Erin made it safely to Santa Rosa and is enjoying a week with her family. She stopped by her friend Lisa’s house to surprise her:

Friday she is going to wine event with her Aunt Esther – more updates on that to come!

Thursday is the end of the work week in much of the Mid East – including Qatar – so after work last night we headed to the souq for some shopping and dinner. I got some spices, and a delicious avocado smoothie. Outside of the juice stall, we came across these guys with their falcon:

One of my favorite things about the Mid East is the food. My first night here we headed off to a Jordanian restaurant near the hotel. We enjoyed some of my favorites, while catching up with good work friends.

Happy Friday to all!