back in jax

so tova and i finished our 1st tour of the u.s. after 2320 miles (not inluding the 1000 miles we put on the other car since we drove up both cars)

we got to see quite a few people, drove a ton, but it wasnt too stressful and we got some rest!

we got our visas yesterday and they are LAME!!!! all it is is a sticker. . . yes a sticker. not all that cool. i was hoping for something cooler, but thats one less thing to worry about. we are buying our plane tickets today, it looks like we are leaving the tenth at 7:30 am!

we are hoping to get everything done by tommorow (unlikely) so that we can semi-kinda-sorta-pseudo-not really-relax before we head on out. the cool thing is that we are going to be going to the zoo with my sister and brother in law. nothing says good times like going to the zoo acting like a kid and giving a gorilla a noogie:

or saving my sister from a killer anaconda:

or wrestling an alligator:

or feeding lorakeets:

or surviving their vicious attacks (natalie, you know its true)

now, if you look closely, the bird drew blood! but the zoo is fun, and that's all for my ridiculous post of the day. for more serious posts i leave that to tova!