Picture Post :]

Hi Everyone!
This is probably the first blog post in a while that actually has pictures or anything of interest. But before that...

Happy Birthday Mom! My mom was born on August 17, 1961. Today would have been her 48th birthday. Justin and I took her flowers this past Saturday to celebrate. I love you, Mom :]

And...on August 3rd, I celebrated my 21st birthday. We had a deck party and then went out with Lilly and Ben for some drinks :]

Justin took me to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore on August 7th! I LOVE going to the zoo and seeing all the animals :] 21 years old - and loves going to the zoo?! Don't judge! Justin wanted to play mini-golf for his 21st birthday! HaHa! We are just really big kids at heart :] Here are some pictures from our day at the zoo!



Polar bear!!


"Melman, Melman, MELMAN!" HaHa! Justin couldn't help but laugh :]


Big kitty!


And it was in this building that Justin saw just how bad my anxiety & panic attacks can be! Let me explain - this where they keep the monkeys and alligators! MONKEYS & ALLIGATORS! So can someone explain to me why they had a dead snake, stuffed, sitting on a rock, in striking position where there are only MONKEYS & ALLIGATORS?!?! Justin had turned the corner and I went to follow, saw the snake, freaked, yelled for Justin, and quickly walked out the door! I started crying and my hands were shaking. Let's just say we didn't see anymore monkeys!


BT Penguin


Justin Penguin





Our monkey friends...minus any snakes!



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For the first time in my life I was actually called a nerd! I got excited about all of the books and Borders gift cards that I got for my birthday, my sister-in-law Sandy, said "You are SUCH a nerd!" ... mmmm...Maybe she's right!

Fred, Brandee, Owen & Ella gave me a book for my birthday - Water for Elephants. I'm not used to reading this genre of book, and I am only a few pages in, but this is a really good book. I won't give it away, but the main character in this book is witty, sarcastic and easy to relate to! I pretty much laugh to myself about something on every page!




These are books that I either got for my birthday or that I bought with my Borders gift cards! And I still have a list of books that I want to read :] Nerd?! I think so!

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I went to Patches in Mt. Airy to look for fabric to make my rag rug with! And look at all the awesome fabric that I found!!




And since it is my birthday month, I got two fat quarters for free, so I picked these two :]

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And I went to see Gran and Pop as soon as they got home! Pop is doing really well. He felt stable enough to try and shave on Friday, and he did! No more scruff :] And if you have ever been to their house, you know that they have a pretty long driveway. Well, he walks out to the end of the driveway and back to the bball hoop. And he is loving being outside! He will walk all the way up from the basement just to sit outside and lift arm weights! So, here are a few pictures of him walking out the end of the driveway in his snazzy stockings :]



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I will post more pictures of my rag rug when I finally finish sewing the fabric, ripping them, rolling them, and get started crocheting!