Brunch and Barasti, again...

We had another stellar weekend! The work week is not worth talking about, I was writing on my facebook thing something like... if work is making you physically ill, it is probably time to look for a new job. I also said last week that my apartment was a DAA free zone. So, enough about that.

Thursday a group of us played Ultimate Frisbee after work, basically I just run around and try to get in the way of people who know how to play. Then I met a friend for tapas at Al Hambra, which is in this really fancy hotel in the Madinat. I got into the cab, told him where I was going and he asked if I had a map to the hotel. I was completely confused, it is about three seconds from my apartment and one of the biggest complexes in Dubai, you can see it from Google Earth. It was a gorgeous night! We sat outside on this little waterway thing drinking Sangria, eating tapas and solving the world's problems. Friday morning was a ridiculously hard run, not due to the distance as much as the rising temperatures. Then I went to the beach, which is getting really, really hot. We sat around discussing how grown men still "play" and women sit around a talk. These men were out in the water standing on shoulders, splashing, tossing frisbees etc. while we were discussing this, we were also complaining that the InStyle magazines we were reading were just too heavy to hold above your head and read you were forced to flip over... yes the major problems we face on a daily basis here. After a quick nap, which I never have but with the heat was a necessity, I went over to a friend's house that is right in the Marina, their apartment is amazing! It was night time, so you couldn't really see it very well, but they are right on the water and have a perfect view. They also have the word's largest TV. We went to Barasti for the night, it's such a great place b/c everyone just sort of ends up there and it's this relaxed beach bar and some excellent people watching. I ended up seeing friends from school, soccer and the group we were with, so it was fun. I convinced a friend of mine to come out and meet me, she was at another co-workers birthday party at Waxy's (world's most awful brunch, in my opinion) but by the time she got there, they wouldn't let her in b/c it was too late. So, we all decided to leave and head back to the land of the large TV and hang out a bit more, b/c it was only 2 in the morning. Really? So, we went back and some people played this tennis game with remote controls, I don't even know what it was called, then we got home around 4 in the morning. And, it didn't end there. The next day was yet another brunch, this one was at The Cellar, which is a really nice wine bar. It was different than the other brunches I'd been to, but definitely my favorite. It was a soccer team thing and we had a great time. It was one girl's birthday so we continued on to Barasti (again...) for another couple of drinks and to watch the sunset, it was great! Now, it's back to work. I've heard of living for the weekends and apparently that's what I've decided to do. Although, now I'm planning something to look forward to for every night of the week, even work nights, so I can get through another work day. I'm meeting another friend for dinner tonight at the same tapas place, I'm wondering if I've found my 6th Street...