Life...

So, tonight, after a day of wine tasting with my girlfriends, we were sitting around the table, talking and for some reason while the conversation was going on around me and every now and then I was adding something to it, I was sort of trying to figure things out. Jess came over to a BBQ with some PDX friends and we were trying to convince one of my friends to try to move to Dubai. My friend asked Jess what here top 5 dislikes were about Dubai, and while Jess was listing off her things, I was thinking of what mine were, and for me it's the weather. Of course, we are COMPLETELY ignoring my job. I can't stand it that I can't walk to the mall or to Lulu's or other places that seem so close, without totally dying. I don't think it helps that I have about a 8 degree window of temperatures that make me happy, maybe 75 degrees to 83, then I'm way too hot to function. I can deal with it, but not like it, if I'm running, or at soccer, but it's when I'm trying to walk to work and feel like I"m going to drown in my own sweat that makes me annoyed. 

The thing is, I really like Dubai. When I'm here, I love seeing my friends and family, being outside, running, seeing greenery, walking places, well, I love just about everything. Then, I think about Dubai and I could list off a zillion things I like about being there too. I love the weather November through April and even part of May, the sporting events, friends, my soccer team and the running club. I love that I spend time in fancy hotels and gorgeous beaches and can travel all over the place. I guess there are worse things than loving two places. 

I have to leave in a few days, and I definitely did not have time to do all the things I wanted to do, see all the people I wanted to see or relax the way I was hoping too. But, I guess when does life ever turn out the way we think it will. Dubai? Seriously?

Wine tasting... my favorite thing to do...

Amy, Missy, Marisa and I

BBQing at Amy and Kelly's

Jess, Amy, Katie and Missy

Katie, Missy, Amy and I

I made my friends do a little photo shoot... I was trying to post them to my Facebook account, but so far no luck.

While I was over there I wanted to look at one of my girlfriend's match. com profile and as we were looking it over (aka proofing) I noticed that she only wanted guys 23 - 25 or something like that, we got a good laugh over that :-) Anyways, I was giving her a hard time and asking her if she lied in it or if she was being honest. I always laugh because whenever anyone is asked to write about themselves I can almost guess what they'll say, things like, drink 1 or 2 drinks, but only socially, like to be active, travel, have a steady job, looking for friendship first, blah, blah, blah. It's all the same. What people should write is what they really like, I was thinking, I'd write something like... My name is Lisa, I work because I have to. A perfect day would include: a long run, soy latte, an excess of good wine and time with friends and family. 

Notice there is no, I love to spend time reading, taking walks, enjoying the outdoors, volunteering, reading to the blind, love of animals or other random things that people always write in those things.  

It's way late and I should be sleeping, but for some reason I have not been sleeping at all, I think I'm all anxious about leaving and thinking about all the things I have to do and didn't do before I left and what state my place will be in when I get back and a whole long list of other things, what I should really be doing now is sleeping...