Fulfilling My Purpose

I want to introduce you to my friend Marla Taviano. She’s a fellow Cedarville grad, but I didn’t meet her at CU. We graduated in the same year, probably shared some classes, and maybe even sat at the same table at Chuck’s (the cafeteria), but I don’t think we ever met each other at school. Weird. I discovered Marla’s blog about a year ago, and it has been a blessing to me. It’s one of the very few blogs that I read every day.

Last year, Marla and her family did something really cool. They travelled around the country and visited 52 different zoos in 52 weeks! I followed their adventure on Marla’s blog, and I learned that we have something in common–we both have a thing for giraffes. Giraffes have always fascinated me, and I like them a lot, but Marla *LOVES* them. You have to check out these pics of Marla feeding and kissing a giraffe! Love ‘em!

Yesterday, I took the kiddos to our local zoo, which is one of my favorite places to go with Caleb and Chelsea. (Marla would be proud that we have season passes.) I’m so glad we finally got some giraffes about a year ago! I snapped some pics of my two favorite animals, and these special pics are dedicated to Marla.

Just beautiful.

Looks like he (she?) is smiling.

I love this! They were nuzzling and hugging and getting all smoochy. It was adorable!

So now I want to hear from you, friends! Have you ever seen two giraffes hugging (in real life), and what is your favorite zoo animal?