Moving into our house

We arrived in Kingdom circa August 6 bleary eyed but amped to start our new life in a new house with a new job in a new country. (We actually arrived at night and did not have a maintenance vehicle in our driveway but you get the picture.)


The house that Aramco provided us with came with basics. Every room had the bare bones for furniture. Our master bedroom has a bathroom and a couple closets. The sheets in this picture are from Aramco and smell like cigarettes. Our new covers from Khobar (the nearest Kingdom city to Dhahran) are on the floor there.


The walls were white and nothing except electric and water were hooked up. Washer, dryer, dishwasher, fridge and stove are all provided.

It would be more than a month before we got down thinking about internet, painting anything or hanging pictures. How 'bout that chandeleer in our dining room, eh? Swank.

That guy down there playing with Heather and the girls in the living room is not me. Hint: notice the golf tan (he is NOT wearing socks). Furniture is all courtesy of the company.