More Easter Weekend

Baby gorilla!
Smiling hippo

Flamingos

World-famous panda

We went to the San Diego Zoo on Saturday. The best was the baby gorilla - so cute - and the pandas. There's big line that wraps around so everyone can see the panda eating bamboo. Apparently, there's a baby panda that likes to eat watermelon, but I didn't see it. We also saw people waiting in a huge line to feed giraffes, koala bears sleeping in trees and an elephent that held a stick in its trunk, so that it could scratch its legs. The San Diego Zoo is much better than Springfield's Exotic Animal Paradise, which mainly has llamas. It's also better than the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, but only slightly. And that's mainly b/c of the gorillas and pandas. The Lincoln Park Zoo is great b/c it's free; the San Diego Zoo is pretty expensive. Pandas are not cheap.

After the zoo, we met Jessica Heinz and Cedar out for Mexican food and then went to a dive bar with a REALLY LOUND band. We played beer pong and some guy offered me a one-day marriage certificate. I did not accept it.

Easter Sunday

Spent Easter Sunday in San Diego. We went hiking and Jessica made lamb, asparagus, scalloped potatoes. We drank mimosas and I made a fruit (peach, blackberry, blueberry) cobbler and Jess made homemade vanilla ice cream. Yum! I think my first attempt at a cobbler turned out pretty well. We also watched Clue and part of the U.S. Open. I like to think if you're going to skip church on Easter, Jesus would still approve of hiking with your family in Southern California. The coastline and the mountains are beautiful and it makes me more thankful than most sermans ever have in my lifetime.

Eco-Fashion in Venice

We went to the Loomstate for Target launch party in Venice on Tuesday night (look at this funny picture of Siobhan in the background.). I bought the little plaid dress above. For some reason, it doesn't look as cute in this photo as it looks in person. Also that model must be a giant b/c the dress hits me right about the knee. (Note: there were a lot of models at the party, so Siobhan and I both felt like midgets). The line is eco-friendly - all organic cotton, so it's really soft and has a California-casual vibe. Fun event - lots of cool peeps there...the ground was all pebbles, so everyone was sliding around a bit.

BHH

Went to an event at the Beverly Hills Hotel last night...it's so pink and lovely. And we saw Carrot Top in the lobby. He has huge biceps and his hair is even bigger and more red than you would think. Then, we went to bowling. I bowled a 106 the first game and a 66 the second. Good and NOT good. I lost my jojo - I hope our team doesn't drop from second place!