Thank you for keeping in touch!
27/08/11 07:11
First off thank you! I just wanted to thank you all so much for your efforts to keep in touch.
Life here is vastly different and is taking a lot of getting used to. I am hoping against hope that once I have Temeeka here 3x a week (8am to 11am) cleaning etc and Jay in school, morning and afternoon, then I'll get myself into a routine and feel a little less stressed and out of control. It's really hard not having a routine and no car. Although I have been very fortunate in having the use of someone else's car the past 2 weeks, while they are "out of Kingdom". Rex has had some pressure put upon him to rent a car for a week or so when we get back from our travels on September 5th. My car lands on Sept 9th, but will probably take a week or two to get off the ship, through customs, registered and delivered to the compound. It will be great to have it here for many, many reasons.
Our shipment arrives on Sept 7th, once again, subject to heavy duty customs inspections. Who knows when it will actually appear. We're ready for it, but of course it is the big wake up call that this is a permanent move for now and that is hard to accept at times. Sometimes I just look at the desert and think what on earth were we thinking, but Rex is loving his job and we have financial security which we haven't really had in many years. So the positive takes care of the negative. Of course, the opportunities to travel are endless and to exciting places. I guess once we get through the heavy lifting we'll all feel a lot better.
We are making lovely friends along the way and the camp is gradually filling up as people return for the start of school on Sept 10th. Personally I am really looking forward to being able to get to the gym or the pool and have some time to myself to exercise. I can't imagine playing tennis in this heat, but it does get cold here and is lovely for about 5 months of the year. A lot like Houston, but of course our tennis courts are outside!
We will be out of Kingdom, Aug 29th - Sept 1st in Bahrain, and then flying to Doha, in Qtar for 4 nights - 2 with a friend who works for Shell and 2 at a lovely hotel. It’s the end of Ramadan and the holidays are to celebrate the new year. The next big break will come in late Oct / early Nov. We plan to be out for about a week - 10 days. We’re considering Luxor, Egypt for a week, but haven’t made up our minds. The more people we talk to the more we change our minds!
7.16am, send you all a hug as the new day and week begins.
Bunni Rex and Jay
Life here is vastly different and is taking a lot of getting used to. I am hoping against hope that once I have Temeeka here 3x a week (8am to 11am) cleaning etc and Jay in school, morning and afternoon, then I'll get myself into a routine and feel a little less stressed and out of control. It's really hard not having a routine and no car. Although I have been very fortunate in having the use of someone else's car the past 2 weeks, while they are "out of Kingdom". Rex has had some pressure put upon him to rent a car for a week or so when we get back from our travels on September 5th. My car lands on Sept 9th, but will probably take a week or two to get off the ship, through customs, registered and delivered to the compound. It will be great to have it here for many, many reasons.
Our shipment arrives on Sept 7th, once again, subject to heavy duty customs inspections. Who knows when it will actually appear. We're ready for it, but of course it is the big wake up call that this is a permanent move for now and that is hard to accept at times. Sometimes I just look at the desert and think what on earth were we thinking, but Rex is loving his job and we have financial security which we haven't really had in many years. So the positive takes care of the negative. Of course, the opportunities to travel are endless and to exciting places. I guess once we get through the heavy lifting we'll all feel a lot better.
We are making lovely friends along the way and the camp is gradually filling up as people return for the start of school on Sept 10th. Personally I am really looking forward to being able to get to the gym or the pool and have some time to myself to exercise. I can't imagine playing tennis in this heat, but it does get cold here and is lovely for about 5 months of the year. A lot like Houston, but of course our tennis courts are outside!
We will be out of Kingdom, Aug 29th - Sept 1st in Bahrain, and then flying to Doha, in Qtar for 4 nights - 2 with a friend who works for Shell and 2 at a lovely hotel. It’s the end of Ramadan and the holidays are to celebrate the new year. The next big break will come in late Oct / early Nov. We plan to be out for about a week - 10 days. We’re considering Luxor, Egypt for a week, but haven’t made up our minds. The more people we talk to the more we change our minds!
7.16am, send you all a hug as the new day and week begins.
Bunni Rex and Jay