Home Sweet Home

That's us been home for three days already. Can't believe how much we've packed into that time! My auntie Julie, gran, cousin and his girlfriend and daughter had come up from Manchester to surprise us at the airport with mum, George, Nicole & the Creightons. However the welcome party didn't go quite as planned as the flight was early and so only mum & George were there to meet us haha. The others trickled in to the airport in stages, it was quite funny! The Manchester group didn't make it to the airport at all and so just met us all at our house for tea and toast. By that time we'd been told they were coming :-D

Me, Nicole & Auntie Julie

The journey home was pretty quick but it was a night flight and I really wanted to try and get some sleep but wasn't able to.

On Saturday after arriving home, Nicole and I went to Braehead with Julie, Tom, Lowrell and Tianna for coffee and a look around. Then on Saturday night, after Laurence had picked up our new car we went for a drive to get a fish supper from our favourite chippy. Couldn't wait for one of those.

After a lovely welcome at church on Sunday we picked Vera up and went to Clare's for a Sunday roast and to see the Dearys. That was a lovely day of catching up and great food. The kids are all getting so big! They are excited about a new cousin (to add to the 21 there already is!!).

Today was for getting organised, housework, food shopping and unpacking. We also had Rosalind, Matthew and Anna over for tea before going back down to Inverclyde to pick up things we'd left in Laurence's sisters' houses that we forgot yesterday. Busy three days but very enjoyable and we are soooo glad to be home :)

Waiting in Kuwait airport for our flight home

The surprise visit was all too much for Tianna!

This time tomorrow....

...we'll be in Glasgow! Yay! We leave the flat in Kuwait tonight at about 8.30pm and our flight out of Kuwait is at 12.55am. We're giving ourselves LOADS of time because word on the street is an expected 200,000 people (expats) are leaving Kuwait this weekend so the airport is expected to be mobbed. We've been waiting so long to go home now it's almost surreal to think this is our last day!  We will need to finish off packing and leaving the flat tidy. Somebody is moving into Sue's room today so there will be lots of activity as Anthony is leaving also. I'd quite like to have a couple of hours by the pool too to make the most of that then we'll have tea then get going! It would have been good to have a nap before flying because I can't sleep on flights so I'll be awake all night but I think our bed is being moved rooms for the new flatmate so I'll have to wait and see. See you at Glasgow airport tomorrow morning ;-)

Goodbyes

Started saying our goodbyes this afternoon. Our flatmate Sue leaves for Manchester tonight and we won't see Gita the maid again. A lady from work is coming over to the pool later so I'll get to say bye to her then. Definitely not as hard as leaving the Philippines as we've really not grown attached to anyone or anything here. However we thank God for our time in Kuwait and the purpose  that it served. 

Moon bathing

Last night Laurence and I walked into town to get last minute jobs done. We sorted all our money transfers, collected my antenatal notes and bought an extra case. By the time we got back to the complex we were boiling! It's still in the 30s or even 40s here at night! As we walked past the pool we decided to go for a late night swim. It was lovely! Nice to not have to worry about sunburn too. The water was warm and we watched the bats circling the pool area! I've been meaning to take a photo of the moon while I've been here as sometimes it's a really thin crescent shape like you see on some of the Arabic flags but I forgot so the one I've posted is from Google! :-D

Milestone!

Leaving meal

We went out last night with an English girl I know from work and her Kuwaiti husband. They recommended a restaurant called the Slider Station which was great. The food was quite different and we shared American tapas then cake pops and chocolate fondue for dessert. We then went to a cafe for coffee with their friend from Dumfries & Galloway. It's a different world in Kuwait when you have access to a car. Just driving to the restaurant in the city I realised how little of Kuwait we've experienced and I think with a car and friends in the know I could even like it here! Lol

Laurence was very excited to have his picture taken in Sarah's orange Hummer!

This week at school will be very slow as we have no children and nothing in the classrooms. However it's a week to wind down and we get paid for literally nothing! 

24 weeks

Starting to feel quite big now although I feel fine which is great. I can feel the baby moving around a lot now which is very weird but amazing!

Not long now!

Only 16 days until we go home yay! I have a day off today for an Islamic holiday then two weeks of school to get last minute paperwork and packing up done. Not many children are in so I only take one lesson a day and have one break duty, it's great! We have a checklist of things to do though before the school will release our last pay so that's keeping me busy. 

We're so excited about going home :)

 

Monkey!

I forgot to post this picture the other day! Laurence and I were walking along the beach to the shops and two young boys got out of the car with an animal on a lead. At first glance I presumed it was a dog but quickly realised it was walking a bit strangely! As it got closer I couldn't believe it was a monkey, pretty big too!! Laurence asked if he could take a picture and the monkey was making a crazy screeching noise at us so I kept my distance!! :-D

Reception Green

Had to laugh at the class photo today as some of the children look so serious!