Dust to dust

It's like a thunderstorm without the rain and in place of rain is dust. Cover your mouth and eyes cause it sucks to have dust there. It's my first ever, kinda cool.
It's like a thick fog where you can't see much of anything but it's not fog. It's dust.

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its not funny!!!

As many of you know our girls are now here in Australia. They have adjusted well and are pretty much unchanged but think maybe they switched personalities. Etta has lost a little of her edge and isn't as playful and Sadie I think took all Etta's playfulness and is super hyper, a little unusual. Well last night the girls took on their alternate personalities and Etta was hiding behind me scared of Nat trying to play with them and get them to run around. Sadie was attacking Etta trying to get her to play along. Nat and I were scratching our heads saying " What is wrong with them? They arent the same dogs"
Later in the evening I was getting ready for bed. Many may know that I have grown accustomed to wearing earplugs at night because Nat snores and all of a sudden I became a light sleeper. I stocked up on these earplugs, knowing I would be here for at least two years. At Walmart they have 50 pair tubs...now why would I need so many when I only have 2 ears? Well little miss Sadie REALLY likes them. I am not sure what it is about them, but she likes to eat them..so i brought enough for those random times when Sadie finds one. I put them in the drawer next to my bed. You may also know that Sadie LOVES to get under the bed. If she is playing or in trouble or just wants to get away from Etta, she hides under the bed. So last night we were playing and she goes under the bed. I lay on the floor trying to convince her to come out and play...then I see it...the tub of earplugs.
Sadie the sneaky little bugger had opened the drawer, taken out the tub and ATE THEM (well most of them) there were about 10 left...so she ate 90 of them...she will be pooping purple (or rather brown) earplugs for a year!!! Its NOT funny!!! LOL
There were under things under the bed as well. Its like her secret hiding place for things she got into, and here I thought she was just timid and liked to hide under the bed...

=)
Chrissi

Birds suck

Was peacefully sitting outside and this bird perches on the chair next to me. Too close for comfort because I hear these particular birds will attack people. They are not very attractive either. Looks sorta like a creepy homeless man. Anyway, I shook the chair to scare it away. It then flew to chair farther away and started staring me down. Ya know like one of those death stare till u look away stares. I looked away first..looking like a freak staring down a bird. Then the bird flew ONTO MY TABLE!! inches away from my lunch. The audacity!!! I stood up and walked away. The bird won.



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another video for your enjoyment

Here they are!!

we were a little anxious prior to picking up the girls. We couldnt pick them up till at least 3pm and Nat picked me up from uni around 1pm. 20 minutes to get to airport, 1hr40min to "waste."
It was the LONGEST 2 hours of our lives!!
I figured I would ask Nat how excited he was, i tried to download video but it doesnt really do him justice, he was literally dancing and pacing all day. I could not get that smile off his face!!!
So instead I decided to upload this video which is PERFECT. We got to the place to pick them up at like 2:45pm and we could see them when they opened doors to backroom. THAT was tortured...so close but SO far away. Must have been the busiest time of the day because there were tons of people there dropping stuff off. FINALLY we got to front of line! The guy went to get the girls and brought them around to front. This is the first greeting after 5+ months away!!
ENJOY!!



The girls are SO tired now! They cut their collars in half at the airport (??) so we had to run to pet store and buy new ones. Got home and of course all that excitement, bit of play in yard, then went on walk to dogpark (maybe it will grow on Etta -- she is NOT a fan of dogs in her personal space, NOT A FAN AT ALL!! She was hiding behind Nat just to get away from them (cute though), then they got baths, and a little more play. They were watching us eat dinner, and being perfect, but could hardly keep their eyes open!! Now they are both konked out and adorable!! Feels so much more like home with them here. I almost forgot how much Etta loves me! One thing though, Sadie is SO SKINNY!! She is half the size she was when we left her 5 months ago. I think she may have been bigger as a PUPPY!! Etta has lost a little weight as well, but nothing like Sadie (i just say she is big boned!) Good news...they are still the most adorable girls ever...the drama hasnt seemed to phase them, but they are EXHAUSTED, but still playing and singing and loving us!! It is SO nice to have them HOME.

Home sweet home

Long time coming but the girls are finally here safe an sound!!!


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Down to the hours

On way to airport to pick up girls. Whoo Hoo!!


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Almost

The girls are almost here. We will pick them up from the airport on Monday afternoon. We went out today and got food, bowls, toys and treats. There was this adorable puppy at puppy store that was hard to resist bringing home. Can't wait for girls to get here cause hopefully the puppy-wanting phase will go away!!

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Countdown

FOUR MORE DAYS!!!



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Countdown

FIVE DAYS TILL GIRLS GET HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Bioscience midterm

Missed more than I thought I did so little disappointed but better than most...82.5. 33 out of 40.


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EIGHT DAYS!!!!

EIGHT DAYS TILL OUR GIRLS ARE HERE!!! It has been awesome to have all the pics posted that shows them running and playing and smiling, but it wont be the same until they are HERE!!
http://www.dogwalks.com.au/cpg/index.php?cat=6 shows all the dogs in Sydney. If you go on that page to "top rated" and "most viewed" you will see our girls ranking pretty high. I wish that they dominated the "top rated" page instead of that other dog (Lilly). She only has like 28 votes, but Sadie and Etta only have 6 votes (page two), but over 60 views....imagine the dominance factor if I could vote more than once!! Etta and Sadie have their own folder which is where you can vote. Most of them have at least 2 votes (guess where THOSE came from)...of course my girls are 5-STAR RATED!!!
all well. i am just excited for them to FINALLY get here. They arent here yet so keep your fingers crossed!
School is going well. I only really have 5 weeks of class left (not including semester break and study week). It is going by really fast. I am starting up in week 8 and only have 13 weeks total (other than Clinical Practice which can go into December), but lectures/tutorials. I have learned SO much but still feel like I am lacking in SO much. all well, it should come with time and practice. I just want to be the best, and the only thing holding me back is lack of knowledge!!
well i should get back to finishing my assignments. I have a LONG list of things to do this weekend just to stay afloat and I still want to do some more catch-up work.

has it really been that long?

yeah yeah its been a while. this is really the first time in a couple weeks that i have had time to myself to sit and write. school has been really fun. I have soem great new girlfriends in most all of my classes and they are my study partners. Nina and Fiona are awesome! I talk to Nina most everyday and hang out with her at school. The last couple weeks have been pretty stressful. All of our tests and assignments ended up landing in the same week. I guess you would consider it midterms. I feel confident in my attempts for Bioscience but not so much for Pharmacology. Weird since i prefer pharmacology over bioscience. i think i spent so much time studying for bioscience that my brain was dead when i was supposed to study for pharmacology. all well its all done now and now i feel like i dont have anything to do. although i know there are so many things to do because i have slacked on my other classes that dont have very many assignments.
enough about school. nah...more about school! I am in week seven. I really dont have any more projects until week 13. I really like my Clinical Practice 2 class. I am taking Clinical Practice 1 & 2 at the same time so 1 is making beds and feeding, etc. CP2 is removing staples/stitches and giving injections. way more fun!! I have practice sessions at school until Sept 22 then i get to go into hospitals/aged care. I start my first CP1 rotation on Oct 19-31. then i have CP2 rotation sometime in November.
Weather here in Brisbane has been sporatic. we had a couple days last week that were unbearablly hot, then the last couple days are chilly.
I feel left out that I missed out on Sarah and Travis' wedding. Lindsey posted some pics on her facebook and they were BEAUTIFUL!! I cant believe my little sarah is all grown up and married. what in the world are her parents going to do with an empty house?
I feel like I havent been talking to anyone lately but Nina and Fiona, but I see them everyday. School takes up alot of time. I am planning on getting a job after i get through this semester because then i will have some qualifications.
My girls are in Australia!! I guess i have said that already! They will be here in less than 2 weeks! its crazy that this year has gone by so quickly. I cant believe its september already!!
Its sad that i really dont have much to report. i get up, go to school, come home and read/study. that is basically all i do. i havent even had time to go to movie with Nat. I think we are going to this weekend. Friday I am going out with Nina and Fiona to celebrate getting through midterms. it will be nice to have a night out.
love you all!!
chrissi