Ramadan Kareem

So we've been home from vacation for about a month and haven't been up to much. Tony is busy with work since his promotion. He will be even busier soon since he should be returning to school (via online classes) in a few weeks! Also it's Ramadan here.

Honestly, I don't know a lot about Ramadan besides the fact that it is a Muslim religious holiday where for a few weeks (the amount of time changes every year) no one can eat or drink during daylight. Can you imagine working outside when it's 100 degrees and not being able to drink any water??? We can of course but not outside or in the view of any Muslims. Just aout every restraunt is closed until sundown. At no time, day or night, can any music be played. Tony and I went out to dinner last weekend at an AMAZING Mexican restraunt and it was weird that there was NO music. It was silent.

A little side note-the restraunts in Abu Dhabi are the best in the world! The food is ALWAYS fabulous, the atmosphere is beautiful, the prices aren't bad, and I've never had such wonderful service anywhere! Eating out is definitly one of the best features of this city!

Ramadan is ending this weekend which will be nice. Especially because it's finally cooling down here and is pleasant and less humid even during the day. Tony and I have been wanting to go to the beach, but I don't last long in hot weather without water. The worst feeling is when I call the store down the block to deliver our big bottle of water, and it's daylight and I'm asking a guy to carry a really heavy bottle in the heat knowing he can't drink anything. We have been cooking every meal though instead of ordering any delivery.

Besides that this month has been pretty quiet. It is strange going to the grocery store and there isn't any Halloween candy or decorations for sale. Every one knows how much I LOVE decorating for holidays so that's a bummer-and for some reason Amazon wont ship most Halloween decorations...bummer. I better find a way around that before Christmas! I've threatened Tony that I'm just going to buy a big thing of construction paper and make my own decorations!! And there will definitly be tissue-ghosts!

We hope everybody is doing great back in the states! Love you all!