My Mom's Visit

My mom visited Dallas this past week. She arrived on Monday and left on Friday. It was a very nice visit. The pugs were truly happy to see her. They even got to bend the rules a little while she was here.

During her previous visits we've toured most of the sights of Dallas so this visit was really about relaxing and enjoying each others company. We shopped, we went to a movie, and we dined at restaurants she hadn't yet been introduced to. The shopping went very well. She bought so many pants she was wondering how they would all fit in her suitcase. Lol!

Funniest part of the visit was the snake encounter. We went to some riverside walking trails with the pugs. As the four of us walked along the trail, Simon of course was curious. He must sniff all he comes across. Well he sniffed the wrong thing. He sniffed what turned out to be a snake. I jumped back with Simon attached to the leash I was holding while yelling that there was a snake. My mom had Cody and was quickly moving him away from the snake that was slithering around. After Simon sniffed the snake he slithered over onto the sidewalk and quickly discovered he didn't want to be there so he moved back toward the dirt. Despite my mom's huge phobia for snakes she remained rather calm on the outside but admitted she was quite panicky on the inside. I was calm, I just wanted to get Simon out of the way along with alerting my mom so she could move Cody away. Here's the difference between Cody and Simon. Cody recognizes my panicked voice and responds well. Simon doesn't pay attention to the panicked voice and continues to pull toward the snake not understanding that the thing could be dangerous. Geesh!

I can't really narrow down one specific fave part of her visit. I think the 2 mall trips and the evenings were the best. Each evening was uniquely enjoyable. Spending time with her and my boyfriend while dining at restaurants that him and I enjoy were especially good experiences.