We are so fortunate to have such greats fans and supporters on our Facebook page for SeaWorld San Antonio. We reached out to one of our, as we like to call them, "Facebook Superfans" to see if he would be interested in being a guest blogger.

Several times a year, SeaWorld team members from Communications, Education and Conservation, and the Animal Ambassador Team hit the road to spread our conservation message. We participate in interviews for the media, conduct presentations at elementary schools, and visit children's hospitals across Texas.

With lots of people planning to make trips to SeaWorld San Antonio this weekend, the weather has been a top-of-mind topic. Will the park close because of rain? Will shows still go on? What about rides?

1. Christmas list mailed to Santa...Check.
2. Christmas gifts for friends and family...Check and check, thank you Black Friday and Cyber Monday!
3. Second annual holiday trip to “SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration” with friends... Man-o-man, I still need to plan my trip to SeaWorld this weekend!

One would think since I work at the park I would have already had this planned out. Well, time to get started.

So, first things first...

I recently went on a fall media tour to Austin, TX. This is when we travel to specific cities and make visits to local television stations and pay a special visit to some pediatric patients. In addition to our normal rounds, we decided to change things up a little. We wanted to share a bit of SeaWorld with some of the Austin tweeple.

While planning the trip to Austin, an invite was

Marla Taviano's 52 Zoos in 52 Weeks site

When you work at SeaWorld, you get to meet all sorts of people. Some you connect with, even if you don't meet them in person. In this case, I recently connected with Marla Taviano, a blogger, zoo aficionado and writer