Sunday

for quite a long time this is the first Sunday that we live as an "Austrian" Sunday (not counting holidays). I have to admit it is quite nice to know all shops are closed because sometimes we're quite stressed at our "Sundays" to go to certain shops we cannot go during week when Christian's working. but here and now there is no stress about anything and the girls are doing some drawing and I did some reading and now, as they play with their Daddy, I have the time to write this.

yesterday some of our friends from Benghazi/Lybia did leave their homes as the situation there seems to get really violent and awful. not that anybody knows anything for sure but it is definitely not a peaceful place at the moment. I am very glad that most of our friends are out but there is still some there and I was lucky and happy to dedicate my morning yoga to them and build up positive energy.
all that thanks to Mia who got up at 7 today and after I couldn't go back to sleep anymore I rolled out my mat while Mia was reading.
when I usually do that the kids would wake up the moment I start or just disturb me every minute. not so today. Clara woke up when I was already in Shavasana and she and Mia joined me and I was astonished and happy about this wonderful peaceful moment...before the girls jumped up to wake up their Daddy :-)

since we're in Austria we also enjoy the many possibilities to go to restaurants and have all the yummy stuff we don't have in Cairo. but since we've just been on holiday in January and spoilt ourselves there already it's not that exciting anymore and I do miss cooking! I know, for some of you that might sound a bit silly, but I really do. even though I have the chance to cook in the apartment we have, I am quite limited without my tools and don't want to buy all the essentials and so on...

and as I am talking about missing things... I called my maid in Cairo yesterday to see if she's alright and ask her to check on our house again this week and to tell her that we still don't have an idea of when we'll be back. she is lovely and sometimes asks me to bring back some clothes for her when we go to Austria. so I asked her yesterday if there is anything I could bring her back and she said: "Yes, bring back you!" that was so sweet...and I know that she really loves the girls and will ask about them whenever I call her to make sure they're alright. and also the girls are asking about her and if she is ok and they do miss playing with her too...

it's already 3 weeks for us to be here now...I have to admit that I was relieved to get out of Cairo that day but still not sure if it would have really been a problem to stay. from lots of our friends I know that the situation in Cairo, especially Maadi is ok and school started again today... most of our friends are going back to Cairo this weekend and the next...I still hope we might be on a plane next weekend too...