Another week

So another week has gone by and what a week it has been. On Friday, after all the chaos that ensued Wed, and then Thursday was equally as draining, I opted for a 1/2 day and went to the beach the afternoon into evening. The traffic has been really bad since it was second Eid holiday and so I walked to the beach from my apartment. It wasn't too bad- only 30 minutes, and it was a great day- only 85 out and no humidity. I hadn't realized how lazy I had gotten since I moved here, but we drive everywhere! I started to see how bad I had gotten when I was in Istanbul and we walked almost everywhere that we could. So a thirty minutes walk wasn't too bad, and it was great not dealing with the traffic or problems with parking.
The beach was packed but I didn't mind- made me feel like I was on spring break or something like that. Having no humidity makes the day at the beach seem so refreshing. I got a little sun, and as I won't have any more time to be beaching it for the next few weeks that will have to last :-)

I have had team members from the US in town as of Saturday night, so Sunday was visits all day and then late dinner, so long day. Then Monday was a brand conference in Dubai that I lead for the partner, showing them all the new holiday products, selling tools, and all the fun stuff like floorsets and the videos of the stores in the US. Then we all had dinner at the Marina, and then drinks at the Yacht club which was fun. But lordy was I tired this morning. Then today- as I'm a bit hung-over and at the office- they are having an Airshow at the airport- which we are 1/2 mile away from. So there have been the blue angles and f-15's and many many other loud things flying directly overhead. Ugh.
I'm here today pulling together all my training tools and floorplans for the new market launch in Jordan. Yes- JORDAN! YAY! I thought this would never happen as the launch was supposed to be in Septmeber but the mall wasn't done yet- it didn't even have windows or doors on the mall the week were to have opened. So I am heading out tomorrow morning for 2 weeks of training, store building, and hopefully some sight seeing. :-) I'll update the pics once I'm on the ground!