Autumn, Not Fall, in Dubai

While everyone back west is enjoying chilly weather, foliage, and cozy sweaters, I am enjoying my first Autumn in Dubai. The temperature has finally cooled off to about 90 degrees everyday which means beach weather is here! Beach season in Dubai is from October - April, so we have been enjoying the more pleasant weather with beach bbqs, lounging poolside, dining al fresco, and my new obsession - Box Fit class, an awesome boxing work out class that takes place in the evenings on the beach. There is no better way to get into bikini shape than kicking butt Gulf side and coming home covered in sand.

I love this pic... I took it at breakfast I attended at a gorg villa on the Palm.  Not bad for a back yard :)

I think I should be recruited to do some fight scenes for the filming of Mission Impossible 4 which is currently being filmed in Dubai... I feel like everyone in town has had a Tom Cruise sighting expect me! I am determined to provide you all with some bad cell phone pics before the filming is complete. Btw - this is the biggest thing to happen here since the opening of the Burj Khalifa... Everyday in the paper I read the latest Tom Cruise in Dubai sighting - snowboarding at Ski Dubai, doing stunts by my husband's office, or climbing the Burj (nbd).

I wish I could provide a more exotic portrayal of life in the Middle East by saying I was riding camels all weekend in the desert but it gets boring doing that all the time... I promise for some more exciting posts soon because next week is Eid Al Adha, which means offices are closed for the holiday and that I will be heading on a little holiday myself... Where to?  Here's a hint...

The Calling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio