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: 

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

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

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

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!

:)

 

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.

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!