Another Year Older

Today is my birthday and I took a personal holiday off from work. I scheduled a dentist appointment in the morning to have my permanent crown placed on my tooth. Afterwards I headed down to Chicago with my best friend Wendy and our kids. We stopped by Elly's for lunch and than headed down to Lincoln Park Zoo/Animal Farm. Even though I have lived in Chicago practically my entire life I have never been to this park which is free. It was an absolutely gorgeous day - sunny and in the 80's (unheard of for this time of year). It almost didn't feel like my birthday because it felt just like summer. We walked through the zoo and Wendy noticed that Savannah was bleeding at the foot. Her blister had opened up caused by her sandals so I stopped to clean her off and we proceeded to the zoo. The zoo was very nice and well kept. I was very impressed with everything. I thought it was the perfect size to take two small kids to. The kids did awesome and really enjoyed looking at all the animals. I loved looking at the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan. It makes me want to visit much more often. Afterwards we headed home and stopped by Old Navy to go shopping. We wanted to avoid driving home in rush hour traffic. We were going to stop off for some ice cream but decided not to because of time restraints. My friend decided to watch Savannah for me when we came home so Frank and I could go out to dinner alone. Frank purchased me a Samsung Galaxy Tab. It was the perfect day!!!