Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The Pros and Cons of Abu Dhabi

OK! I hear you all loud and clear! I'm sorry that it has been so long since I posted anything. I have a bit of writer's block lately (it might have something to do with the fact that I have 2-3 papers to write a week for school). Here's a little morsel for you all to chew on until I get a better inspiration.
Last week I was feeling homesick and sorry for myself and was wondering what the heck I was doing over here, when out of the blue, I had a fantastic day that turned my frown into a smile (I know..but you got to love a little corn every once in a while!). So, I decided that I needed to be a little more positive and made up this list. The first list are the things that I am really missing while I'm over here (cons) and the second list are things that I love about living here (pros).

Things I miss:

My family

My friends

My pets

Diet Dr Pepper

Fiber One Bars

Parking spaces (there will be a blog about this in the future!)

TV

Work

Getting everything I need at one store

Robitussin cough medicine (it’s illegal here)

A sand-free environment

Going camping

Decent produce

My garbage disposal

Things I like:

Eating dinner with my hubby most every night

Pedicures every 2 weeks

Having a pool

My feet never get cold here!!!!!

Not working (yes…it can be on both lists!)

Meeting incredible people from all over the world

Seeing my girls learn so much about different cultures

Being able to go back to school

Beautiful scenery

Getting tons of stamps in my passport

Great restaurants

New friends

Weekly date nights