I've been working at the zoo this summer and its been fun. It is a nice way to get off of the university campus and fresh air. Today was a free day at the zoo (for everyone under 11) and so everyone brought their kids, their kids friends, and their kids friends friends. It was crazy and it will only get more crazy this week. I was very flattered that people thought I could magically call the animals out of their hiding spots or make them do tricks. However, it was also annoying to have them ask me why I couldn't do it when it didn't work. I spent most of the afternoon being told, "No" or some variation thereof, while watching the Tapir (a really cool pachyderm) in his watering hole. We said if we got 30 rejections between the three of us working at one spot then we'd get to ride the carousel. I got 20 rejections myself and we decided to not ride the carousel because of all the screaming children. I got to watch the hippos for 20 minutes instead. The full size hippo is named Wicked and she's just cool. I mean she hangs out in the water and comes up for air every 6 minutes. It is strangely fascinating for me to stand on the fence and just watch the water waiting for her to come up for air. Next door to Wicked is Obessa, the pygmy hippo. Obessa was in her mud today. She was just laying there. At first it was difficult to tell where she was, but then it was easy. I was jealous, though both hippos had people yelling at them to do things too. Though if I weight 700 lbs or even 7k lbs and someone yelled at me I'd probably do something to scare them into no longer yelling. I wish I could take my camera around the zoo with me, but I'd probably lose it and then be disoriented in the world when I had no more camera.
We're coming up on the Fourth of July here in Chicago. There are firework displays planned for Chicago or over the lake, but we plan on going to none of them. They are INSANELY crowded and we just want to not deal with that many people for a while. Summer school is still keeping Chris busy.
Other than that there isn't much new this week. Its been a week of working and the craziness that goes with that. Hope everything is going well for everyone else.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Catch up
Spring is gone in Chicago. This past week we've had thunderstorm after thunderstorm and ended up with 90 degree weather. I don't think we had a dozen days over 90 last summer and we're getting close to that here soon. We want the thunderstorms to give us our Canadian air back and take the Kansas air back to Kansas.
Two weeks ago we had our 4th anniversary and it was different for all sorts of reasons. I'm continuing to have trouble eating most foods and so we had to be creative in what we did for it since going to dinner was out. We had a lot of fun though just hanging out and amazed at the fact that it has been four years since we got married. Time flies when you're having fun...
In terms of jobs Chris works at the University and summer school is getting underway. It started last week, so this is week 2 of 8. Its easier in the summers for him, but he likes the busy-ness of the fall and spring semesters. It gives him something to do. I'm going to finish a Masters in Chemistry by next spring. I've decided that with my health issues I don't have the ability to complete a PhD right now. It was a difficult decision to make, but I think I'll be better off for it. I won't have to decide if I want to take care of me or get a degree.
We've enjoyed the cool spring so far. We went hiking at a place called Starved Rock, just outside of Utica, IL, last weekend, as seen on the left here. We went with our small group. While there we grilled, played frisbee, hiked and had a good time. It was nice to get out of the metroplex and see some of the flat state of Illinois. Now that we've been here two years we decided to see the rest of the state. We've mainly seen highways driving to OK, lined with corn and soybean fields, so hiking was a lot of fun. Here are a couple of pictures from the day.
Two weeks ago we had our 4th anniversary and it was different for all sorts of reasons. I'm continuing to have trouble eating most foods and so we had to be creative in what we did for it since going to dinner was out. We had a lot of fun though just hanging out and amazed at the fact that it has been four years since we got married. Time flies when you're having fun...
In terms of jobs Chris works at the University and summer school is getting underway. It started last week, so this is week 2 of 8. Its easier in the summers for him, but he likes the busy-ness of the fall and spring semesters. It gives him something to do. I'm going to finish a Masters in Chemistry by next spring. I've decided that with my health issues I don't have the ability to complete a PhD right now. It was a difficult decision to make, but I think I'll be better off for it. I won't have to decide if I want to take care of me or get a degree.
We've enjoyed the cool spring so far. We went hiking at a place called Starved Rock, just outside of Utica, IL, last weekend, as seen on the left here. We went with our small group. While there we grilled, played frisbee, hiked and had a good time. It was nice to get out of the metroplex and see some of the flat state of Illinois. Now that we've been here two years we decided to see the rest of the state. We've mainly seen highways driving to OK, lined with corn and soybean fields, so hiking was a lot of fun. Here are a couple of pictures from the day.
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This is to journal what has happened to Chris and me. I've recently stopped sending out mass "state of the Sehorns" e-mails because I've been blogging more on other sites. There isn't always a lot to tell, but you can check back here to see what's going on with us. I will try and put something up once a week, maybe more, maybe less, depending on what is going on.
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