For the past few years, I have been cloistered in DC office buildings for most of the month of September working on closings for my work. This year was much different. We didn’t have any closings for one, and for two, I was in SC with my family.

Thursday, my Dad’s birthday, we went up to Columbia to the Zoo and then to lunch at California Dreaming. The weather was perfect and overcast. The photos show the new lion cubs that were born in June at the zoo!

We also were able to feed the giraffe who had wandered over from the back side of his paddock. The long neck and funny spots were so cool to see up close. I wish I had eyelashes like this guy (but not the black tongue). We fed the giraffe about a head or two of lettuce; Daddy shared his with a bunch of elementary school children who were on adventure at the zoo.

After lots of walking and a good lunch, we did a little shoe shopping and then headed back to Aiken for birthday with the Supper Club at Davor’s in Aiken.

The party poppers and flaming candles shocked the entire restaurant (but luckily they were not too crowded to care).