Apple Pie Anyone?

So, my week consisted of work, watching the US Open matches (I recorded them and was able to watch them when I got home in the evenings), and going to bed to get up and do it all again the next day. Pretty exciting, huh? Yeah, that is why I was thrilled about my new discovery- it is the small things, you know! I love apple pie, it is good anytime, but I must admit I love apple pie for breakfast. So, I discovered these apple and crème parfaits which turn out to be pretty tasty. When you add a little granola to the mix you instantly have your very own serving of apple pie! It's delicious- try it!

I Love Weekends!

Hello all! Can I just say it was so nice to have 2 days off in a row this past weekend… I actually got a weekend! Even though it was a short week, since I had Monday off for Labor, it sure didn’t seem that way. I still got 27 hours of overtime in 5 days… Nice! Well, I did get Monday off. I hung with a couple co-workers. We went shopping and just hung out for a bit. Nothing too exciting, but it was a nice day. Here are some pictures I took of the city – enjoy!

A pyramid shaped masque- I thought it was cool.

The traditional Gulf in the background picture... afterall it was a holiday! I don't know if you can read the sign, but it says "Travolator".. I thought that was funny. I think a travolator is a flat escalator where you can take a shopping cart up and down.

Look at that line-up of cars... and I don't think this is a car dealership! On Friday, Karina, Charlie, Laila, and Chaz (sorry if I slaughtered the spelling) came and visited me. They had the day off, and I was at work, so they came to me! Nice to have family around! We did lunch and enjoyed a nice visit. I wish I could see them more often, but our schedules never seem to match up.

Thirsty For Truth

Hello all! Yet another week has already come and gone. This week cruised by… I guess that is bound to happen when you work 12-14 hour days for 6 days straight! That is to be expected in my career field at this time of year. So, I recently moved desks at work and I can say I think this is the first time in my life I have actually been comfortable (temperature wise) while at work. I typically freeze and have to wear my jacket, but now I am able to keep it around 80 degrees which is perfect! Well, the coolest part about my week were the discussions I had with my friend from work. He has this thirst for knowledge and has a plan to read all the main books of scripture from all the different religions. Very impressive! While he was talking I had a grin on my face, he stopped and asked why, I said, because all the questions you have can be answered by the Mormon Church! It made me realize how blessed I am to have the knowledge that I do- I often forget that what I know is not common knowledge. Anyway, I told him I was going to ask him in 5 years what he learned from all his studies! Last night we went to Hard Rock Café for a co-workers birthday. All we do is work and if we do anything outside of work it’s eating! Pretty exciting life, huh? The raspberry lemonade was delicious! Yesterday was also jersey day in the office. I am not a fan of any team, nor do I own a jersey, so a coworker brought one in for me so I could participate.

When I went to the Canary for dinner last week I got a picture of the grilled hallum (ha-loom) and the pita bread. The pita reminded me of scones… so I had one with butter and honey on it when I got home- yummy!

Lastly, I love the tree in this picture. It is a nice attempt at greenery in this extremely brown country!