A Day at the Zoo

(Hey look at that, I'm blogging! I'm not dead! No one cares.)

I love the zoo. I think I may love going to the zoo more than little kids do. It puts me in such a good mood just seeing animals. We had a weekend off recently where we didn't have anything too exciting going on, so I convinced Mike to take me to the zoo. We walked around for about 3 hours with me squealing like an obnoxious child the whole time.

I have nothing poignant to say, I just really like the zoo and here are some photos.

Every photo of this guy was blurry because he was moving so fast, but I had to include him because he's creepy and cool.

If I could pet any animal at the zoo, it would be this rhino. He has such a sweet, old face and he was snoring so hard, the grass was blowing under his nose.

Buena Vista

For our five year wedding anniversary, Mike booked us a trip to a nearby, dreamy mountain town, Buena Vista. It ended up snowing and raining that weekend, so we postponed our trip until July. 

It was really, really great. A teeny tiny town with good food, breweries, distilleries, hikes, views, and friendly people. We had a blast and are probably going to make it a yearly trip. 

Here are some photos (mostly of trees, us desert kids still can't get over all these gorgeous trees!).

The view from our hotel room.

You always feel so cute and fit in your workout pants and then you see photos and you're like...hmmmm.

The little box on the hiking trail for everyone to leave notes and their information.

I hate walking over wobbly bridges and Mike finds it hilarious.

View of our room from across the river.

Our ridiculously gorgeous hotel.

The part of town we stayed in is recently getting built up. There are all these houses popping up that are new and modern, but also old fashioned and we're obsessed with them.

This dear just wanders around town and does whatever the eff herwants. Case in point, after the photo shown below, he hopped that house's fence and just hung out in their yard. Later, we saw people feeding him apples.

A dream house on one of our walks.

Our last day, we took a scenic drive up to this view. So worth the twists, turns, and scary heights.

Want it Wednesday

This Wednesday is extra awesome because the week is already half over and it's barely begun. Yes!

What else could you want besides that? Let's see...

These shoes with a simple jean dress and straw tote.

This tote with everything always.

This bathing suit and fruity drink to go with it.

These flats with a classic dress, to add a little humor to a work outfit.

This attitude about life.

This dress worn by a little girl whose name we picked this weekend.

This backyard and the big family to fill it.

This in my belly right now.

Green Space

In case there is ever a question about why we really really don't want to move away from our current neighborhood, these photos were taken at a park that's walking distance from our house. Maybe it's because I'm from the desert, but I just find this green space so dreamy and relaxing. While Mike was away the last time, I walked here by myself for hours listening to NPR and just stopping to stare at the gorgeous views and feel thankful for where I was.

Good photos by Mike from a weekend walk a few weeks ago and iPhone photos by me on my solo walk.

One part of the park is absolutely covered by groundhogs and I am obsessed with them.