Today we came back from a wonderful, relaxing day trip to Austin. Yesterday we took the cats to meet the vet. When we arrived she had the paperwork filled out… in blue ink. We did have a small hiccough with Jack’s microchip. We had to get his medical record faxed over for proof of the date the microchip was inserted. We also had to pay a $200 deposit for a scanner for his microchip since it is not ISO (see Pet Travels 101 for more info). The other option was delaying travel 21+ days or not taking Jack. However, the deposit will be refunded when we mail it back to the vet clinic. We were in and out in less than one hour.
Then we headed to Austin to take said documents to the USDA office for the endorsement stamp. It was as easy and took less than 10 minutes. Happily, we had all the documents in order and they should arrive tomorrow. Smiling and courtesy can get you far!
We had so much extra time we spent the rest of the day in Austin having a spa day. AJ took me to Zilker Botanical Gardens and we visited the spot where we got married (almost) two years ago. After that, Homeslice Pizza, then AJ and I both got our hair done, got mani’s and pedi’s, and out to the Clay Pit for some awesome Indian food where we had our wedding reception.
We told a friend seriously, “We needed a vacation to Austin before moving to Paris.” How funny does that sound?
This week is our last week State-side and is a week full of last minute (BIG) to-dos. Things to come:
– Sell both cars
– Repack, again
– Talk to all family members
– Have a fun party the day before we leave
So, stay tuned because we are roasting a suckling pig on Saturday night for our Send Off. Pictures to come!
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