We all enjoyed Burritos followed by Ice Cream Cake!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Birthday Dinner
On the actual night of Jessica's 17th Birthday, we had a dinner at home, and we were joined by Granny & Poppa and the Leans:
We all enjoyed Burritos followed by Ice Cream Cake!
We all enjoyed Burritos followed by Ice Cream Cake!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Jess & Alyssa turn 17
Tonight we went to the Piper's for a combined birthday celebration; Alyssa turned 17 on Friday, and it will be Jess' turn tomorrow:
The girls each had their own cakes, and teased each other over whose birthday it was as usual. It was good to have everyone together to share the celebration.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Mike's Trip to Oman
This week, Mike headed to Oman (yes the one in the Middle East) for kick-off meetings for a Technical Integrity Audit with the Oman Gas Company.
The Omani's are actually very friendly, jovial people, and Canadians and Aussies alike fit right in. You just have to overlook the fact that most of the men are wearing dresses!
This was the view from my room at the Crowne Plaza, Muscat:
The hotel was shaped like a large cruise ship, and looked over the Gulf of Oman. You could almost see all the way up the coast to Dubai (~200km). The road up the coast is dual carriageway and lit all the way.
We were treated to a dinner at the Inter Continental by one of the Sheiks:
On the other side at the harbour of Mutra, the Sultan's boat could clearly be seen docked:
The coastline is rugged but beautiful (in an arid kind of way):
One of my favourite places was the Mutra Souk, one of the last remaining old Souks in the region. It was fun to barter for things like Frankincence, and GOLD! (Yes I did bring back a few small pressies for the girls, and Jake a Dish-Dasher - the traditional dress the men wear there)
On the Tuesday Night, we were invited back to the home of OGC's chief auditor. His grandson reminded me a lot of my nephew Teddy, he was even wearing Crocs; he took to me and chewed my ear off with the most amazing stories:
On the Wednesday evening, we made time for a quick sight-seeing tour. Here is the 7 star resort of Shangri-La, just south along the east coast from Muscat - it was certainly the playground of the rich and famous:
And finally I did meet a couple of girlfriends there, but their breath was horrible:
The flights on Emirates were all excellent and thoroughly recommended.
The hotel was shaped like a large cruise ship, and looked over the Gulf of Oman. You could almost see all the way up the coast to Dubai (~200km). The road up the coast is dual carriageway and lit all the way.
We were treated to a dinner at the Inter Continental by one of the Sheiks:
On the other side at the harbour of Mutra, the Sultan's boat could clearly be seen docked:
The coastline is rugged but beautiful (in an arid kind of way):
One of my favourite places was the Mutra Souk, one of the last remaining old Souks in the region. It was fun to barter for things like Frankincence, and GOLD! (Yes I did bring back a few small pressies for the girls, and Jake a Dish-Dasher - the traditional dress the men wear there)
On the Tuesday Night, we were invited back to the home of OGC's chief auditor. His grandson reminded me a lot of my nephew Teddy, he was even wearing Crocs; he took to me and chewed my ear off with the most amazing stories:
On the Wednesday evening, we made time for a quick sight-seeing tour. Here is the 7 star resort of Shangri-La, just south along the east coast from Muscat - it was certainly the playground of the rich and famous:
And finally I did meet a couple of girlfriends there, but their breath was horrible:
The flights on Emirates were all excellent and thoroughly recommended.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
1st Official Party
We had the honour of hosting Roy and Sally's Golden Wedding celebrations at our new house:
Jess went to great lengths to find the same flowers that Granny had in her original bouquet, and recreated it at work at the florist shop that morning, and presented it as our gift to them.
Jess also modelled Granny's original dress for them, which had Mike feeling old!
And Poppa confused!
But Granny was tickled pink.
There were copious amount of champagne consumed to help them celebrate.
And plenty of photos taken. When you mix the two, you can always count on Jenni and Kate to hijack the odd photo here and there...
And there were all smiles at the end of the day.
Jess went to great lengths to find the same flowers that Granny had in her original bouquet, and recreated it at work at the florist shop that morning, and presented it as our gift to them.
Jess also modelled Granny's original dress for them, which had Mike feeling old!
And Poppa confused!
But Granny was tickled pink.
There were copious amount of champagne consumed to help them celebrate.
And plenty of photos taken. When you mix the two, you can always count on Jenni and Kate to hijack the odd photo here and there...
And there were all smiles at the end of the day.
It was a fitting celebration.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Jacob's Mirror
We finally got around to hanging Jacob's Beetle Mirror in his bedroom:
We had originally bought this when we were in Kirrawee, and have lugged it to Queensland and back wrapped in bubble wrap!
It suits his new room just as much as ever...
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