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The weekend came and went and so did Kirti. She was in Minneapolis for the first time since October when she left for Atlanta for her placement. She was gone for 4 long months. We had a great time and she was pretty happy meeting all our friends and me, of course. Few of our friends were already planning for us making sure we had a baby by the time 2008 was over. Those guys need to wait as we are in no rush.

Wifey wanted to eat all the chicken she could eat in the 2+ days she was going to be here. So all arrangements were made to satisfy the Great One. Chicken with Dosa (Friday), Thai Chicken (Saturday) and Chicken Biryani (Sunday) made sure she left happy from here.

Snow tubing was the plan on saturday. But the weather Gods made sure we didn't go near Wild Mountains. It was snowing badly and freezing conditions made it near impossible to get out of the house. But still, we ended up at Flaherty's for some bowling, pool and air hockey. Had a great time there with Mithil, Pallavi, Samrat, Mukesh, Abhishek, Sameer and Yogi.

Sunday was shopping day. She had to get a gift for Rohit and made sure, she got herself something too. Not a valentine gift though. We are past that stage in our marriage now :)

She is back in Chicago fighting the cold weather and would be moving to a new house next saturday as her office has moved. Next month we are off to Seattle for our niece's second birthday. It is going to be a very short weekend but should be great fun nevertheless.

March 1st is approaching fast and I need to be in top form to clear the CBA exam. The next 20 days are crucial if I have to pass this latest test. Good luck to me and all those who need it.

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