Yes, yes...a shiny new grill. :) We plan on using it tonight to make supper. Even though it is only 28 degrees outside. :)--Mandy
Saturday, February 28, 2009
New Toy
We made a purchase today that Abhay has been waiting to make since we very first met. He's a happy guy:
Yes, yes...a shiny new grill. :) We plan on using it tonight to make supper. Even though it is only 28 degrees outside. :)
--Mandy
Yes, yes...a shiny new grill. :) We plan on using it tonight to make supper. Even though it is only 28 degrees outside. :)--Mandy
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Outdoor Play
One of the reason why we bought our house is when we first came to see it, we saw kids running around everywhere. This development is plump full of children. I love the fact that everyone allows kids to run through their driveways and yards...even if the kids aren't theirs.
It's so much fun to watch them play outside. They run from house to house, gathering up kids. The weather here today is amazing, and there was only 1/2 day of school...so they've been out in full force. The older boys next door to us like making up contraptions. Today they had a wagon pulled behind a bike...and kids were "surfing" in it. I know many of the kids from subbing so they'll yell out "Hi Mrs. Rawal!" Or "Hi Mrs. R!" and then race over to chat with me on their scooters/bikes/skateboards.
It's a true joy, for both of us, to have kids all over our neighborhood.
--Mandy
It's so much fun to watch them play outside. They run from house to house, gathering up kids. The weather here today is amazing, and there was only 1/2 day of school...so they've been out in full force. The older boys next door to us like making up contraptions. Today they had a wagon pulled behind a bike...and kids were "surfing" in it. I know many of the kids from subbing so they'll yell out "Hi Mrs. Rawal!" Or "Hi Mrs. R!" and then race over to chat with me on their scooters/bikes/skateboards.
It's a true joy, for both of us, to have kids all over our neighborhood.
--Mandy
Monday, February 16, 2009
Valentines and Friends
Neither Abhay or I are huge fans of Valentine's day, but yet we still celebrate it. I guess it's just a good excuse to go out and do something a little extra special from the everyday routine. We decided to head to downtown Indianapolis for a day of fun. We bought each other small gifts--I got flowers, Abhay got a Pacer's T-shirt. :)
We started off by having lunch at the Weber Grill. (We neglected to try to make dinner reservations until Tuesday night...which didn't work out too well). The food was fantastic and the ambiance was awesome. We will go back there again sometime. Afterward we did some shopping and caught a movie. All in all, it was a really nice afternoon. We both enjoyed ourselves.
We acquired a house guest on our way home from Indy. :) Abhay's good friend/old roommate from his undergrad days in Pune, Chetan, is in the US for a few months on work. Saturday morning he called and said he was going to come for the weekend. Of course, we were both thrilled. He was our very first house guest. So we picked him up at the bus depot (he's in Kenosha, WI--about 6 hours from here) and he stayed with us until Abhay dropped him back off in Indy this morning. Yesterday we visited a super cool winery Brown County Winery and showed him around town. It was nice for me to meet another one of Abhay's India people, and I know Abhay really enjoyed spending time with him after 6 years of not seeing him.
Abhay and I are both feeling kind of yucky--sore throats, ear aches, etc. Abhay is on the tail end of his while mine just started yesterday. I took the day off to sleep (which I did 14 hours of) and re-coup. The weather here has changed so quick that it's no wonder we're not all walking around like zombies.
That's all for now. Take care!
Abhay and Chetan downtown Columbus
Abhay and I downtown Columbus
We started off by having lunch at the Weber Grill. (We neglected to try to make dinner reservations until Tuesday night...which didn't work out too well). The food was fantastic and the ambiance was awesome. We will go back there again sometime. Afterward we did some shopping and caught a movie. All in all, it was a really nice afternoon. We both enjoyed ourselves.
We acquired a house guest on our way home from Indy. :) Abhay's good friend/old roommate from his undergrad days in Pune, Chetan, is in the US for a few months on work. Saturday morning he called and said he was going to come for the weekend. Of course, we were both thrilled. He was our very first house guest. So we picked him up at the bus depot (he's in Kenosha, WI--about 6 hours from here) and he stayed with us until Abhay dropped him back off in Indy this morning. Yesterday we visited a super cool winery Brown County Winery and showed him around town. It was nice for me to meet another one of Abhay's India people, and I know Abhay really enjoyed spending time with him after 6 years of not seeing him.
Abhay and I are both feeling kind of yucky--sore throats, ear aches, etc. Abhay is on the tail end of his while mine just started yesterday. I took the day off to sleep (which I did 14 hours of) and re-coup. The weather here has changed so quick that it's no wonder we're not all walking around like zombies.
That's all for now. Take care!
Abhay and Chetan downtown Columbus
Abhay and I downtown Columbus--Mandy
Friday, February 13, 2009
Idol Fever
Like many other Americans, well people around the world, we're fans Idol. Of course, for us it's American Idol. Abhay is a fan by default because I love it, and have watched every season. We spend our Tuesday and Wednesday nights watching Idol.
They are now done with all the goofy stuff and onto the "good" stuff. This week they eliminated contestants down to 36. I must say both of us had issues with people the judges picked, and people they didn't. They let a goofy character go through named "Normal Gentle" that is more of a funny guy in a weird get-up that makes people laugh (hello...this is about singing). Meanwhile leaving out a gentleman with a gorgeous voice that "took too many risks." Come on! They also let through a guy that forgot his lyrics twice on stage and the most annoying girl ever to walk across the idol stage. Abhay SWEARS it's rigged...:)
Of course, I already have favorites: Lil' Rounds (this girl can s-i-n-g, Anoop Desai (the Indian guy with the awesome voice), Danny Gokey (he has a soulful voice that sounds like Marc Broussard...and has a heartbreaking life story), and another guy-for the life of me I cannot remember his name. But he sounds like Elliott Yamin and looks like Justin Timberlake.
We'll see how my favs go. Usually at least 1 of my favs from the beginning ends up in the top 3, at least.
--Mandy
They are now done with all the goofy stuff and onto the "good" stuff. This week they eliminated contestants down to 36. I must say both of us had issues with people the judges picked, and people they didn't. They let a goofy character go through named "Normal Gentle" that is more of a funny guy in a weird get-up that makes people laugh (hello...this is about singing). Meanwhile leaving out a gentleman with a gorgeous voice that "took too many risks." Come on! They also let through a guy that forgot his lyrics twice on stage and the most annoying girl ever to walk across the idol stage. Abhay SWEARS it's rigged...:)
Of course, I already have favorites: Lil' Rounds (this girl can s-i-n-g, Anoop Desai (the Indian guy with the awesome voice), Danny Gokey (he has a soulful voice that sounds like Marc Broussard...and has a heartbreaking life story), and another guy-for the life of me I cannot remember his name. But he sounds like Elliott Yamin and looks like Justin Timberlake.
We'll see how my favs go. Usually at least 1 of my favs from the beginning ends up in the top 3, at least.
--Mandy
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Yay!
I am VERY happy to report that I passes the PRAXIS test that I took in the beginning of Jan. I was required to take this test for my permanent Indiana teaching license. Knowing that I passed is such a huge relief...this test was quite horrid and I didn't think I passed (no matter how positive I tried to be) All I have to do is send a from into the dept of ed and I'll receive my permanent license. Now I just need a job to go along with it...:)
--Mandy
--Mandy
Monday, February 9, 2009
recap
Thought I'd let you all know I made it back to Indiana, safe and sound. I flew in late Thursday evening...with NO delays. I enjoyed my trip to Minnesota (even though I went for a bad reason), it was nice to see my family. But I missed Abhay like crazy and I'm happy to be back home. Pretty sure he missed me too.
We enjoyed a nice weekend of NOTHINGNESS! This past Saturday was the 1st Saturday we've both been home since November. It was glorious. We ventured out Saturday evening to see the movie "New in Town." But that was really about it. Sunday we were adventurous and made a homemade meal of Indian food. This time I helped. We made Chicken Tikka Masala, Naans, and rice. It was so delicious, if I do say so myself. Even Abhay was raving!
Subbing jobs are picking up for me again, which is good. I cannot stand being at home not working. Abhay is SUPER busy at work. No complaining though. He has had tons of backlog from the huge snow storm that wouldn't let him do testing outside. He has more cars "waiting in the wings" for testing as well.
The weather here has turned AWESOME. It was in the high 40's/low 50's all weekend and today it hit 60. It truly feels like spring. Smell like it too. Here's hoping we don't get anymore snow.
We enjoyed a nice weekend of NOTHINGNESS! This past Saturday was the 1st Saturday we've both been home since November. It was glorious. We ventured out Saturday evening to see the movie "New in Town." But that was really about it. Sunday we were adventurous and made a homemade meal of Indian food. This time I helped. We made Chicken Tikka Masala, Naans, and rice. It was so delicious, if I do say so myself. Even Abhay was raving!
Subbing jobs are picking up for me again, which is good. I cannot stand being at home not working. Abhay is SUPER busy at work. No complaining though. He has had tons of backlog from the huge snow storm that wouldn't let him do testing outside. He has more cars "waiting in the wings" for testing as well.
The weather here has turned AWESOME. It was in the high 40's/low 50's all weekend and today it hit 60. It truly feels like spring. Smell like it too. Here's hoping we don't get anymore snow.
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