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  • 02 Mar 2015 9:32 PM | Marie Littlejohn-Dunn (Administrator)

     Sid on Southwest       



    We're looking for one or more correspondents for the upcoming KSA Reunion who might like to share their most excellent adventures and/or photos with the entire Brat community. We can provide a blog, post updates from emails, link to photos in an album, share FB posts, or whatever works for you. 

    Best of all, there are no deadlines, words minimum, or requirement that you post daily. You can do your own thing. In fact, if you would rather put something together after you return home and recover, that will work, too!  The only thing we ask is that the content be appropriate for a very broad audience. 

    So...if you are planning a travel blog or reporting in to friends via Facebook and don't mind widening your audience a bit to include the rest of us, sadly stuck at home instead of rediscovering "home," please contact us!
  • 02 Mar 2015 7:47 PM | Marie Littlejohn-Dunn (Administrator)


    #2: We can’t promise you gold, tape stores or prayer calls….but this reunion has Arab food covered!    

    Houston boasts some of the most international cuisine, creative restaurant venues and award-winning chefs in the United States. If you don't believe us, check out this short list of "who's who" for chefs and "top ten/best of" for restaurants choices.

    But we know, when Brats get together, they want to indulge in the Middle Eastern delicacies that bring back their childhood memories of living in Saudi. You are in luck because just in the “Galleria” area (near the Omni Houston Hotel) there are 23 Middle Eastern/Mediterranean restaurants to choose from – featuring authentic shawarma, sambusak, falafel, kibbeh, hummus, baba ghanoush, tabouleh, kofta, meze plates, etc. Is your mouth watering yet? And these restaurants are well priced and a quick Uber ride from the Omni Hotel.

    If you like to smoke shisha and share a hookah like old times, many of these restaurants provide lots of flavorful options on their outside decks.

    Check out one of our favorite links for locating different types of cuisine while you are staying in Houston.



  • 23 Feb 2015 8:49 PM | Marie Littlejohn-Dunn (Administrator)



    If you would like to be on standby for rooms at the Omni Houston Hotel, please sign up for the Omni Houston Hotel Standby List.

    As rooms become available at the Omni, we will offer them to reunion registrants in the order in which they have signed up for this standby list.

    There are no guarantees we can accommodate everyone on the standby list. We recommend you make alternative arrangements for your stay which can be canceled if/when a room becomes available at the Omni.


  • 21 Feb 2015 6:23 PM | Marie Littlejohn-Dunn (Administrator)


    Another Dhahran Women's Group cookbook to share!: "Crossroads, A Collection of Recipes." Published in 1992, it is a tribute to the cultural melting pots that were our Aramco communities and contains brief chapters of herbs, spices, and their history.  From the forward:  

    "We have all traveled many roads in order to arrive at the Crossroads in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.  Hence, there is much heritage and tradition behind all the culinary delights included in this cookbook.  You will find unique and unusual recipes from around the world in Crossroads.

    Whatever the regional origin of the foods, the recipes in Crossroads will bring you the delights of new tastes and new personalities.  The recipes included here are for foods with mood, personality and season."

    Download your copy and enjoy a delicious trip down memory lane!

    Sahtein! Saha wa aafiyah!  

    Good health! Bon appetit!


    Click on the cookbook cover to download (PDF).



    20.6 Mb
    Contents:
    • Spice Crossroads
    • Herbs and Spices
    • Handy Substitutes
    • Measuring Up
    • Soups 
    • Salads
    • Meat Entrees
    • Poultry Entrees
    • Seafood Entrees
    • Egg, Cheese and Vegetarian Entrees
    • Side Dishes
    • Breads
    • Desserts

  • 20 Feb 2015 3:04 PM | Marie Littlejohn-Dunn (Administrator)


    #1: Houston is Brat-centric

    Saddle Up! This reunion is going to be BIG because Texas has the most registered Brats – and Houston is Brat-centric. We are expecting up to 1000 Brats in Houston Memorial Day weekend. So don’t live vicariously through Facebook posts – join us LIVE!

    ABI's database shows that there are 976 registered Aramco Brats with a Texas address and over 350 in the Greater Houston area alone! That’s a lot of Brats who simply need to drive or take a cab to the reunion over Memorial Day weekend.

    Now California boasts the 2nd largest Brat population with 696 registered addresses for Brats. Good news because right now there are round trip airfares from LA to Houston for around $255 and roundtrip airfares from San Fran for around $350.

    Florida comes in third with 321 Brat residents, and it looks like round trip airfare from Miami to Houston, for example, can be bought for around $300. Not bad, right? We promise your investment will pay off in priceless memories! Why not sign up for air fare alerts or buy those plane tickets today?

    Although Saudi Aramco might not like the current dip in oil prices…gas and air fares are certainly cheaper which will ensure that Brats can get down/up/over/south/north/east or west to Houston!

  • 20 Feb 2015 9:31 AM | Marie Littlejohn-Dunn (Administrator)



    As a few of you have discovered, the Omni Houston Hotel is currently full.  We have made overflow arrangements with the nearby Royal Sonesta Houston Hotel at 2222 West Loop South.  It is within walking distance (1.7 mi), but you can also utilize hotel shuttle services for transportation between the 2 properties. Additionally, Metro bus service (#33) is available on South Post Oak Blvd. every 20 minutes.

    You can make a reservation by using this link Aramco Brats Guestrooms or by calling 1-800-766-3782 and using group code 0521ABRATS  to get our special rate of $109 (plus applicable state and local taxes).  The group rate is good for reservations made through April 30, 2015 after which attendees will be extended best available rate.  Reservations may be cancelled up to 24 hours prior to checkin without losing first night's deposit.

    There are many other hotels within a 3-mi radius of the Omni Houston, including a La Quinta Inn and several extended stay places such as Hampton Inn and Sheraton Suites.  For your convenience, we've provided a map below with hotel listings.  Zoom in and click on a specific hotel to check pricing for Memorial Day weekend.


  • 10 Feb 2015 4:40 PM | Marie Littlejohn-Dunn (Administrator)



    Commissary Highlights Bulletin for February 10, 1979: Avocados hit the commissary shelves, so, of course, you will want to know how to grow your very own "pot-plants," and a recipe for English Country Meatballs.

  • 10 Feb 2015 10:13 AM | Marie Littlejohn-Dunn (Administrator)

    Once again, we have a special, online raffle for reunion attendees...with 3 different prizes!  Only those who register for the reunion by the early registration deadline (3/31/2015 CDT) are eligible to participate in the drawing to win:

    1. 4 complimentary room nights at the Omni Hotel*

    2. $150 Mokara Spa gift certificate

    3. $100 Omni gift card 

    Tickets are $5 each. We will pull a name for each prize, so be sure to buy at least 3.  You could win more than one prize!

    Please be sure to read all rules carefully!


    ENTER RAFFLE

    * Prizes must be used during the reunion.  If you win the room nights and are only staying for 3 nights, you will receive 3 complimentary nights.

  • 06 Feb 2015 8:28 AM | Marie Littlejohn-Dunn (Administrator)



    Please be advised that the Omni is almost completely full, particularly Saturday night.  We will be offering some overflow options, but, in the meantime, we ask those of you who will not be able to attend as planned but who still hold Omni rooms to please cancel your reservations and release those rooms to other Brats.

    Shukran!

  • 31 Jan 2015 9:39 PM | Marie Littlejohn-Dunn (Administrator)



    Registration for the 15th biennial reunion in Houston this coming Memorial Day weekend (May 21-25, 2015) is now open!  Check out the schedule of activities to see what your committee has in store for you.  It's the Super Bowl of Bratdom, only much cheaper...and everybody wins!  Don't miss the kickoff Thursday, May 21st, at the Black Swan!

    Please read all instructions carefully and make note of early registration deadline and any cancellation dates.

    Early registrants will be eligible for a special raffle offer.  Stay tuned for details.

     





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