Jumping ahead to tomorrow because I haven’t used any stationery this year! I kept my journal in a journal until I developed trigger finger and couldn’t write anymore, so it’s been typing most of the year. Finger is better, had surgery, but that’s all I have to say about stationery. So…
You are my density. The immortal words of George McFly in Back to the Future when Marty was feeding him words to woo Lorraine. Of course, he quickly corrected himself to You are my Destiny. But we’ve always loved that line.
So…I took my daughter and five of the grandkids to the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
This is the first thing we saw when we entered the park:
Beautiful. An African Crowned Crane.
We went for the Roar and Snore – a sleepover.
After the park closes, there are about 100 of us “campers” with our guides and staff. Our tents…
were right next to the elephants – oh my.
We could look out the tent window and see them.
Can you imagine having your night be completely dark and silent except for the occasional roaring of lions?
It was magic, truly.
As usual, we packed a lot into two days. We walked by the cheetahs several times.
There were evening activities and one of the most fun was when a professional drummer taught us some drumming techniques.
The next morning we had breakfast with the rhinos and giraffes.
The next day we fed lorikeets, among other activities we did on our own – like go up in the tethered balloon – up to 400 feet.
We left, so happy and tired that we were slaphappy. And this is where “You are my density” comes in. We tend to laugh LOTS when we’re together. We laugh so much that my grandson Joe says we need a Laughter 12-Step Program. We were heading up the 5 and needed a restroom – desperately! We started laughing out of control, and you know the effect that can have when you need a restroom. We found one in a small market in the grubbiest and scariest part of whatever town we were in – and then we saw it – The Destiny Inn.
That did it. We were out of control. The irony of this depressing building being named the Destiny Inn – well, it was too much. A dear friend called at that moment and I’m surprised he didn’t call the medics to certify us – I couldn’t stop laughing and we could barely talk. Everyone in the car was screaming with laughter. The only thing more perfect would have been seeing the words Density Inn on that drab, ugly wall.
We continued home and had sore rib cages from the laughter. It was a fantastic weekend – the Roar and Snore was amazing and worth every penny.
To return to the present, not back to the future, my daughter and family were heading to the San Diego area yesterday and I got a text – “We just passed the Destiny Inn!”
