Meet Jessie.
She's a PE teacher at my school.
She's from Belgium.
She's also a former professional tennis player.
Meet Ian, Jessie's boyfriend.
(Excuse the blurriness. There was wine involved last night, a very rare thing in Dubai.)
He's also a teacher moving his way up to administration.
He's English.
And he's also a former professional athlete.
He played soccer for Hull City in the EPL.
To say that Casey and I felt a little athletically challenged last night at dinner is an understatement. I mean, Ian played against Roy Keane and David Beckham and Jessie grew up with Kim Clijsters. They are the most athletic couple we know, and they can also cook a mean salmon dinner.
Here are a few pics from our walk home last night.
Crazy interchange, eh?
Driving in Dubai can be really confusing sometimes!
Jessie and Ian's marina/ocean view. Not too shabby.
My favorite bridge in the marina. This is how we walk home from the gym every night. It's a little piece of our Dubai happiness.
Having dinner at a friend's apartment feels like something we'd do in Denver on a Friday night. We need to make a mental note to plan more of these.
Next weekend is a 3 day weekend, then Casey goes home for a couple weeks and then school's out and we escape to the Austrian mountains to try out our best Sound of Music moves. EEK! IN 25 DAYS I'LL BE TWIRLING ON A MOUNTAINTOP LIKE MARIA!!
I can't wait to walk there - the lights are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
ReplyDeleteI bet he pronounces it "Ull" (no "H"). If not he's an imposter. I think you should take him out and show him your juggling skills too.
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