mmm fruit pizza . . .

I just want to start with a little shout out to Tiger and Soco. (Emily, I'm sure you just threw up, but you'll just have to deal haha) At home my bed was just a double, where as here I have a queen. All this space is great, but I miss my warm bodies to cuddle up with. I think I'm gonna have to buy a cute stuffed animal or something, cause my pillow just isn't cutting it. My bed at home was usually cramped, and much more so on weekends with the addition of the boyfriend and Soco, but it was so cute to wake up and feel Soco curled down at my feet and have Tiger on the otherside stretched out to take up as much room as possible. It took some time for them to both be comfortable sleeping in the same vicinity, but they established their sides and ultimately they both just wanted to be close to me so they learned to deal with each other. Honestly, Soco lived with me for a few weeks before I came and at night when I came home from work, Tiger would sit there while Soco licked her hello.

I wasn't worried about leaving Soco cause she has a fabulous life of dog friends, a huge yard and of course Eric who hung the sun in her world. But Tiger was a different story. She's been living with me for a long time now. Back when I was a sophomore in college I took Tiger and Chase to college with me. They had a sweet setup and although they didn't love each other at first, they eventually respected each other. My junior year (best year of college EVER) I couldn't have my cats because my roomie Heather was allergic. Who, btw, has now gotten allergy shots and has formed a lasting bond with Tiger and Bear. It was hard, but ultimately worth it because that year was absolutely the best and I met the girls I will probably know for the rest of my life. Quick shout out to my Ashley Forest loves!! So senior year rolled around and Tiger was back in the picture. I couldn't bring Chase but my parents were taking good care of her. The first time Tiger kneeded Katie and Angie they both squealed in excitement, because that my friends is the ultimate sign that Tiger loves you. Chase made it back into the picture for my extra semester of college and then we lost her to cancer a few months after graduating, but those were an awesome 12 years. And Tiger's been with me ever since. She and Soco got along fabulously, but I was a little worried about how she would get along with Bear and Lucky when she had to move in with my parents while I'm gone. My mom swore she wouldn't let Tiger in her bed, but within 2 weeks she had cuddled her way right to where she slept with me every night. And she's even standing up to the dogs some. I'm sure she's content, but I can't wait to get back home and cuddle up with her at night.

Enough reminiscing . . . I've started working on my first project for school. I have a group oral presentation in two weeks on Fear Appeals in Advertising. We've decided to us the truth campaign from the US and its gonna be great. I forgot how much of a dork I am and how much I actually like school. The roomies and I are also getting into a routine. The guys cook all the time, while I usually make mac & cheese or a simple sandwich. So I cooked a lovely dinner for everyone Sunday night (see below)And by cooked of course I mean I ordered Dominos. Pepperoni is weird tasting here, but the three cheese was AWESOME. We're a block from the movie rental place which has the $1 Tuesday special so we rented some movies yesterday and watched them together. Of course the downside of watching American movies with Germans is that they need the subtitles on to practice their English. Last night we watched Bedtime Stories (lame but cute) and I introduced them to Step Brothers. They were skeptical, but when they all bursted into laughter throughout the entire movie, I knew I had won. I also cooked my fabulous fruit pizza for dessert. Although our kitchen is lacking in pots and pans, I made due with what we had and the result was "mmmmm this is really good" (said with a huge accent).
It ended up a square pizza, but as delicious as ever. This was my first time using banana with it but it was actually pretty good. The grocery store here had plenty of kiwis (which Eric claims is the best fruit to use) but they didn't have any pineapple which is one of my favorites. Presentation, however, was impressive. :) Now I'm off to shower and head up to see the cliffs at Kangaroo Point and look into joining the rock climbing club. And maybe I'll get some homework done in there as well. I hope you all have a glorious rest of the week!!