It's a Start

A week from today is Hubs is birthday so I am kicking off a birthday week with a gift or something fun each day here is todays placed strategically ;)

While I was out shopping for the hubby I picked up a little something for myself...

I got hubbies initial instead of mine and I adore it...what do you guys think? Not corny right??

P.S. So glad to be back!

Where did this week go?

Most of mine was spent running around with my uncle and aunt who were visiting from Africa...believe it or not the last time I saw them was at their wedding! I was the same age then as their eldest daughter is now...CRAZY how time flies...I also noticed how fun it is to have little girls around...I love my nephews but you can't do this with boys:

or this:

I officialy mastered the braided hairstyle but it turns out much better on other ppl!
I also put together this last minute scrapbook with their adventures....


Are all of you wondering where your week went too?

Am I 5?

It's ten minutes to eleven and I am so craving some of these:
Any one else have an unusual love for kiddie cereals?

Blah

Last Wednesday was this kind of day:

Where all you want to do is eat Rainbow Chip frosting out of the jar...well because it makes you feel better! I needed a couple of days to regroup and figure out a plan...I still don't have one yet but I'm working on it...I missed the bloggie world and hope you'll all forgive me for my little absence and this blah post...I promise for a more fun one tomorrow about our AMAZING first anniversary :)

Vacation

I'll be back on Tuesday with fun pics and a new recipe!!! In the mean time I'll let you guess where I've gone :) Have a happy 4th of July!!

Where am I??

Swimming through 4,000 some wedding photos! Yeah I know it's almost been a year...but after trying over and over to get the husband to help I am just doing it...but why is it that everyone always asks me why it's not done?? Isn't it supposed to be a joint effort?? Also another thing I noticed for half of an Indian wedding the girl is not even part of the ceremony...it is just her parents "giving her" to the groom...

and for the half that she is there well half of that time is spent like this...


In conclusion I have gone crazy looking at SO many pictures and am still nowhere close to being done! Wish me luck!

Everytime

We go here:

We get stuck in this:

And see interesting things like this:

Normally we are starving and I get antsy like this:

And decide to take a walk here:


These empanada's are so delicious!!! They always hit the spot I LOVE the spicy tofu one...in fact I've taken to calling the Holland tunnel the empanada tunnel...Lincoln is the Pizza Tunnel in case you were wondering thanks to the yummy piping hot 99 cent slices! By the time I walk back to the car with these the hubby has normally moved up like an inch or two but at least we have food now :)

Image from here.

Photo Friday

It's been a rough week in more ways then one....



RIP to the American Icons we lost this week :(

I am looking forward to Monday and a new week and even better it's a short work week!

Recipe Share

So Saturday's Graduation Bash was a huge success :) Lot's of food and fun games of Jenga, Wii, and Mafia! It was originally supposed to be outdoors but the rain killed that :( I haven't had a chance to upload my pics yet but here are a few from my aunt...

My mom carved this watermelon basket by hand and then we filled it with fresh berries. I used apricots to make the designs it was so yummy with some Breyers French Vanilla Ice Cream!

The Graduate concentrating hard on a game of Jenga!

Me and the hubs :)

The hit of the party was this Bruschetta:

I got the recipe from Food Network by Guy Fieri ( I multiplied this by four and almost all of it was gone)


*1 tablespoon minced garlic
*2 Ounces Olive Oil
*2 cups diced Roma tomatoes
*1/3 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
*2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
*1/2 teaspoon sea salt
*1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Mix together all the ingredients and refrigerate for like 15-20 minutes.

I just picked up pre sliced bread at the grocery store and we toasted it on the griddle with a drizzle of olive oil!

Monday Morning Wifey

Remembers to take her husbands wallet and cell phone for him because he's still getting ready, and then gets to work and looks in her bag only to realize she left her own cell phone at home! Genius right??? On another note this marks my 200th post...YAY!

Speaking of Travel

Care for a day trip?

Vadodra at 5 A.M. on a sunday...super peacefull until the neighbors dog caught site of me on the roof :)

Yummy Pani Puri on the street...

Shoes!

Sweet Little Ladies making Flower Garlands...

The center of Vadodra at sunset...

Some little boys who wanted their picture taken...

Colors for HOLI!

Close up...Aren't they so pretty?? Not if you get caught in a Holi fight though!

Check out Raju's CHAINA Town...Where you get the best CHAINESE food lol

Fresh Sugar Cane Juice

And last but not least a power outage :)

Escape...

Today I'm wishing I was here instead of my cubicle. How about you?

Photo taken Spring Break of my senior year in gorgeous Puerto Rico.

It's Friday!

I'm exhausted! We had an impromptu dinner get together last night and didn't get home till 12:30! Of course I had to see Grey's Anatomy last night and stayed up till 1:30 AM watching the recording (so happy to have my DVR back) Did anyone else catch it last night?

Was I the only one that cried over this little girls story? I never used to be a sap when it came to stuff on TV or in movies...don't know when that changed! Do you cry at things on TV?

Image from here.

Today is good because:

Tomorrow is Friday :)

I didn't have to drive to work this morning the husband dropped me off!

We got to wear jeans to work today.

I am wearing my new favorite piece of clothing...It's so comfortable and light perfect for spring! Plus I got it on sale!

I am wearing these fun shoes...It's so nice to be able to have a choice in shoes again till just a few weeks ago it was too cold to think about anything but boots!

My hair is in twisty's :)

What are you glad about today?

Snail Mail!

Does anyone else love getting things in the mail as much as me? A few weeks ago my good friend out in Cali sent me one of his graduation pictures from the police force. I was so excited to get something besides a bill that I let it sit unopened for a few days because it made me smile!

Of course when I opened it I smiled even bigger! LOL is it sad that sometimes I just want to buy things onlins so that I know I'll have something to look forward to when I open the mailbox?? In college I made it a point to send letters, cards, and even mail care packages to friends just so they would have something to brighten their day when they opened their mailbox. Something about getting a letter or card seems so much more fun then an e-mail even though they are quicker! What do you guys think?

Happy Friday!

Do you ever feel like your brain stops working sometimes? This morning I'm feeling a little zombied out, maybe it's from the lack of coffee! Last night's dinner was so yummy and the best part it came out just like my mom's! Don't you love it when that happens?? :) I'm so glad it's Friday and I'm looking forward to doing some spring cleaning and finally tackeling the last of those thank you cards. Oh and yeah maybe handing in our picture selections before our first anniversary??? What are your plans for the weekend?

Photo of the Day 4/12/09 and a weekend recap

I did a little scavenging yesterday and got my hands on these old saris I already have a few ideas up my sleeve for some crafty fun! Do you have any suggestions? Our weekend was fairly low-key but we did manage to catch Fast Furious I'm not normally that into action movies but I loved this one! I also finished the second book in the Twilight series which I liked a lot better then the first one. Oh and what felt like endless amounts of laundry...Anyhow I hope all of you had a good Easter weekend and Happy Monday!

Sewing?

Considering I have such a wristlet obsession I thought it might be fun to try and stitch one...It can't be that hard right? Except for it seems the handy Simplicity pattern for Wristlets is nowhere to be found!


So now I'm pouting! I've looked at a few other patterns but since it's my first project I'd like detailed step by step instructions which I know Simplicity is the best at! Anyone out there good at sewing??

P.S. How sweet is the one with the bow???

It's raining it's pouring....

I've always loved rainy days...they are perfection for snuggling into bed with a good book or staying in your sweats and working on a project. I sleep better when it's raining at night ans something about the rain has always seemed romantic to me.

My rainy day look for being out and about not so romantic....See I'm not an umbrella girl. Despite talking myself into buying a pretty purple one with an "A" on it I still hardly use it.

Umbrellas always look so pretty in pictures but I never know what to do with the drenched umbrella when I get to where I need to be. Do I leave it sopping wet and dripping in the corner of my cubicle or stow it away under my desk? Plus I can be so clumsy sometimes I might just manage to take my eye out with one of those pokey things!

So normally I resort to the following:

Either a hooded sweatshirt under a normal jacket or my jacket with a hood...Kind of makes me look like I might rob a bank.

But lately rainy days mean a cute top, a sweet jacket, and a pretty scarf ala Jackie-O to keep my straightened cannot touch water or will get frizzy hair perfect.

Doesn't she look so elegant? Yeah I don't think I look like that but it's better then robbing a bank right???

Here's a modern twist...Gotta love Blair Waldorf!

P.S. Happy Friday to everyone...Photos from here, here, here, and here. Sorry for the silly post...

Updates

Thanks for all your advice on the facebook topic. As of yesterday the girl who uploaded my pictures was no longer there but there was a new profile with my name, picture, and birthdate. I went ahead and reported it because I had no idea who it was and after sending a few messages to my friends/family telling them this was my new profile and the other one got screwed up that person is no longer there. Hopefully that is the very end of it. Please keep your fingers crossed!!