The Material Girl's Coming HERE!

It's official...Abu Dhabi is a GREAT place to see the best of the best perform live!!  So many great acts come here...Coldplay, Beyonce, Britney, Janet Jackson....Madonna!!!  We were all over it last Monday at noon to ensure we got tickets to her concert on Yaz Island.  It was an in sync bbm-ing "you ready?"..."I'm ready...aaaaaannnndddd booked!!" sort of thing!  haha

Then just yesterday Joey found out the Eagles are coming to Dubai!!  Very Cool.  Oh, did I forget to mention Elton John too?!  Yup, we're booked!

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Feb Happenings

Somehow, the month of February is always a bit of a blur.  Poor February.  So, with that I've decided to really focus on making the last 8 days of February really count!  (well, 9 b/c I started yesterday!)  I've got a goal to wake up by 6am every morning and fully utilize my day...which means I HAVE to be in bed and hopefully asleep by 11.  Yesterday was day one of my goal...and I succeeded!  Even woke up at 5am!!  So here's to the next 8 days.

So far this month, we've really been work oriented.  Me with teaching yoga all over town and studying french...and Joey with his work and training for a triathlon on March 3.   Funny how fast time goes by when you're going from one agenda to another with prep and planning.

Anyways, other than the work aspect, here's a few of our feb highlights:

Sailing with our YogaJuice friends

Love this color scheme! 

Ferrari Rossa at Ferrari World w/ Helge

CU of the intensity!  0 to 100 in 5 sec

My new Emirates ID

The Dead Sea

After a month of being pretty complacent in Abu Dhabi, Joey and I decided we were in need of a little local adventure.

So off to Jordan we went...

After a 3.5 hour flight, we arrived in Amman, Jordan at 6:05 pm (2 hours earlier than AD time, which is 9 hours ahead of ET).  A friend of Joey's recommended his driver to us, so there at the airport we were greeted by some true Arab hospitality.  Bashar took us first to check into our hotel, then to explore the city and find a little dinner.  The next day we continued our exploration on Amman, then headed to the Dead Sea for a couple nights.

Here's some highlights from the trip:

A local eatery, Amman Jordan

City of Amman, Jordan

Olive Tree, Kempenski Hotel, Dead Sea

Exploring Amman 

Amphitheater

Ammani Man

Traditional Arabic lunch

Enjoying the local wine.

Ancient Ruines, Amman

Visiting a Mosque 

Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, King of Jordan 

Our cab ride to Petra

Petra

Camels are Sweet :)

Petra Camel Ride

Nutrient Rich

Mudding up 

Floating in the Dead Sea...SALTY!

After the mudd bath, lunch poolside

The Dead Sea Horizon

The site of Jesus's Baptism

Mosaic on the floor of Greek Orthodox Church

Golf Pros Hook a Desert Wind

Britney, ColdPlay, Michael Schumacher, The Hulk, Evan Rachel Wood, Novak Djokovic, Duran Duran....and this weekend Tiger Woods descended on Abu Dhabi!   Well, Tiger and about 20 other greatest names in golf right now!  (Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, Luke Donald, etc, etc...)

Joey enjoying the sol (beer and sun! lol)

The European Tour took to the Abu Dhabi Golf Club this weekend with a tournament sponsored by HSBC.  The greens were beautifully manicured, the crowds relaxing with drinks in the much missed warmth of the sun (or following closely to the prowling attraction), and the players were in good spirits as they enjoyed the Westin Hotel amenities, took a few swings on the driving range or mosey-ed around the stunning18 hole course playing their rounds.

Tiger (near the bottom right) enjoying a post 9 hole snack :)

Abu Dhabi Golf club truly is a jewel of emerald here in the land of sand.  

Back to the Normal...

The weeks have really just flown by.  Here are some highlights of our regular Abu Dhabi life...

Spent an evening installing our BoConcept furniture (sofa, bar stools, desk chair).

Glass of wine in one hand and an alan wrench in the other...

"Do it yourself" really is more fun!

Our typical weekend brunch.

Date infused camel's milk...and Emirates Palace! 

After getting our place mostly organized with the UAE purchased furniture, Joey and our friend Mo set out to find the best form of entertainment for our quant window clad apartment.  Presenting...

The projector screen!

Mo and Joey relaxing w/ Chinese and "Inglorious Bastards"

The Aquarium at Dubai Mall...not just shopping happening here!

Lamp shopping.

4 salad plate at Baker's Goods...so yummy!

Joey joins me at the mall...and gets us some gum-ie yogurt!

Teaching a Saturday morning class on the Beach! Shavasana time!!

Joey making his staple chocolate milk!

Last Saturday's lunch of grilled cheese, noodle soup and choc milk :)

Signing the papers for our new car!!!

Our new jeep!!  We're calling him Mav, yup as in Maverick! lol

A celebratory dinner "date night" at Bordeau (at the Shangri-La)

Just another excursion (yesterday at Abela's) to find convertor plug ins!!

New Year's Eve 2011

Ray's Bar, 63rd Floor of our neighboring Jumierah Hotel

Forgot that I hadn't posted anything about New Year's Eve!  It was a bit of a blur (boo vodka) , but we did have the pleasure and joy of ringing in 2012 with our sweet friends here in Abu Dhabi!

Tapas, Drinks and apparently good conversation! haha

After a few drinks and lots of silliness at Ray's, we headed over near Marina Mall (not far from our apt at all!) for a little outdoor concert overlooking the water.

Oh yeah, the band was....COLDPLAY!!!

Clubbing at Emirates Palace...3am we were over it. haha

Me and Joey, 4 am calling it a night!