Happy Birthday Grandma

Happy 98th Birthday in Heaven. You missed this milestone by just 20 days but I know that you needed to rest and you are now where you belong. I miss you so much. So rest in peace Grandma and tell everyone hello for me and that I miss them.

Some Pics from our Drive

Sunset over the Desert

A mosque

The sun setting on another great day in Kuwait

Houston the space ship has landed. Have no idea what this is but looks like it is from outer space.LOL

The airport

A plane

A city in the distance past the desert. See the lights in the distance.

Fintas Center not far from MB's house. It is going to be really nice when finished. Reminds me of Town Center VB.

An eerie moon.

A Kuwaiti fishing boat going out into the Arabian Gulf.

A colorful group of Apartments. Love the colors.

A speed limit sign. It is Km not miles per hour but who can tell as they drive so fast and reckless.

Out to Dinner

Michael came home from work today and told me we were going out to dinner. This was to celebrate his 20 years with the company. He said we would be going to the Crowne Plaza Hotel as they have a killer steak place. But dinner would not be until 7:30 and this was at 2 in the afternoon. So what would we have that would not fill us up so we could enjoy our dinner. We just had snacks and waited for 7:30 to come. Dinner was fabulous and my steak was wonderful. I had dinner with the 3 guys that Michael works with over here and our bill came to 80 KD which is about $260 US money. The exchange rate is getting a little better over here but it is still up there. 1 Dinar is worth $3.52 US. So after dinner we all went home and went to bed with full tummies. It was a wonderful night out.

Our Day at Souk Sharq

The Water Clock at Souk Sharq Mall.

Liberation Tower on the way into Kuwait City.

The Kuwait Towers as seen on our drive into the Mall.

Today was much like yesterday as far as the morning and waiting for Greg to bring the car back. We decided today we would go to the Sultan Center at the Souk Sharq Mall. I really wanted to see the Water Clock again as I thought it was so neat my first visit. We got to the mall and what a change so many people out on the boardwalk enjoying the day. The weather was so nice and what a change from the 125 of the summer. We went into the mall and walked around for a bit just to see the sights. We picked up a few more things for the house and then drove over to Ace Hardware and then onto TrueValue but did not find what Michael wanted. So home we went for a wonderful dinner of Steak, & baked potato. It also had mushroom and onions with it and was great. Michael is a good cook and that is what I missed the most about him not living with me now. Oh well and that was end of day 2 in Kuwait. My love to all my girls and a Hello goes out to Barb. Always remember I love you all and miss you all.

My First full day in Kuwait

These are the flowers my husband had waiting for me. They are so pretty.

Well today is my first full day in Kuwait. Michael & I got up and had some breakfast and then tried to decide what to do for the day. We did not have the car in the morning so that was easy we just sat and caught up on the news around the world. At about noon we got the car back and decided to ride into Avenues Mall and do some shopping. The ride in was like always you take your life in your hands.So we got to Avenues and they had built on a new big part of the mall which is still not finished but hopefully before I leave it will be done. We had lunch at Ruby Tuesday's on the second floor of a place which was located on the second floor. The food was really good and we then went to Zain to see if the kiosk was open so Michael could pay his bill. After that we went into Carrfour to do our grocery shopping. I bought me a lot of fruit so I would eat that instead of junk. After shopping we went home and fixed Tacos from a kit for dinner. They were so good.

My plane ride to Kuwait

My day started really early as I had to go to the Dr. to get blood work and just check in before the big trip. It was a good visit Thyroid back to normal so no meds. I am a borderline diabetic so I am having to watch that and she wants me to lose some weight. I would like to lose some weight but no matter what I do it does not come off. I then had to go to Sams to get my perscriptions filled that she gave me and we ate lunch. Went home and finished my packing and then United called and said the flight I was booked on had been cancelled and the next flight was 8 so I booked on that one. That gave me more time to spend with my baby girl. She is going to miss her mema so much. We have 12 mondays and I will be home with Opa and all of my girls. Carla came over at about 6 and by 6:30 we were off to the airport so I could fly away for 3 months. The weather had been weird all day so I did not know what to expect with the flight as weather had cancelled the other one. So I kissed all my babies good-bye and Lyss was so good to the very end when she burst into tears and told me she loved me and I told her I loved her to and Ta-Ta would take care of her just like her mema took care of her. So thru security I went and of course had to take all my stuff off and then I had laid my boarding pass in one of the boxes and the guy started yelling boarding pass check and I had to be escorted over to the box to get it. Sheesh such drama. Then it was waiting for the plane and as soon as we started to board the wind and the rain started. It was blowing sideways and really howling and I really do not like to fly in the rain. We all got on board and it was a full flight not one seat empty and off we went. Right as we were lifting off the ground a strong gust of wind caught us and I thought the wing was going to touch the ground and we were going to crash. It was a very bumpy flight but was so happy to touch down in DC and get off that plane. I then had to find my flight to Kuwait which of course was on another concourse so I had to ride in one of their moon rover looking things. Finally arrived at D7 and it was full. So I knew no chance of an empty seat beside me on this one. I had 2 very nice guys next 2 me and I was fine. 1st excitement of trip a women got on and opened an overhead bin and it broke so we could not leave until that was fixed and we were on track to leave 15 minutes early but that went away and then the next thing that happened is all of these security people and Police ran onto the plane and escorted some guy from the back of the plane off the plane. We then sat while more Police came on and after about 20 minutes they closed the doors and off we went. This take-off was much better than the first but the turbulance was horrible. The staff had to sit in seatbelts for about an hour because it was just so bad. I wanted to throw up. The rest of the flight was fine and I was happy to land in Kuwait. A Hala Kuwait person was waiting to escort me thru the Visa process and then onto luggage and of course mine came off last and then thru customs and onto Michael who was waiting for me. So I am now on my 3 month adventure with my hubby of 30 years.

Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to my Dad

Today is the the beginning of a wonderful New Year and I do hope that it will be better than the last one. The pics above are of my dad whose 72nd b-day would have been today. He was a man who always had a good reason for having a party on New Years Eve as his B-day was the next day.