Aunt Christy... The Rest of the Adventure

Now for the rest of Aunt Christy's adventure.

Every morning, I would push open the door & sneak into her room, run up the bed-stairs (I have bed-stairs that I use so my bionic knees won't get hurt.) and wake up Aunt Christy with lots of kisses.

Turns out Mom & Aunt C are turning me into a real foodie, perfect for a Pug. One morning we loaded up and headed to Round Rock Donuts. Travel Channel's Adam Richmond, of Man vs Food has even devoured the original colossal yeastie-egg donut. Please don't adjust our screen, no optical illusion here, Yes, this donut is bigger than ME.


Before the heat set in, we headed to the Garden, my favorite place in Austin. On the agenda, discover the allusive dinosaur.

On the tails, The Garden is a great place to explore. All the different smells, enjoying the blooming flowers, hearing the birds sing, plus scoring treats for posing for the canon.



One item on the must see at the Garden was to find the elusive Dinosaur. Gracie, Arnie & I have previously searched for the dino, but no official sighting of the creature. Until now. With Aunt C's guidance, I tried sneaking up, hiding under the palm leaf. Being vewy, vewy quite, trying to discover the dino.

Then it happened, Aunt C scooped me up in her arms to show me the dino, low & behold there it was! An official Dino sighting! Can't wait to show Arnie & Gracie the next time they visit.

After the Garden it was time to get lunch. Destination Cantina Laredo for Mexican food.

Downtown Austin is a super Pug friendly city. When the host asked if we wanted to sit inside, we thought he miss spoke, so we headed to the patio without a second thought. With the summer-hibernation temps quickly setting in, Mom asked the waiter if it was true, that we could sit inside. In two shakes of a lambs tail, we were inside, chowing down on table side made guacamole, salsa & adult beverages for the humans. Aunt C even shared her zucchini with me. This was THE best lunch ever!

The last adventure planned before Aunt C headed home was kayaking on Town Lake (Colorado River). All the essential kayaking gear was packed. In the wee morning hours, a Thunderstorm blew thru.

Nix the kayaking. The Lake was filled with cruddy run off. With the storm it was time to be lazy & sleep in.

After the rain passed, we still headed downtown with our backup plan. We parked in the parking garage, road an elevator (which makes my tummy feel funny).

Then we were headed to brunch at Coal Vines, for the best pizza in Austin. The last time Arnie was in town, I took him here for brunch.

After brunch, we explored the shops in the Warehouse District on Second Street.

I have to admit, I totally agree with this sign, Austin Rocks!


It was wonderful having Aunt C here, but I was really sad to see her go. Shhh, don't tell, I over heard the humans planning an adventure. Hmmm.