i normally find it quite irritating when people write mushy stuff about their significant others and display their affection publicly, and especially when they use pet names in front of other people. it drives. me. CRAZY.

but i have to give david credit for surprising me yesterday as he picked me up from work and took me out to dinner. the ribs at luna park were tender falling-off-the-bones good, and we had pleasant conversation and good laughs throughout the evening.

in other news, i thoroughly enjoyed camping, had a relaxing 4th of july, have had lots of people visit me at the zoo, and semi getting used to my hellishly early rising schedule.

to top it off, today is an absolutely gorgeous day at the zoo, and i plan on spending as much time in the sunshine as i can. yipee!

today i groomed a donkey, fed meerkats some mealworms, and held an angry rooster named ernie.

how was your day?