Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I was super busy with my last week of school before easter break and getting ready to go on holiday that I just didn't have time to sit down and write it all out.

On Wednesday Caitlin and I did a day trip to Stonehenge, Bath, The Cotswalds, and Stratford-Upon-Avon. We had such a great time, but the day was very long and by the time we got home we were both ready for bed. My favorite part of the trip was the town of Bath, I wish I had more time to see it all, maybe I'll go back one day.

I had a paper due on Friday and TONS of errands to run to get ready for holiday so Thursday kept me very busy and way too stressed. I finished my paper Thursday night after running all of my errands earlier in the day but ended up staying up super late to pack my bags.

Friday morning was hectic, I had to go turn in my paper at school and print off all of my confirmation emails for our trip. At 4:00 Sally, Lindsey, and I got picked up to go to Heathrow for our flight to Dubai.

It will come as no surprise to any of you that I like nice things, I'm used to nice things and am completely set in my ways. You'll be interested to hear that for our 7 HOUR flight to Dubai I flew coach. It was only the worst thing I've ever done, I am so not looking forward to the flight home on Saturday. We landed in Dubai at 8:30am today and quickly made our way off the plane, thru passport control, luggage collection, and customs with no problems. It was actually MUCH easier than entering the US and I was a bit surprised.

Our car was there and waiting for us to go to The Atlantis. We arrived around 10am, but of course our room wasn't ready. We walked around a bit before finding The Shore Restaurant and grabbing some lunch. After that we stumbled upon a henna tattoo station, sat down, and got our beautiful designs. I got a floral design on my inner wrist, Sally got hers done on her foot, and Lindsey got a gorgeous design on her hand. Over all I would saw we had a successful henna session. Our room was finally ready around 1pm so we went up, unpacked, and got settled. I hadn't slept much on the plane so while I napped Lindsey and Sally headed down to hang out by the beach for a few hours.

Dinner tonight was AMAZING. We ate at Ossiana, a gorgeous restaurant that served a delicious meal. Little did we know when we sat down that we were about to embark on a 3 hour, 12 course meal, but that is exactly what happened. The quality and preparation of the food was exquisite and we had the cutest waiter from Spain. I had veal for my main course, a chocolate sponge cake with vanilla ice cream and molten chocolate inside among many other dishes. We were SO full when we left that we just came right back to the room and got ready for bed.

Tomorrow will be spent exploring the property, laying out by the beach/pool, and enjoying the warm temperatures of Dubai. Until Later, love you!

-audrey