Lizards, and Crabs, and Fish, Oh My!

Mayday is totally, and completely obsessed with lizards.  They walk along the sliding glass door during the day, and she goes insane.  It makes her think everything that is approximately 3 inches long and moves must be a lizard.  The clocks above my computer at my desk are constantly taunting her.  She sits very still pointing at them, ready to pounce if one of hands decides to move quickly.  Last night she caught a poor lizard who, somehow, was able to sneak into the house.  I am slightly traumatized by the event, and wish Zac had been here to clean up the carnage.




Crabs are another fascination of Mayday's.  When we go out for our morning walk, she scans the beach, looking for her next victim.  Once in her sights, she will stop at nothing to get them.  After she catches one, she grabs ahold of them with her teeth and shakes them vigorously until they break apart, leaving them twitching on the sand.  Some mornings, there will be 3 or 4 different crab bodies strewn across the beach.




She has come close to catching a few fish, and I'm starting to get worried that she will catch one and bring it to me and drop it at my feet.  I'm sure her victory in her fish catching pursuits is only a couple of weeks away . . .

Seriously, I love this dog . . .

Ghantoot Sunrise

Now that school is out for the summer, Mayday and I like to enjoy the sunrise on the beach.  (Well, I enjoy the sunrise, and she enjoys being able to run and swim without getting yelled out because no one else is out on the beach to get her in trouble.)

This morning Zac decided to come out with us.  We invite him every morning, and he usually says no, opting to sleep in without having to fight for space on the bed from Mayday and me.  It was a nice surprise.

By sunset, he was gone, off to vacation in the US with the family, followed by training in Canada.  This would be our last sunrise in Ghantoot together for 7 weeks.

Bye-Bye Breean

My dear friend Breean is leaving the UAE, all because she fell in love, ♥  I am so excited for her, not only will she get married to the man of her dreams, but she will finally become an American, which as a Canadian, she isn't all to stoked about . . .

For one last get together before her departure, Molly, Sarah, Breean and I all met up for High Tea a the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.  It was a wonderful afternoon with sensuous treats, 24 karat cappuccinos, and great conversation.  I know I speak for all of us when I say, "We are really going to miss you, Breean - Good Luck!"

Only in the UAE do they adorn coffee with 24 karat gold flakes.

Breean with her gold flaked cappuccino.

 

We had 4 courses of the most delectable treats!

Arabian Nights

The sunset from our back patio.

Living in the Middle East isn't as bad as everyone thinks . . .

50 Shades of Grey

My friend Andrea is always recommending books for me to read.
The first series she recommended was Hunger Games.  It took me less than a week to finish all three.  I was hooked from the first chapter.
When she suggested that I read 50 Shades of Grey, I got out my Kindle and immediately downloaded all the books, having no clue what I had in store.  The book had been banned in the UAE, and I hadn't heard anything about these racy novels.  Needless to say, I also finished this series in less than a week, and promptly loaned my Kindle to a friend so she could also read the forbidden books.

50 Shades of Grey SNL Skit

Madonna

I won free tickets to see Madonna's MDNA tour at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi!  

Article about Madonna in Aub Dhabi

Judy, Kathryn and I had a great time at the concert despite the fact that Madonna came out an hour after scheduled on an incredibly hot and humid night.