Had a great day today….
Lazy, relaxed morning with Oscar
Panera with 2 of my very favorite people
Gym
Delicious dinner with great company
Rocco
Pups
Bed
Nothing huge to report….. just… happy :-)
Looking forward to Melissa’s birthday party on Friday!!
COLD today . . . some more changes to add to the list
Oscar and I have 2 new roommates . . . one human, one canine. So far so good!
Sylvia is now my Nana’s hairdresser……….
haha ok I think that’s actually it for now. And every bone in my body is cold so time to go make some tea.
Haven’t decided if I intend to update this regularly . . . But thought I’d post about some updates.
Back in the states these days…. Made some moves but have landed semi-permanently in Waltham. A lot of things have gone on in these last few months……
Aaron moved out and is living in Arlington
Enzo was attacked by a fisher cat and went through 4 surgeries before making a full recovery
My Aunt Patti died December 5th 2011
Have a new roommate moving in on Sunday January 1st 2012
It’s possible that someone tried to poison Oscar
what else…………………..
These last few months have simply been Chock-Full of changes . . . Some good, some not so good. All in all, I am taking each day in stride.
Life is short…… and terribly uncertain.
Best thing to do right now??
Head up…….. look for the sun………. keep on keepin’ on
Set #1 — Great play space in Zurich for Oscar… finishing with Oscar snoozing on the train on the way home
Set #2 — Old & New rain gear for Oscar
Set #3 — Trip to Lausanne on Sunday
Hello All
I meant to post over the weekend with photos, however Aaron and I had a lot going on and it didnt end up happening…
For now I will just tell you about our weekend!
On Friday Aaron and I made our way into Zurich … Our friends Dancoise & Michael were having ”Mexican Food Night” at their flat which was Delicious and a lot of fun . . . At first we were a bit late due to getting lost etc, but we eventually found our way and ended up having a Blast
Saturday was terrible weather, but we made the best of it with a really long walk and a trip to Qualipet for Oscars food and a brand new cold weather coat for him! (pictures to be added at a later date) I had brought Oscars rain coat to Switzerland with us however after a short photo session on Saturday AM, and plenty of mockery comming from Aaron, we decided that it might be time to get the big boy a more appropriately sized rain coat…….
Sunday the 3 of us headed to Lausanne which is in the southern region of Switzerland . . . It was Freeeezing cold, but of course Aaron will tell you it was just a bit brisk, like typical fall weather . . . Incorrect. It was rainy and freezing and quite gray out………… We did, however, find a little dog park where Oscar could bound around for a short time off-leash without any mean looks… hooray!! 
Ok family, check the blog again later because I will most the new outerwear photos of Oscar later on!! 
Love you and miss you guys…..
In the days leading up to Aaron and I flying back to Switzerland, we both got a bunch of questions about the changing of seasons….
I can tell you with the utmost certainty that YES Switzerland has very similar seasonal changes to those we experience in the US –
When we got back to Switzerland you could immediately feel and smell the difference….. it is now fall. 100 and 50 %.
The leaves are turning yellow primarily…. with some light shades of orange… I haven’t seen any firey red colored leaves yet, like we have in the states….. but so far things are definitely looking different.
Another major change is the crisp morning air . . . that little bit of chilling wind gives an instantaneous autumnal feeling.
The light outside is also very different . . . The days are taking on a gray hue, with the occasional blast of sunlight later in the day….. But that doesn’t last quite as long as before, and it now starts getting dark Far earlier than before . .
One of the big differences from the states that Aaron and I noticed immediately after arriving in Switzerland the First time was how late into the evening it stayed sunny outside . .
It would be 9:00pm and Might start getting a little dark . . .
Now, it’s pitch black as of 8:15pm.
Not sure that there is much more to tell at the moment…….. Just wanted to give you a brief update and I’m also trying to get back on the blogging wagon . . .
I know I was updating regularly for a while there . . . I think it’s similar to drinking water. For me, I really don’t Enjoy drinking water…. but if you Make yourself do it consistently for a while, you start to Crave water ……
So . . . baby steps with getting back on the blogging thing.
OH! I thought of something else…….
I started a new card wall
Those of you that aren’t sure what that is, I will try to dig up a photo of my past card walls to give you a better idea as to what I’m talking about . . . . I assure you it is much better Looking than it is Sounding haha :-)
OK last thing and then it’s breakfast time……..
Oscar is doing Really well….. he definitely missed us So much . . . when we first saw him his body couldn’t stop wiggling, except when he was weaving through our legs or jumping up on us… which I know is a bit frowned upon in the dog-training world . . . however when you have a pup that doesn’t normally do it, yet can’t contain his excitement enough to keep all 4 paws on the ground . . . we don’t scold him…. we hug him right back
We missed him a Lot ….. and we are SO grateful to the Sherk family for taking care of him and keeping him happy for us . . . . .
Feel free to ask any questions or suggest any blogging topics!! It might help to keep these coming more frequently……
We miss everyone already . . . A lot . . . . . .
XOXOXOXOXOXO
ok ok ok …. I know …. I’ve been doing a terrible job of keeping everyone updated . . . I will do my best to add as many details into this blog as possible….
Soooooooooooo……………….. Let’s see …………………
Aaron’s been working . . . . . . .
I’ve been spending time back with the Freys . . . . .
Oscar’s happy and healthy………….
The weather has been on and off … some days we have boat loads of rain, and then we’ll have random days of beautiful weather with lots and lots of sunshine…..
Last weekend Aaron and I went to Basel for a Huge bike race / event . . it lasted the weekend, however we only spent some time there on Saturday. Aaron was of course out of his gourd a bit . . had a difficult time keeping himself from drooling every once in a while ;-)
Sunday we made a trip over to Wildegg, which is along the same train route as the previous days trip . . . shorter distance though.
The purpose of the trip to Wildegg (pronounced Veal -deg) was to explore a place Aaron thought he had spotted as a place to ride BMX………
It was a great find!!
A bunch of dirt jumps, big drop-ins (I think that’s what they’re called??), one drop-in led to a ramp that took the rider up onto the roof a little cool-down shack spot…. some little mountain bike training type tracks . . .
*I think it’s pretty obvious that I don’t know the technical terms of anything we saw that day… If you’d like further and more Accurate information you are more than welcome to ask Aaron about the Wildegg BMX spot :-)
All in all the place was kinda small, but the afternoon definitely kept Aaron smiling the rest of the day :-)
What else………………………….
We are So thrilled about the news newborn Zachary Still . . . quite the adorable little devil :-)
We are also Super excited and anxiously awaiting the arrival of Baby Labrie!!
. . . . boy?? . . . . girl?? . . . boy? girl? boy? girl?
To be completely honest it’s driving me a little nuts that no one knows if the new bundle is going to be a boy or a girl!!! It’s probably a good thing that Aaron and I are in Switzerland for this part….. If we were at home you’d just have one more person hypothesizing and dwelling on pregnancy myths . . . . . . and continuously bugging the 2nd person about what He thinks is going to happen….. haha oy vey . . . .
Ok what else………………………
We have some potentially exciting news about November!! Mr. Mike Kendall is looking into options for making a trip out to Switzerland where, should things go as planned, he will be spending a Wonderful Thanksgiving with Aaron and I :-D
Ok I don’t know what else to add at this moment so I will just publish and keep thinking………..
I promise not to disappear for quite so long this time
Well, it took WAY longer than we would have liked… but Oscar and I finally made it back to Switzerland . . . legally :-)
I think we were both pretty exhausted at the start of the flight so I zonked out pretty quickly ….. I’m hoping Oscar did too (with a little help from our tiny pink pill friend)
Still pretty tired from all the hooplah so Oscar and I may just relax today . . . it is pretty gorgeous out tho, so we may go for a walk through the woods too . . . .
We’re just gonna go wherever the day takes us
Love and miss everybody at home already . . . . . . . . .
Hi everyone…
Just a few quick updates about what all has been going on recently . . . .
As most of you know I am back in the US for now….. Aaron and I heard back from the migration office in Switzerland — they gave us a Maybe as a response to our partner request . . .
So as a follow up we sent in another letter (this time written in German with the help of the wonderful Frey family) along with a slew of proof of our relationship.
Unfortunately, even though the migration office did give us a maybe, I was still required by swiss law to leave the country by June 24th and wait on a response . . . . .
So Oscar and I flew back to the states on the 23rd so as to avoid any law breaking.
I have to tell you……………………….
I am missing the weather in Switzerland!! The heat and humidity at home is choking me by the minute . . . . . we are all surviving so far though
youtube links of apartment tour etc…
Apartment Tour Part 1
Apartment Tour Part 2
Apartment Tour Part 3
Oscar’s First Real Water Intro!
Oscar and water…..
My youtube username is stacelace5 so if you want to see all videos I have posted just search for my username!
