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The temperatures here in Dubai over the last two months well can only be described as BLOODY HOT!!! The lowest temperature we have seen has been 30 degrees C (thats at about 11pm) - It has been on average about 40-45 degrees everyday with the highest temp we seen at 51C!! Within the last 2 weeks it has become very humid and as soon as we walk outside the sunglasses steam up!
Some Big and Exciting News for us both was that about 2 weeks ago we received a phone call, with an urgent message to call HSBC - In Dubai there are strict laws about financing and going into debt and huge penalties, anyway, I phoned back quite nervous about what they were going to say..............and to cut a long story short - We had won 10,000 Dirhams, in a draw we were entered into when we signed up to the account. We picked up a cheque and had our photo taken yesterday. All very exciting and I have already spent the money in my head!
In May we were lucky to have Trish & Sarah visit us again!! It was SO lovely to see them and we had a great time. They bared the heat and did lots of sun bathing while mark and I were at work, so went back to the UK with a lovely tan. We also made it to the Burj al Arab for a high tea –asian style – Sar was in awe at the site she’s been wanting to see up close for so long. They made sure they were here on a Friday, so we could go to a Friday Brunch – we took them to the Yalumba brunch – which may be the wildest one here. Let’s just say ‘how good is Sambuca!!’
Mark’s 6 month probation period ended at work & my 3 month probation ended. So this gives us a bit more job security and confidence. Poor Mark is still working his fingers to the bone, but he hopes to get a big part of his project agreed on in the next few weeks, which will be a relief. He’s been able to get his mind off work on some evenings by joining a karting Championship (at the Dubai autodrome: http://www.dubaiautodrome.com/general/index.aspx
Our friends whom we hung out with from our first week in Dubai, Dan & Gemma, welcomed their son into the world on 28 June. We have been lucky enough to see baby Ryan and hold him a few times – so precious!
We made it out to this place called the Irish Village a few weeks ago for a friends birthday celebration. It is a quaint area with cobblestone pavement and lots of bars & restaurants – literally like a village in Ireland. It’s very nice and we’ll defo head back there. (http://www.theirishvillage.ae/)
Mark and I were very sad to have missed the wedding celebration of my Uncle Tom and his wife Judee, but from the pictures it looks like it was a beautiful day! We were also sad to have missed Ashley’s graduation with her Masters in SLO, all the girls went down and we missed a great time – looks like they relived what we did last year drinking from 5.45am!
Last week, Andy & Karen surprised us! They booked their flights 2 days before and flew over from the UK for 5 days and we packed them full of the must do’s in Dubai. The top priority was the Friday Brunch, which we went to at the Shangri La hotel – this was a big hit and we had a fun and crazy day! We took full advantage of the 'all you can drink' arrangement that the Brunches provide. The boys (instructed by Karen) brought a whole new meaning to the Dubai Desert Classic! (photos and video to follow). We also went out for some lovely meals, saw the Amazing Dubai Fountains at the Mall and we booked them on a Desert Safari (andy did some Sand Boarding, however it was so hot in th Desert, that the sand actually blistered his skin - Ouch)! it was awesome just to see them and spend time with them, show them our lives and re-live a few Jagerbomb moments with them. Andy (after a few beers) has agreed to visiting us once a month from now on.
We have another set of visitors coming in a weeks time, 2 of my best friends Ashley & Aubrey!! They are doing a world trip for the next few months and are stopping here for 5 days! We can’t wait to see them and of course have a desert safari & a Friday brunch planned for their visit!!! (I'm sure there will be a great blog after their visit)!
On the 17th July we fly direct to SFO, Cali for 3 weeks! If you haven’t received the emails from my mom or myself, we will be at bass lake at a cabin from the 18-24 July – and we would love anyone to come to join us there! We also are planning a BBQ at the Durica residence in Morgan Hill on the 1st August – let us know if you need more info about either. We hope to see all that we can while we are in Cali! And we look forward to getting away from the HOT & very humid weather here in Dubai and look forward to time away from work. Mark never thought that he would be looking forward to flying to California to COOL down!!! hehe!
Hope you are all well! We love and miss you all!
Love,
Mark & Erin
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