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| San Antonio Zoo 1981 |
We
moved from College Station, Texas to San Antonio in December of 1979, without
jobs and on an extremely tight budget. Our finances allowed few luxuries during
those first years as an old Honda Civic needed constant repairs, and I still
had school loans to repay. We purchased bikes that provided many hours of
entertainment. We found a few parks and preserves that offered escapes, all
free, from our small apartment. Our favorite splurge, though, became a day at
the San Antonio Zoo.
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| 1985 |
Eventually,
parenthood meant even more frequent trips that included train rides and sky
rides. The zoo provided rides on
elephants and camels during the 1980s as well as a petting zoo that our son
grew to love dearly. Our traditions over the years included photographs with
the lion sculpture. If family or friends came along, they struck poses, too.
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| 1988 |
Life
took us along different paths that led us away from trips to the zoo as we spent
weekends at the family cabin and discovered our love of Renaissance Fairs.
Music lessons, art classes along with more demanding careers and aging parents
shifted the zoo into an extremely fond memory.
Then
in December 2023, my son started wanting to visit this treasured place once
again. For our 45th anniversary
gift, we decided to purchase new zoo memberships as we found ourselves falling
in love once more with all of the changes entwined with our special traditions.
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| 1990 |
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| 1990 |
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| 2023 |
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