i ran today for the first time since maybe october or something. didn't feel too bad considering how out of shape i am. my friends in dallas and i are going to do the 'hood to coast' in 2012. its a relay where each person has to run 4 10k's. so that's practically a marathon, but spread out over a couple of days or something. should be a hoot. i'm gonna be the slowest though.
jeff likes this picture:
i've discovered that you cannot actually multi-task while brushing your teeth. really. just try it. you don't get much brushed except for those few in the front. i was trying to read bart and nancy's adventure blog and wasn't getting much teeth cleaning completed.
have seen a lot of abu dhabi recently (on foot). jeff works about 12 hours a day, so i'm left to my own devices and inevitably end up in the mall - all of them (who would have thought). but i hate taking taxis, so i'm usually walking the streets for about 5 hours a day. is a great way to experience the true heartbeat of abu dhabi too, but it makes me smell like a goat.
the traffic here is crazy and everyone seems to have road rage; there's a serious overindulgence in horn-honking.
we went to the burj khalifa in dubai last week (the tallest building in the world, i think). it was fairly spectacular. the armani hotel is in the building too and jeff and i had drinks in one of their lounges where we partook of some shikanji before having cocktails. the indian waitress explained that shikanji is an indian drink made with pineapple juice, ginger, salt and pepper. it was really tasty - but could have been improved with a shot of vodka. the building also puts on a fountain/fire show every half hour (sort of like the bellagio). see pics below. the pic of the fountain is kind of sucky cause i was trying to crop out this guy's arm.
while in dubai, also visited the dubai mall - which is very revered as malls go (of course i was at the mall). there was a waterfall with (fake) divers and a large aquarium inside. also a sephora (yea!).
gotta run. off to the beach rotana for drinks with the boys for nick's final evening in town.
kisses,
tricia
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