Just pick yourself up again.

Sometimes I wonder if I'll be in a wheelchair by age 30. You guessed it, I sprained my ankle... AGAIN! I was just loping along on my way to the bus stop for choir practice last night and it just totally gave out on me. Before I knew what had happened I was sprawled out in the street with my pants torn, my knee bloodied and my ankle throbbing. Arg! So, choir practice was off and I called Jared to help me limp home. The good news is that I was able to keep it on ice and proceed pretty much as normal today. Ruby and I were even able to visit the zoo with Claire and Carter! It was a beatiful day today with blue skies and balmy temperatures... well, it was about 40F I guess. A lot warmer than it's been!

We were really hoping to see the baby elephant that was born a few days ago... alas, it wasn't quite balmy enough for the little guy to be out so we didn't get to do that, but we did see LOTS of other critters! They have a pretty nice giraffe house, which must be fairly new--an assumption I'm basing primarily on the fact that it didn't stink horribly! Well, and it did look nice. Anyway, we were able to sit inside and watch them eat their dinner. They really are beautiful animals. We also saw bears, tigers, sea lions, penguins, monkeys, Icelandic horses, crocidiles and butterflies... a world tour in an afternoon. I think that we will enjoy visiting the zoo a lot this summer. It's only about 30 minutes away on the bus and since we have an annual pass we can go as often as we want. Ruby's just starting to get interested in the animals and I'm sure she will be even more so by the end of the season.

On the way home from the zoo I was (sort of) the cause of a bus accident-- whoops. I have discovered over the last six months that there are a whole host of unwritten rules that go along with riding the bus with a stroller: 1. As the bus is approaching, cross over the bike lane into the street and hold up your hand. This signals the bus driver that you want to come aboard with the stroller, to which they give a thumbs up or down (depending on if there is space). 2. The strollers come on through the middle door on the bus, so you have to wait for everyone to get off, then vault the stroller up and in, all the while attempting not to bowl anyone over. 3. As soon as the stroller has been put into position and the wheels locked, you are to quickly make your way to the front of the bus to show the bus driver your monthly pass. This is where the problem came in. The driver was a lady I would guess to be around 70 (yes... 70 years old). She tried to look at my pass while steering the bus away from the curb and into traffic and BAM! we hit a van. Well, really only the mirrors banged into each other, but the the van slammed to a halt and the bus driver started babbling to me (in Danish of course) and I quickly apologized that I had no idea what she was saying. She dismissed me with a wave and I quickly retreated. Then, something even curiouser happened. I'm quite sure that she told the guy to drive on and pull off onto a side street where they could rectify the situation. Then, as he drove off and turned she literally slammed on the gas! Suddenly we were careening down the street and around corners at an alarming speed. I can only guess she was trying to get away. Needless to say, I'm not sure Granny's going to be behind the wheel much longer. I sure hope she doesn't come a knockin' and blame the whole thing on me!

Well, that's all for tonight. Hope you all are enjoying springy weather in your home towns. Copenhagen is supposed to be beautiful in the summer... better plan your visit soon!