adventures in appliances

We just found out Chris is leaving on another work trip tomorrow (right in the middle of this holiday) for all of next week and we need to get our apartment ready for living so we are now in hyper efficient mode except that is not really possible! Appliances are nearly sold out everywhere so we got really lucky last night and found most everything we need so we bought it on the spot but we need to try to find a fridge today. Our poor friend Marc needs smaller sizes of all appliances so his plight has been much worse than ours. Last night we were all weary after hours at the mall searching for appliances and excited to head to the Sheraton beach Iftar for the last night of a Ramadan Iftar feast. I didn't think I could walk anymore without food but we couldn't find the car at the mall, that is how big they are. We ended up having to split up and search separately and I started to wonder if they had a search and rescue committee for the mall parking lots, what would we do if we couldn't find it? Obviously we did find the car that Marc rented and we set off for our dinner which was of course wonderful. An Iftar buffet has every dish you can imagine: hummus, fatuoush, bean salads, vegetable salads, lentil soup, corn soup, meat salads, many breads, hot Indian dishes, lamb and chicken shawarma, pasta dishes, shrimp and seafood stews, fruits, juices and desserts. After stuffing ourselves we sat on the beach for some shiha and made strategic plans for our shopping needs today. Chris and I figured out we need a new bedroom set for our room because our bed won't be here for a while and we need a set up without nightstands for our bedroom. The problem is that the mattresses are sold out a lot of places and what good is a frame without a mattress? We think Ramadan is over and we should be able to eat in public today so I think that freedom alone will make today easier. Wish us luck!