{"id":21429,"date":"2019-09-26T08:23:28","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T13:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=21429"},"modified":"2019-09-26T08:23:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T13:23:36","slug":"zoobilee-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=21429","title":{"rendered":"Zoobilee 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian and I attended our 11th consecutive Zoobilee<\/a> event this year. Every year we say it will be our last but, when we end up getting tickets to a super fun event, it’s really hard to turn down. Even during the years that we would volunteer and have to work until late in the night we’ve had fun. In fact, those were some of our best Zoobilee memories. We have never not had any fun at Zoobilee.<\/p>\n

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I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t take more photos. Brian and I actually looked pretty good this year. Unlike other years when we either had to volunteer during the event or didn’t expect to go and ended up with last minute tickets, we actually knew we were attending at least two weeks before this time so we could plan accordingly. I even scheduled a haircut that afternoon so I wouldn’t have to do my hair myself. LOL.<\/p>\n

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We went in early and saw Sherii and her husband Brian. We got there a bit before 5:30 PM when they let the patrons in (general admission is 6:00 PM) but at least they let you in the area outside the gift shop where they actually are serving drinks so you can start drinking while you’re waiting. Brian and I learned a few years ago that we can use this entrance and skip the long line. We’ve done the long line before and it’s not that fun specially when it’s super hot outside.<\/p>\n

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We ran into my friend Michael early in the evening. Michael is one of several new friends I’ve made playing pickleball. Michael and I are actually playing in the Bob Jackson Friendship Tournamnet together on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Here’s pic of us with Caroline, Chet and their daughter. Caroline is also a pickleball player. She isn’t playing right now but she knew about pickleball even before I did.<\/p>\n

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We also ran into Andrea and James. Andrea also goes to Zoobilee pretty much every year. We’ve ran into her there every year since we’ve known each other.<\/p>\n

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Brian wanted a picture with the tinman because it’s the name of his gaming page. Of course, I obliged. He always takes pics for me. I got to return the favor.<\/p>\n

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Ran into my friend Bill from Leadership Wichita. I always love running into my Leadership Wichita classmates. They are the most accomplished bunch of people I know. Bill is an entrepreneur extraordinaire and is involved and many very important business dealings.<\/p>\n

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We also ran into Augustine and Bianca, owners of Augustino Brewing.<\/p>\n

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