Man Hands

Yes, my name is Essie Why, and I have "man hands."  The Urban Dictionary defines "man hands" as a way to describe a woman's hands when they are "less than feminine" or large and very masculine. 

I recently moved to a new building at work and wanted to take a quick break.  I went to the vending machine to buy a pop and return to my office to finish up some projects.  I should have stopped right there.  I don't really like bottled or canned pop--I'm a fountain pop kind of girl--but sometimes you just need to get away from your desk and get your mind off work.  Anyway--this building only sells bottles and the Diet Coke I wanted was on the very top shelf of the machine.  As soon as I pressed the button to purchase the pop, it "free-falls" for what seemed like five stories before coming to rest in the bottom of the machine.  While I'm reaching my man hand in to retrieve the pop I'm thinking I'm going to need to let that sit for awhile before I spray my coworkers like it's Game 7 of the NBA championship and I'm on the winning team.  Quickly my mind caught up with my body and wondered why my hand seemed to be stuck in the machine.  After what seemed like a five minute struggle (which probably really only lasted ten seconds) my claw was freed and I had my Diet Coke in hand.  Sweet success!

Of course I had to google "man hands" and found that I am not alone. 

Fergie has man hands like me!

So does Uma!

Tina's are fake and thank goodness mine are not like that.
It looks like she has a long-sleeved sweater on too.  Blechh!

There's No Such Thing As Too Much Hand Sanitizer

Once again (just like everyone else on this planet), we had a busy, yet fun-filled weekend.  The weather has been absolutely gorgeous so it's been nice to spend some time outside.  We borrowed an idea from the cousins and decided to head to the zoo today.  Although I've purchased a zoo pass every year we've lived here, I personally had not gone to the zoo for a couple of years.  If you haven't been to the Henry Doorly Zoo lately--run, don't walk--you need to visit it!  It is truly world-class.  Even though it was jam-packed with holiday visitors, we still had a good time. 

One of the kids' favorite exhibits is the "budgie experience".  I'm not a bird lover by any stretch of the imagination so it takes a lot for me to muster up the courage to step inside.  Ick--birds swooping all around you--not my cup of tea.  Inside the "cage" (which is about the size of my family room), 50 kids are trying to feed about 500 birds with a birdseed "stick".  This is happening while you also have children who have apparently been fed ice cream, candy and pop before entering the cage who are running around stirring the birds up.  Thankfully no birds landed on me during my time in the cage and you can bet I was all over the hand sanitizer like a crazed Kate Gosselin after we exited the cage and after we visited the petting zoo and after we saw the butterfly pavilion and...  Here are a few highlights from today.

Kris' best impression of Ozzy Osborne???