Category Archives: Embassy Fun

Last Girls Night

Posted on May 17, 2013 by surfandsafari

Our last girls night out before everyone move and scatters around the world. We also celebrated Lynn and her upcoming wedding!  

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1st Easter Egg Hunt

Posted on March 24, 2013 by surfandsafari

Sahara experienced her first Easter egg hunt at the embassy brunch. She happened to find the purple glitter one as well. 🙂

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The 237th annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball

Posted on November 17, 2012 by surfandsafari

We had such a great time with all our friends at the marine ball this year; it’s like prom for adults. 🙂 Great ceremony, good food, fun company and yes- even J rocked the dance floor all night! As soon … Continue reading →

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Christmas Party

Posted on November 15, 2012 by surfandsafari

To kick off the holidays, everyone headed over to Spice Trader for a fun Christmas dinner including a murder mystery. It was pretty much like playing a huge game of clue in real life- Zim style. We could not get … Continue reading →

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“I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date…”

Posted on November 4, 2012 by surfandsafari

We went all out this year as the Mad Hatter, Alice and the Chester Cat from Alice in Wonderland for Halloween. Yes, J even got his face painted. Too bad the huge orange eyebrows I had for him did not … Continue reading →

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Omar & Jeremy

Posted on October 30, 2012 by surfandsafari

One of J’s good friends here in Harare left today. They went on trips together and being the tag team Pol/Econ guys at the embassy, they went to a lot of meetings together and their desks sat next to each … Continue reading →

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comida mexicana

Posted on October 18, 2012 by surfandsafari

So, we love mexican food! However, there is none to be found in Harare. Actually, we really haven’t had good mexican food since leaving AZ & CA. 😦 It is a great find if you can discover tortillas in the … Continue reading →

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Charity Dinner

Posted on October 13, 2012 by surfandsafari

One of my good friends here is from Pakistan. She invited me to come with her to the Asian Diplomatic Ladies Association one day and somehow I got signed up to join the group. We had a great time and … Continue reading →

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2nd annual spud run

Posted on October 6, 2012 by surfandsafari

The spud mud run is a crazy day full of mud, water and a giant obstacle course around the marine house for all the embassy kids to run thru. They have to get thru the marines and then the guys … Continue reading →

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Pentanque

Posted on September 29, 2012 by surfandsafari

Petanque, as we have learned, is basically the French version of bocce ball with a few more rules. The guys love playing bocce ball here at the house, so they decided to sign up as a team for the Harare … Continue reading →

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