Disney Wonder Sept 3-7, 2006

[purplern]

Hey everyone!!
Hope everyone's summer is going well As usual things here are just crazy busy. But a good busy. I love summer break and enjoying the kids at home. We leave for vacation in Virginia Beach in 2 weeks so that's exciting. It's no Disney cruise but hey I'll take it. My DH keeps calling it our LBV (low budget vacation) We have free tickets to Busch Gardens and Water Country so the kids are out of their minds excited. 3 weeks ago Haley started using an insulin pump for her type 1 diabetes and it has been a godsend. No more 6 or 7 injections a day. She simply changes her sight every 3 days and just presses in how much insulin she needs when she eats. Truly a miracle for us. I hope I havent missed any milestones or anything, but I just wanted to get on quickly and say hi to everyone here!!!!

Take care
Suzanne

Suzanne that's great!!!!! Enjoy Virginia Beach and Busch Gardens!!

 

[purplern]

Speaking of vacations... I'm on vacation!

Thank goodness!

Flying to Florida monday morning

Have FUN!!!!

 

[LCTsMom]

Hi Vicki!

 

[LittleBlue22]

Hi Vicki and Lisa

 

[Piecey]

My view:

Ahhhh, how I love it down here.

We drove by the hotel Michael and I stayed at before the cruise and I couldn't help but think about our cruise.. or

 

[zweihund]

Patsy, where are you staying?

 

[purplern]

Hi Vicki!

Hello!!!!

 

[purplern]

Hi Vicki and Lisa

Hi!!!!!

 

[purplern]

My view:

Ahhhh, how I love it down here.

We drove by the hotel Michael and I stayed at before the cruise and I couldn't help but think about our cruise.. or

Very nice!!

 

[Piecey]

Patsy, where are you staying?

With my brother. He lives on Milenia Drive (did I spell that right?!)

You can tell these are movie theater boys. They both looked like they'd just rolled out of bed when they picked me up from the airport (4 o'clock) and they lost the car. It was hilarious. Then they got lost coming out of the airport and it took them an hour to find their own apartment.

Then we went to dinner at 9 o'clock. Came back here and they played poker until 3AM. Then swan/hot tubbed until 4:30!
... came upstairs and listened to music until 6:30. And now they're both, still, asleep!

 

[PirateCutie05]

Hey everyone! i know its been awhile...but things have been busy. i am in australia. i arrived last night (which would have been early thursday morning back in the states). classes start on the 30th and end sometime in november. i am home sick...but not quite as much as when i first got here...it is getting better and i only hope that it does not escalate too much during my stay here. i want to be able to enjoy my time here as much as possible. i will try and post pictures every now and then. ill keep in touch and let you all know how its going.

 

[purplern]

Hey everyone! i know its been awhile...but things have been busy. i am in australia. i arrived last night (which would have been early thursday morning back in the states). classes start on the 30th and end sometime in november. i am home sick...but not quite as much as when i first got here...it is getting better and i only hope that it does not escalate too much during my stay here. i want to be able to enjoy my time here as much as possible. i will try and post pictures every now and then. ill keep in touch and let you all know how its going.

Hi Heidi!!!!! I would love to go to Autralia!!!! Please post pictures!!!!! Great hearing from you!!

 

[zweihund]

Hey everyone! i know its been awhile...but things have been busy. i am in australia. i arrived last night (which would have been early thursday morning back in the states). classes start on the 30th and end sometime in november. i am home sick...but not quite as much as when i first got here...it is getting better and i only hope that it does not escalate too much during my stay here. i want to be able to enjoy my time here as much as possible. i will try and post pictures every now and then. ill keep in touch and let you all know how its going.

Heidi, that's awesome! The homesickness will fade and you will LOVE it. Cherish these days, you will always be glad you did this! I studied for three years in Scotland and though it wasn't all fun and games, I would not trade a single bit of it away.

 

[Blackunicorn]

Hey everyone! i know its been awhile...but things have been busy. i am in australia. i arrived last night (which would have been early thursday morning back in the states). classes start on the 30th and end sometime in november. i am home sick...but not quite as much as when i first got here...it is getting better and i only hope that it does not escalate too much during my stay here. i want to be able to enjoy my time here as much as possible. i will try and post pictures every now and then. ill keep in touch and let you all know how its going.

Wow, Heidi! That sounds terrific! I'm so envious!

I'll send you non-homesick vibes...

 

[LCTsMom]

Awesome hearing from you Heidi. I am sure you'll have an amazing experience! Please keep us posted and please post pictures!


Speaking of pictures...here are out latest additions. 'Tuga (short for Tortuga) and Scally (short for Scallywag) are 8 weeks old. They join our dog, turtles, fish, hermit crabs and African clawed frog. They are a blast!

 

[zweihund]

Aw, kittens!

 

[purplern]

Awesome hearing from you Heidi. I am sure you'll have an amazing experience! Please keep us posted and please post pictures!


Speaking of pictures...here are out latest additions. 'Tuga (short for Tortuga) and Scally (short for Scallywag) are 8 weeks old. They join our dog, turtles, fish, hermit crabs and African clawed frog. They are a blast!

They are adorable!

 

[JLSE50]

Hey everyone! i know its been awhile...but things have been busy. i am in australia. i arrived last night (which would have been early thursday morning back in the states). classes start on the 30th and end sometime in november. i am home sick...but not quite as much as when i first got here...it is getting better and i only hope that it does not escalate too much during my stay here. i want to be able to enjoy my time here as much as possible. i will try and post pictures every now and then. ill keep in touch and let you all know how its going.

I must have missed something. Australia? What classes are you taking there? Make the most of the opportunities that come your way and the homesickness will be easier to bear. Check out that rock for me, OK? The big one in the middle of nowhere. Ayers Rock. In the photos it is so amazing.

I am going to Cozumel this afternoon for a week to work with a congregation there to build their church building. 21 of us from our church are leaving together while a group of teans are returning today from a week there leading Vacation Bible School. "See" you next week!
Jan

 

[PirateCutie05]

Hi Heidi!!!!! I would love to go to Autralia!!!! Please post pictures!!!!! Great hearing from you!!

I definitely will...it's beautiful here! Definitely put it in your future travel plans.

Heidi, that's awesome! The homesickness will fade and you will LOVE it. Cherish these days, you will always be glad you did this! I studied for three years in Scotland and though it wasn't all fun and games, I would not trade a single bit of it away.

That's awesome Erica! Wow 3 years though...i don't think i could do it! The homesickness is fading...just when i first got here i didnt have internet access and no way to contact home. All fixed now and its good!

Wow, Heidi! That sounds terrific! I'm so envious!

I'll send you non-homesick vibes...

Thanks Dawn! They worked wonders.

Awesome hearing from you Heidi. I am sure you'll have an amazing experience! Please keep us posted and please post pictures!

I sure hope so...i'm trying to go to this zoo type thing during orientation week where we can pet koalas and kangaroos and emus!
Cute cats.

I must have missed something. Australia? What classes are you taking there? Make the most of the opportunities that come your way and the homesickness will be easier to bear. Check out that rock for me, OK? The big one in the middle of nowhere. Ayers Rock. In the photos it is so amazing.

I posted awhile ago that I was studying abroad in Australia this fall...its been forever since ive posted ive been BUSY! I am taking photography (so excited about that! ), marine invertebrate biology, marine ecology, annnd molecular biology. I hope that some of my marine classes take me on trips to the reef. That would be so amazing!

 

[PirateCutie05]

Here are a few pictures...i havent really taken much ive just been tired and recooperating from the trip so far. I am going to a barbecue tomorrow and orientation week starts tomorrow so i will be sure to take my camera everywhere with me this week and get LOADS of pictures!

This is the tree that is RIGHT OFF my balcony...if you can tell.

This is the door from my room leading out onto my balcony. I think its totally awesome that we have balconies. Too amazing!

And here's a view from off my balcony. Too beautiful.