seriously. why do I have this blog again?

I am horrible at writing this thing. Apologies.

I see a New Years Resolution on my horizon...

history of knitting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_knitting

why did my memory tell me that knitting was invented in europe? so wrong! Egypt!

sorry so long since i updated...

keeping up with facebook, twitter, cheezburger, etc...seems to be all i can accomplish without 24/7 access to the internet. I do have service in my building now, but it's in the lobby- it's not like i can sit and watch tv and surf yet, which is when i used to update my blogger. sigh. sorry!

no knitting news- hard to be inspired in this heat, it's been in the 100's for a few weeks now. Spending lots of time with friends, hanging with jesse, and occasionally hitting the beach when the sun starts to go down. The water is so warm, it's not refreshing at all to get in during the day.

Still enjoying Dubai most of the time, and loving the experience of living overseas. it really has opened my eyes in ways i never expected, and much appreciate. Miss my USA friends so much though, wish I could combine the two easily. Have so far missed one birth, and will miss another soon, and that is hard - as I consider myself a good friend to have around if one has a new baby in the house. (i do laundry, dishes, and diapers without being asked) plus, i really really really enjoy new babies.

love to all- miss you.

ps- that pic is from Feb- i have since lost 11 lbs! yea!

Inauguration Night

Top 3

top 3 pet peeves this week
1. scratchy kleenex
2. my addiction to coffee
3. no internet in my building... STILL!

top 3 loves this week
1. the weather
2. new friends
3. coffee

finished quilt!

finished and in progress pics- sorry for the blur- that one was a thumbnail i made bigger really fast...will get a better one soon.

we raised over 5000 dirhams for the women's shelter! that's over 1300 dollars! woo-hoo! will go a long way towards their housing bills.

11 days since my last post!

sorry about that!

haven't done much since then- besides normal stuff that no one wants to read about, lol. Dubai is still interesting and fun- enjoying the weather immensely (while it lasts) and getting to know
people better.The charity project the knitting group is working on is almost finished- with only a few stitches left in the quilt to do, photos around town on Thursday, and media with presentation of the quilt and funds raised to the shelter on Friday. It's really cute, so many new knitters with their first squares makes it really adorable and endearing to me. we all remember our first squares, right? lol.
pics are: Clear evidence that you can party in Dubai just like in the States! (friends party to celebrate their engagement)...Me and new friend Camilla at other new friend Buffi's fashion show- more pics of that to follow...the Burg Al Arab before the New Year's fog set in...the Burg after the fog came in (made me miss SF so much!) ...Jes and I at our Anniversary Lunch :-)