Hello friends and family!
We are gearing up for our trip to Thailand. We leave on Friday, October 26th and return on Friday, November 2nd. We never took a honeymoon, so this is a birthday/anniversary/Christmas present for us. We are both very excited - it's our first trip of many while we live over here and we plan to make a LOT of memories. I'm going to play with monkeys, ride elephants and scuba dive!
Today is my birthday and every time someone new at work would sit at our lunch table, everyone would sing me Happy Birthday again. Brian got me a KitchenAid mixer - which I have wanted since I was in college. I am officially an adult. I think the KitchenAid mixer signifies adulthood...I don't know why, so don't ask. My Mother got me a gift card for stained glass...I got 50 pieces of glass and they are on their way. I also got some money from my MIL, Karen, and a spa gift card from my BFF in Qatar, Jen. I made out like a bandit! (kidding). Just being around friends and my tiny family here (Brian and Joon) has made it all a perfect day.
Not for the paragraph about what many of my friends call "White People Problems." It's a joke, but I have been complaining about not having a car lately, so here goes: We have FINALLY decided on a car. It took us over four months, but Brian and I have come to an agreement on what we both like. As most of you know, I do NOT like to make decisions. Like purchasing a car, for instance. I will not pick one and make a decision to buy it, but if you show me one that I don't like, I will tell you...well, I don't like any cars except Volvos and Land Rovers. Oh, and the Porche Panamera, but that is totally out of our price range. The other day, we were leaving the Embassy and we walked by our friend Jared's car. Brian always leaves him little drawings in the dust on his windows, so I see it often before and after work when he's defacing it. I love his car! So does Brian! It's a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4 and we are getting one! :) The end.
It looks like I'll be going to DC for a month and a half after the New Year for a Consular Course at the Foreign Service Institute. This job will open many doors after we are through in Doha and I'm looking forward to the career shift, as well. I wish I had been smart enough to apply to the State Department when I was younger. There is so much opportunity out there to travel and see the world and get PAID for it. You make lifelong friends and create memories that most people can only read about. I'm very excited about our future and the places we will go! So parents - urge your kiddos to go State Department after college. It's awesome...and you could end up with Australian/British/German in laws...free places to stay abroad! ;)
Until next time...everyone have a good one and I'll post about our trip when we return!
We are gearing up for our trip to Thailand. We leave on Friday, October 26th and return on Friday, November 2nd. We never took a honeymoon, so this is a birthday/anniversary/Christmas present for us. We are both very excited - it's our first trip of many while we live over here and we plan to make a LOT of memories. I'm going to play with monkeys, ride elephants and scuba dive!
Today is my birthday and every time someone new at work would sit at our lunch table, everyone would sing me Happy Birthday again. Brian got me a KitchenAid mixer - which I have wanted since I was in college. I am officially an adult. I think the KitchenAid mixer signifies adulthood...I don't know why, so don't ask. My Mother got me a gift card for stained glass...I got 50 pieces of glass and they are on their way. I also got some money from my MIL, Karen, and a spa gift card from my BFF in Qatar, Jen. I made out like a bandit! (kidding). Just being around friends and my tiny family here (Brian and Joon) has made it all a perfect day.
Not for the paragraph about what many of my friends call "White People Problems." It's a joke, but I have been complaining about not having a car lately, so here goes: We have FINALLY decided on a car. It took us over four months, but Brian and I have come to an agreement on what we both like. As most of you know, I do NOT like to make decisions. Like purchasing a car, for instance. I will not pick one and make a decision to buy it, but if you show me one that I don't like, I will tell you...well, I don't like any cars except Volvos and Land Rovers. Oh, and the Porche Panamera, but that is totally out of our price range. The other day, we were leaving the Embassy and we walked by our friend Jared's car. Brian always leaves him little drawings in the dust on his windows, so I see it often before and after work when he's defacing it. I love his car! So does Brian! It's a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4 and we are getting one! :) The end.
It looks like I'll be going to DC for a month and a half after the New Year for a Consular Course at the Foreign Service Institute. This job will open many doors after we are through in Doha and I'm looking forward to the career shift, as well. I wish I had been smart enough to apply to the State Department when I was younger. There is so much opportunity out there to travel and see the world and get PAID for it. You make lifelong friends and create memories that most people can only read about. I'm very excited about our future and the places we will go! So parents - urge your kiddos to go State Department after college. It's awesome...and you could end up with Australian/British/German in laws...free places to stay abroad! ;)
Until next time...everyone have a good one and I'll post about our trip when we return!
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