Thursday, February 12, 2009

Birthday

I had the best birthday I've had in years. I got to sleep in, go shopping, have lunch at Fuddrucker's, read my book, and then go out to dinner at a fancy hotel (sans enfants). J took me to the Shangri La Hotel where we sat by the pool and had a cocktail, then to a Japanese restaurant next to the hotel where we had really good sushi and tempura. I don't think I've had a whole day that I got to do what I wanted since... well before kids were born and certain that was the first time here in Abu Dhabi. I can see why people vacation here.

Yesterday I was hesitant to take the kids outside since the sand storm was so bad. It wasn't like you could feel the sand, it just hung in the air like fog. Everything is coated with a fine powdery dirt - except for the wobbly swath cut through it by Little Man's army crawl. I swept yesterday and this morning it looks like I haven't dusted in 15 years (for once that's not an exaggeration). Today I can see some blue if you look straight up, but it is still pretty hazy.

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  1. Glad you had a great day! You deserve it. I'm thinking of asking Corey for a hotel room for Mother's Day. Just me. So I can sleep in and relax all day without hearing any whining, complaining, fussing, crying, etc.

    Do the sandstorms affect your asthma? I think it would make me miserable.

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  2. This is really interesting, Lois. I had no idea about the sand storms and I am very happy that you had such a great birthday! Sounds wonderful.

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