It's a toaster out there!

Yet again it has been forever and a day since I have written in here. Now the weather is nice and hot and humid. I am beginning to get that beautiful rubber boot tan and sun kissed red cheeks. With the nice weather came the zoo opening-I forgot how much I do enjoy it being open. It's nice to see people walking around enjoying the animals antics (even if it means I can speed around the zoo in the gators anymore). The baby giraffes go outside and play everyday. Baby Girl giraffe's name is Zuri. There was a naming contest and I can live with that. It means beautiful in swahli. We are working on an exhibit for the penguins, but right now they appear in the petting zoo for an hour everyday usually around 12-1pm. Yes, there may be a full-time job available at Niabi Zoo soon, but when and if are still both up in the air. The zoo director moved on to Columbus and he took his wife with him. His wife was the Head Zookeeper, so once they fill her job and move some people around there may be a job opening I can try to snatch up...wish me luck! Otherwise I am keeping my eyes open and every once in a while I send my resume out and about.

I have been working my butt off at PETCO. A few weeks I have worked 40 hours there and then my sat & sun at the zoo so needless to say I have been busy. Somehow between it all I do manage to have a lil fun. Every Tuesday night the zoo crew gets together at a local pub for $2 burger baskets and $5 pitchers of Long Islands. It's a nice time to see each other not dirty and relaxed. We have alot of fun. I made a trip to Macomb to see some friends graduate and catch up with everyone. It was sad, it was the last time we were all together in Macomb. Growing up...sometimes I still don't think I'm ready for it. I also make it up to see Nick in Aurora about every other week. He is tanner than I am and likes to brag about it. My next mission is to come up with a time to visit this new little one that will be appearing on June 10th! I am asking for July 3rd off for the family reunion, but I make no promises.

I for some odd reason have kept up with running and now if I really want to and try hard I can run 5 miles in 45 mins. Sometimes I think I am crazy as I now look forward to my daily jog, even if it's so hot outside you can barely breathe. Spooks is doing just fine, he just misses mom when she gone all day, runs home to change for my run, then leaves, then comes home to shower, and then leaves again. It's too hot to cuddle with me at night now so he either sleep in the window or on the floor next to the bed.

Well, that's all for now. Take care and maybe I'll see ya soon! :)