G is for Giraffe Lover

My A to Z Challenge Theme this year is the ABC's of me.  Each day in the month of April with the exception of Sundays I will be posting about one aspect of my life that begins with the letter of the day.  Today's letter is G so let's get right to it shall we?

A was for Amateur Parodist

B was for Blogger

C was for Christian

D was for David Davidovich

E was for Evangelical Sans the Trump Kool-Aid

F was for Father of 3 Adult Children

G is for Giraffe Lover

Exactly 10 years ago today my A to Z post was about giraffe poop.  My theme was nouns and each entry was about a person, place or a thing.  Giraffe Poop is a thing.  

My favorite animal is the giraffe.  It hasn't always been my favorite animal.  This is because it wasn't until my earl 20's that I had a favorite animal.  Then I started hanging out with Sheryl Ryan.  I met Sheryl when she was a Junior in high school and I was a volunteer for Campus Life, a parachurch youth group.  We got to be friends and I would often hang out with her at her house.  It became obvious that her favorite animal was the giraffe.  She had a whole bunch of giraffe memorabilia in her room.

It was then I discovered that I did not have a favorite animal.  So I just stole hers.  That was the mid 80's now 40 years later my favorite animal is still the giraffe.  Yes, I once was fascinated by how they poop. But there is so much more to them than that.  I love that they don't make noises.  I love that they are majestic and awkward at the same time.  I love that giraffes newborn giraffes are about my size 6 feet.  I like how they eat leaves.  I'm just enamored with them.

I also love that I have visited many zoos over the years with family and friends and I have had many opportunities to share my love for giraffes with my family.  I love discovering what kind of animals my family loves. From wolves, to rabbits from snakes to elephants, from turtles to giraffes, learning about and loving animals is something I'm so glad to continue to share with my family.

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