a surprise for me!

Look what I got in the mail!

Unexpectedly, I received this awesome keychain from the San Diego Zoo today.  I thought it was some more nonsense Matt bought that was being delivered but it was a package for me! :D  A few weeks ago, I donated to Yun Zi’s Wish List gift for a tree (my second time donating to the Wish List; I made a donation in Matt’s name for a marmoset snack toy a few months ago) and got not only a lovely e-mail a few weeks ago thanking me for my donation but now, I received this surprise treat!

This keychain used to be an enrichment item for a San Diego Zoo critter, and now it’s been recycled into a keychain for me!  How cool is that??  As if I wasn’t obsessed enough with the Zoo before, now I have a piece of it here with me!  I wonder what animal used my enrichment piece…there sure are a lot of scratch and gnaw marks, heehee.

I think it’s time to donate another amount in Matt’s and Daf’s names now!  Heehee.

You can donate here and wish Yun Zi a very happy birthday month! :D

happy birthday, matt!

Today is Matt's birthday!  Unfortunately, there was no celebrating today since he's still up north and I'm still down south.  Boo.  However, he'll be arriving for the weekend yet again and celebrations must commence!  I've been bugging him for a week to figure out what he wants to do.  Of course, he's indecisive and not at all helpful, but for now, he says some time at the beach (and tide pools!) might be nice.  Let's hope the weather holds up!  I'd love to give my DSLR a workout outside with such beautiful scenery.  I'll have to ponder other festivities and/or a nice meal, too. 

Matt already opened his birthday gift last weekend, but I didn't get the chance to take a picture of him with it.  He loved it, so I'll say it was a success!  The ingredients above are for the surprise I'm planning to make for him tomorrow after I get off work and while he's driving down. I developed the idea solely in my head, but I hope I'll be able to execute it and that it'll be an awesome (and delicious) treat when it's done and he arrives.  I'll be documenting the process - fingers crossed! :)