Saturday, August 10, 2013

Celebrating birthdays in Abu Dhabi...

Had a great long weekend with friends in Abu Dhabi...no need to worry about the travel warnings. Very safe in UAE. it was fun to spend time enjoying the pool and Arabian Sea and the desert. But it of course was HOT. Around 40 to 44 C or 110 F. That is hot...
But we spent our time in the pool, sea or AirCon. We enjoyed a desert safari which is where we rode jeeps through the sand dunes and the see some camels and enjoy a great Arabic BBQ for dinner. We also enjoyed a cruise through the sea with Captain Tony. Beautiful sea with really warm water - around 92 F. Got to try paddle boarding. Getting ready for Hawaii. Mike joined from USA and got to ring in our birthdays together. Here are some pictures from the fun weekend!
At night
Brian Mary and I on the desert safari
Getting dressed up...
At the pool
Mary and I
It's our birthday - Mike and I
On a boat
Mary and I with our SPF shirts on
At emirates palace - nice hotel 
Fuddruckers for lunch
Our jeep
The beach

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Life in the big (Asian) city...

Some pictures of living in the big city of Singapore...
Night view of Singapore
Singapore getting ready for the National Day celebrations - they rehearse the show 5 times prior and it includes fire works each time...
Famous 5 star hotel - the Fullerton 
View of the city - Boat Quay
What people do in a hot Sunday - sit in the shade throughout the city

Sunday music 
Gardens on the Bay
Beautiful park

When you know your neighbor has people over - shoes not allowed in the apartment...
Beautiful day...

Sunday, July 21, 2013

A week in USA...




Got to spend a week in USA for work. First stop was Des Moines where I got to spend a couple days with my favorite peeps. This time we didn't hike a mountain but got to spend some time together. We enjoyed some American food and baseball! Thanks for Cindy, Mitch, Mike, and Lena for driving over and hanging out. And John and Sara for hosting. Some pictures below of course include UNO playing...
Then got to head to Chicago to see my family Mom, Dad, Jennifer, Abby, Ben and great friend Stef and her adorable kids. Dad and I enjoyed some bike riding through the city even though hot weather was all around. And the kids enjoyed the pool and Lego store. Brian and Lisa traveled down with Natalie and Timothy to join us for the Lincoln Park Zoo. What a great weekend in Chicago! Here are some pictures of my visit:


Sara, John, Cindy, Mitch, and Mike



Playing UNO at the baseball game



Touring Des Moines



Great friends!



Visiting Des Moines Works- OF team



Dad and I on the bike tour



Beautiful Chicago lake front



Enjoying the bike tour



Ben and Abby in the pool - getting so big!



Ben and I



With the Petersen's so cute!



At Lego Store!






Abby and I



The kids on Michigan Avenue - so cute and love how they get along so well!



At the zoo with Timothy and Natalie



Natalie and I



Timothy and Natalie enjoying the zoo




The Johnson's in Chicago



Natalie and I
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Friday, July 5, 2013

Singapore back to normal...

So the haze has left us. Hopefully for good! Here are some pictures from my first run outside in a while. Air quality is now back to safe levels! And Singapore has returned to its beautiful self! 
View of my apartment! 
Singapore Flyer

Boat Quay

The river walk 

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

A weekend in Phuket

Always lovely to spend a weekend in Phuket Thailand! Just a quick trip to enjoy the fresh air and beautiful weather over the weekend with friends. We stayed at the Westin which was really nice!
Here are some pictures! 
View from the room
The pool!