at the zoo are Giraffes and we couldn't get close to them this time because of some construction going on. We did see wolves,cheetahs,lions,tigers,bears,elephants,reptiles,alligators,monkeys, and much more. Part of me felt bad for the animals being in captivity. Some of them just looked so sad. It was extremely crowded yesterday and I was really confused. The parents must of pulled their kids out of school to enjoy the last days of fall, because it was extremely crowded. I have never seen so many misbehaved children in one place. I'm convinced that the animals had better manners than some of these children. There was this really nice Cheetah exhibit at the zoo and it was easily the most popular exhibit. This cheetah was pacing back and forth by the glass, while little ill mannered children were smashing on the glass taunting this animal. These children were pounding on this glass as hard as they could and part of me was wishing that this cheetah would break through the glass and start mauling these little kids. We ended up leaving as the cheetah appeared to be planning its attack on these little kids.

New Blogger Part II

Since Niccole has been so busy with work, I took it upon myself to blog.Niccole is such a hard worker and this weekend was her first weekend off from work for about a month.It was great to finally spend time with her. This weekend we relaxed and went up to Park City and walked around and ate lunch. The leaves are falling up here and it has been quite beautiful.

Brit you MADE my day!

Can I just say these were the cutest cupcakes I have ever eaten! They are so adorable and the flavors are delicious! Thank you for sending me a special treat for my special day. We wish you could have been with us to celebrate... at least you will get to visit with Tim this week. I sure do miss you both! Thank you for being so thoughtful.

only in Utah...

The other day while driving to P town I noticed something rather odd in a truck. . . Large antels protruding out the back of a truck. Turned out to be an elk. Elk hunting season just started this weekend!

Birthday Fun!

I must say this was the coldest birthday I have yet to experience... a blazing 43 degrees yesterday at lunch! Tim and I were finally able to spend some time alone, with all my traveling and working it seems to be a treat to spend time with my hottie. We ventured out in the chilly rainy weather for shopping and eating. Most of the afternoon was spent relaxing at home, it is amazing how much I really appreciate being home these days, once you travel home really is home. We had a great night with a few of our friends. We ate so much I dont think anyone could move after dinner, I even declined desert since I stuffed my belly with so much yummy meat and grilled pineapple. Thanks for the fun night everyone! Okay dont be scared of me dancing the night away with the tamberine!

CHICAGO...

While most of my time in Chicago was spent working I did find time to eat at some tasty restaurants, tour the city by foot enjoying the architecture of the buildings, and of course shopping! I found it hard to believe I had never visited this city before, there is so much to do and so much fun to be done. I highly recommend visiting the City for a girls trip... so much FUN!!! Here are some of the cute fun girls I work with...

MOOSE Crossing!

Yes this is an actual real life moose on the freeway!!! This evening we drove to Park City to do some shopping. The drive was beautiful, snow on the pine trees, all the trees have just started to turn a burnt orange, clear blue skys, and a moose on the freeway! We we were in awe this was amazing one of the coolest things I have seen. He was just walking down the freeway like it was no big deal. He was huge with super large antlers (he was the size of a small car!). Unfortunantly my photo is not very good, I was yapping on the phone when OOH MY WORD I spotted him on the road so, I had to drop my phone, grab my bag, dig for my camera all while Tim is going 70 mph past the poor moose. I really wish you all could have seen him! This is just another thing that makes me love Utah. Nature is breathtaking.