My brother's visit..

My brother visited us on his way to a conference in NY.. Sel and I have had many friends visiting us in the past, but nothing comes close to a family member's visit.. It's been almost a year since my we met.. Though we live in a 4-hours flight zone, things were pretty busy in the past for both of us.. Initially I moved to NJ, then we had to settle, then my brother and his family moved to their new home and they had to settle, this and that and never realized the days are being passing on to months.. Not to mention that I miss my sweet niece's hugs and kisses every once in a month (when I was working in TX, I tried my level best to visit my brother's place at least once a month to be with my sweet-little-cutie niece.. She is lovely and adorable.. she is cute... she is sweet.. and she is my baby love forever..)

My brother came on Saturday morning.. Remember, he hasn't seen our car yet and we wanted to keep that as a surprise... But he found out that we bought a car before even coming out of the airport.. *uff*.. So anyways, we picked him up in the car and came home.. I got up early and prepared few dishes (Veggie / masala parotta, Cauliflower-potato curry, Egg briyani, potato croquettes, onion raitha and baklava).. we had our heavy brunch after an extensive iPad session from my brother.. OH.. YEAH!!! He got a new iPad and he is spreading the GOOD word about it to everyone now.. :)

Then, we took him to a nearby Indian street.. Weather was very cold.. We walked for sometime and then went to another Indian street.. Went to Hot Breads and had a Vada Pav... Ahhhh.. God!!! It just melted in my mouth... Then came home after few stops here and there in Jersey City Boardwalk which showed us all the NYC Attractions.. :)

We were hungry by the time we reached home.. Had nice food and slept off as his flight was on Sunday morning... Sel and my brother played Wii tennis game for a while.. Then we all had breakfast and left home.. As his flight was on time (surprisingly!!!), he went for check-in and we waved good-bye....

Family member visits are always good.. Its refreshing... We all had fun and it was a sentimental moment for me when he went for check-in.. but we decided to visit my brother's family soon...

"I just can't wait.."...

Home Sweet Home..

It is just like yesterday – when I waved bye to my wonderful friends in TX and took a flight to NJ.. Sel and I moved in to a wonderful apartment and believe it or not, its been 9 months since the move.. Gosh!! Time does fly like crazy...

Though we live in an apartment, we consider it our Home.. Home Sweet Home... A wonderful home that gives us a very warmth feeling about being in there...In the beginning, we used to think a lot about buying even a small thing to decorate the house... Believe it or not, we still do.. :)

To welcome our guests and to provide them a visual treat, I decided to decorate the entrance side wall by displaying the photos taken by Sel.. He is an excellent photographer.. and I really like the way those flowers pose to express their beauty just for his camera lens. :)

We liked the dining table design (OK..Ok.. Sel chose the design) .. It is for two people, but can be stretched/unfolded to serve 4.. Isn't that great!!! I try to keep in new flowers every week and this week - it’s our favorite roses.. A 3-tier snack shelf shares the table with a salt shaker / pepper grinder and our favorite silverware..

Then, we decided to buy the remaining furniture to match this color. That is a mix of birch, beech and beige color (I KNOW!!!!).. Sel wanted a low height entertainment center with few racks to keep our game stuff and home theater..

I had over 30 Ganeshji's idols.. :) But then with Sel's "simplicity loving attitude", we have only one Ganeshji in our prayer shelf (Thanks Kumz - for the sandalwood Ganeshji)..Simple and lovely...

We got our couch after some time.. Though it was very difficult to assemble, we like it very much... :) Sel’s painting and rose potpourri to decorate the side table...

Then there was this cube structure in Target.. The moment we saw it, we knew that we gotto have it.:)

I have my own music corner (though I don't play it every day, I try my level best..:))

Sel’s paintings to decorate the sill..

Photo corner is one of our favorite place at home..It includes our wedding invitation, photos of our parents, siblings, nieces and nephews and my friends..

Kitchen is my favorite place these days.. I spend most of my afternoon exploring new cuisines.. I spend so much time in there every day that I even started thinking about writing a separate blog for my exercise and food routine.. :)

It's crystal clear that Sel and I love decorating our home.. After all, Home is where the heart is.. Hope you enjoyed this post as much as we enjoy being in this marvelous place.. :)

Valentine's month is here!!!

I am so glad that February is here (nothing in particular - its just the change that brings in the happiness I guess!!)..
But we all know that this is a perfect month to express the wonderful love to your loved ones (not that you have to restrict it to this month..:))..

I am planning on changing the interior style of my home (as this is my new hobby and thanks to a whole lot of home interior decoration websites which gave me all the inspiration I needed).. As soon as the work is done, I will upload few pictures (new and old) to keep track of my new hobby..:)

Happy February to y'all..