Well this weekend didnt go as well as expected. It was quite dissapointing really, and at times i felt quite dessimated. Dad decided friday night that he'd rather go to the zoo on sunday. Mostly cos simon had issues with going saturday cos it was his day, and had a hissy fit when dad suggested he have his day sunday instead. So that pretty much screwed up my plans since I had planned to go shopping with mum on sunday. And she was busy sat so we couldnt get togather at all, so that sucked. Meanwhile billy gave me his sickness so i was feeling terrible anyways.

I went shopping with billy saturday anyway without mum. I got me a new outfit to wear when i met the alpaca. Well not just for meeting the alpaca, but i did want to look nice for him. So I got me 4 new tops and a new pair of jeans, which was nice. But i was feeling too ill to really enjoy the shopping and as soon as we got home i just went to bed and died.

I still felt terrible sunday morning when dad woke me up, but the thought of the zoo got me going and i felt overall cheery and alltogether excited. Didnt really last long though. We were meant to leave at 7:30, but simon wasnt ready. He ended up chucking a big tantrum and ended up saying he didnt want to go and we should leave without him. Which made me so mad cos if he didnt even care we couldve gone saturady instead of changing the whole trip just to suit him and he was just being really selfish. Dad got all frustrated and wasnt ganna leave without simon and simon wasnt ganna come so it looked like the whole thing was cancelled. And thats when i felt completely dessimated. I mean how long had i been looking forward to this trip for. Like forever.

Anyways we ended up going to pick up melissa then came back for simon who seemed to have cvalmed down or something and decided to come along. What a brat. So we finally got going about an hour late. We arrived just after ten and i was all of the excited to finally be there even if i felt like crap. But as soon as we got in the guy at the information desk was all nope we have no alpacas. And ohmigosh i couldve cried. The zoo website totally said they did! They were why i went through so much to try and get to the zoo at all and they wernt even there.

And no one else even cared. Not about the alpacas, but about me. Dad was all whatever no alpacas, lets go look at monkeys and totally blew the whole thing off like it was no big deal. But it was to me! I cant believe i got dressed up to meet an alpaca that didnt even exist. Ok yeah its stupid, i dont know why alpacas fascinate me so much and why i was so excited, they are just an animal. But i really was that excited to meet one.

So with alpaca dreams shattered i had my day at the zoo. Which was really good and fun and all despite the dissapointment and sickness. I really felt awful and if i knew there werent ganna be alpacas i totally wouldve gone another day cos i couldve died. But whatever i did enjoy it. Everyones all about the lions and monkeys, but they really didnt inspire me at all. The giraffes were gorgeous and very impressive however and i thought them very beautiful. And the flamingoes were also very nice with there pink knees. I also had a thing for the mountain goats, but i think thats just cos they reminded me of alpacas a little.

The bird show was surprisingly good and the seal show less so. And get this they didnt even have elephants! What kinda zoo doesnt have elephants! Its only cos they are building a new elephant section, but still i was highly unimpressed. Um and yes i had a nice day at the zoo despite a few dissapointments. And i got me a mighty fine sunburn. I am so pink and ohmiga so sore.

I'm not about to let yesterdays dissapointment stop me from meeting an alpaca. As soon as we got home i checked out the hunter valley zoo and oakvale farm and fauna worlds websites. The zoo doesnt have alpacas but oakvale farm does, so i am totally going there next. Dad doesnt seem thrilled at the idea. I think he's over chasing alpacas, the zoo wore him out. So i guess i'm ganna have to wait awhile, or find a bus that'll take me there, but i'll meet an alpaca yet!

And so ends my story of the weekend that didnt go to plan. I now intend to try and get our stupid dvd player to work so i can finally watch the music man. I've tried twice now but about 15mins in the sound cuts out. Grrrrrrrrr stupid dvd player. Meanwhile i watched reefer madness friday night and ohmigosh i was sooo funny. I loved it. Especially the 'Listen to Jesus Jimmy' and 'Loved by mary lane' numbers. Very impressive. K so bye for now.

hnk lyl
nicole