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4th of July - How Memorable It Was!

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

So I got some slack from a few of my friends for writing a post from class. :grin: If only you guys knew the *pain* we go through every Tuesday and Thursday sitting in this class…..and you would be blogging too!!!! :rotfl:

Anyway, because today was such a good day, I felt like blogging. But before that, I noticed that I really didn’t talk about the 4th of July long weekend. So I am going to start there first.

4th of July is of course USA’s Independence Day. This year it was on a Friday, so Neeraj and I were very lucky to have our dear friend Beth come and visit us in STL. I was very excited because Beth hadn’t seen our house yet, and I wanted her to see it.

Good News!

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Today is a day of good news! We received a letter from the USCIS, and Neeraj’s Green Card status has been automaticaly extended for one year. :smile: Neeraj will still have to go for a biometrics appointment, but atleast for the next one year he will have no troubles traveling and working. :yes: So now Europe here we come! :yes:

Also Kaush’s B has reached the USA safely…. congrats to the both of them on the new chapter in their life. :smile: May your life be always filled with happiness and love for each other. :smile: NP.com is very happy for you both. :thumbsup:

This song dedicated to you… :wink:

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.

2007 - A Year in Review

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

First of all, thank you to all that wished me on my birthday. :smile: A special thanks to my dear Neeraj for writing that sweet post for me. :smile: You are the best :!: Thanks also to my dear sweet Neeraj for the beautiful gifts (perfumes - Ralph Lauren’s Romance and Chanel’s Chance) as well as the Swarovski heart locket and matching earrings. :smile: Love you lots!

Just like the years before, its time for a year in review - 2007 - and look back and all that is happened this year in NP’s world. :smile: I am going to start thinking from the beginning of the year and start jotting them down. :smile:

Chak De Soniyo!

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

I have been a bit lazy trying to write this post, but now I have some time before I make breakfast to sit and write, so here I am. :smile:

Yesterday Neeraj and I went to see Chak De India. We both liked it and would recommend it to anyone. :smile: It was great to the point movie and at times, quite funny. :smile: The 16 girls and Shah Rukh Khan all did a great job. My favs were Balbir Kaur (kudi aasi Punjab di :grin: ), Komal (laundiya :lol: ), Soi Moi (she was just cute), etc… Well made film, and I don’t know what type of effect it has in India, but it should surely show that Indian girls are able to play sports such as field hockey and should be given a chance. I think this was made at the right time, and with such great strides that we had made in Tennis with Sania Mirza, its now important that we also do it in other sports. You don’t know where we have a Balbir Kaur sitting at home when she could be out on the field representing our country. :smile:

Roll’em @ the Casino, Fireworks, & Bloggers’ Meet

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

So Neeraj and I had an enjoyable weekend. On Saturday night, we went to Harrah’s casino (because we were bored :grin: & we are prepping up for a big Vegas trip in September) to pass the time. So we got there after 6pm and didn’t leave the actual casino area until 9.30pm! :grin: We had been to this particular casino previously with my parents (that was the first time Neeraj had been to a casino :smile: ), so we knew our way around, but there was one whole section that we had never seen before, so we thought we would scope out the machines. :smile: Yep, we just played slot machines, and that too the 5 cent slots. In the beginning we played with big money: $1 here, $1 there. :grin: But it wasn’t enough for us to build momentum on a machine, so then Neeraj started playing $5. While he was playing, I went to a separate machine and played with a $20 (the smallest bill I had at that point).

About a half hour later, my $20 had multiplied into $40, and Neeraj’s $5 had won him to $25. :smile: We were psyched that we both made some cash. So Neeraj started playing other machines, and I kept going between these two machines where I was winning. Two hours later, I had won $80, and Neeraj broke even. :smile: So then I went and cashed my 80 bucks and was playing with $20 bucks from that. After a while, I was done but Neeraj wanted to play so I had about $15 still left to play on the $20 that I had put in, so I told him that he could play that. Of course he didn’t win much more (or whatever he would win he would want to play some more :smile: ) so at the end of the day we broke even. :smile:

We ate at one of the nice Italian restaurants at the casino (Charlie Gitto’s), couldn’t finish the cheese tortellini, and we both brought it home for a delicious Sunday lunch. :smile:

Sunday we went to see the fireworks as with it being 4th of July (no work tomorrow yay!), our community was holding fireworks on Sunday. :smile: They were really great, as they do fireworks with patriotic music (in sync), it was really well done. :smile: So that was fun.

Now tomorrow we have a day off, and what are we going to do? Well hopefully study. :smile: We need to get ready for the GMAT, and tomorrow should be a good day to do that. :smile:

So I have heard through the blogvine, that we have some others that are ready for an Online Bloggers’ Meet, so please share your thoughts for July, (i.e. what would be a good Saturday or Sunday to do it, any things that we want to do that would be fun, etc..), and so that it can be setup properly. :smile: So far the date that has been talked about is Saturday, July 21, how does that sound? :roll:

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.

Recent Meets with Bloggers

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

When I started blogging over two years ago, my intent wasn’t to make friends. This website was built so that Neeraj and I would have a place to write about the many things that we were going through in life, discuss hobbies, and a place to cherish our memories so that we would be able to share them with our children at a later date. But as I started to write more and more, I began to see that we had regular readers who wanted to find out what was happening with us — strangers who we had ever met nor any intention to meet.

Then when I was in India soon after I started blogging, two regulars (Manpreet and Kunal) said that if you are going to be in Mumbai let us know we will meet up. So Neeraj and I met up with them in Bandra, and it was amazing as we sat for over four hours talking about anything and everything. :smile: Because of the way Neeraj and I met, I knew that you didn’t have to be physically present to be friends, there is a concept of “net friends”. Since then, we have had the pleasure of meeting up with Kunal, and now his wife as well Bharti, on other occasions while in Mumbai. :smile:

Sightseeing in India with our American Friends

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

I think I have finally got all of the wedding photos uploaded. :smile: Thanks to everyone for being so patient with me as I get these uploaded. :yes: Now let's finish up the rest of the India trip. A few days after the marriage were spent with our dear American friends. We took them around India specifically — Taj Mahal in Agra, Delhi, and Mumbai.

Weight and Say Thank You

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Well here I am after my ramblings. :smile: A few or more things happening these days on our front, so share with you some views. :yes:

First an interesting fact. :yes: Neeraj has been here in the US since September 2005 which would make it 4 months. :smile: When he reached here, he weighed around 112 lb (52 kg), and now does anyone want to guess what his weight is?? :mrgreen: Whoever is the closest will get a P-R-I-Z-E from NP.com :!: :grin:

BIG THANK YOUS!!!!!!!!!!

We have been delayed in doing this, and we have to apologize, but its been something that has been on our mind. Neeraj and I have two big thank yous to say to two special people in our life. :smile: Both of them are bloggers, and its just amazing that we have not met either of them, but they seem so close to us.