Busy Bees!

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days! We've been busy bees this month.

I started my personal training school, which is going great! I'm learning a lot about muscles! :)

I also got connected (via Ricky's colleague) to a recently-retired Olympic athlete. Paul Burgess just started his own gym after spending two decades competing in professional athletics... including the Olympics!!!! He's a very cool guy and so is his gym! While I'm getting my certificate in Master Training, he's letting me shadow him and in return, I'm helping him advertise his new digs. I'm using my brand new camera to take professional pics, creating promotional material and launching/managing his social media. Check out the gym's website: Track Fit.

Also, the boys are home!!!! We are loving the dog park, dog beach and playing fetch in the yard.

We are expecting our first AU visitors tomorrow! Ricky's mom Kim, her beau Mark and Kim's cousin, Linda are coming to Perth for a week. We have lots of fun events planned.... I'll share pics next week.

Cheers!

(not to mention we are hitting the gym every day and/or pub! Our fav Aussie beer is James Squire. My new favorite workouts are from Body Rock)

Boys are free at last

I promise this blog won't end up a doggie blog. But we are soooo incredibly happy and blessed to have our dogs back home with us! The last few months have been hard without them and we are so thrilled to be reunited with them.

Ricky and I picked up the boys from quarantine this morning, Fred's 1st birthday! They have been playing in our backyard nonstop since we arrived home.

Happy as clams

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sending you lots of hugs, kisses and suga suga from Australia!

xoxoxox We miss you!!!!

Goodnight Perth!

After a beautiful, hot day in Perth, the bright sun has set and the cool breeze has come in. Evenings are lovely here with nice crisp air! This is a picture of Perth downtown taken from Kings Park.

View from Kings Park on February 2, 2010

Rockin Out to Sting and Melbourne Symphony

Gus and Fred Do Time

Gus, contemplating his future life in Australia. Ha. Pic taken by the wonderful, Ludi in Tulsa's fall foliage. 

Fred waiting for a little pre-Thanksgiving nibble. Pic taken by Claire Beasley!

Our dogs, Gus and Fred arrived to Perth in January. Due to Australia animal import regulations, they have to be in quarantine for 180 days. 150 of these days can be spent in the US. So while Ricky and I jetted off to our new life in OZ, we had to leave the kids at their grandmas.  The Beasley family took care of them in November. Then Kim and Mark took care of them in December, and shipped them off in January. Thank you to everyone who has helped in this process! We greatly appreciate you giving Gus and Fred lots of love and attention!

Playing at the pool in Dallas

Making friends at Dog Park Dallas

Making friends at Dog Park Dallas

Brothers playing rough

I get to visit Gussy and my sweet baby Fred 3 times a week for an hour each time. We get to use the exercise yard for an hour week. Although time with them is limited, I enjoy every kiss Fred gives me, playing tug of war with Gus and spoiling them rotten with treats!

Ricky has only visited them once. :( The quarantine facility is located 45 minutes from Perth CBD, so he can't make it on his lunch break most days. Ricky got to play with the boys on his birthday though! What a great present and reunion after 3 months!

Loving on my boys in their jail cell

Running hard in exercise yard

Best birthday gift for Ricky. Reunion with Fred!

Patiently waiting for treats!

Good news ... we're almost done with quarantine process. Two weeks down . Two weeks to go!
They will be released on February 12, Fred's 1st birthday.

Happy Australia Day!

Every year on January 26th, Australians celebrate the day the country was founded by the British in late 1700s. It's very similar to our 4th of July... Filled with family get-togethers, block parties, BBQs, beer, fireworks and AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI!!!!

Ricky and I went to our neighborhood block party, played tennis, drank a James Squire pint of beer and watched fireworks over the Swan River. Here are a couple shots that I took that night.