Marhaba!
My, how time flies when you are busy and having fun. I can't believe it is the end of January already. I've been in country 11 months next week, but it really does not seen like it has been that long. I guess the emergency leave and home leave broke it up just enough.
The weather here this week is fabulous, We have had some rain, but not enough to really say it has rained. Today it will be in the 70's with plenty of bright sunshine. Kim and I are planning to take walks around the neighborhood for exercise, since the weather is so pleasant. We do walk around the malls when we go out shopping, but that isn't really exercise, is it?
Yesterday, we went to see the movie "Revolutionary Road". Good acting, but a strange story to my mind. Totally not what I was expecting. But then, I don't know what I was expecting from it. We went to see "Bride Wars" but the time schedule online was incorrect and we missed the beginning of the movie by 45 minutes, and "Revolutionary Road" was just about to start. so we took a chance. I am still mulling the story over in my head, maybe it will make sense later on.
Kim and I went to the Avenues mall again today and did 2 complete laps of the mall. one upstairs and the other downstairs. Total of about 2 miles. We did stop at Pizza Hut for lunch then did the laps. I have lunch for tomorrow also. I love left over pizza. It started to sprinkle again on the way home, so the air smells really fresh.
Well, I will write more as soon as I have something to say.
Ma'assalama ya'll.
TTYL
Mike
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Jan 14
Salam!
It's cold here in Kuwait. To hear the gal on the radio speak, you would think hell's going to freeze over at night, but it does warm up to the 50's and 60's or even higher during the day. The temps on the coast are higher than in the desert, sometimes by a significant amount, and the wind chill on the desert will cut right through you. So far I have only seen temps as low as 32 F. at night and that's about as low as it will ever get.
Kim has been here for a week now and she seems to be getting used to the time change and is getting her schedule back on track. I still go to bed early as I have to get up early, but since she is here now, I have been getting up about 30 minutes later than I used to because I do not have to call her now. It's really good to have some company in the same room with me, rather than on the computer.
I have been trying to get my diet back on track since R&R. I gained some weight while home and have been struggling to get rid of it since. My main problem is getting back into an exercise routine which seems to have slipped through the cracks. I try but just cannot get the enthusiasm going to continue, and I have been dealing with several colds since being back. I really need to do something thought because my blood sugar and pressure has crept higher (but not by much).
I have decided to start trying some of the ethnic foods available here. Kuwait has a large and diverse number of peoples and cultures from all over the world and there are restaurants from each that serve their specialties. I do not know how Kim will feel about that, I may have to wait until she leaves to start that adventure. She is such a picky eater sometimes.
Much to my surprise, the company took me out to dinner to celebrate my 20th anniversary with them. That was really nice and totally unexpected. I also get a 20 year service pin and an award gift from the company store. I am thinking of getting an engraved watch. I just have to remember to get online to order it.
Well, I guess that's all the news from Kuwait that's fit to print. So on that note I will close for now and say...
Ma'assalama
TTYL
Mike
It's cold here in Kuwait. To hear the gal on the radio speak, you would think hell's going to freeze over at night, but it does warm up to the 50's and 60's or even higher during the day. The temps on the coast are higher than in the desert, sometimes by a significant amount, and the wind chill on the desert will cut right through you. So far I have only seen temps as low as 32 F. at night and that's about as low as it will ever get.
Kim has been here for a week now and she seems to be getting used to the time change and is getting her schedule back on track. I still go to bed early as I have to get up early, but since she is here now, I have been getting up about 30 minutes later than I used to because I do not have to call her now. It's really good to have some company in the same room with me, rather than on the computer.
I have been trying to get my diet back on track since R&R. I gained some weight while home and have been struggling to get rid of it since. My main problem is getting back into an exercise routine which seems to have slipped through the cracks. I try but just cannot get the enthusiasm going to continue, and I have been dealing with several colds since being back. I really need to do something thought because my blood sugar and pressure has crept higher (but not by much).
I have decided to start trying some of the ethnic foods available here. Kuwait has a large and diverse number of peoples and cultures from all over the world and there are restaurants from each that serve their specialties. I do not know how Kim will feel about that, I may have to wait until she leaves to start that adventure. She is such a picky eater sometimes.
Much to my surprise, the company took me out to dinner to celebrate my 20th anniversary with them. That was really nice and totally unexpected. I also get a 20 year service pin and an award gift from the company store. I am thinking of getting an engraved watch. I just have to remember to get online to order it.
Well, I guess that's all the news from Kuwait that's fit to print. So on that note I will close for now and say...
Ma'assalama
TTYL
Mike
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