Omaha Outings

Our huge concert line up has officially started. On Sunday night we went to the Tom Petty Concert. Then on Tuesday night we went to the Dave Matthews Band concert. Tom Petty put on a great show and we were able to sing along and dance to all of his songs. The opener for him was Steve Winwood. I only knew a couple of his songs, and it was probably the least I have ever paid attention or given a hoot at any concert I've been to. Thank goodness I knew something great was coming after him, otherwise it would have been torture!

Dave Matthews Band, on Tuesday night was not so good. I was surprised that he came out and introduced Ingrid Michaelson. She was pretty good, for not being that well known and having hardly any fans in the audience. The arena was super scarce, almost felt bad for the girl in a way. People waited until the last minute to show up for DMB. Overall, it was really hard to understand the words to DMB, thus making it difficult to sing along to any of the songs that I knew.

On Tuesday we went to the Omaha Zoo. It was huge! I've never been to a zoo that big. They had quite a few impressive sights. They also have an IMAX theater there, but we didn't take that in. We had lunch right there at the zoo and were able to see the monkeys while we were eating. We were at the zoo for about 4 hours. It was a lot of walking and was a hot day. But overall, it was well worth it. Seeing some of the animals in a zoo environment does make me kind of sad for them though. It is just not their natural habitat, and they hardly have the space that they would have if they were left in the wild. I know that the zoo does their best to take care of them and gives them all that they need to survive, but really, how great of a life can an animal be living in that small of environment?

We were able to go to a couple of the shopping malls, Cabelas, and Bass Pro. We managed to get a few things. It was fun to shop someplace other than Sioux Falls. The stores are the same it seems, but the selections are so much larger!

It was a great few days away, but it is also good to be back at home! There has to be something said for sleeping in your own comfy bed. :)