Where the Wild Things Are

So I'm WAY behind on blogging, but we've gotten to do so many fun things these past few months that I can't wait to catch up. For starters, we couldn't come up with anything we wanted to give each other for Christmas. In college we would usually go on a special date as our "gift" to each other. So this year, we decided to do something similar and head down the road a few hours to Omaha, Nebraska and see the zoo. However, no one wants to go to the zoo with snow on the ground, so our Christmas present was a little delayed. It was worth the wait! This zoo has been ranked best in the country by several magazines or people, or whoever it is that gives out those arbitrary titles. Regardless, it won my stamp of approval, that's for sure.

 A scene from our very midwestern drive through western Iowa. 

 They have a huge desert dome that is pretty impressive. 

 There is also an indoor jungle that was incredible. It was definitely my favorite part. We almost skipped it because at this point we had walked who knows how many miles over the last four hours, but I'm glad we didn't. 

 Selfie on the jungle path right before I got pooped on by a bat. 

We ate at M's Pub in Old Market, which I highly recommend. The food was wonderful, the waitress was great, and the sitting on the patio was a perfect way to wrap up the night!

Well, I take that back. Ted and Wally's was the real best way to wrap up the night. This is homemade ice cream at it's finest. I don't even know how to describe it, you'll just have to go get some yourself! 

We are thankful to check Nebraska off the bucket list!