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Name: Sabra
Location: Saudi Arabia

Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, there was a Woman who thought she was living the American Dream. Her childhood, although now not particularly memorable, was fairly normal. She went to school. She got a job. She met a tall, blonde and handsome pilot and married him. It was all good. They were the perfect “Ken and Barbie” couple. The handsome pilot built her the house of her dreams in North Carolina, where she thought they would live for the remainder of their many, many days to come. Circumstances, totally out of the control of this lovely Ken and Barbie couple, changed everything. Shortly afterward, they came to find themselves living a whole new life in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Oh, sure, they are still the perfect “Ken and Barbie” couple, but Barbie now wears an abeyah over her designer outfits when she leaves her house, she has given up her pink convertible because she is not allowed to drive, and she no longer has an office that she visits five days a week, instead choosing to spend her time as a stay-at-home wife and an over-protective, doting Mommy to their two absolutely adorable, much loved and very, very pampered four-legged “Kids.”

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Yemen - Not a Good Vacation Destination

Not that we were considering heading to Yemen in the near future, but... This means that for SURE we won't be considering Yemen as a vacation destination. Ever. It is not the first time this year that the Westerners have been targeted. And, after reading this article in Gulfnews, I just think it would be best for us to consider other more inviting countries to head to for short vacations.

DH likes to use his "winter" vacation, which is usually sometime in January or February to go someplace different. Three years ago we went to Sharm el-Sheikh, two years ago we went to Mauritius, and last year we went to Petra and Amman, Jordan.

I know we will be back in the States in December for two weeks, but have no idea where we will plan to go in February... Somewhere "hot and sunny," where DH can play golf and I can sit by the beach and have someone serve me frosty cold beverages that have pineapple chunks and maraschino cherries in them - and little umbrellas! Somewhere in Thailand, perhaps...

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