well.. I am drinking my Dunkin iced coffee.. Quite a difference when your used to something else.. I'll buy from them Maybe Once every couple of months...

Anywho.. I hope everyone has a good day.. Any body sneezing like I am?? allergy's are making me Nuts!!

no allergies and my chigger bites have just about healed

well congrats on the healed chigger bites!! that must of SUCKED!

Is it realy Monday or are you just pulling my leg?

haha.. well when I woke up I had to convince myself it was Monday.. and Not Sunday.
I wanted it to be Sunday SOooo bad!

Oh it's Monday all right!!


But it's a good monday. lol. Hubby is in Alex right now lookin' for a place and I got the following email from Cairo:
Dear Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail message.



We received a complete set of the documents that are required for

processing Mr. ****'s visa case. We will schedule an appointment

for him in July and send him a letter to notify him of the appointment

date and time.

Regards,

Consular Staff



so that brightened up my day!

Someone was in San Fran last week and brought in these yummy lollipops from a place called See's Candies. I like the butterscotch ones!

Can we just cancel Monday due to lack of interest?

Happy Monday everyone!!!

I feel like I got run over by a truck. I am soooooooooooo sleepy and it seems like no one is here at work today.

Congrats on the e-mail doodlebug...the end is near!!!

Maybe I'll sneak out early, just maybe.

YEAH Doodlebug!!!! Great news!

I just checked Rome's listing for 601 cases and Hicham's is not on it. I'll just have to wait an send them an email next week...hopefully they will have received it by then.

I am about to DIE to see my husband! AGH

Oh and....MONDAYS SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you send it return receipt requested? What if you email them?

My husband just asked me if it's absolutely necessary to get air conditioning. He said the weather is sooooooooooooooooo nice in Alex right now.

Doodle, do you plan on staying inside most of the day or going out? If you're planning on spending most of the day out then a couple fans in the flat with the windows open would be sufficient for night. Believe me when I say it cools off very nicely in Alex at night. Are his sisters staying with you in Alex? If not then you can wear whatever you want inside to make yourself comfortable. There's such a nice breeze off the sea.

honestly... there will be a 20 degree difference between Cairo and Alex!!

And congrats by the way!! inshallah it will be speedy processing!!!

I plan on sleeping during the day like we did before. We went to bed at fajr and woke up at maghrib. His sisters will be there the first two or three days then they're going back and we're staying there. I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You will be resting during the hot periods... you actually may NOT need the a/c

definitely a lack of interest on my end... going to a job interview today but would rather go back to bed. lol

blah nasty rainy monday here in Houston!

The file was sent from Casa Consulate to Rome Consulate, so we did not have a way of requested the return receipt. Rome has been good to respond to my emails. We are almost at the 4 week mark for which they said it takes for Rome to receive the file. I just want to know that it made it there safe and sound.

So...what was your response to your husband? I guess he couldn't hear the look you were giving him??????

hahahaha. I actually told him it doesn't matter anymore. Apparently he's having a hard time finding the perfect place. there's tons available just not "the one" so he has to go back tomorrow. I feel bad since he's missing work but at least he gets to be in Alex!!!

That sucks that you don't even know if it got there!!!! 4 weeks? What do they do take it by freakin' donkey ????????

Wow you guys are sleepers if you sleep until Maghrib.

That's pretty much what I did, too, to not get off my regular sleeping schedule. We went to bed right after Fajr and woke up around 1-2pm. It was still pretty warm when we got up but it cooled down after a couple hours. If you're not getting up until Maghrib then it'll be cool by then. Like I said before, a couple fans would be sufficient.

Well it was winter so it was like from about 4am to about 3pm.....yeah I guess we're sleepers! lol. But more like waking up at around 2ish and then being lazy for a couple of hours.

I wish I knew how to scuba dive. I saw some pictures of the wreckage of the lighthouse and I so would love to see all that at the bottom of the ocean! Other than the museum, if we're up in time before it closes, what do you suggest to visit?

Cairo still has the June interview schedule up. Anyone know how often they update it?

The citadel is nice but it's quick...not much to see. I'd go see the library. I didn't have a chance but would have loved to see it from the inside. Go shopping in Mahatarram (sp?) and el Manshia (sp?). There are many nice cafes and "night clubs" across from the sea. Take a tour of Abu el Abbas el Mursi mosque http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/abbasmursimosque.htm. Go there with your SILs since part of the tour will be in the woman's section. That mosque is near el Manshia so you can go shopping afterwards. Sit in front of the sea in Montaza. It's beautiful. Moh says there's a jewelry museum in Alex but we didn't go.

Alex is beautiful and cleaner than Cairo but unfortunately there isn't as much to do there.

ETA...you can email the embassy to request that they update the schedule. I've done it and they did update it within a couple days.

It must be a slow-a$$ donkey too!!!! We would GLADLY have paid the overnight shipping fee!!!

I agree. There's not much to do except shop, visit cafes, walk, and go to the beach. But, I always feel more free in Alex. There are more females at the outdoor cafes, and it's sooo relaxing there.
The citadel was kind of boring, but the view of the sea is nice. There are a lot of vendors outside. I wanted to see the library, too. But we never got around to it. Like you guys, we stay up until 4 or 5 am and then sleep until early afternoon. You probably will not need A/C. We had one fan, and everyone was nice and comfortable. The breeze feels great, but I took about 2 showers per day because it gives you a sticky feeling after walking around for a couple of hours. I know you will love it though , doodle.

Here are some pics of Alex and the view from the citadel.
@citadel
from balcony in Alex
cafe Alf Lila We Lila aka 1001 Arabian Nights

omg i wanna be at that cafe NOW!!!!!!


What with all the terror strikes (which my coworkers are convinced are just "warm ups" for the big one), do you guys think a 3 hour layover in Milan is enough time given what will prolly be stricter security checks? Or maybe I won't have to worry since I'm not leaving the airport?

I'm starting to worry. I should start taking the adavan NOW I think.

I came back from Egypt last summer right after the fighting in Lebanon started. I had a 2 hr layover in Heathrow and got through just fine. Time was a little tight but I made it (not because of upped security but because Heathrow is so huge). I did get checked more coming back than going but it didn't take much longer. I even got frisked at the airport in Alex. I was the only woman out of Alex who was covered so I was the only woman getting the pat down. Be prepared for profiling.

nah that sucker comes off the minute I get through the ticket counter. lol. I wore it in Heathrow and I've never been stared at like that in my whole life!!!!

The only place where security seemed to really be tight when I've traveled is through Frankfurt airport. That place is a NIGHTMARE. If you aren't leaving the airport, I would think 3 hours should be enough for you to get from one gate to the other. And typically, I haven't had too many hold ups going...coming back is a different story.

Monnik - I swear you are going to put my eyes out with those pics of the Rock. Can't you cover those up, or something?!?! lol

What is the rock?

LOL check out the pics in Monnik's signature. Have you ever seen the Scorpion King or the Mummy?

Can you smell what the Rock is cooking? I can.

I thought that was her husband.

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha lolololol

You thought that was her hubby with all that meat showing???????
That's okay...doodle...you didn't know.


OH MY GOD...did ya'll see him in the Scorpion King. I just about went blind...all that flesh.. AGH!!!!!!

omg! if you only knew. every time my husband sees that pic, he calls him my husband, too.
I swear I blushed so hard when I read this. Thanks. You just made my whole week!

Well when I saw that you're living in Egypt until the visa was approved I was like, yeah I would too if that were all mine!!!

hmmmmm. Thanks again. I swear I love you without knowing you.
hahhaaa
Real husband:


Imaginary husband (with a shirt on, for once) :

Oh yeah...I would certainly be under the same roof...he ll...I'd swim across the ocean for it too!!!!!

All kidding aside though, my hubbie is pretty hot himself. I blush just thinking about when he comes home.

Hey Doodle you should go to the San Stefano Mall too... Indoor mall... several floors.. and the food court is Great!! I had chinese food there - pretty good.. Lebanese/ syrian food.. and a the back of the food court is this Saudi Arabian ice cream place... WICKED WICKED good ice cream!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the kids ate pizza - still pretty good

The stores are good too... I think there was this store Mr Jean's ? i think very good clothes.. I got this GREAT skirt! ended up being $17 bucks! they even had Puma and Nike? I think? stores....... and walking around that area out side is cool too.. tons of cool shops. I think on the other side was a Starbucks (outside).. It wasnt open yet when I was there.. I dont buy from them anyways... BUT FYI !

Hi Everyone!!!! TICKETTT IS IN HANDDD!!!!! i am leaving JFK Tuesday July 17th at 1130pm.

now i gotta get the money order for the visa and send the stuff out. the guy at the consulate said the visa only takes one day to issue, so i will have it back in time. woohoooooooo i will get to hug my husband finalllly in 2wks and 2 days!!!

alrighty hope everyone is doing well today. Daemian is healing great, almost totally now. Thank God!!

Ok I know I'm not supposed to rant because I got flamed on a different forum but I'm sooo frustrated. He didn't get anything yet. He could have "but they would take too much money". grrrrr. So he's supposed to go back in a few days since by then kids who are still there for school will have left and the ones that are good will open up for one week's rent instead of for a month.

I'm sorry I'm just not used to this waiting till the last minute stuff. When I book a vacation for me and the kids it's done at least a year in advance!!!

Someone would actually flame you for this????? Poor doodle, American mindset, Egyptian methods...consider this practice for when he gets here

It was a good Monday.

Visa in Hand, went to taekwondo class, and tomorrow I'm going to help at my karate school's summer camp. They don't remember how to start the gimp crafts. And a horseback riding lesson tomorrow night. I think I heard they lease some of their horses, so I'm going to ask about that. Maybe it will be cheaper to lease and only take a few private lessons. Maybe it's the area, but a package of group riding lessons used to not be as expensive!

BT

Grrrrrrr I woke up late. But made it to work on time. The shop is so busy and im here by myself. And it is only 6 pm I dont get off for 4 more hours. And every one and them some wants a tattoo today. Just want this day to end. Not a good monday at all

isn't this last week's monday thread?