We came back on wednesday night.I got up at the bus around 9 Sushi’s roommate Aarti dropped (very nice of her!)me.Stay in Ithaca was indeed a veyr pleasant one and also a good change from the routine.I didnt do anything for the 3 days i stayed there.Everything used to be ready I just had to go take it and eat it.:)
I reached Port Authority around 3 and from there got inot 3.30pm bus and reached airport around 4 and waitind for Sudharshan to land..he reached around 6.45 and we drove back after having dinner at the mall.It was in Ithaca and as Sudhar explained he also had a GALA time there in florida.
Next day the routine started he had to start for work and i was back to normal had some washing laundry etc,but I was excited as i had bought few decoraitve items and i wanted to hang them.So time went off .
Today woke up a little dull as I didnt have anything to do, but amma suddenly called me and said that its saraswati pooja today .I got excited and thought of making “Sundal”.Well its successfully made and is resting in my tummy!!I also tried making kolam, I was a little hesitant in the begining as its almost an year that i made kolam and that too padi kolam, but somehow managed to do it, lets see what sudharshan says about it.
So now after doing saraswati pooja,putting akshadai, making kolam and sundal am back to square one:).

Today morning 18th of october we started our respective journey’s.Sudhar flew to Florida for a 3 days official trip and in the meantime I decided to visit Sushi.She has been asking me to visit her for a change, and this was the right time for me to do it.
So in the last minute I planned my trip and decided to come.I remember the old times when I always wanted to travel alone to prove that I am grown up and brave and after a long session my mom would agree to it.This time it wasnt like that and I could come on my own.The thought was good.The tomboyish feel and the excitement of meeting sushi hanging out with her and her friends and also missing Sudhar added to it.
We started in the morning around 5.30 Sudhar dropped me at Newark PennStation and I got into Path train to reach WTC and from there a subway train to 42nd and Port Authority.Sudhar left me and drove back to Newark International Airport.His flight was at 8.05 am and my bus was at 8.00am.
It took me 30 mins to get to WTC from Newark.Again another 15 misn to 42nd and Port Authority.I reached and bought my tickets.I was ready to board the bus at 7.15am.
I thought I would call Sushi and Sudhar and let them know, but as usual my bad luck with payphones.Everytime i dialed the number the lady said “please deposit one dollar for the next 5 mins”… what the hell???? who wants to talk for 5 mins when in a hurry and using a pay phone.The irony is inspite of depositing one dollar it wont let me talk even for a single minute.If i tried using my card it kepts saying” please press 1 for english and 2 for espaneol”….I pressed so hard that the button went in but stilll she kept saying the same thing.Does is happen only with me or its the same story everywhere??I wasted $1.00 changed some 5 phones and finally on the 6th one I got the call .
After telling her that I am going to catch the 8.00 am bus I also called Sudhar and informed him about it and told him that I wont call him again from the Payphone:) as early in the morning itself it tested my patience.Both of us were right in front of our respective gates to get into the bus and the flight.
Anyway I bought something to eat and drink and then got into the bus.After reading my book for the initial few minutes I started sleeping.Got up inbetween and ate something and again read for a while and slept .But after a while I woke up in some place where few people got down.The bus was almost empty and I got the whole seat for myself.I happily started enjoying the fall colours and the beautiful scenic view .We changed the bus in Binghampton and again started.
Reached Ithaca about 15 mins late,around 1.15pm. Sushi was already waiting in the bus stop .To my surprise she told me that I have lost more and I look thinner, I was shocked as I was thinking that I would ahve put on weight sitting at home.:))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
She had cooked nice bhindi with pyaz ki sabzi and roti. Had lunch and she left for her class, she had no mind to go but then somehow she decided to go and now here I am posting a blog.

Catch you Later!!

Strange right!!! There are so many things to look fwd to but sometimes you just run out of everything unknowingly.You dont realise that you have not been doing anything and suddenly one fine morening life becomes dull, boring and monotonous. That is the time when we should start looking into new things , many ways to make life exciting instead of cursing the fate. I know this sounds like a noble thought but trust me its not mine!! It’s Sudhar’s thought,whenever i say i am bored at home he comes up with so many ideas and encourages so much , that I start thinking of them even though i dont do many of them but atleast i spend time thinking about them.

After coming to Bridgewater I find myself home arrested, its very unlike Jersey City where i could go out anytime I wanted.To avoid all this I started driving ,I never took it so seriously before it.I am doing ok! I was so bored that I stopped doing my regular stuff which i loved doing and added more to the boredom. No baking, No painting and No Toy Making.

But I got a new tool……………………… somehow while playing with the site yesterday I suddenly thought of HTML , I remembered few of the commands and thought I should modify my page according to my own likings and wish.Colour/designs categories and what not. I have even started working on it so am hoping to do something there before i get bored of this one as well!!

I also contacted a lady nearby in Bedminister who takes some music classes and is an active participant in the Temple Activities. She told us about the Dolotsavam happennign this weekend and has asked me to help her with some shopping,and other things.I was more than eager to help.

So now, I have sudharshan coming home for lunch, but with my handpain i havent cooked anything major but still something…………. I am going out with her tomorrow for some shopping , she is going to pick me up………..Thursday I have my driving class………..Again Friday she has asked me if I am free in the afternoon to help her…………..

Saturday might be the usual but again Sunday is the Dole so gotto help her with that………………..Thats why I said lots of things to look fwd to in the coming few days……………And ofcourse the most important ……………….. What sarree should I wear on sunday????????????

TOY MAKING

Toy making is my favourite passtime.But I hardly do it these days:)…….
I should thank my mom who insisted that I learnt it.I remember when i was npot doing anything and bored of life my mom introduced me to a lady who used to teach soft toy making.I had stopped stepping out of my house those days and i hated going there, but my mom took the initiative went to that lady’s house booked appointment bought me the material and made me learn it.
I agreed on learning just 3 of them, but once i started learning it I was so much into it that I couldnt stop myself from learning more and more.
After a little while i learnt all the toys she knew and my house was full of them…….
after I came to US I even tried getting inot FIT for toy design course but may be it wasnt my cup of tea ….but still its one of my favourite art…………..something i am proud of that i know.
I brought my daisywith me while coming here as she was one of my favourite toys I had made although everyone hates it !!!!

She is still a part of our little family
She is a lazy baby!! She doenst like taking bath, she is always sleeping in the corner of our computer room….and now that she has been doing all this she has a big tummy!!!Better she starts dieting and going to the GYM…