Cyprus 2012

For our Christmas/ Get-out-of-Iraq Break we decided to go to South Cyprus. Mainly because that's where the international headquarters is for the sports company we will be partnering with to get a basketball school started here in Duhok. I didn't have many expectations but it truly felt like a vacation! So here are my highlights!

BACON! and all pork products served at almost EVERY MEAL!

Being next to the ocean!

What overseas worker doesn't get pumped about a McDonalds meal?!?

Boardwalk that went up and down the beach to freely walk/jog wearing CAPRIS and a T-shirt holding my husband's hand! Complete freedom for 6 days! :)

Quiet time! No phones, visits, cleaning, to-do lists, etc. We enjoyed reading, instagramming, and watching Downton Abbey! :)

We had a room with a balcony that had an amazing view! (not my boys in their undies but overlooking the ocean with lots of GREEN!) Also, we had a room that had a little divider thinger so we could put the kids to bed, close this curtain and be in the other part of the room not having to be sneaking around so much :)

Starbucks and lots of other fun drinks! (Sorry if a lot of my favorite things are food related, that's just a part of lovin' life for us)

Obviously a highlight was meeting with our new sports company FO-SHO! Having meetings with them and learning more about what and where they do it was affirming to partner with them.

We got to hang out with their families too which was GREAT to get to know them better and super fun for Zander to have some playmates that spoke English a couple of the days we were there. 

Of course my favorite thing.....Precious family time!

My heart was full!

You all know Andy.... Definately not a man with a gut! But we were both cracking up at this picture that was taken the last day we were there. We really must have eaten a LOT! (Is this what he will look like in 10 years?) He would still be pretty handsome :)

Would we go back again for these reasons! Lord willing.... YES!