Woohoo its a 4 day week! ... but for me all the days are literally blending in to one! Its so weird having no routine or responsibilities. I think its a mixture of the fact that each day can be whatever we want it to be and that the weekend over here is Friday and Saturday. So Sunday is actually just like a Monday but I then get confused thinking it IS actually Monday and I always seem to be a day ahead of myself!!
If this is all I have to worry about though I think I'm doing pretty well! :)
As well as this, I have been here 30 days today! Where has the time gone... I can't say I'm not missing home because I am, each time I end my Skype call with my Mum or Mollie I feel a little sad that I can't just pop round for a cuppa or that I don't get to see Molls calling my name from across the street as I park up after a long day at work.
I am doing so much better than I thought I would though. I don't miss England nearly as much as I imagined! I thought I would be a huge crying mess, but I'm keeping it together! Also Molls is telling everyone that she's coming to visit me next year so I'm holding her to that :)
We have eaten far too much food over the last month. The brilliant thing about Dubai is that they have the best of everything from England and America, and this month we have been going all out with the American restaurants!
Cheesecake is my favourite dessert so The Cheesecake Factory is a must whenever you are here. Definitely the best cheesecake in the world!
We got raspberry and white chocolate cheesecake and caramel, macadamia nut and white chocolate cheesecake.
I also don't mind the odd pancake and would you believe it... they have an IHop here too! IHop is the International House of Pancakes, and they make a yummy pancake stack!!
We got buttermilk pancakes and put our own choice of syrup on them.
As you will know, I love to shop and Dubai really has to be one of the best cities in the world to fulfil that urge! I have had to restrain myself quite a bit however, I did get my first loyalty card last week from Sephora! As far as I'm aware, we don't have a Sephora in the UK so I have made the most of going to every one we pass. They sell make up, skin care, bath and body etc. all of the things Andy hates! I could easily spend an entire morning in there! So this loyalty card is going to be well looked after!
As we have been shopping, we have spent quite a bit of time in The Dubai Mall. This mall is huge and has some amazing things to see and do there.
This is an actual skeleton of a dinosaur... just casually in the mall! Brilliant!
During one of our shopping trips we went in to the Ferrari shop in The Dubai Mall where they had an F1 car on display. Not bad for a random day of clothes shopping!
Then as we were leaving the mall we caught one of the lovely fountain displays outside the Burj Khalifa, just as the sun was setting.
We go out for coffee almost every day and I have to say I am becoming bored of Starbucks and Costa now as there are so many other places to choose from. A favourite of mine and Andys has to be Papa Roti, the coffee is beautiful and with each drink you get a 'bun' its hard to explain but its delicious...you get to choose your own topping as well.
Just to let you know, we have had very little cockroach activity these past few weeks. I have seen a lot of HUGE spiders on social media in the UK and I have never been happier to be away from home! Give me a stupid cockroach any day!!! Those spiders gave me nightmares last year!
Im not sure if you know about Alan, he's the little lizard that lives outside our room somewhere. I see him every now and then and have a little chat to him. He has been seen in our room once before...naughty!!
I'm happy to have him around as he eats other bugs. He's only really tiny and I'm always worried ill step on him, he is super fast though!
I see you have had a miserable bank holiday Monday in the UK - nothing new there then! I am not missing the rubbish weather just yet! It will take a lot for that to happen I think!
Enjoy your 4 day week and keep smiling :)
Miss you all,
Laura xxx
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