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.."...

New year thoughts

Tomorrow is the new year's day - beginning of year 2010.. I'm glad that it is here finally as people keep saying that "Things will work out in the coming new year", "You will get the job you always wanted in this coming year becoz your jadhagam(translated as 'horoscope') looks good" (Courtesy - Amma's Exclusive Astrology magazine report)..

Looking at the major happenings in the past year - First thing is that I got married to the love of my life in May - after a long wait (of almost 6 years) - This is a very important date not only for the year 2009 but for the rest of my life.. Second thing being my resignation at Weber to start a wonderful life in NJ with my love.. I still miss my dear friends at Weber.. We used to spend so much time together everyday - talking about every other freakin thing, pulling each others legs, singing, dancing, fighting, laughing, teasing others. Moving away from them was a very difficult thing for me.. I miss all the fun we had.. I am sure they do too...But, we always update each others on "whats goin on" with our lives - so, it really feels like we are all a very happy family together - though we are miles apart. Thanks to all the electronic gadgets that play a major role in all our lives..

To start with the LIFE-AFTER-My MOVE-TO-NJ, Life has been amazing from the time I moved to NJ.. My hubby has always made sure that I get what I want and that I am happy with what I have... So, I never run into any trouble getting things done.. ;) He is a lovable, adorable, enjoyable sweetie pie .. My only prayer to God everyday is to Bestow every happiness in the world on him.
Enuf said about my hubby..:)
Coming back to the part of my LIFE-AFTER-My MOVE-TO-NJ, Though I am still looking for jobs, I really enjoy this time-off by - trying my hand on different cuisines (my hubby volunteered to be my sweet guinea pig - not that he was given any other choices)..:) , cleaning the house, playing Wii, working out at gym, taking pictures for competitions, orkut-ing & facebook-ing to get back in touch with my old buddies, staring at the window when its really cold to see how people go out to work in such a harsh winter weather & feel pity for them (Is that why I am not offered a job yet, hmmmm - gotto change my attitude towards this cold weather!!!).. Goshhhh.. Didn't know that I can do so many things in a day when I was working.. Everyone deserves a break like this..:)

One and only thing that scared me on the very thought of moving to NJ is the Cold winter.. I am getting used to this cold weather, I guess.. I saw people staring at me in the morning, on my way back from gym with just a thin fleece to protect me from the cold.. Yahoooo!!! I overcame the one and only fear I had about moving to NJ.... Now, I am free to go out wherever I want to irrespective of the weather conditions - Cold weather isn't a barrier anymore..:)

Putting everything together, I am glad that I made a wise decision of moving to my hubby's place after marriage. I really don't understand why and how husband and wife live in different places - miles apart, after marriage.. Is it just the career interests? What happens after 5 years or 10 years, when they realize that they missed all the lovely moments of being in a family life together!!! hmmmmm..... BUT, things work differently for different people.. So, I will stop my analysis and speculations right here.

Its time for me to get ready for the New Year's eve...
Hope the new year brings in joy to everyone in the world...

As the new year unfolds, I hope it brings happiness, beautiful moments and sweet surprises to everyone - to cherish forever...