I met Casey at Victoria Market this morning to walk around and do some shopping. I didn't buy anything except one very tasty albeit messy orange. Katie, save up! I predict you won't make it out of Vic Market with less than six purses. Then we went to a travel agent to get some information and advice regarding a trip to the outback (Uluru otherwise known as Ayers Rock, The Olgas, Kings Canyon, etc). We ended up walking to the office to do a little more research on prices, timeframes, etc. Funnily enough, our educated conclusion matched the itinerary/spreadsheet I had prepared about a month ago within $5 with travel on the same days of the week and sites to visit blocked out in the same way. Yay for the spreadsheet trip planning!
I got the scare of my life as we were sitting at Casey's computer - a large dark animal came cantering towards me out of nowhere (from below the desk through the cubicle in the next aisle over). I just about fell off my chair in shock. Turned out to be a coworker's 4 month old rescue puppy (black lab mix) who he'd brought to the office with him. I LOVED him. He was so sweet and cuddly and playful. I tossed the ball around for him and wrestled a little with him on the floor and pet him and hugged him for 20 minutes or so. He was a really sweet dog, Padlay I think his name was. The guy and his wife live close to where I'm moving so I offered/pleaded for occasional walking privileges!!! I miss Jack and have sadly come to the conclusion that he is better off staying with my parents in San Antonio. I'm looking forward to seeing him at Christmas time. In the interim, I'm going to have to adopt random people's dogs to tide me over.
I'm headed out for Pip's going-away party shortly (she's the one moving to Japan). The party is in Fitzroy, close to my new home. Too bad I don't have a bed there yet! Soon...
