Our new home

Pic taken from the street - the car is not ours!

Foto tirada da rua - o carro nao e nosso

Yesterday was our house warming party and for the first time since I was 11 I was afraid my party would be a disaster because no one would show up.

Lots of people I know simply left Bahrain because of the political troubles and I was worried I would not have enough quorum.

I booked the party for 8 pm. At 8:30 I only had two couples here ( and I am normally getting out of the shower, running with people at our door). My worst fears were proving right. Darn.

By 9 pm I had around 30 people in the house and I was pretty happy and relaxed.

The party was fun. A good mix of people, good food, nice drinks and lots of laughter. I could not be happier.

I will post some pics of the new house, so you can see where we live.  :-)


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Ontem foi a festa de inauguracao da casa nova. Eu estava morrendo de medo da festa ser um desastre por que a maioria das pessoas que eu conheco ja foram embora de Bahrain ( por causa dos conflitos politicos).

Marquei a festa pras 8 da noite. 8:20 eu so tinha dois casais na sala. O meu coracao apertado, um medo danado de ter que passar pelo papelao da festa onde ninguem apareceu...

La pelas 9 a casa ja tinha mais de 30 pessoas e eu pude relaxar. Ufa!

A festa foi gostosa. Comemos, bebemos, rimos e nos divertimos - e eu descobri que apesar dos pesares, ainda tem muita gente aqui em Bahrain pra 'brincar" comigo.

:-)

Do portao

From the gate

 Our pool

A piscina

Uma graminha e a garagem

A patch of grass and our garage

Dinning room

Sala de jantar

Dinning room - other angle

O outro lado da sala de jantar

Living room

Sala

A parede das mascaras

MAsk's wall

TV room

Sala de TV

Lunch/ breakfast room

Copa

Cozinha

Kitchen