My Life, A Cocktail

I am in San Diego, sitting at the hotel after a long but fun day. Today’s agenda was the Sea World. We have previously been to the Sea World park at Orlando, Florida, so we kinda knew what to expect. And yet, I was amazed, all over again, sitting there watching Shamu’s show “Believe”. Some lines from the show that stuck – “Connect with the colors of this life…” “Believe in your dreams…” So to keep the magic alive, I headed to the "Simply Shamu" store and bought a Shamu stuffed toy that’s almost as big as me! Fun times!

It’s been exactly 10 years since I first met my hubby. And this holiday season, I can’t help but look back. Today is the official start of the holidays. We woke up early and kick started the day with a morning walk up to the nearby Eisenhower elementary school grounds. It’s been a while me and hubby enjoyed so much time together. We have been so busy with so many things. It took us less than an hour to be back. And as I approached home, I looked at both of us, still together, looked at our home, our own first home. As I picked out mail from the mailbox, I couldn’t help but realize, this is exactly where I wanted to be. Happy Holidays Everyone!

Some people just like to steal other people's thunder. Perhaps because they can't manage to create their own. I am just relaxing and thinking, "Apna karam kar, phal ki chintha math kar". It's amazing how much better that makes me feel...

It’s a rainy day. The kind when everything’s wet. Fall leaves blown to mounds by diligent city workers have been reduced to a mushy lump. The lanes in expressways are hard to follow and cars are splashing on all sides as they pass. Everything around is slow, except the consistently dripping rain. Winter’s officially here. It’s been here for a while now, but being the bay area residents we are, used to a much milder and late winter, it’s been a little hard for us to accept this natural truth. It’s beautiful all around. The mountains are snowcapped and the stores have all been decorated. It almost seems like it all happened overnight, while everyone was asleep, Santa Claus came about, brought the snow and shiny ornaments. It’s cold. Heaters are on full blast everywhere. Long coats and high boots are in. And umbrellas. For the first time in my life, I am genuinely enjoying winter. Happy Holidays!