New Beginnings

Welcome to my 2009 edition of biglittlesister, dear readers!

I hope everyone had the New Years Eve they wanted.  We did.  We spent the late evening with new friends (and a couple of old friends, believe it or not) at neighbours.  SingStar got a good work out and most people had a go!  Love to see people enjoying themselves...

This is our very own Shaun Ryder (of Happy Mondays fame) belting out a tune.  (He is actually very good!)

I spent the first half of New Years Eve nursing a sore head, not that I drank much, true.  Just a couple over my 'so-called-limit' but Panadol killed it, thankfully.  After a good dose of a greasy bacon sandwich, chased by a Red Bull I was back to being Melody.  We decided to go on a bit of a drive and headed to the Al Raha Beach area of Abu Dhabi.  Most of this area is under construction - basically it seems the whole shoreline.  (Think they're building a new city area here along with schools, homes, shops, hotels.)  We ended up at a small Mall, which was next door to this...

I said to Lyndon I think it probably the most amazing building I have seen (to date - I am sure I'll see many more in the near future) but I do list it as a favourite!  It looked like one giant coin which was about to roll away.  Just amazing.  (Can you tell I am married to someone in the  construction industry?)

Yesterday we picked up my sister at the airport for a weeks stay.  It is good to see her again and wonder what we'll get up to today. 

 And speaking of today, it is my Father's Birthday!  Happy Birthday Grandad!  Someone is sad that they can't be with you....

*heehee*

2009 is already heading in the direction we wanted and is proving to be a very interesting year, to say the least.  Hope yours will be all you want too!