Thursday, March 27, 2014

BEACH SIDE MOVIE IN DUBAI!!


John and I found ourselves walking around
THE NEW BEACH MALL
on JBR's The Walk last weekend.
OMG, it was amazing!


I, 
(along with every single person I know),
bashed the building of this mall from its beginning.
Why?
Because it sits right beside the Arabian Sea.
Who does that?
Who builds a mall literally on a beach?
Dubai does, that's who!
And, I have to admit, they did it right!



It is simply gorgeous and is choc full of
cafes, restaurants, and shops!
(Just what Dubai needs more of, right?)



As we were walking around 
we noticed this sign
saying that the Outdoor Cinema Lounge
was open and ready to use!
We just couldn't believe our luck! 
And Frozen Ground (Nicholas Cage) was playing!



We went to check it out and found
white bean bags 
and white leather couches waiting for us!



We plopped down,
ordered our dinner (limited menu),
watched a beautiful sunset and waited until it turned dark!



See, just like I said....
it's actually a beach side outdoor cinema!




Finally it was show time!
We were given head phones so we could hear
the movie which was projected on the large screen
on the side of the REEL CINEMA building!


What a great evening it turned out to be!
Afterwards, we walked by this stage (also beach side)
where several Emirati musicians were
singing their hearts out!
The crowd was enthusiastic and the music was great!



BEACH MALL in JBR.....
if you haven't been yet, you simply MUST GO!!


Wednesday, March 26, 2014

AND THE "LASTS" BEGIN!

MARINA Gals! BUNCO NIGHT
(my last)
was yesterday!

Caroline was our
"HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTESS"!


This was the 
"LOSER'S TABLE WITH THE MOSTESS."
(Just couldn't beat the view, the weather, the flowers!)



Ahhh, the lovely
DRUNCO BUNCO MARINA Gals...


...I'm sure gonna miss you all!

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

I'M LEFT WONDERING....

So the
BIG QUESTION
is.....

Can this pooch,
born and bred in the UAE,
leave her most favorite sunny spot on our balcony


for a fenced in backyard 
choc full of things like grass and bugs and squirrels?
We will know soon enough!
TEN DAYS!*!

Monday, March 24, 2014

AS ALWAYS!


It was that time of year once again!
TASTE OF DUBAI 
time!



The weather was dang near perfect!
 (As always!)


The venue was dang near perfect!
(As always!)



Our group of friends was dang near perfect!
Except I missed Julie-Ann and Barbara in this pic....ooops!
(We missed you, Brian!)


The music was dang near perfect!
(No idea what instrument she was playing....anyone?)


The food was dang near perfect!
(As always!)


And then the rain blew through!
For fifteen minutes it absolutely poured.
The raindrops were the 
LARGEST ever recorded on earth.
Luckily, John and I were 
semi-protected under the eaves of the
CAFE HABANA!


And we didn't melt!
But we did bring home with the largest, reddest, and
coolest looking tomatoes 
ever seen by mankind!


It was an amazing evening at
TASTE OF DUBAI!
(As always!)

Sunday, March 23, 2014

THE PERFECT COMBINATION!


Ahhhhh, a Thursday evening at
APRONS & HAMMERS
with the
MARINA Gals!
The absolute perfect combination!












Yes, it was the PERFECT combination indeed!

Thursday, March 20, 2014

QUITE THE SURPRISE!

What started out as the promise of a quiet
 lunch with a friend yesterday,
ended up being
QUITE THE SURPRISE LUNCHEON!!!
My oh my,
was I ever touched by this gathering of
SPECIAL LADIES!


 Friends, I will remember you,



think of you, pray for you.


And when another day is through,


I'll still be friends with you!


Friends, I will remember you,


think of you, pray for you.


And when another day is through,


I'll still be friends with you!



What a special group of ladies 
we have here in Dubai.
Living far from family and friends,
we have all become each other's support system.
And oh what fun we've had 
along the way!

Thanks, Nancie, for organizing such a wonderful surprise!

THANKS EVERYONE....I WILL NEVER FORGET IT!

Friends, I will remember you.
Think of you, pray for you.
And when another day is through,
I'll still be friends with you!

(And, last but not least, thanks John Denver -- I couldn't have said it better myself!)


Wednesday, March 19, 2014

FRIENDS!

SHALLIE
sure loves it when her friends,
MIMMIE and MARIE,
come to visit!


And so do I!*!

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

I WANNA BE A COP!

Never, 
in my entire life,
have I uttered these words, 
"I WANNA BE A COP!"


Until I moved to Dubai, that is! 

Monday, March 17, 2014

IN A MATTER OF MINUTES!



SHALLIE
and I walked to the bank 
one morning last week.
It was so foggy outside, we couldn't see a thing!
We looked left....nothing!



We looked right....nothing!



We completed our banking a mere twenty minutes later,
and VOILA,
every building and boat in the Marina
reappeared!



In a matter of minutes!

Sunday, March 16, 2014

HOW TO BATHE YOUR CAMEL!


I have to thank my good friend, Yvonne,
for these awesome pictures!
I didn't actually get to witness this, (darn it!),
but Yvonne did.
She was walking the beach one morning,
and saw one of our 
resident camels getting a bath!
(That's certainly not something you see every day!)











I can't really tell if 
HE LOVED IT OR HE HATED IT...

but that is how to bathe your camel!
(File that under "useful information from Dubai!")