Miski's new soccer ball

Well we have been able to get some of the paperwork done so that's good. Hope to finish the rest soon so this can be done with already. Jose made us some yummy lomo saltado and we gave Miski her present from Sydney - a tiny soccer ball that's just her size! And of course she loves it! And she loves the beach.

My two cuties

So great to have jose home! Sadly we have to do more paperwork now so no rest for the wicked.

Enjoying Sydney

Before the visa appt we had a nice breakfast at a little cafe. Then we spent several stressful hours at the us embassy. Didn't go as expected but his visa will be approved once we do a bit more paperwork. So boo and yay. The whole process has been awful and stressful. Anyway after we did some shopping and had a great Japanese feast in a private room. It was very  nice but sydney was so humid while we were there - we were so sticky! Then had room service that evening. Next morning we left at 5am and had a 4+ hour flight to perth followed by a 5 hour drive back to albany. Yikes.

Dinner in Sydney

While in Sydney we had a so so dinner at a local pub. We had chicken lollipops and crab linguine and steak and a few drinks. By the end we were almost falling asleep in our plates but nice to go on a date again! i loved the little lobster on my wine glass...i want a set of those.

Arrived in Sydney!

Long travels but we got here. I dropped Miski at her aunty's house on Sunday then drove 5 hours to our perth hotel that turned out to be absolute crap (don't go to country comfort inn at airport). Jose's flight was delayed so poor thing got in close to 9pm but I had a big smile, hug and a burger waiting for him :) next day a 4 hour flight to Sydney and then we walked around a bit to see the harbour bridge and opera house again and got an average dinner at a local pub. We were absolutely knackered so went to bed right after that. It's super humid here which is weird. Interview in 2 hours!

amazing albany storm

had this crazy storm the other afternoon - the sky was incredible.  i think it's the best sky i've seen here so far.  and what a view from our house! tomorrow i drive to perth to meet jose (yay!) and we spend the night there before flying to sydney monday morning.  then tuesday we have our US visa interview - finally, after 2 1/2 years of paperwork! so after all this preparation, paperwork, time, energy, and money we'll finally be able to go to the US! can't wait to see jose.  miskers and i miss him terribly.

painted door and dirty puppy

got our door painted in spaniel brown. i think it looks pretty nice. just missing the security screen now.  and came home one day and played with miski in the back with the hose - her favorite game.  after she decided a sand bath was a good idea. naughty girl