5.24.12 From Ahhh to Ewwwww to Yuummmm

Started off running late to my massage appointment. (Theme: if you don't know me I am always almost running late ugh!) I made it on time.  :) I found a great place for a massage in Round Rock called "A Zany Do" It is a salon that does everything from toes, waxing, hair, massages, etc. My masseuse is Jennifer and she is wonderful. I always ask for more time. She is my age and is a lot of fun to talk to. I went home and made me some spinach quiche and it was delicious.

After getting totally relaxed and enjoying a great brunch I decided to continue "stay local" week with a trip to Walnut Creek Park. It was recommended to me as an off leash dog park. Ky and I got there and it was mostly deserted. There was a map at the beginning and it looked like a maze of paths all over the area. We took off down a path. We headed toward the creek. I was very disappointed in the creek. There was not a lot of water. And what was there was kind of gross. It was incredibly hot out and there wasn't much else going on. Walnut Creek seems to be more of a dirt bike path than a off leash dog area. A lot of the paths were quite overgrown and I was worried about snakes so I didn't let Ky off leash. I also felt like I was in a horror movie, the kind where the dumb girl is wandering through the woods alone and the scary music is playing in the background. Then the dog gets loose and the girl gets murdered. Later the cops find the dog eating the the girls brains through her eye socket. (yes sometimes these are the things I think about  out on a trail.) Needless to say I wasn't that impressed and unless someone can tell me a spot to go to specifically in Walnut Creek, I might not go back there. (at least not with Ky or in the summer)

The two of us were hot and we had plenty of time so we headed back into Round Rock and over to Memorial Park. I figured Ky could play for a bit in the water and then we could head over to the dog park for socialization. Ky was being particularly stubborn and I had on my new shoes (not the water kind) so I was trying not to get them wet and let her play. I let her off leash but then she started chasing after two people walking by. I got her wrangled back in and had her swimming in the water. I got lazy and was taking my shoes off to get in the water when I noticed Ky rolling around on the ground. Normally she only does it when she is drying off or when she is rolling in something dead.
Guess which one it was this time?
Ky had found a dirty diaper!
And she was rolling on it UGH!!!!
I had to get my shoes back on really quick and go after her yelling her name the whole time. Luckily there wasn't much on her and we did a scrub down in the creek YUK!
I made the executive decision to take her to the dog park because 1) she was now cleaned up and 2) She obviously had tons of energy.
At the dog park she played and rolled in the mud like she normally does. She made a new friend, Eva, a baby doberman who wanted to play. We also ran into Sookie and her owners (They were in Ky's puppy training class).  She got a good hosing down before we headed out and back to the house.
My little sister invited me over for dinner since I actually had off in the evening, so I let Ky stay home because she had had a busy enough day and I went to Kelly's to see her new house. Kelly just moved into a really cute house closer to downtown with a huge backyard. She made some wonderful chicken and penne pasta with asparagus, squash, and crescent rolls. We had a great visit!