Kansas City Zoo

Decided to take the day and head to the zoo. It was my first time there and I am pretty excited about living so close. I became a member, so I can go for free as often as I want. They are building a Polar Bear exhibit that will open next summer. I took a LOT of pictures, so here are a few.

Chicago

Got to spend a night in Chicago for work. Tried to walk to Lake Michigan from my hotel. Started out at Millenium Park and saw the Cloud Gate - which looks like a big silver lima bean! It started raining, and by the time I got to DuSable Harbor, it was pouring. So, I started walking back to my hotel. Could not find a cab to save my life, so walked and walked and got drenched.







The next day, we had a meeting in the Sears Tower. I took a picture of the wall of flags.

Is that really necessary??

Not sure if you can see the label, but it says "May contain nut traces." REALLY??? It is a bag of peanut squares!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Move

The move was long, 11 hours, and boring!! Being in a car for that long, alone, is excruciating!! I had Justice, but it's not like he could carry on a conversation. And, he got bored after awhile. He enjoyed the stops at the rest areas, as he could run around with Ed for a bit. We got in late, and only unpacked what we needed. The next morning, Ed unloaded the trailer and then we hung out waiting for the cable guy.

On Sunday, we took Justice to Shawnee Mission Park in Kansas. The state line is only a few blocks from my apartment. This park is AMAZING!! It has mountain bike trails, a disc golf course, an off-leash dog park, a lake for boating and swimming, and even an RC Airplane area. Justice loved being off his leash and playing with other dogs. There is a part of the lake that is for the dogs and there were so many playing, it was great. However, as you can see from the pics above, Justice would go in until his belly touched the water and then he was done.

They stayed here til early Wednesday morning. It was sad seeing them go and I felt bad that they had to make the trip again. Now, it is just me in my itty bitty studio apartment.