Truck full of carpets
Since our security posture doesn’t allow us to go out shopping in the markets, we decided to bring the market to us! Last Sunday we had dozens of Embassy friends over to peruse carpets (and jewelry). Obaid brought over 200 carpets to the house and they were selling like hotcakes! And a local jeweler set up the dining room table with sparkly jewelry, too! Lots of fun! We enjoyed visiting with everyone until bedtime!
I spent a good amount of time at the dentist’s office this week, prepping for two more crowns. He is so good and I’m glad I’m having it taken care of.
Some bug is going around – John was out from work on Thursday and Friday, then it hit me on Saturday. Instead of going to the office, I spent the day alternatively moaning and watching movies (“The Politician’s Wife” and the remake of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”). Sunday I felt much better and spent the day at the office trying to get caught up. At the end of the day, I joined up with John, Joseph, and Sunera who had had a gaming party all afternoon – we wound down the evening sitting on the balcony watching a huge storm (including hail) pass through. Nice to cool things off a bit.
The rest of the week was pretty low-key since we can’t really go anywhere. We went to happy hour with Sunera on Wednesday – it’s mango season here, so I tried a mango margarita – yummy!
Mom’s out of the hospital, thank goodness, and seems to be feeling fine! I’m so grateful to Sandy, David, and Alison for taking good care of her!
Here are a few more photos from the carpet party.
My boss, Kristin
Steve bought this cool kilim
View from the stairs
Adi checking out a Turkman design