*today was indeed incredibly exciting. after making another unanimous trip to the tanning place, i came home and my mom, me, my brother, and his gf all went to the zoo. talk about fun! man oh man i had a blast. i got to see the hippos so i was happy. oh how i do love the good 'ole zoo. a whole 2 hours worth of fun for only $9 to park. good stuff i tell ya! *then we came home and ate dinner and headed to fritz's for ice cream. coley was working tonight...it was exciting. lol. woowoo! while we were there my dad called my cell and told my mom that he got in a reck w/ the truck...long story. anyway...so my mom and i drove to pick him up. it's really nothing we haven't dealt with before. seems like part of the routine by now. ....what? you got in a wreck? oh, ok. it's about time somebody did....lol. that's not what was really said but it might as well have been. nah, it's ok though. just one of those things. i actually think it all ties in to bring us closer as a family. let's see..since we've lived in st. louis we've had at least 3 cars totalled. pretty good record if you ask me~lol. oh well...God knows what He's doin. *on the bright side of things...i got to talk to patrick twice today. :D i was very excited. lol. he's such a big doofus. gah..but i'm crazy about him. i get to see him this weekend!! woowoo!!! me, my mom, and my dad are all driving to eldon friday. that should be a fun car ride. i'd rather drive myself but heck if they're willing to use their own gas then by all means i'll let them. lol. it's not bad riding w/ them though. i just kinda like the independencey. *don't forget to set your clocks forward an hour for daylight savings time!!! welp i'm headin off to bed, i have to work 7 hours tomorrow..woowoo! love you all. take care guys & God bless. g'night, ♥manda