In Search of Sammi: The Letter E

Today, kids, we will learn about the letter e.

So, this will be a bit of a rambling post, because there are two things that begin with the letter e that I REALLY love. And will probably post more than one picture of. You have been warned.

First thing,

ELEPHANTS.

Honestly, if you don't like elephants, I see no reason why I should like you. Elephants have always been my favorite animal, and I'm not 100% sure where it started, I did dress as an elephant for Halloween when I was three, at my request, so I know it was early.

If I had to guess, all roads probably point to Disney, and this little guy.

I felt a deeper connection with Dumbo than I did with any Disney princess when I was small (that is, until I learned to read and met Belle of Beauty and the Beast). I had always felt like I was different, that my imagination was too big for many of my peers and others, like the things I said and thought about and asked and wondered about weren't normal. It wasn't a negative thing, I just knew what it was like to be obviously separate from everyone else, and to have the kind of mom that would protect me and love me no matter how much the world would eventually come to hurt me.

As I got older, I learned that the mother/child relationship portrayed in the film and found in my life is not far from the truth of the way that elephants actually behave, in fact, they are known as some of the best parents in the animal kingdom.

Once, when I was about ten, I was at my grandma's house watching an animal show on the discovery channel or nat geo or animal planet or whatever, and it was about elephants - needless to say, I was glued to the screen. I watched a soon-to-be mother elephant give birth, and as she rushed to clear her newborn from the membrane it is born in (sorry, I know that's gross) she found that it was stillborn. The mourning I saw and heard from that animal, who was obviously very excited to be a mother, was heartbreaking and has stuck in my memory.

I admire this about elephants, and the fact that they have a matriarchal structure, and that they emphasize families within the herd as well as the herd. For example, I read a while back that an entire herd stopped progressing in a risky area of predators to find a single lost calf.

Then there's the obvious, the size of elephants. I love that a creature exists that has the power and ability to be so destructive, and yet has such a gentle, thoughtful nature.

Plus, they're just really freaking cute.

JUST LOOK AT IT'S LITTLE FACE.

The Second thing, is EGGS.

I know this is a weird thing for me to love so much, but freaking eggs are so awesome.

So, yes, I am like that girl on the Amanda show in this way.

Aww, Debbie, I missed you.

Now, back to the point, EGGS ARE DELICIOUS. I will now post pictures of the many ways I like eggs.

I challenge you to find anything more universally delicious and easy to make than eggs on toast. It's even better when you cut a hole in the bread, put the bread in the pan, and fry the egg in the middle of the toast. yumm.