meandmyguys
Licensed Driver
Was the big bunny good to you? We have been so BUSY this last month! Easter in the Middle East was very interesting. Tell me what you all are up to!
I\'m Baaaaaaaack! How was everyone\'s Easter?
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naturegirl
Rolling down the highway
Hey Mean!!! Mine was wonderful, spent it with my mom and dad, daughter, SIL and grandson. DH and DS were here with me, too. The weather was great, the food was yummy and it was a great day of prayer!!
Busy with work, scouts and the garden. I heard it was a little warm in your neck of the woods.
Busy with work, scouts and the garden. I heard it was a little warm in your neck of the woods.
naturegirl
Rolling down the highway
So tell us about Easter in the Middle East, I feel like you have quite a story to tell us.
meandmyguys said:
Yes.....yes she was 8)
It's good to see you back!
Nmeandmyguys
Licensed Driver
Good to hear you all are doing well.
Easter in the Middle East is odd. First off, you have to remember I am in a very progressive country with a lot of expats, so businesses do try to cater to their customers, draw people in with "Eastery" stuff,etc. But, with so many people from so many different places there are a lot who just don't "get it". Their efforts are often very sweet, but end up being a little comical.
Unfortunately I was sick for most of it, so hubby got bunny duty. He took the boys to a fancy hotel here that was having a "treasure hunt" and Easter brunch on Saturday. OK, so i got past the part that it was on Saturday, when we are supposed to be comemorating Jesus' death and not celebrating yet - they have to do this stuff because Sunday is a work day. (We fasted and abstained Wednesdays instead of Fridays because Fridays are weekend days - it was all a little confusing.) They hid stuff in big plastic FLOWERS instead of eggs. And since all they had to work with was a sand lot and the hotel lobby, they kids just ran from clue to clue as a group and then a staffer helped them find the next clue. Jack (13) said it was like the Amazing Race except it was neither Amazing, nor a race, LOL! One thing here though is that they do not SKIMP. The finishing prize was a solid chocolate bunny as big as my 6 yr old. And of course, the brunch was a buffet with lobster, crab, filet mignon, 3 chocolate fountains, etc....yeah, I was home hacking up a lung. Easter Mass was outside as our church is too tiny and we break what would be a fire code if they had them just for a regular service. They do all the big ones outside. hot as all get out, but they do a good job with the shade and such. That's about it. There's still a few wagons of random giant eggs sitting around on the side of the road, if it's anything like Christmas they will stay out for another couple of months. Same amount of time they will be rebundling the candy for discount sale. They are not big on expiration dates here either.
Easter in the Middle East is odd. First off, you have to remember I am in a very progressive country with a lot of expats, so businesses do try to cater to their customers, draw people in with "Eastery" stuff,etc. But, with so many people from so many different places there are a lot who just don't "get it". Their efforts are often very sweet, but end up being a little comical.
Unfortunately I was sick for most of it, so hubby got bunny duty. He took the boys to a fancy hotel here that was having a "treasure hunt" and Easter brunch on Saturday. OK, so i got past the part that it was on Saturday, when we are supposed to be comemorating Jesus' death and not celebrating yet - they have to do this stuff because Sunday is a work day. (We fasted and abstained Wednesdays instead of Fridays because Fridays are weekend days - it was all a little confusing.) They hid stuff in big plastic FLOWERS instead of eggs. And since all they had to work with was a sand lot and the hotel lobby, they kids just ran from clue to clue as a group and then a staffer helped them find the next clue. Jack (13) said it was like the Amazing Race except it was neither Amazing, nor a race, LOL! One thing here though is that they do not SKIMP. The finishing prize was a solid chocolate bunny as big as my 6 yr old. And of course, the brunch was a buffet with lobster, crab, filet mignon, 3 chocolate fountains, etc....yeah, I was home hacking up a lung. Easter Mass was outside as our church is too tiny and we break what would be a fire code if they had them just for a regular service. They do all the big ones outside. hot as all get out, but they do a good job with the shade and such. That's about it. There's still a few wagons of random giant eggs sitting around on the side of the road, if it's anything like Christmas they will stay out for another couple of months. Same amount of time they will be rebundling the candy for discount sale. They are not big on expiration dates here either.