Just a couple of updates from DC! My brother has arrived for a week’s visit. We planned this trip before I knew that my trip in Doha would be extended by more than a month. But – Erin and Scott will have a good time together! And – look what he brought with him (via …
Souq Wagif (translating as “Old Market”) is a popular hang out place in Doha with cafes and restaurants. I usually go a couple times a week for either dinner or to hang out at outdoor cafes and drink tea. The market serves as both a toursist destination, and actual market. I’ll buy some spices and …
Due to some changes in my project, I will be in Doha for several more weeks, possibly until March 14th. Things are very busy, and my days mostly consist of taxing from the hotel to the office at 6:30am, back to the hotel by 3:00pm, working from my spot on the couch until 11:30pm or …
It has been a really busy week at work – heading into the office by 6:30am and not shutting down for the night until 11:30pm. I haven’t had much time to update, or keep in touch with what’s going on back at home. Erin has called a couple of times, and we have mostly stayed …
Washington DC is on excited lock down! Loads of tourists in town, and loads of police securing the area. Yesterday I met a friend for lunch and a movie before meeting Erin after work. I had a little time to wait before Erin could meet me, so I walked around the Mall looking at rows …
One of the coolest gifts Erin and I got for Christmas this past year was this map from Erin’s mom: It’s one of those maps where you pin the places you have visited – and also the places you hope to visit with a different colored pin. You can kind of see in the picture that Erin …
The weekend is over already? 🙁 This wasn’t our most exciting weekend. Erin was down with the flu for most of the week and so we spent a lot of time laying low. She started feeling sick on Wednesday afternoon, and was pretty much down for the count until yesterday. Lots of rest, and snuggling …
On Saturday Erin decided she wasn’t feeling well, and so we thought a little day trip would be just the thing to make her feel better 🙂 We wanted to take advantage of having a whole day together and explore something new. So, we headed to Baltimore. Baltimore is only about 30 miles from where we …
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We had a great time toasting the New Year with a couple of friends, and then spent the first day of 2013 at Mount Vernon. It was a great start to the new year. I’m back at work this morning, but it’s been a wonderfully slow day so far. I’m happy to ease my way …