It's 2013! And 27 days...

I should be studying right now and reading a book about American politics, but that seems boring. So what better thing to do than to update this blog? I know it's been like three months. I know I completely disappeared, but life got ridiculously busy. What's been going on?

Well...

I made all A's last semester. 

I decided that if I was going to be called a nerd, I might as well look like one... 

My mom got a new puppy, which has now replaced me. 

My dog doesn't really care for the new puppy. 

While at home for Christmas, it snowed. 

(p.s. I hate snow in the South) 

We had a small family gathering Christmas night. 

My parents think I'm special.

For NYE, I headed to ATL to see some of my besties. 

We had a lot of fun! 

Once I got back to Arkansas, I got back to the gym.

I've become a little obsessed with grilled cheese and tomato soups. 

I have friends who like to start fires with pizza boxes. 

And really proud of it.

One of my friends got a new dog. His name is Reggie. 

A big project at work went live and it was time to celebrate with cupcakes! 

So that's what I've been up to the past couple of months. Yes, I've been terrible at updating this blog. Yes, I know I have a duty to all 10 people who read it. Yes, my cooking skills have somewhat disappeared. 

All that to say ... I'm back. 

OR ... I'm about to start trying again! 

Now ... time for a little homework. 

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Africa: Animals, Sunset and Victoria Falls

Hey Look! I went to Africa. 

During a day break between work trips I decided to...

Made new friends... 

See a pretty sunset...

Hang out with an elephant...

See a 'dry' Victoria Falls

And then got back to work...

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Africa: Sunset on the Zambezi River

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Africa: Never Drink Too Much Water Before A Car Ride

Today was my second full day in Africa and we went to visit the Kabiyet region outside of Eldoret, Kenya. Did you know that all of the famous runners come from Eldoret? True story. The landscape of Kabiyet was absolutely gorgeous. Because it's the rainy season, the grass and tress were green, the mountains were beautiful, and the sky was filled with clouds during the day. 

 Today we went to visit field projects in the Kabiyet region. The stories that I heard were really amazing, but I need to save those for the Heifer blog...

I did meet these three little boys who were so curious as to what we were doing in their village. All they wanted to do was pose for the camera. Pros these young men are at posing. The youngest was a character and kept making faces, so of course, we had to keep clicking.

And then this happened. In my effort to not get dehydrated, I become overly hydrated and had to use the facilities that were available. So I did. After all, I am a girl from an Arkansas small-town. There have been times that I have done the exact same thing, just without three walls and a door.

This was a breeze.

Say Hi to the new momma cow on the right - she just gave birth about three days ago and she's already up and walking around. Ain't no rest for the momma cows...

Today's blog is short - It's 8:35 p.m. here and I've been up since 4 a.m. This little heifer needs some sleep.

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Africa: The Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, Kenya

Kenny (my co-worker) and I had most of today off from working to rest and make sure we weren't too jet-lagged. While we had a little free time, we went to the Giraffe Centre just outside of Nairobi. I took my new, good camera to practice a little and make sure I get a picture that I can be proud of. The giraffes were really, really pretty.

Here is the entrance of the Giraffe Center. It costs about 1000 shillings, which equals to about $12 US dollars. 

Their vision and mission of their centre. You can walk up stairs to a balcony area to get up close and personal with the giraffes. Since it was Friday afternoon, lots of school children were running around enjoying seeing the giraffes.

When we first got there, all of the giraffes were out in the field. You can see one of their little heads. Except it's not to little when you get up close...

They needed a little persuasion to come to the balcony area. But if someone was carrying a bucket of food around in front of me, most of the time I could be persuaded to walk as well.

There they are! Hey guys! The one on the left is Willie. The one on the right I think is Fred.

Or I named him Fred.

Willie was the first to come up to the balcony, of course, there was more food for him there. I really feel like Willie would stop just so people could take his picture. Every now and then he'd turn his head a little to the right, then the left. He knew what he was doing. 

Oh... more food you have for me?

Such a lovely creature, and so tall!

Strike a pose! 

Then this little fella came running up. A hogwart. Maybe not the most angelic creature, but it had a really good time running around. 

Though this trip really hasn't started, I am going to keep reminding myself...

Always see the Giraffe through the trees. 

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