Earlier in the year, Jeff was caught off guard when his former boss from Dubai reached out for a call. The company was making a transition in their financial reporting team, and they wondered if Jeff might be available to help out while they look for a more permanent role to join the firm in Dubai. After some consideration, Jeff agreed to join the team in a temporary contract role - working remotely from home with an occasional trip to the Dubai office. It was a completely unexpected opportunity, and before we knew it, Jeff was back on a plane to Dubai to reacclimate to the team and kick off his new role. During his visit, he made sure to drive around our old stomping grounds, taking photos and reliving all those months we called Dubai home.
For the first 2 years after we moved back to Katy from Dubai, we would ask the kids if they had any desire to return to Dubai to live. Their answer was always a resounding "yes!" because they missed their friends, school, and experiences overseas. Of course, we knew that things were quite different in Dubai ever since Covid, and likely it was a blessing we had returned home before the pandemic wreaked havoc on the world. While it was super fun for all of us to see Jeff's pictures and hear all about his trip back to our former favorite spots in Dubai, the kids were quick to point out that they no longer wished to return to Dubai to live. We continue to feel blessed with fond memories and experiences in Dubai, but for now we are content to enjoy Jeff's photos from across the pond in Texas. :-)
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