Andrew - My Shining Star

So, it seems every time I turn around Andrew is busy doing this or doing that and it does get tiring for him but this is one particular time that I am incredibly proud of him.  Not only was his picture in the local paper but also the front page of the company intranet which reach over 76,000 employees.

He was responsible for organizing and manning the Britain in Kuwait Expo for his company and when the Kuwaiti Prime Minister and British Ambassador passed by they were so impressed they insisted on a photo op with him.

He is also been very busy with the British Business Forum as a Director of the Board.  Every winter they  host the Excellence in British Business awards for companies and individuals that have excelled in promoting british business in Kuwait.  On the night of the awards the defense recipient was not able to attend so Andrew accepted on his behalf as the Director for the Defense Sector.

(Picture coming soon!)

And then was asked to pass on the award to Abdulhamid at the Britain in Kuwait Expo for the press.

In addition to all this he has also been an integral part of his company setting up a joint venture company here which has been very time consuming as well.

As if that isn't enough, he has also been very busy with his band which is really taking off here.  They have had several gigs in the new year and he is having a lot fun which is good to see.

I just love this one because it looks like he is howling at the moon!  This was the Australian/New Zealand Big Night Out and they had a blast rocking out with the band.

It has all been very exciting times but the hardest part has just been trying to find some down time in between it all.

A little more of Italy

I know I promised more of Italy last summer and never got around to it but in my defense I was waiting on Andrew to work his magic on the pictures in Photoshop.  So, I have a few more to share now.  I think I have always dreamed of being in Italy during the sunflower season to see the fields of yellow.  As of yet we have not timed it right.  But on a positive note, we did get to experience the red poppy season and it was pretty amazing.  It seemed that everywhere we went in Tuscany we were surrounded with seas of red. The other crazy thing was the giant dandelions.  I have never seen a dandelion that was a big as these guys.

Now, maybe it is a little difficult to tell the size of this dandelion but that is actually a poppy next to it if you know how big they get.  And here is another size reference as you can see I had a great time making wishes.

We tooled around the Tuscan countryside just enjoying the scenery and all the beautiful surroundings.  Of course one of my favorites was the olive groves.  They were everywhere just as you would imagine and usually set amongst them would be some nice farm houses.

and one more....

and no this is not the last of our pictures by any means but again I am waiting on a very busy husband to finish what he believes is very crucial before sharing and that is to clean up the pictures.  So, here is one just for fun of us in Rome.  It was 42C (107F) and full of tourists in Rome when we arrived.  After spending such a relaxing time in the countryside it seemed like a very rude awakening but I just love Rome.  There is so much culture and history to absorb and I still believe I could spend the rest of my life there and still not see everything that I want to in that great city.  Andrew on the other hand did not share my sentiment!  I took him to the coliseum in the morning but the heat got to him and we only made it half way through the tour before he gave up and headed for something cold to drink.
But here is one of us being tourists.

The great part of this story is that there is still more to come and oh, yes, I will return to Italy again in May with my sister, Kim and get to enjoy even more time there.  I can hardly wait!