Arrived in Jordan!!

Today is Monday, January 11th. I have been without internet until today.

On January 9th, I arrived about an hour later than planned into Amman. The weather in London was not good and we were delayed there. Suprisingly enough, even without a lot of sleep, I was awake! Mark was there in a jacket and tie and looked handsome. We got to the hotel and went for some Middle Eastern food in the hotel. By the time we got back to the room, I was exhausted. I don't remember going to sleep!!

January 10th-- we got up, had breakfast and moved into our new apartment! I met the landlord who is a lovely man and very helpful. He explained how things worked (which I only half listened to) and told us if we need anything he would be happy to help. The apartment is very nice! Mark did a great job getting us a place. There was a set of 12 dishes and all that goes with that - bowls, desert bowls, cups, espresso cups, etc. There was also a silverware serving 12 and a few new pots and pans. I was very impressed!

The place is screaming for green plants. I can't seem to find anyone who knows where a nursery is!! I see homes with flowers in pots, so I know they must exist!

FAUX PAS!! ---
Yesterday afternoon, Mark and I were in the car and he was talking about the others on his staff. I said that I would love to meet them. I said how about tonight. He said, "Won't you be tired?" I said, "I'll take a nap". He said, "OK!" Now, if you haven't guessed, there is a lot of information left out of this conversation. I was cleaning, washing all the dishes and pots and pans during the day. There are so many that I only got a portion of them done. I still had all of our suitcases in our room that needed to be unpacked. I had gone to the grocery store to get some basics in the house. I was tired. Mark comes home a little after 6pm and announces that there will be one more for dinner! I said, "What are you talking about? I don't know who is going out now." He said, "Going out! They are all on their way over here for dinner!!"I thought he was kidding!! I said, "That't not funny. Where are we going out?" He informed me we had all these people coming over and it wasn't a joke! He called them all immediately to tell them the plans had changed. We ended up going out to a nice Italian Restaurant. Thank heavans everyone was understanding. This was THE definition of "miscommunication". We had a good laugh when all was said and done.