Monkeys at the zoo! On Friday I got up bright and early and met my friend Natasha and her 3 great kiddos for a San Antonio Zoo adventure. Thankfully we made the right call and got to the zoo as soon as it opened... it turned into quite a hot day! The boys had a great time taking pictures, I had a great time searching out air conditioning and catching up with Tosh. Something a little distressing about the zoo was the state of the animals. Now, the SA Zoo is nothing like, say, the San Diego Zoo. I knew that going in to it. But the zoo was really lacking in a lot of ways. Tosh said that in the years that they've been here the facility has improved... but I was still sad to see animals without visible water in their pens (hello! it's hot in Texas!!), and without greenery around- Basically, animals existing basically on a slab of cement. Saddest of all was the way the animals paced around. I don't think that's natural. So, while zoos are cool because we get to see animals that we wouldn't get to see otherwise, something inside just made me feel icky about being there and watching them in captivity.
Saturday I hung out with two gals, Tina and Jen, from work. In the evening we went to some place out in the Texas country to hear a guy/band named Pat Green. The place, Whitewater, was actually really cool. I'd never heard of Pat Green, which apparently is unheard of. Even my friend Jaleen in Colorado had heard of him. Who knew!? Okay, so back to Whitewater. We drove and drove and drove somewhere way out by the Guadalupe River State Park. Then we kept driving. Then I felt like I was REALLY in Texas. Dusty roads, pretty woods, little honkey-tonk shops on the side of the road and Whitewater. The venue was small and beautiful. There were trees all around and a river right behind the stage. There probably weren't more than 300 people at the show so that made it cozy also. I'm not really a huge country fan, but the music was fun and the people were good... I even two-stepped a little!Now the realities of life are setting in... I've got a week-long math training to attend this week... then a week free... then back to school for teacher training. Summer is coming to an end. :(
2 comments:
Sounds like you had fun Erin! Even if it's just listening to Pat Green, whom I hadn't heard of either. I had to ask Andy, because he knows everything. Miss you lots!
I'm glad you've been introduced to true Texas country. I told you Texas does have some really great qualities about it. P.S. That was one of the best concerts I've been to! Thanks to great company, good beer, and awesome music.
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