Importing Over Network: Where Do The Files/Images Go?

I am a relative Mac newcomer after years of Windows/PCs... have used Adobe Photoshop and PS Elements to edit and organize images and now I'm trying Aperture (thank heavens for a trial version). I'm gonna have a bunch of questions...
Here's the first one: why do the files I've imported into a project/folder in Aperture vanish the next time I open the program? Could it be because the images are on a different computer on my home network?
I am running Aperture on a MiniMac that is connected to my network (all wired, in this instance). My images are all stored on the internal HDD on a Dell XPS. Twice now, I have connected to the network, and imported a slew of image files into the project folder I'm building in Aperture. Everything imports fine and I can manipulate the images to my hearts content in Aperture (if slowly... don't recommend a Mini for Aperture but that's a different story altogether...)
The next time I have opened Aperture, it looks like it's the first time, like I haven't created any projects or imported any files. Nothing is there.
Have I forgotten to save something? I go to the "file" menu but "save" is not one of the options, I presume that import saving is automatic, ala iPhoto... but... where then is my work from the previous session?
At the risk of asking too many questions in a single post:
I would also like to know if there is a way to get Aperture to display RAW files instead of the companion JPEG files when I combine the pair into stacks. I generally shoot RAW with a JPEG (small, basic quality) for reference sake. I only want to see the RAW files when I'm in Aperture, but sometimes Aperture seems to want to display the JPEGs. Is there a preference or something I can set to determine that?
OK, there's enough questions for now... Thanks,
--PS

Driver 69
That's driver FORTY-9. Hmmm???
Are you sure you are opening the library you imported into?
Are you kidding? I'm not sure of ANYTHING <g>
Aperture will default to the aperture library in the 'Pictures' folder if it can't find the library set under the preferences menu
Hmmm again. The library I set in Preferences is a folder I created on a high-speed external drive that is hard-wired into the MacMini via Firewire 800. I double clicked on the Aperture library in that folder, and it came back to a fresh folder of images I imported last night. Still no sign of the stuff I imported on Monday.
But at least I'm getting a clue where to look for stuff...
As a test, double click on the Aperture Library' in your own home Pictures folder - Import a few pictures - Close Aperture and open it again
I think I have done the first two steps there -- opened Aperture last night, imported a folder (still on the network, though). I'll have to see what I wind up with when I close / re open it... later today.
If your new pictures are there - then you are OK
And if not? I hope they are, I like the way one of them turned out after RAW-tuning it in Aperture. Looks better than the same picture I manipulated in PShop.
Now what you may need to do is see if you can find the library you imported all the other pictures into.
Sounds like I have at least a clue where to start looking.
Always try to keep you pictures locally on the fastest drives you have
Accessing images over a network is not advised
Well, there's a big fore-head slap and "d'oh". Maybe that explains why Aperture seemed to be running so slowly? Because the pictures I'm messing with are on another computer? Slap my forehead again.
Think it'll be faster if I copy them to that 7200rpm external HDD that's firewired to the Mini? I think I'll try that, too.
Hope this helps
Brian
Thanks for the suggestions, Brian, very helpful.
-PS

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