Today I awoke way too early for having the day off, but I decided there was lots to be done. Got up and started cleaning as Mac was set to arrive at 1:30.
I had plenty to do from cleaning the house, unpacking and trying to do a few small Christmas gift shopping.
I have never scrubbed floors, furniture and cleaned like I did. It is so funny to me how people here when they move out the apartments aren't remotely cleaned for the next tenant.
I set up the Christmas tree which we had acquired in Kuwait and hung lights around one of the windows. I put out our decorations but waited to do the tree with Mac.
Gizmo is still exhausted he sleeps and follows me around waiting on me to sit to obscond onto my lap.
Weather was cool so I decided to wear a scarf to feel holidayish in the desert.
Called my new taxi driver as my driver stopped driving without telling me, go figure. He came at 12:00 to pick me up. We headed to Carrefour so I could buy Mac's Christmas gift, a tv. This Carrefour was really nice and very large. They are in their 20th year so many items were on sale. Carrefour is a European large box retailor like WalMart but not discount just carries a lot of items from food to home to electronics and appliances overpriced for the middle east.
Got us Subway for lunch because I was about to pass out and knew even if he had lunch a snack would be needed soon after.
After Carrefour I came back put up the TV and we headed to the airport.
I went inside and was looking at the gate when I saw a familiar face. A fried from Kuwait was waving me over. She had flown on the same flight as Mac and they were seated next to each other. She was coming to Dubai for Christmas so she wasn't stuck in Kuwait before she flew to Australia for 3 weeks. what are the odds?
Mac had been hassled in customs so he took another 30 minutes after Vicki. Come to find out he was upgraded to business class on Etihad. How lovely!!! Carrying 4 bags he was finally out. He told the story of a rude customs agent who wasn't happy with apparently working on the holiday and was taking it out on Mac. He had to not only show his passport but everything he had on him with his name or photo. this has never happened over here and I believe is not allowed. He finally shook off the bad mood and we arrived at the apartment. He loved what I had done and Gizmo freaked out when he saw him.
We watched a Disney Christmas movie called Prep & Landing. It is about the elves who get the house ready for Santa. So cute!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night..
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