I had a long, but wonderful day. My mom, sister, the boys and I went to the Philadelphia Zoo. We got to see lots of animals and both of the kids took in everything and seemed to enjoy themselves. It was rainy for the first part of the trip but later cleared up. It was just rainy enough to scare off crowds, so, we had most of the zoo to ourselves. We got souvenirs (as all good consumer tourists do) and Avery and I even got to ride in the "Zooballoon" which took us up 400ft in the air to look over the Philadelphia skyline. I had so much fun! Its a trip I hope to remember for a long time.

Afterward, we went to the Olive Garden and had food. It wasn't exceptional and I spent at least 20 minutes (10 min x2) with Avery in the bathroom. The kids were very tame and I have a feeling they will both sleep like rocks tonight.

I have to call EVIL HESAA tomorrow to get yet another round of paperwork sent to me about that damn student loan. What a waste of $3500. I might try to get a pay based Army loan to cover the settlement cost because no matter what I have to pay back, it will be worth it to NEVER have to deal with those Nazis ever again.

I'm nervous. Only two more days till I'm in the car, leaving NJ. STILL putting off packing. Bad Kelly...