EXCITED
For the first time in a long time, I find myself stuck with nothing to do (except housework). I’m sure it’s a momentary problem. I’m waiting on a small handful of colleagues and clients to do their things and send them to me, so I can then do my things.
Lucas is away at a birthday party this afternoon.
Asher is asleep.
Damn! I should be reading! But first I’ll say this:
I’M SO EXCITED TO GO OUT OF TOWN TO SAN FRANCISCO AND SEE GORGEOUS FRIENDS AND STAY WITH BLUE AND HEADRA AND GO TO THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND SEE THE KING TUT EXHIBIT AND VISIT THE OAKLAND ZOO AND SEE ELEPHANTS AND HAVE FUN AND EAT AT NEW RESTAURANTS AND GET THE HECK OUT OF MY HOUSE!
OK. Thanks. That felt awesome. This is our first weekend out of town since … February, I think. Mama needs a change of scenery!
Seriously, I’m thrilled to be going on this little adventure finally! We have been promising Lucas for years that someday we would go to SF and see dinosaur bones and visit a zoo that has elephants (The Sacramento Zoo doesn’t). We were surprised to learn that the SF Zoo doesn’t have elephants either, but no worries—because we can swing by the Oakland Zoo to see them on Sunday.
Asher keeps asking me, "See elephants now? See animals?" And I keep having to say, "Not yet. We’ll see them in a couple of days. Soon!"
Blue and
Ian and I are both looking forward to seeing the King Tut exhibit because we both went to San Francisco to see it with our families when we were children. If Lucas likes it even half so much as I did, I will be very pleased. And if by some miracle the magic of Ancient Egypt should capture his imagination away from Star Wars (which he is still too young to see but obsesses about anyway) I will be over the moon! … Ahem. So to speak.
And here are a few words to the fearmongering harpy slave-drivers screeching in my mind about the perils of taking the weekend off work:
"Screw you, girls! I deserve this trip!"
July 24, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Send those girls packing and have a blast!
July 24, 2009 at 5:42 pm
The Oakland Zoo is my favorite (in Norther CA) and I think it’s better than SF or Sac. The enclosures the animals live in just seem nicer. Hope you and your family enjoy your visit!
July 24, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Sounds faboo! I am dying to see the redone Academy of Sciences. I know it might be a little too amusement-park-y now, but Marine World has several elephants too.
July 24, 2009 at 11:19 pm
If another person wouldn’t be too much trouble, I’d be thrilled to join you all. I’m at loose ends tomorrow — Brian’s off in Vegas with the boys, and I was going to call tonight after 9 to ask about her free time this weekend and next week anyway. And I’ve been dying to see the Cal Academy since it reopened.
July 27, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Oh, no! How did we miss hooking up? So sorry!