Connected at last!

Well, we finally moved into the modern age today. Last week we bought our first computer, and today we got our internet connection installed! Finally we will be able to access the internet at home, rather than at work or at the internet cafe. Which means you should see a lot more frequent postings!

Our computer is actually a laptop. We splurged on one of the new Macintoch ones...a MacBook Pro with dual intel processor and lots of neat software. I've been having fun figuring out how to create my own comic books, author my own movies and DVDs, and compose my own music. Michael has been playing chess, and saying he will get to all the other stuff "soon" :)

Other news here...I did get a part in one of the Abu Dhabi Dramatic Society one acts that will be going up in September. My play is called "The Flesh Game", and it's a comedy about woman at a health spa trying to lose weight. I came in with only about 3 weeks to go until opening night, so the learning curve is pretty steep!

We've been watching the news about Ernesto this week and feeling very, very glad we are not in Florida.

Setting up house continues slowly but surely. We finally got some curtains up this week, and I have started to furnish my little sanctuary room in the small third bedroom.

more photos

Here I am at work helping a student. It was actually posed as I needed photos for library signs and brochures. I'm not used to wearing a tie! Here's a photo of two quirky lamps that we recently bought. Guess who bought which!

First wedding anniversary photos

Here are two photos of Darcy with her dozen roses from our first wedding anniversary and the the setting for our dinner at home on our first anniversary on August 6.

Happy first year anniversary!

Today is our first anniversary! Can't believe that one year has elapsed so quickly. But I guess it's because Darcy and I didn't really enjoy a period of relative calm. Perhaps surviving two hurricanes within the first two months of our marriage was a sign of things to come. For me relaxing during Christmas was the only time where I had a relative piece of mind. Three months later we began two phases of our overseas move. We stayed with friends, family and a hotel after leaving Florida but it was strange for us to have no fixed address for over three months. There were many stressful times for us that tested our resolve to overcome difficulties. But we perservered during our honeymoon and we are finally beginning to settle down in our place.

Sadly today (Sunday) is a workday for me so Darcy and I can't spend the entire day together. We went out to an Arab restaurant last night which BTW was very good and cheap (50 Dirham or $15 USD). Darcy wants to cook dinner tonight which I'm sure will be good. Unfortunately I don't have a liquor permit yet so we won't be able to have wine with dinner. I plan to apply for a liquor permit in the next day or so. So we have one year under our belt with many more happy ones to come!