Monkey business.

Who knew the zoo could be so much fun? I took my nephews last week and we had a blast! We got some great pictures too.

I also learned a few fun zoo facts:

• An elephant can be pregnant for up to two years. (yikes!)
• Zebras can't see the color orange.
• Alligators' jaws are strong enough to crush their prey, but they can be held shut with a single human hand.
• Mosquitoes have 47 teeth!

Okay, so I didn't learn that last fact at the zoo, but I just had to include it. :-) Aren't my nephews adorable?

That's wicked!

I am going to L.A. to see Wicked on Tuesday! I know almost nothing about this musical (shameful, I know), but I am ultra excited to see it, nonetheless. The real miracle is that I talked my mom into coming with me! (Spontaneous and last minute is not usually her thing.) My sister heard about the trip and jumped on the bandwagon. (Unlike me, my sister apparently knows everything about Wicked and is an avid fan.)

I've been to LA a few times before, and we'll only be there for three days, but I do have a short list of things I want to do while I'm there:

• eat some fabulous foreign food (Idaho is severely lacking)
• escape to Venice (Venice Beach, that is)
• rent beach cruisers and cruise the beach
• try boogie boarding
• RELAX :-)
• stroll Rodeo Drive and walk the Sunset Strip
• take a picture of Buster Keaton's gravestone for a friend who is an avid fan (if I can drag my mom and sister to the cemetery)

I also want to scuba dive, but I know I won't be able to talk my mom or sister into that. Oh well-- good excuse to plan another trip soon. :-)