Firsts and ramblings

So today was my first day back at uni...yep...I'm a3rd year Social Work student and 3/4 of the remaining 2 years is prac which I feel may mean it'll go by super fast! Of course there are the impending assignments to survive for this semester alone and then all the extra work (regular reports and end of placement folder) that comes with prac. Some people might encourage a less stressful approach to a years worth of study which also involves a minimum of 2 baby showers, 2 weddings (more like 4), a trip to New Zealand, a trip to Perth and a PY Winter Camp. Now over the course of 365 days this may look pretty standard, but I've already been to Perth once and everything but 1 of the weddings (which I don't know a date for yet) is in the first half of the year before I even get to 2nd semester! So 1st semester consists of all these things plus bible study and various hockey commitments. Therefore I will say in advanced...particularly to my wonderful husband Steve...I am sorry if my fuse shortens or if I get sick like I did at the end of semester 2 last year because I was doing too much.

So going to Perth was not a first for me, but it was for Liz! So last year I also went to Perth and that was my first time there. It was great as I got to surprise Jess for her birthday. We had a great long weekend and I discovered how much I love Perth. I'd totally retire there as stuff opens late, closes early and seems relatively easy to get around if you have a car and a map. Anyway, so on Liz's first time to Perth I had a mixture of firsts (using Perth public transport, eating at Nandos, driving Tim's car, enjoying a Panchos Fishbowl challenge, eating at Dome, watching Jess make her first and possibly only clothing purchase at Forever New and trying on my bridesmaid dress) and seconds (eating at Panchos, driving Tim's car, eating at Nandos, enjoying a second Panchos Fishbowl challenge, seeing the reception place, going to the Margaret River chocolate shop and going to the dog beach in Fremantle and swimming in the Atlantic ocean). It was generally pretty great, as most things seem to be when they involve Jess and by most things I mean all things!

Anyway...so other firsts include a bunch of shows I watched online recently...being sick has it's advantages in terms of catching up on tv shows and also checking out some shows which I wasn't convinced was worth my time. So really the only new shows I watched were Blue Bloods and Hawaii 5-0. Now I quite enjoyed Blue Bloods. At first I thought it was just another cop show, but with all the family drama, cop stuff and regular Sunday dinners with 4 generations it has an interesting appeal. But here is where I get on my high horse about Hawaii 5-0. As a show, it is pretty fun although it makes me not want to go to Hawaii with all the drug/people smuggling, violent kidnapping and lots of blood. So imagine a dark house, with ninja-type guys with guns sneaking in, snatching one person from their bed and shooting another while they sleep when suddenly this starts playing. It's incongruence leaves me feeling thoroughly confused and out of sync with what has just happened. Now my continued viewing of this show will be mostly dependent on my spare time after doing my homework and junk, but mostly I enjoyed the show...so why do I feel like I'll hate myself everytime that stupid theme song plays?

So I had meant to blog over a month ago, after I went to the zoo. While it wasn't a first, the last time I went I was in a cam-walker boot and had to be pushed around that crazy hilly place by my mum and sister. It was pretty rough on them, but I would get put at the front of the crowds and just had to sit there. This time I carried my own weight around and even got my mum to walk through the reptile area with relatively no fuss. As usual mum was keen to go to the Chimpanzee area, which is usually a large enclosure but which is currently being refurbished. So we found this smallish glass enclosure with few visible monkeys initially. Slowly more of them came out into the open and there was a bit of playing done which was cute. BUT just as we were leaving that area, we noticed one of the large males perched on the edge of a raised area going to the toilet. Not just going to the toilet, but catching it and eating it. Thankfully the elephants were much less gross and several times cuter than the monkeys. Did you know there are 3 baby elephants? Mr Shuffles (the youngest of the 3) didn't do much but stay close to his parents, but the other 2 were quite happy to show off in the water and with the hanging tyres. It was great. Speaking of Zoos, the next time I go to the zoo will hopefully be to Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo where it is all open and junk.

Well it's getting close to bedtime and many times while writing this I have had my groove interrupted (Steve was being needy...so horrible that he likes my attention...NOT) so I might as well finish. Even now I am being asked to divert my attention to looking at Steve and Sebastian (the oldest of my two beautiful kitties) cuddling.

Good night and sweet dreams xoxo