Who can believe that I miss Indiana winters!?!? Because I actually do. It's so hard to get into the holiday season when the weather is warm and rainy. I hope that everyone did awesome on their finals, and for all my friends graduating, super congrats!! I wish I coulda been there, especially for you bunmpkin, since I made you sit through mine!!! My birthday came and went, I was acutally sick on it, so my parents came over to the island which was nice since it was the first time in 7 years that I have been with them on my birthday.
Looking forward to xmas with the fam, nothing to big going on there, except for the usual day after archery and clay pigeon shooting. Can't wait for new years, thanks to the fact the Neimans ships internationally I have a killer dress for it! Hmm, now my new years resolution from last year didn't last too long (try and be nicer) so I am going to try and figure out a more realisitic one, any suggestions!? Anyways, miss y'all so so so so much, and hopefully I will be back for a visit sometime next summer! Love everyone tons!
Cassie

So! Craziness has happened in the last 2 months. I got a job down here in NZ, on Waiheke Island working at Stoney Batter Estate. It's a fun job, ok I am grinning and bearing it until february and then I am going to pull a harvest down in Marlborough and then finally, I will begin working with my dad as I move into taking over Reliance Wines. Which is the biggest news for my family lately! My dad is now the main partner in the new wine store down here, it's basically like my dad is the importer for new zealand's version of walmart. It's awesome.
I am missing everyone so much, I am becoming pretty homesick, but hanging in here!! I hope that I will be back to at least visit the US before the end of 2006, I know that isn't what alot of you want to hear, but it's the best I can do for now.
Hmm, what else... Yah the guys down here suck, they take one 'big trip' called their 'oe' (oversease experience) and I guess that makes them internationally aware. But really they are all tools who don't know their ass from their elbow. Hmmmmmmm, what else...... I think that's it for now... Miss y'all!
Love
cass

G'day from down unda!
Well, things are actually going really well down here, I got a killer job working for Stoney Batter Estate as a vineyard worker / supervisor. I am super excited about it, hopefully after I am done, in about a year, I will then have the experience get an awesome job in the US! I miss everyone terribly! Another cool perk about my job is that I will be moving over to Waiheke Island! I get to live on an island! It's too cool! Anyways, I wish I was back at purdue, but things are going good down here also. I start my job in 2 weeks, so I am sure I will have more to tell after. Love you all dearly!
Love
Cassie



This was too perfect not to put in.....

Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It’s hard to say
It’s time to say it
Goodbye, Goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for

It's hard to say
It’s time to say it
Goodbye, Goodbye....
I miss that town
I miss their faces
You can’t erase
You can’t replace it
I miss it now
I can’t believe it
So hard to stay
Too hard to leave it
If I could relive those days
I know the one thing that would never change

So now I am back home in the N - Z.... I am down here searching for a job while also keeping an eye on L.A. for a job just in case! Still trying to adjust from the jetlag of having to go from london to here, which is no easy treck, 23 hours in the air is NOT fun!! I miss all my friends from Purdue in the biggest way though!!! Leave me some love if you feel like it!
Love
Cass

Wow, things have been so crazy here! I only have a few so this will be brief. After Denise LEFT ME!! 3 weeks ago, I have been keep myself in trouble, as usual! Let me see, I got to drive the police car around the island, after alotta shots, and I got to do the siren! I HAVE A TAN! I swear I really do! Oh and I have had the most craziest fling EVER, only a few people will ever know with who! Ha ha! So, as of wensday I will be off to london, and then to paris on sunday and then Namibia that thursday! It's gonna be crazy from here on out.
Worst thing is how much I miss everyone, I love you all, and I miss my bumpkin!! Take care all and drop me an email, even in the wilds of Africa, I will have it!
Cass

The nights keep getting crazier here on little cayman. Thursday night began the weekend, Denise and I headed to the hungrey iguana with some of my parents friends. Within minutes we were all up on the bar dancing and singing. We spent more time on the bar that night then we did on the ground ordering at the bar. We closed the bar dancing and singing. Afterwards we drove out to Salt Rocks and watched an awesome meteor shower which was breathtaking.
The next night on friday, there wasn't a ton going on, so we met up with the local police officer and went patroling around the island. It didn't take long for us to find the belt with the handcuffs, baton, mace, flashlight etc... on it. Of course after that, it didn't take long for me to lock myself up in the handcuffs, and then find out he didn't have the keys. So we went trolling back to the police station, and found out the keys don't work that well, so it took a bit for me to get out of the cuffs. Of course then I locked one of the cells, and it took a while to figure out how to work the key on that and unlock it, all the while, police officer sam is startin to reconsider why he took us along to go patroling with him. And then after that he tried to get us to play a game of 'good cop / bad cop' which for some reason we just wern't into....
After that we headed home, we figured after those two nights in a row we needed a break.
Well, denise is leaving me tomorrow to head back to the real world, so I will be here on my own, with time to burn and some extra rooms, so, if you're not in school anymore, like me, feel free to come on down! Talk soon, drop me an email!
Later
Cassie

Let me tell you, it's tough being stranded on a tropical island with your best friend!! Graduation went awesome, I made my two best friends sit through it, ha ha ha! Had an awesome dinner saturday night with all of my best friends, (minus a few who couldn't make it, and some with bullshit excuses). Thanks to my lovely parents I recieved the most AMAZING graduating present!! eek!
Denise and I are having the best time ever down here, so far we have had a total of 3 or 4 naps in hammocks, snorkled our asses off (Mine got a little toasty during one of our trips (thank god for aloe)). Have managed to flirt with the on island police officer (Hey, no jail time for us!) We have played a vicious game of monopoly, and we actually played it to the finish with no 'special' rules (I WON!!)
I only have a few more days left with her, then it's me and my parents (Anyone want to come visit me, please!!). I will keep you up to date later, Denise and I are feeling a nap coming on and the hammock is calling our name! And we need our rest before we hit up thursday night at the only bar on the island, the Hungry Iguana (You can stop laughing now)
Drop me a line and let me know what's up! I can check my email every few days!

Love and miss you all tons!!!

Cassie

Packing up my life...
After 2 years, this is going to be hell! I am going to begin packing up my apartment, this is crazy! Any help would be awesome, hint hint! Only 3 weeks to go till I graduate and I get to have dinner with all my best friends, I can't wait! Then it's off and running around the world, and once that begins I will put stuff on here more often!
Cass