Finally back to 'normal'

Well this feels weird to be blogging again after almost two months! I went back to the US the end of May for a week of meetings, had 4 days with my family, and then a week in Palm Springs with Daniel and his friends. All in all it was 18 days in the US. I came back to Dubai refreshed and feeling great, albeit homesick when I got off the plane. Being out of my market for 18 days, put me behind about 30 days, not that my business was bad, but there is just so much to do over here that if I'm gone for even a week, it becomes frantic when I come back. But I am happy to say all is back to normal now. Before I start back up blogging I have to say I had a great time in the US. Having a week in Columbus was refreshing, and my time with the family was as always great. My big news was the vacation time I got in Palm Springs, CA. I wouldn't have ever thought it would be a place I would go, and neither did any one else that I went with- so it was perfect. A new experience for everyone. The house Daniel rented was amazing. Contemporary, gorgeous, with a pool, and quiet/ but close to downtown. The city was fun, lots of bars, boutiques, and great restaurants. Also, when we were there it was "restaurant week" so every place had a special 3-course meal for $24 or $30 so I ended up having filet mignon every night for 4 nights, and it was heaven! I also didn't know that it was desert and mountains in the same city. So one day we took the tram up to the top of the mountains and it was unbelievable! The tram ride was a bit "ehhh". It is very steep and very fast, takes 10 minutes to go up, and it's just, 60 people, a cable, in a box going up 6,000 feet. But the views at the top were unreal. It was also 30 degrees cooler on the mountaintop, and the vegetation and trees- it was like we were in Canada! The other part of the time in the US was the flights. Over 18 days I was on 11 different fights: Dubai-washington dc. DC to columbus columbus to cleveland cleveland to grand rapids grand rapids to chicago chicago to denver denver to palm springs palm springs to denver denver to columbus columbus to washington dc washington dc to dubai. Best part of all that travel was that I flew United the whole time so my points exploded! And I got my upcoming flight to Amsterdam for free! Love United. Attached are pictures from the house, and the mountains in Palm Springs. Such a good time- friends, shopping, time with Daniel, and I got a tan. :-)