GIRLFRIENDS WALKING THE MONON TRAIL!

SHALLIE

and her girlfriends,

(Mitzy and Jenni),

took a long walk on the

MONON TRAIL!

And then they took a break,

sat on a bench,

and shared a story or two!

Oh yea, we humans walked it as well!

(Thank you ladies, for inviting us to join you!)

And after our walk,

(and a picture or two or three),

we all enjoyed 

our well earned lunch together!

Girlfriends (and Baby Hank) walking the Monon Trail!!!

BEACH MALL BREAKFAST!

Yes, Lufthansa pilots have been on strike which delayed my trip back to the States.....
but I can't think of a better place to be delayed!
Two additional nights at the Marina Marriott -- not too shabby!
Two additional days in SUNNY Dubai -- I'll take it!
Two additional days shared with special friends -- awesome!

 I checked out of the Marriott this afternoon,
picked up SHALLIE 
from Woof,
and checked into the pet friendly
GRAND HYATT RESIDENCES!
Fingers crossed, we'll be on our way back home
first thing tomorrow morning!
Until then, I'll recap yet another Dubai "last."

If I haven't convinced you yet that 

THE BEACH MALL

is where it's at, perhaps these photos will help!

Like I told you before,

it is an AMAZING PLACE!!

We tried out Leopold's for breakfast with SANDRA

and it was wonderful!

Good bye Sandra, let's keep in touch!

Then we had a cup of coffee with our friend,

RAGHDA,

who was in town visiting from Kuwait.

Good bye Raghda dear, let's keep in touch!

Our first breakfast experience at 

THE BEACH MALL

was mixed in with some of our "lasts"!

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!)

FRIENDS!

SHALLIE

sure loves it when her friends,

MIMMIE and MARIE,

come to visit!

And so do I!*!

*GOBBLE*WOOHOO*GOBBLE*

Today is

THANKSGIVING!

And
EVERYONE
in Dubai is celebrating big time!
No, not just because it is the American
THANKSGIVING!
Yesterday, Dubai won its bid for
WORLD EXPO 2020
and you just wouldn't believe the
EXCITEMENT!
(And the fireworks, OMGoodness!)

And, just for the record,

the temperature here in Dubai is in the 80's,

the sky is a cheery blue,

the sun is shining oh so bright
and a gentle breeze is blowing through our flat!

If our family was with us today,

it would be

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!

This evening, we are gathering 

for a traditional 
THANKSGIVING FEAST,

prepared (and cleaned up) by the folks at the

SHERATON JBR.
(Oolala, thank you so very much, folks at the Sheraton!)

We will all be sitting outside together....all 71 of us!

If you hurry, you can still make it!!

*GOBBLE*GOBBLE*GOBBLE*GOBBLE*
(Happy Turkey Day, everyone!)

WELL DONE, DUBAI, WELL DONE!
WOOHOO!*!


THANKSGIVING 2012
THANKSGIVING 2011
THANKSGIVING 2010 (TAKE ONE)
THANKSGIVING 2010 (TAKE TWO)

FRIENDS!

The Big Bird landed 

and I was back home in Dubai

on Thursday afternoon!

I'm having a problem uploading pictures to Blogger,

(my homecoming pictures - go figure!),

so here are some photos from my time in Indy!

LOVED every minute back in the States!!

FRIENDS,

I will remember you,

Think of you,

I will remember you!!

 

 

And when another year is through,

I'll still be friends with you!!!

HAPPY 93 YEARS YOUNG!!

This special lady just turned

93 YEARS OLD!*!

 

So I drove down to Bloomington

with Schroeder

to help celebrate his Mom's special day!

All the family was there!



 

 

 

My favorite photo from the evening was the one of

Schroeder and Mrs. Schroeder!!!!

(Jim, you MUST frame a copy for your Mom!)



 

Birthdays are always fun,

but 93rd birthdays are a blast to celebrate!!

 

HAPPY 93rd, MRS. SCHROEDER!*!

MOMMA CAROLLAS AND THE LAST HURRAH!

We met for dinner
at

MAMA CAROLLAS

(oh how I love that place!)

and enjoyed sitting outside in the PERFECT weather!

 



And then it was time to say

GOOD BYE to Murrassco,

as she was leaving for two weeks in New York!!

 



It truly was.....

THE LAST HURRAH!*!

(Until next summer, that is!)