Bday of My Bro, Other Updates

Hopefully you all enjoyed looking @ the pics of the anniversary party. Neeraj and I were happy with the success of it. Now our home is back to being empty - with just the two of us, as Neeraj’s parents have gone back to India. They left the day after the anniversary party as we drove up to Chicago to drop them off at the airport.

In a way it was perfect timing for them to be back home with Neeraj’s elder brother and sister-in-law because very soon after the state of Rajasthan was closed due to the rioting of the Gujjar community. It hit the heart of Rajasthan, and also the heart of Neeraj’s family, as the cities affected were all around Hindaun City (Neeraj’s hometown). Thankfully Neeraj’s family (brothers & sisters and their families) are all fine and safe. The atmosphere is much better but for a few days the market was closed, and it was very tough to leave the house.

So now what are Neeraj and I doing with the time? Well we have been relaxing. But we have lots to do — such as look for a house!! Yes, Neeraj and I are getting ready to move into our first house. Since the past few months, well actually ever since we have been married, we have been leaving in various apartments. Now we have found the city where we want to settle (O’Fallon) and so we are looking for a house near our office. Currently we have a mere 1 minute commute, and we would like to keep it that way. That being said, we have slowly started looking at various homes on the Internet in our area, and soon will go physically to look at the houses. We hope to be moved in by the end of September (our lease at our current apartment will end then).

Neeraj and I haven’t bought each other an anniversary gift yet, as we were waiting to buy a new plasma or LCD TV once we move into our house. Looking forward to that.

We haven’t seen any movies for a while either!!! Neeraj and I both want to see Shootout at Lokhandwala and then once its released, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. There are some great sequels that are out in the English front such as Shrek 3, Spiderman 3, Rush Hour 3, Ocean’s Thirteen, and Pirates of the Caribbean, One of these nights will be movie night for us.

Its my dear brother’s birthday today!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Suraj!!!!! I hope that you had a great day today. We celebrated with him and the parents yesterday which was lots of fun. Neeraj and I love getting together with them. We gave Suraj half of his gift (a baseball PS2 game) yesterday and will give him the rest of the gift next month when we go to a Chicago Cubs baseball game.

So I guess that’s it — I want to make some changes around this space, so keep in eye out. Nothing is easy and nothing works quickly, but definitely I am going to try to stay on pace and keep writing more often.

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.