"San Diego..."

“…breathe it in. It always goes down smooth.” – Ron Burgundy, Anchorman

For 15 long months, we’ve been planning our trip to California to celebrate the wedding of our friends, Tony and Lia. A wedding in San Clemente, Cal. is a great excuse for a vacation! And a much needed one at that… We stayed so busy that I could hardly find the time to think about “life”.

First stop on the trip was San Diego. It’s official. I love this city! The weather was awesome, the city was fantastic and frankly, I didn’t want to leave. After we landed, we headed straight for the famous San Diego Zoo – home of the sleeping animals.

This animal lover was sorely disappointed in the overrated zoo. No offense if you “heart” the San Diego Zoo. First, it’s HUGE! HUGE! HUGE! HUGE! Definitely didn’t wear the right shoes… Aside from that, the map was really, really hard to read. And not just for me. Curtis, who is the map whiz of the family, even had a tough time finding his bearings. Lots of adorable animals, but the large majority of them were sleeping. The real kicker is that we got there early – 10 a.m.! But we made the most of it. Take a peek at our pictures…

"Cooler than a polar bear's toe nails..." By, far my favorite exhibit. This guy was so fun. He was trying as hard as he could to get the female's attention...jumping in the water, splashing around...but, she didn't care. Obviously, same story different day. So funny how similar it was to real-life!

"I hope she notices me..."

Check out how big this eagle's nest is! Apparently they can weigh up to a whopping 400 lbs!

Wrestling monkeys

Sleeping Hippo...

"Do you think I need to pluck?"

Love tigers! Well, cats in general. How cute are his stripes?

Him so cute! I wanted to kiss his stripes.

This guy was mean! He was floating like this and suddenly he got made at me, flipped around and bit at the glass. Yikes!

Then he just starred at me like this...

"Pretty bird." -- Dumb & Dumber (Don't say it, I know...I quote too many movies.)

This panda was, of course, sleeping. Big shock. However, look at how he fell asleep. Is that funny or what?!?!? It's like he was right in the middle of deep thought. Apparently, that's his favorite nap spot.

Sleeping koalas...

Honestly, camels are disgusting!

Is that the ugliest thing you've ever seen? It just looks like it should have a cigarette hanging out of it's mouth.

Sleeping, laughing hyena...

Baby giraffe...

About to make another baby giraffe! No lie...and frankly, no words for what these eyes saw. I might need counseling one day. Don't you know that poor momma was thinking, "Not now! Everyone is watching!!"

Shocker: They're sleeping! "Gasp!"