When Doug and I got engaged one of the first things we did
was adopt this park. We love walking our
dogs (Kona & Pippa) here and now that our partnership was going to be
formalized it seemed like the right thing to formalize our partnership with the
park too.
Kona & Pippa
We did have ulterior motives though, we didn't want
stuff. As soon as you get engaged it
seems like people begin to ask you where you're registered so by adopting the
park and setting up a fund management account with the Austin Parks Foundation
we could cleverly skirt that question and encourage people to donate to the park. Besides,
if you get a juicer it needs to be cleaned every time you use it and you have
to clean it alone. If you take care of a
park with a creek then you do need to hold cleanups every once and a while
BUUUUT people help you and thank you for what you're doing! When was the last
time you were thanked for cleaning a juicer?
So on the fifth anniversary of our first date, we tied the
knot and now we just need to decide how we want to improve our park. The great staff from the Parks and Recreation
Department have requested some trash cans with side entry and a lid that'll be
more attractive, easier for them to use and will reduce the amount of litter
that blows out. It would also be nice to
have bench facing the creek so we can
have quiet moments to watch wildlife.
What do you think our wedding gifts to the park should be?
