My mom visited for the second time this past weekend. It was awesome having her here, and I already miss her! We had fun going to the Botanical Gardens in San Antonio where I got to see greenery and flowers for the first time since getting down here in a very arid part of Texas. After that, on a whim we stopped by the North Star Mall where there was a dog fashion show going on! They had a runway and everything. I believe all the dogs dressed up were up for adoption, so it was an awesome cause. We then had a small dinner at a local diner and went over to the Macaroni grill for dessert. We had a fiasco when, all suited up to take a dip in the jacuzzi, we find out it's ice cold (being outdoors) and not working. The hotel had a membership with the local Lifetime Fitness and we drove over in just our suits to use their hot tubs, which were fabulous with waterfalls set up to get your upper back and neck. Totally just what I needed after standing over a surgery table all day.
Next day we drove up to the sanctuary and Mom got to feed a baby fawn! They almost doubled in size since the last time she's visited. We saw some more babies in the clinic, and then had fun with the cats outside. We just built a new topped-over cat enclosure for our friendly cats that we're hoping to get adopted. We then went to Boerne, the nearest town with a large grocery store. We ate lunch at the local cafe and headed up to look at some hotels my grandparents might stay in when they come to visit. After that, the fiascos started. We got to San Antonio to check Mom into her new hotel she was staying at for a training conference. They didn't have her or any of her coworkers listed, and we had to wait for over an hour to get it fixed with her boss and the hotel manager. By that time, we didn't have time to go to the movie we had planned on seeing, so we went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner (really appetizers and cheesecake!) and then watched Dancing with the Stars before I had to go back to work.
Work has been awesome. We've had some pretty whirlwind surgery days with a cryptorchid neuter, a guinea pig who needed a drain put in, two bone pin removals (one from a muscovy duck, the other from a macaque), and a huge release. Biggest new news for me though, is that I am now the primary caretaker of yet another animal, this time a cat! Her name is Cayden and she needs socialization. I just got moved to the single room so she was put with me. She's a beautiful tortie, and has decided to come out of her shell to me. She waits by the door for me to come home, and sleeps with me at night. I think she was so scared of humans because the other cats would beat up on her if she got any attention. Now that she's a single cat she's doing really well. I've posted lots of pictures and I hope everyone is doing really well. Please let me know of anything exciting happening your way! Love and miss you all lots.
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