We are going on a picnic

As many of you know Ben is a laid back kind of guy. It takes a lot for him to get upset and with most things he lets it roll off his back pretty easy.

Well a couple weeks ago Ben got this in the mail: Thank you Nancy

When Ben plays this game he turns into someone I don't know. I don't mind that he plays video games, really I don't care. But when he plays this game he gets angry (mind you he plays against the computer). He gets so angry he does this...

And most recently this...

When Ben plays this certain video game and gets upset he takes it out on our coffee table. Now the table is from Ikea and of course you get what you pay for. It's probably good the table isn't any nicer because Ben might actually hurt his hand! So to help hide Ben's anger problem while playing his baseball game we got a table cloth...

So now Ben can bang away in anger when he looses against the computer on his game and no one will ever know. I just looks like we are going on a picnic everyday. Ohh one day we will get this house decoration right.

Tanya's Spring break in Goa India!

I would have updated the blog a little earlier about my trip to India but this week at school was crazy. We not only had report cards to write for the students but we were also responsible for ordering. Since we are opening up a new school next year Jen (the other PE teacher) and I were responsible for ordering for that new school. A large undertaking and very stressful. So it was a little crazy this week.

Then every night when I got home Ben of course had already made dinner for me since he was off this week....NOT. haha just kidding he did make dinner a couple times this week. He also went food shopping before I got home and bought me raspberries. Which he knows I love but we never buy because they are expensive. But he did it anyway, he is pretty great.

India was good. I went to practice yoga with this man name Rolf and his wife Marci. People come and practice with him for sometimes 3 months at a time. Almost everyone there is practicing for more then a week. So when I was there the first couple of days they kept asking me how long I was there and I said "just a week" and they walked away. Haha, I obviously not serious enough about my yoga...no no of course not but, I think they didn't want to go too in depth since I was leaving in only a few days. The yoga was good, I saw some really neat things, and I am glad I went

Sunset the first night

Now the beach was the main highlight. I spent all day there. I had planned on maybe getting a scooter and exploring. But the taxi ride from the airport to my guest house I decided that would not be a good idea. People drive very differently there and I didn't feel comfortable. And my sense of direction is horrible, I would have gotten lost.

Nice Waves

So my days were filled with the beach and sunsets. I had some great food at this shack on the beach called Pete's and also some traditional Indian food at a restaurant with a guy who was also practicing yoga.

My taxi ride to the airport was funny. The driver was a real character. I told him I lived in Abu Dhabi and he told me he used to drive taxi there and also Dubai, Oman, Suadi, all over the Gulf. He then told me he used to drive for Sadam Hussan. Now I am a little sceptically but he told me oh yes he did and he had many nice cars, even American cars such as a Buick. Many cars he had, my India Taxi driver told me. Ha he made me chuckle a few times on the hour ride to the airport.

I had a long flight back but finally made it, safely, back to Abu Dhabi. It was nice to be back to my own soft bed and air conditioning. It was hot there and there was no AC anywhere, only the airports.

Now that both Ben and I have had our spring breaks we are pushing through till summer. We are excited to come home for Ben to do his Ironman, to travel to Utah, planning our wedding, and going to some baseball games. And most importantly seeing all our friends and family!