Trip to the Zoo

My daughter and her family are visiting from Mexico. They'll be here one month, so I decided it would be a good time to keep up a family tradition and take the grandkids to the San Antonio Zoo. It was one of the first places we visited when my family moved to San Antonio in 1961, and I took my kids there when they were young, so naturally it was a must to take the grandkids. Tierra, age 4, and Zeke, age 2 loved it. We went on a Thursday, and the zoo was not crowded at all. We saw most of the exhibits, and my neice Jennifer and her three kids met us there for lunch. Afterward, we took a ride on the Brackenridge Eagle, another San Antonio tradition. The Eagle once was, or maybe still is, the world's largest miniature railroad, and takes you on a tour of Brackenridge Park. We arrived at the train station just as the train was pulling in, so we didn't have to wait for our ride. It was a wonderful day!

FFWC Reunion--Mission Accomplished!

Our reunion was a huge success! Eleven of us were in attendance, and we had a ball. It's just so great to get together and catch up on what's been happening in our lives, and to reminisce about all the fun we had together at Texas Tech. We went to Ruiodoso Downs and watched the horses run...a few of the group even won a little money betting on the ponies! Something unusual happened at this reunion...we had a couple of mascots join us! One morning, a large black dog appeared at the back door. We didn't know if it had been abandoned or was lost, or was just a neighborhood dog. She was hungry and thirsty, so we fed her and gave her a bowl of water, which she lapped up. This was the day we went to the races, so on the way back to the house, I stopped and picked up a box of dog biscuits in case she was still there when we got home. She was nowhere to be found, so we figured she had gone elsewhere. I was getting ready to go to bed when she just appeared on the porch, so I gave her some biscuits and went to bed. Then next morning she was still on the porch, so I gave her some food and water. We were still wondering about where she came from and where she belonged when suddenly we realized there were two of them! The one who appeared first was younger, the second one was older and a bit more grey around the muzzle. We named them Sally and Sue, and I decided that Sue must be Sally's mother. The two of them were so sweet, well-behaved and very polite. They were our protectors for the remainder of the reunion. Of course, I took pictures.....

FFWC Reunion

I am fortunate to be part of a group of exceptional women. We were all enrolled at Texas Tech in the early 1970's, and lived on the 5th floor of Clement Hall. After graduation, we (mostly) went our separate ways, as many college friends do. Then in 1982, we got together for a reunion. We've been "reunioning" ever since. Every summer, the weekend after the 4th of July. No husbands, no kids. Just the girls. And it is great. We catch up on each other's lives, compare notes on child rearing, husbands, in-laws, boyfriends (ex- and current). We've been together through divorces, deaths, illnesses, births, children and grandchildren. We can (and do!) talk about anything and everything. We offer each other friendship, love and support. I have not missed a single reunion in all the years we've been meeting, and I don't plan to, either. We've got one coming up next week in Ruidoso, New Mexico. I think of it as my once-a-year group therapy. There are 13 of us in the group, and it looks like this year most all of us will be in attendance. I can't wait!