August 3rd: Indianapolis Zoo

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday morning started off in a not so great way. During our Indianapolis stay we made our home at the Conrad Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. It is easily one of the nicest hotels in all of downtown and has some pretige associated with it. Well, we were able to stay there at the government rate so we were hardly their normal clientele. But because we have Diamond Status in the Hilton family of hotels we were put on the 16th floor. This floor we later learned was shared by us and Anthony Edwards of ER, Top Gun, Revenge of the Nerds fame and his family. Yes, GI Bill and his family were staying with Hollywood celebs. So we tried to keep our children quiet. We tried not to draw attention to ourselves. We did an okay job of this until Tuesday morning.

We went to breakfast that the Capital Grille which is the ritzy restaurant inside the hotel. We went to eat and were sitting their listening to people behind us talk all about Hollywood this and celebrity that. Bill and I were rolling our eyes at each other. Little did we know that it was Anthony and his entourage. So when they all left, we were just enjoying some quiet when Bill looked up and told me that the dude from ER was in here and he just smiled at him. Well at least he thought it was that guy from ER. I laughed and told him that he was crazy. Then I caught a glimpse of the guy's profile as he left the restaurant. I told Bill that he had a striking resemblance and maybe, but honestly we were in Indianapolis and why would a celebrity of that caliber be there. So we finish up, charge our meal to the room and get our ticket for the valet to bring our car. We are standing out there when Anthony Edwards walks out and does the same. No doubt this time that it IS INDEED him. And his kids and wife. Whoa. And it was the same family that was staying on our floor. And then Ian BARFS all over the place right there in front of everyone. So much for being low key and not drawing attention to ourselves. I posted a Facebook status update and got all sorts of ER and Top Gun quotes. It made light of a very embarrassing situation and NO I did NOT ask for a photo.

The day got better when we got to the zoo. We were able to meet up with our friends from the pregnancy board that I was on when I was pregnant with Ian. Dawn, her mother and her two adorable children Michael (who is Ian's age) and Alison were able to enjoy the zoo with us. It was hot, but we had a great time. The 2 four year olds kept us plenty entertained!