Long Over Due

Okay, so we had traveled back to the US because Vikas needed to be there for work and to get some time back at home. That was at the end of October of last year. Then he went back to India to work and I stayed in Austin because honestly, doing that flight two more times in such a short time period, did not appeal to me in any way. I missed him dearly though. We've never been apart for an entire month. I got a lot done and I even got my exercise on. I lost 14 lbs. before he arrived back in November. Well, after he got back, and the Christmas holidays were rolling around closer and closer, I wasn't feeling well. I had been told at a prior physical that I had a virus but I had felt fine and thought nothing of it, nor did the Dr. seem worried. Anyway, long story short, the crap hit the fan and everything went down hill. We ended up staying much longer in Austin than planned. There were many tests, many trips to different specialists, lots of physical therapy by who I swear is the best physical therapy business in the whole of Texas, Core Therapy and Pilates, and massages by the best and most caring massage therapist ever, Michelle Savage. Let me know, if you want either of their info. They are all patient, kind, caring and work on finding the source of the problem and treating it by helping the body learn to heal itself. That I believe is key to healing in the long run. They will also try to work with you as best they can with appointments, insurance and anything that you need.

So now we're back in India. We got here about a week ago. Two days after arriving, I end up getting another cold virus. Yeh, so many phrases can be used here, but I'll just stick to, "oh great, what luck". It wasn't as bad as the last few months so I'm taking it in stride. It seems to be getting better and that I'm on the better side of it now, here's hoping. I want to feel better so we can start getting to the traveling part. Right now, we are looking into traveling to Jaipur and Udaipur. I am VERY excited to go to these places! Since I love to make jewelry, Jaipur is going to be a place where I need to sew my wallet closed. Fine silver, gemstones and many other pieces are made in Jaipur. I'm going to be like a kid in a toy factory. Both cities are supposed to be rather beautiful. Also, we hope to stay at least one night in one of the world's top ten chosen hotels (chosen by Travel + Leisure), The Oberoi in Udaipur. The trip should be soon, but we'll see. For now, we might go somewhere closer, Pondicherry, Mysore or something like that. So many wonderful places to see and visit and any of them will be fine for me. I'll just be glad to be experiencing new things and enjoying that I am feeling much better and hoping every day that it stays that way.

So I wanted to basically catch everyone up and explain why there was such a long pause in writing. Tomorrow is Sunday, which means brunch at the Oberoi, here in Bangalore. I love love love their homemade ginger ale. What a great drink for a cold virus too.

I still have some photos to post from Diwali when we were in Mumbai, before coming back to the US in October of last year. I will try to post those tomorrow sometime. Take care everyone and have a great day in the US. Here it's nighttime and much past my bedtime. Rest is important. :)

Random thoughts for today

My thoughts in this blog will most likely be quite random, but hey that makes it interesting right. We had the wonderful breakfast this morning as usual. I told Vikas that I could get used to just living in the hotel here for the rest of the year. They have everything we need and it leaves things so uncomplicated.

So yesterday we went by the house to look at all the updates and to sign the lease. We also met the couple that owns the house. Since it was our first meeting, I didn't bombard them with wanting to take their photo. I hope to get one later though. They are just the sweetest couple and seem so very kind. As our real estate agent mentioned, you won't find landlords like them very often. They were there to make sure everything was as we wanted it and were really going out of their way for us. Usually when you rent a house, they don't do much work on the outside, but they were having the landscaping and outside of the house cleaned up and refreshed. It was very sweet of them. See photo below.

Vikas talking with one of the landlords. I, sadly, can't remember her name at the moment.

The gentlemen working on the repairs on the house. It's looking wonderful! It looked wonderful before so now it's just that much better. 

I think we're both ready to move in now though. I'm also ready for the crates to get here. I've kind of been antsy about working on jewelry ideas. At some point I'll be checking some of the jewelry supply stores here too. I can't wait to see where I can find some nice beads to work with. I have some creative ideas that I would like to start working on. Glass and ceramic beads are some prominent finds here. 

On our way back from breakfast, it was a little funny to see one of the staff running quickly around a corner in her beautiful sari and as soon as she sees us she immediately stops running and leads into a quick paced walk while saying, "Hello m'am. Hello sir." Then she passes us and proceeds to take off in another sprint. You could hear her footsteps running around the other corner. I found that pretty humorous. The staff here is very courteous, well mannered and helpful.

I've been reading up a bit on the areas throughout town to visit. There are a few museums of interest. As we explore each one, I'll be writing about them and showing images of each place. 

Well, it's not much but it's all for now.