7.11.2011

Cookout, Cornhole, and the Columbus Zoo

Happy Monday friends!

Can we rewind back to maybe, Saturday, please?

What a weekend...no big plans and hot hot hot weather that was perfect for the pool. Saturday we went to a friends pool and soaked up the sun all day long with some mixed drinks in hand. Billy and I decided to have everyone over to our house Saturday night for a cookout, drinks, cornhole, and some crazy living room dancing (we keep it classy). We are so glad we did because it was SO much fun!

On Sunday, we went to the Columbus Zoo. The Columbus Zoo has been rated as 1 of the Top 3 Zoo's in the U.S. We live about 10 minutes from it and really enjoy going as much as we can. Within the past year, the Zoo added a new Polar bear exhibit and it is awesome. I will share some pictures with you from it because we got to see the polar bears during a feeding and it was so neat.

{{I know last Thursday I mentioned posting my favorite work out exercises and then failed as a blogger on Friday to post any...I felt a little under the weather so I decided I will share those tomorrow}}

So here is my weekend in pictures!


some pool beer pong...why not?!

me and Billy

me and my best friend Marissa



part of our newly stained deck :)

{Me, Marissa, and Megan}
all of my girlfriends showed up at our house for our cookout and we all realized we were ALL in black and 3 of us had on white watches, too. :)
so this is where this pic came from!

{Megan, Marissa, Genna, Linds, and Me}
cookout time...all the beauties in black


hehe I love my friends :)


and here are some pictures from the Zoo that I took while at the polar bear exhibit...




If you look closely..you can see that he is standing on the platform for the underwater viewing. We were up top but in the exhibit if you walk down some steps you can watch the polar bears underneath the water. They were standing on that platform waiting for the food to drop from up above us.



jumping right in front of the glass


eating cantaloupe! I iz hungry.


share with meee?


...and here's a picture of the river that some of the zoo is on. There were a lot of sailboats out yesterday so I had to snap a pic. My parents house is about 2 miles past those trees :)


How was your weekend?

What's your favorite animal at the Zoo?

I always like to see the tigers, elephants, and monkeys!

Special GOOD LUCK shoutout to my girl Jess today! ;)

xo.



26 comments

  1. Sounds like a fun weekend!!!
    Jen

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  2. looks like a blast, that polar bear is adorable too!

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  3. Cute pictures!! I must be just as classy as you...dance parties in yhe living room are essential! Glad you ha a fun weekend

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  4. What a fun weekend! Love that bathing suit top! I would have to say my favorite animal is the Elephant!

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  5. I never wear black. Like.... never! You all look so great though. I'm feeling inspired by your black bug!! Looks like a fun weekend -- loved all of the pictures!

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  6. This is a fun post. Looks like your weekend was filled with fun!

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  7. Aww the polar bears are so cute!!

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  8. Great weekend...the deck looks great! :)

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  9. omg the polar bears are SO cute! Looks like you had a super fun weekend :)

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  10. Glad you had a great weekend! :) I love the zoo!! My favorite is the giraffes! but the polar bears are really cute too! who knew they eat cantaloupe!

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  11. You are so cute and tiny!!
    And I love your deck and back yard! Sooo pretty! I could hangout there every night!
    What a perfect weekend :)

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  12. I love the polar bear exhibit! They are so stinking cute! Also your deck looks great!

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  13. You are very tan! I'm jealous!

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  14. Cute pictures! Looks like y'all had a FUN weekend :)

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  15. Fabulous bathing suit....and that zoo looks/sounds amazing!

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  16. Your weekend sounds amazing!! LOVE the picture of you girls with your white watches! Great minds think alike, I guess!

    I'm so jealous that you guys went to the zoo... and the number one zoo at that! I always loved going to the zoo in DC no matter what age I was. Those polar bears are precious!! I think the lions are always my favorite exhibit, mainly because it's a 1 in 10 chance that they'll actually be out and visible so the excitement always builds up!

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  17. Looks like a fabulous weekend! :)

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  18. those polar bears are precious! sounds like a fun weekend!

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  19. WOW!! What a fun weekend!! I haven't been to the Columbus Zoo in forever!! Hoping to go real soon!!

    Ps..love that you used turquoise in your wedding!! I snuck a peek at your wedding photos!! ;) GORGEOUS!!

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  20. ahhh those polar bears are so lovable!!

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  21. hey spicy lady! can i be creepy and ask where you swimsuit is from! its adorbs!

    this post basically makes me want to be your twin....and have a polar bear pet!

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  22. Ah I haven't seen the polar bears at the Cbus zoo yet! Looks like a great weekend!

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  23. Those polar bears are too cute!! I may need to make a trip up from Cincy just to see their cuteness!!

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  24. That bathing suit is super cute! I love that the strap has the same pattern as the center design. I haven't been to a zoo in a long time. I like going to the aquarium!

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