Well, I thought summer had officially ended, but we've had more summer weather. It was chilly and fallish last week, but gradually it worked its way back into the 90s. Today is supposed to be in the 90s too. So I'm not sure what this is.
Well our week was the same as usual, but our weekend was a not-so-predictable weekend. Friday night, we attended a fundraiser for the Kansas City Heart Foundation. It was at the zoo and the theme was Africa. Apparently, we were supposed to dress like we were going on safari. We didn't get that memo, but Kyle wore khaki pants with a light blue with white pinstripes shirt, and I wore a khaki zebra print dress. Both of us were dressed casual, but nice too. We did see people dressed as "marsupials" and a man in a zoo keeper's outfit with a bow tie. The "marsupials" were too much for me to handle. 2 adults with black eyeliner nose and whiskers drawn on their faces, with homemade ears on their heads, and HUGE tails attached to their jeans. It was pretty crazy if you ask me. Anyways, When we arrived, it was pouring down rain. I instantly was regretting our decision to attend. It was freezing and wet outside, and the event was being held outdoors. As we waited for more people to get on the tram, the rain slowed, and finally stopped. We rode the tram to the Africa side of the zoo, and were greeted with safari hats and a photo booth. The entertainment for our night was African drummers and dancers. It was very interesting to watch. We also went on the boat tour, but the animals were already inside for the night, so we went for a short crowded tour to look at some trees. It was wet and misty on the boat. Not a favorite of the night, but a good idea initially. They served African inspired food, and a very tasty "African" cocktail. We had lucky elephant bookmarks to take home, along with a giraffe mask. Overall, the night turned out to be much better than I thought it would. It didn't rain the rest of the evening, but it was quite chilly out.
Saturday, Kyle had drill. I dropped him off around 7AM, it was a late drill. Which I appreciated and he did too. I spent the rest of my day with my friend Sarah. We met at starbucks and I had my first pumpkin spice latte of the fall. It was so good! We talked and eventually ended up shopping for the afternoon. Pier 1, World Market, Michaels, and Gordmans. It was a nice day, I picked up some delicious organic hard apple cider from World Market, and a cute little spoon rest from Pier 1. I thought my day was pretty successful. I picked Kyle up from drill, and later we went out for chinese. That night, we taught his mom and dad how to play eurche, but I'm still not sure if they get the game completely.
Sunday was great, I didn't have to take Kyle to drill, so I was able to sleep in until 8! I got ready and watched a little of the 9/11 memorial service on TV. I left around 11 to meet my friend Faith, from Illinois, at the Plaza. The Plaza is a shopping district with nice restaurants and great shops! We shopped for the afternoon, I got a new butter dish at anthropology, and Faith bought really cute drawer pulls and a spoon rest there. She also bought some tops at forever 21 that are so her, not cute on anyone else but her kinda tops. It was so good to see her, and spend time with her! I had a really nice afternoon.
Sunday was a day remembering 9/11/01, and seemed so sad. I cannot imagine how hard it would've been to be there. It was definitely not forgotten and never will be. When I was in NYC last fall, we went to the memorial museum. It is a heart breaking place. The missing persons signs, the videos, the interviews, everything made me so sad. And yesterday hearing a fraction of the names of people who lost their lives that day was just as sad. All of them were someone's somebody.
On the other hand, a happier reason to celebrate 9/11/11 was, it was 9 months I've been married! I can't believe we've been married for 3/4 of a year. It seems silly to have so many thoughts about being married 9 months, but it's a big deal to us. The time has gone so fast! Some days it seems like the days are so slow, and the next thing I know it's a new month. I don't know how to explain it, but 9 months just seems like a milestone, even though it's not. I just can't believe it's been that long, it seems like yesterday I was fuming at Jos. A Bank. :) Nine months. Whoa.
Well...lastly, I have to say I wish we were going to Illinois sooner rather than later. Today is my Mom's Birthday and we're not there to celebrate it with her. We did last weekend, but it's still not the same. We have about a month until we get to go back. It seems like a long time, but I'm sure time will fly by. We're going in October there are 2 weddings on the same day. It's going to be a challenge to make it to both, but we're going to try! Plus we get to spend an extra day in Illinois because Kyle has fall break and doesn't have school on Thursday or Friday. Hooray!
Cheers until next time!
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