Weddings and Olympics

I know, I haven't posted in foreverrrrr. I've been super busy, lots and lots of things happening. July flew by, absolutely flew by. I had a wonderful weekend watching my brother get married. It was beautiful and so much fun.  And now I'm super excited for the olympics to start tonight! In London! I love the olympics and I love London so it should be good.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Independence Day

I have to work today, and I'm assuming it's going to be very busy. Why people decide to come to the zoo on holidays, especially when it's over 90º I do not know. Either way I'm going to be melting outside and not even acknowledging the holiday. Since we all have to work it just feels like a normal week, I literally forgot it was a holiday until my mom and sister said something about it yesterday. So eat lots of barbecue for me and drink lots of beer. At least I'll get to see the fireworks in Philadelphia for the first time after work.

Happy Independence day! Yay freedom!

I Belong in a Zoo

A conversation I had at work the other day.

Setting: The baby Galapagos Tortoise Yard

Me: So today Chelsea and I were walking back to Schoolhouse for lunch and we saw two peacocks doing the whole mating ritual.
Jessica: Oh yeah?
Me: Yeah the male peacock put up all his feathers for the peahen and did the whole courtship dance. Then he jumped on here and had peacock sex. They did the cloaca kiss thing. He was literally standing on her, it was so odd. Chelsea and I were just standing there in awe and some of the visitors were freaking out.
Jessica: Hahahah that's nuts!
Me: I know, I had never seen them do the cloaca kiss before.
Jessica: Yeah, I've only seen them show off their feathers for the peahens.
Me: Yeahhh.
[Pause]
Jessica: You just saw peacock sex. I feel like you should blog about that.

I have a cool job.

Surrounded by Books

{Serenity}

My best friend and I signed our lease for our new apartment last week. We are extremely excited. We move in this coming September and couldn't be more thrilled to decorate a space that is completely our own.  It is so nice knowing that we will finally have a real home that is not the home we grew up in.  As I sort through pictures for design inspiration I found common themes in the things I like.  One in particular: I want to be surrounded by books. I want bookcases in my room to show off all my books and different odds and ends.  Maybe it stems from the fact that my Grandparents have had a "library" in their house my entire life. A room covered in floor to ceiling shelves with books galore.  Or perhaps it's because one of my life goals is to have my own library in my house in the future, complete with wooden gliding ladders.  It may just be because I love to read though.  I love to read because it lets me escape from the reality that is life and enter any place I want to go.  I love to read because it fills my head with knowledge and wisdom that no one can take from me.  I love to read because as this post says, it makes your mind beautiful.  So now I'm off to hunt for bookcases and a good new book to read.

{I do this at home all the time}

*All pictures taken from tumblr