We are Back!!

We are back from a wonderful holiday..Well we got back 1.5weeks ago..but i finally got sometime to sit and write..i am going to try and summarise as much as i can!!!

3 weeks of holiday was indeed awesome...firstly it was all with Family..which was the best bit..it was relaxed..being 33 weeks pregnant ensured that the holiday would be relaxed..and there were more than enough people to look after Elisha :) the best part!!

First leg of the journey was Washington [Virginia actually]..We stayed with Praveens Sister n family..and it was fun, except for the damn jet lag that Elisha had..not fun..by the time she got over the jet lag it was time for us to move to our 2nd destination..Our stay with SIL n fly was great..Kids had a blast with each other..loads of shopping :) [always the best bit] and quality time spent with each other..i somehow managed to burn the back of my tongue and throat..so i just couldn't eat all the scrumptous food..damn you half n half [yes i am allergic to the damn thing]...From there we also visited my Mums brother n family...can u believe that i haven't seen some of them for nearly 20 years!!! yes long long time!

From there we went to New Jersey..at the airport i met Lindsay and Gabe :)...Lindsay is a very dear friend who i met online through babycenter..we have been talking and chatting ever since i was pregnant with Elisha..part of the July baby club..and we are still in touch :) it was great meeting up with her n her handsome son..awesome experience..from there we went to my cousins..and just chilled..next day went to see the statue of liberty..whats the big hype people? its soooo freaking cold that we were practically running through the ground...it was great again to spend time with family :)

New jersey to NewYork..wooohooo..This was the place i was dying to visit..raised in Bombay, i have always heard that Bombay is mini new york..and honestly i miss Bombay sooo much that i just wanted to be somewhere that resembles my home :)...and new york did not let me down one bit!! the place is buzzzzing with energy and Time Square-i am in love with you :) I enjoyed the subway, the place, the ambience everything..only thing i didn't like was waiting for 2-3 hours in the frickin line to go up Empire state building...SERIOUSLY!!!!! and after all the climb i was dead too enjoy the view...so we spent all of 10seconds on top..nice eh..Again we stayed with my cousin..and it was a blast..i got to cuddle my newborn nephew :)

Next trip was Chicago..ever since we heard that Praveens sales conference was in April, we knew we had to attend Praveens good friends wedding reception..we did not see anything in Chicago..just had a great time with friends..the reception was gooooood fun..good food and good music..apparently the booze was good too..mmm i did not get to taste it...that was not fun :( next day we also managed to catch some snowfall..i think that was the highlight of praveens trip..ever since he got to USA he has been dying to see snow..thank god we did..else all i would have heard for a long time would be how he did not get a chance to see snow!!!

Chicago to New Orleans!!!!...in one word...FANTASTIC!!!!..we stayed with praveens cousin..and it was great..highlight of this trip was Elisha got over her fear of dogs :) so much so that each time she sees a dog now she wants to run n pat it..well she did go and almost cuddle the security dog at the airport..haha..the food in New Orleans is simply mouthwatering..of course everything is fried..I enjoyed coffee and some french doughnuts [beignet] at Cafe Du Monde..yummy..and the place has some amazing feel to it..the history..the culture..the music..everything..seeing some of the damages of Katrina truly left us all speechless...what the locals must have gone through is simply unbelievable..

and then our final stop San Fransisco..Praveen went to attend his conference and i stayed with my cousin..it was like good old time...just talking and catching up...in SFO too i met up with another motherboard mommy friend..Becca and her son Clark..in fact her husband Jeff came too..it was soooooooooooo nice to meet them..and thank god Jeff was around..coz honestly he was a saviour when it came to helping us with the kids...

I have missed out a lot of things we did...but this is a basic gist...the highlights of this entire trip was Family, Friends, Shopping, Eating and of course just lazing around..

And now that we are back home, its back to reality..in less than 2 weeks our 2nd bundle of joy will join us...and we are eagerly awaiting the new journey that is lying in front of us..