Very late Easter post

Well, had a couple of firsts this Easter....

We colored eggs but forgot to take pictures :P

We also got a nice Easter basket from Beth. My first Easter basket! And the great Eric started eating from it before Easter even came!!

It was very hard to keep him away from the bunnies we bought too. And finally when he opened them, he let out his frustration on one. See pics for what I mean!!

Easter is supposed to symbolize new life and a fresh start! So, here's to that for us!!!

Chalthe Chalthe mere yeh bol yaad rakhna....

There are a few lights in my life
Each light keeps my life bright
Every time a friend like you goes away
One of those lights go dim and gray....

Here's to the Cadillacs we drove, the Audis we wrecked and the Solaras that made us cool women.....
Here's to the million movies we watched, when the weather was freezing, snowing, sunny or rainy.....
Here's to the exploring of Foods, Ideas & Places we did when we really never intended to....
Here's to the times we cooked and shared like sisters we weren't....
Here's to the zillion Coffees and Chais we drank and the many miles we may have walked in the sky walk, just to let our work frustrations out....
Here's to the wonderful men we found to bear us and be our husbands....

Here's to you, my friend, my confidante, a special light in my life...

Now that you're going so far away, here's to the many birthdays, births, anniversaries and other celebrations that we will miss from each other's lives. But always remember, no matter where you go, there will be one person you can always rely on any time, any place.

FRIENDS FOR LIFE! Here's to our friendship! A very special friendship!

Our 2009 Valentines celebrations

Yeh bacho ke khelne ki cheez nahi hai jaani..............

And I wasn't too bad either. I did stick to the targets and even got some right in the center. :)

Move over Abhinav Bindra.... Soni is here to take over the next Olympics.

And here's our Valentine's dinner.... Watch Eric blush....

And yes, Eric asks me to mention that, it was my idea and I danced too.... But he was toooo embarrassed to take pictures :)

Bye Bye Malavias!

I know its late, but I am missing you guys a lot today for some reason! Will always remember the lovely times. Not sure whether you'll all be there when I come, but wherever you are, be happy. I'll be praying for you all.

I think it just hit me that Sneha will be gone and Nikhil is leaving to CA. Yeh humare pyaare se parivaar ko kiski nazar lag gayi.... :(

I love you guys. Sneha, take care of yourself beta. Will miss you out and out. I was so hoping to be there for your big day. I'll still hope ok...

Nikhil, it must be hard for you to go all the way to CA and stay without Sneha. I'm praying that you will be all set by March and hope she comes back to be with you there soon. Drive safely!

Take care and be good.

Soni's sad....

Eric's gone on training until the end of January....
He's not gonna be around for his budday either....
:-(

New Years and Jan 2nd...

Well, New Years was pretty quiet for us. We spent New Year's eve watching Spaceballs (HA HA HA!! VERY funny movie. Its like a parody of Star Wars.) So, basically we laughed into 2009....
On New Year's day we tried a Korean restaurant for lunch and it was the CCCRRRAAAPPPIEST food I've ever had. The place and presentation looked so good, but YUCKO food. So, we decided to come home and make a nice New Year's meal and watch another movie - Get Smart. Thats exactly what we did, and was very very nice.

I had my biometrics appointment for immigration this morning at 10am. We left at 8am for the USCIS centre which was sooo hard to find. But it made up for it, because the people inside were so so nice. They security folks and also the biometrics techie dude. We were in and out of that place in like 15 minutes. Smooooth....

Went to the Triangle Indian Market after that and got a boatload of groceries. Its becoming pretty common for us to spend a lot of money whenever we go there. Oh well....
I really wanted to have the buffet at the Biriyani House but they were going to open only at Noon and I was already hungry. So, we went to a place Eric found - Bamboo Garden. An Indo-Chinese joint. GREAT PLACE! FINALLY, I was able to eat Manchurian after 5 years! I didn't know that they had Indo-Chinese food in the USA.... Awesomo!!

Just got back home and its raining like crazeeee.... Chai time... :)))

Christmas came and went....

and here's New Year....
Well, Christmas was nice and peaceful how it should be. Eric and I went to a Malayalee Orthodox Chrurch down in Raleigh. An hour and 10 mins drive. It was a small group of people renting out a Greek Orthodox church to hold the Christmas service at 8:30am in the morning of Christmas. We reached there at 8:35am, one of the first few there. :)

Well, first of all, I always break my fast at midnight after a night service but Eric insisted that we go for this service since we found the faith type that I actually belong to. So, fast breaking happened way after noon on Christmas, after we came back from Raleigh.

And the really nice thing was that Eric was sooo sweet at the service. He stood there all alone (we have segregation in our churches), for over 3 and a half hours, and watched the service. After the service, many folks came up to him and said that he has a lot of patience. :)

And then we had a small social time in the gym of the church. Met a couple of folks and two really nice girls. Eric liked the whole experience and is kind of warming up to yhe idea of even getting a membership there :) They have services only once a month and they are trying to collect money to build their own church. So, it may be slightly expensive but, will be worth it.

Me on the other hand really liked it, reminded me of all the times we used to go to church when I was growing up in Bahrain. The singing is slightly weak, but nevertheless, still invokes the same passion in me.

After this we drove back, spoke to most of my friends and family on the drive back wishing them a Merry Xmas, and then it was pigging out time once we got back home. Eric spoke to his family while I got food ready and then... WE ATE!!! Yummy biriyani :))

Afterwards we went to Eric's bro's place and chilled out. So, all in all, a quiet nice content Xmas!! :)))