Sunday 21 June 2015

We are expecting a baby Boy! Due date July 2015

I am very excited to share that we are blessed with a little boy on the way. Baby J will be here in around 2 weeks from now! I can't believe how quickly the time went but I have had a wonderful pregnancy so far!

He will be born just before my birthday :) The nursery room is almost ready, just have to add the final touches and we have all the essentials ready for his arrival.

I am sorry I have been so quiet over the last couple of months. I am happy to see that there are still some interest in my blog even though I am not flying anymore.
If any of you have any questions on working for Emirates, please feel free to send me an email to maryks2010@yahoo.com
I will take the time to reply to your questions as best as I can!

I still sometimes think back to my life in Dubai and there are certain aspects that I still miss, however my life is so content at the moment and I couldn't be in a happier place!!

Below I am sharing some 4D scans from our boy: 




Wednesday 28 January 2015

Shhhh.... I have some exciting news!!

Life has been hectic! But I am so excited about the future, and the last couple of months have been amazing! 

So, now for my exciting news:



:) Our little bundle of joy is due on 15 July 2015 (on my birthday - fancy that hey!)



I couldn't be more ready for this journey and I am just so happy that I can share this news with the world. So on Tuesday I am going for another scan, then I will be almost 17 weeks. We are hoping to find out the gender, and I hope that it will be a girl.... I have a feeling that it is a girl, however my husband think it's a boy - actually he is adamant that it is!!

I really don't mind if it's a boy or a girl, I just want a healthy baby and a healthy pregnancy!

Work has been keeping me busy, and before I know, I catch myself counting how the months are flying by! I miss flying, I think of it often.... I will forever treasure all my memories! But, life is so great right now, I really wouldn't change a single thing!

I hope this year will be amazing! For everyone who's applied for Emirates, all the best with the interviews and go get your dreams!

x0x0

Wednesday 11 June 2014

Some Wedding Pictures :)










 

Hi everyone!

 

I thought I would upload some Wedding Pictures! I am sorry for not blogging as much as I used to but things have

been a bit crazy.

 

I will upload some more pics a bit later. xx

Sunday 11 May 2014

I am a MARRIED woman now!

Hi Everyone!

I am sorry for being quiet and not posting a lot over the last couple of months.... Hope you are all well!
I will try my best to respond to all your questions/messages as soon as possible.

My life has been so busy lately. I got married, I started a new job and I am moving to Johannesburg at the end of the month!

Below is a link to some photos of our wedding day - if any of you are interested in seeing :) We are waiting for the rest of the photos and hopefully we will get them soon then I can share!

Chat soon x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zi4Hoc_gIQ&feature=youtu.be

Thursday 6 February 2014

First week back in SA

It's been almost a week since I left Dubai.... it's quite a strange feeling, although I am very happy that I am back in this beautiful country of mine.

The last day before I left Dubai was crazy... I had a lot of final arrangements and packing to do. My bags were stacked, I could hardly move it! Also, arrived at the airport and found out that my bags were overweight with 2,6kg - initially Emirates wanted to charge me AED110 per kg overweight but then I tried my luck and asked them if they could oversee it as I am going home permanently.
Finally the supervisor said it's fine :) sigh of relief for me!!

Then, on the plane it was strange.... not one of the crew came to talk to me and it honestly just felt like I was going on holiday for a few days.
Now, I am settling in back home - it's quite busy at the moment! Have a lot of Wedding arrangements to sort out and also need to update my CV and start looking for work soon-ish. Decided I will go back into Finance (have the most experience, so better I stick to what I know).

I am sorry if I am taking a while to respond to all of your emails and facebook messages - it's been a bit crazy for me the last few days/week!

:)

 

Thursday 30 January 2014

Last day in DUBAI

Today is my last day in Dubai! Wow, how this month flew.... I mean ok, the last week has been dragging and felt like it would never end, but here I am - very last day left in Dubai!

What a remarkable journey it has been! I am actually going to miss this silly, fake city - especially the shopping!!
At the same time I have never been more excited to fly back home!

The leaving formalities were quite hectic and even stressful at times. I just received my last pay check - cashed it at the bank :) always a good day when it's  payday!!

I had the option to cargo a few things back home, up to 100kg - decided I didn't need that because I was under the impression I could use 100kg as normal check-in luggage - was completely wrong! I am limited to taking 50kg, and I am afraid my bags (the way it's packed currently) are weighing much more than 50 together. Too late now to choose the sky cargo option, because I needed to get clearance 2 days before my flight and my flight leaves in less than 24 hours!!!!! Big headache for me because this means I will have to leave a few valuable items behind....

So you can all imagine how busy the rest of my day will be and it's already 13:00
Still need to go get my eyebrows shaped, buy a few food items and repack all my bags.
At least this will make time fly and before I know, I will be sitting on that plane! :)

14 Months of living abroad is finally over... and it leaves a sweet-bitter feeling!! I know that I will miss a lot of benefits this job has given me, and I will always treasure this chapter in my life in my heart! Wow - I actually flew with the best Airline in the World! PROUD.


Monday 13 January 2014

17 Days to go....

 
 
 
Only 17 days left!!! I can't believe how time is flying - literally!! I've received a lot of response on my last blog, and I want to take the time to thank all of you for always reading my blog! It means the world to me and I am so glad that I actually inspire people from around the world to follow their dream!
 
 
At the moment I am in South Africa, visiting my family. Tomorrow night I will fly back to Dubai, and then I only have 3 flights left! 2 Turnarounds and my last layover ever will be New York baby! I am very lucky to end my journey of flying by spending it in my favorite destination!!
 
Speaking of NY, on my last trip to this lovely city, I was not at all impressed with the hotel! They gave me a handicapped room!!!!!!!!
 
 

This is the room - 2821

As you can all imagine, I was not impressed after just completing a 14,5 hour flight! I mean, the bathroom had only a shower, which was also handicapped (I could literally sit down while having a shower!!) and the bed was way too soft, my back almost collapsed after spending the night there. To top it off, the room looked like a hospital and smelled like old people!
 
At least I had a nice view from my room:
 
 
On the way back to Dubai, I met the cutest little Asian Boy - he was crying non-stop so I told his mother that she should give him to me so that we can pose for a photo together:
 
 
 EK204 JFK-DXB
 

Lol, needless to say, he started crying soon after the photo was taken! But, at least I have this photo as a good memory.... I am so happy that I took this opportunity of working for the best airline! It's memories which I will treasure for always and one day I will look back, read this blog again and hopefully share these memories with my children :) you only live once right?!
 
Back to my holiday in SA: Had a nice date night on Saturday night, we went to our favorite restaurant called 'Boabab' - had amazing red wine and I had a Prawn Curry Potjie for main, chocolate mouse for desert and the best company a girl can ask for!
 
 
I hope everyone had a good holiday season and for those attending open days soon - all the best of luck! Believe in yourself and go get your dream!