Ramadan is almost over! It will be so nice to eat, drink and be merry during the day. We have all of next week off due to the Eid (pronounced "eeeeed") holiday. Brian is in Germany for this week and will be returning as soon as Eid starts.
I started my job on August 6th. It's going fabulously. Today is my first day without my mentor and I've already put out a few fires...or I'm attempting to. :) I'm really enjoying the work and the people so far. My first morale builder: Bow-Tie Tuesdays. I didn't get a lot of participation, but the few who did it, got a good laugh.
We still have not purchased a car, but I think we have decided on a Volvo from the States. That way we can get it paid off before we go home and be back at zero debt upon arrival. Speaking of debt - I am officially debt free thanks to Brian. He paid off all of my credit cards. Now we have one left of his and then we are DONE-zo with credit, debt, bill collecting, etc. DONE. I'm very excited about having money with no one to owe.
My friend Casey came to visit for a week. She called on a Monday and was here by Thursday night. She stayed for a week. We hung out at the pool, went to the souqs and took her to the mall here. It was really difficult to find anything to do since it was Ramadan. Everything was closed during her visit. It was awesome to have someone visit, though. I really miss seeing people from home. Hint. Hint...get out here, people...or meet us somewhere. We are lonely!!! Not really, but we do miss our family and friends.
We have adopted one more kitten. I found him last night. He is probably two weeks old and ADORABLE. I need to stop. This puts our kitty tally at four. Yes, I know, pitiful. Spinster Lauren.
It's been pretty anti-climactic here, which is always a good thing in the Middle East. I hope you are all doing well!
XOXOXOXO - Lauren
I started my job on August 6th. It's going fabulously. Today is my first day without my mentor and I've already put out a few fires...or I'm attempting to. :) I'm really enjoying the work and the people so far. My first morale builder: Bow-Tie Tuesdays. I didn't get a lot of participation, but the few who did it, got a good laugh.
We still have not purchased a car, but I think we have decided on a Volvo from the States. That way we can get it paid off before we go home and be back at zero debt upon arrival. Speaking of debt - I am officially debt free thanks to Brian. He paid off all of my credit cards. Now we have one left of his and then we are DONE-zo with credit, debt, bill collecting, etc. DONE. I'm very excited about having money with no one to owe.
My friend Casey came to visit for a week. She called on a Monday and was here by Thursday night. She stayed for a week. We hung out at the pool, went to the souqs and took her to the mall here. It was really difficult to find anything to do since it was Ramadan. Everything was closed during her visit. It was awesome to have someone visit, though. I really miss seeing people from home. Hint. Hint...get out here, people...or meet us somewhere. We are lonely!!! Not really, but we do miss our family and friends.
We have adopted one more kitten. I found him last night. He is probably two weeks old and ADORABLE. I need to stop. This puts our kitty tally at four. Yes, I know, pitiful. Spinster Lauren.
It's been pretty anti-climactic here, which is always a good thing in the Middle East. I hope you are all doing well!
XOXOXOXO - Lauren
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