It's been six months since I put pen to paper, rather, fingers to keyboard, to put up a blog post. Talk about a writer's block.
Highlights of the hiatus include;
- Rivika and Riaan turning 10. That they are unrecognizable now compared to their 1st or even 5th birthday shows Kirti and I how fast they have really grown. Fine little pre-teens they've become, with their varied interests in sports and dance leading to a hopefully and potentially fulfilling childhood and beyond.
- A splendid trip to Cancun (Mexico) to ring in the kids' milestone birthday.
- The hottest Christmas in recent memory (celebrated in Mexico, that is). A trip to the ruins of Chichen-Itza (these folks knew what they were doing, mighty impressive I say), a stroll through the city center of Valladolid (one might say the place bears a striking resemblance to Panjim (Goa)), a thrill-seeking dive through a Cenote, copious amounts of watered-down unlimited alcohol at an all-inclusive resort, which in itself was great, were some of the lasting memories of a trip "down under".
- Parents and Parents-in-law (or as an old colleague used to say - the "Outlaws") getting keys to their new house in Mumbai (India) - Oh, did I mention the houses are in the same apartment building! Knives ready, battle-lines drawn!! The next India trip would be something to experience as we don't (rather Kirti doesn't) have to keep moving between Mulund and Thane to visit parents. Life works in mysterious ways.
- A grueling 15-hour each way, criss-crossing through 6 states, 'get the van for an oil change pronto' road trip to Pensacola, Florida. It had been a while since we did a road trip (2017 Niagara Falls was the last one with 10+ hours driven each way), so was looking forward to the journey and experience and ironically, that turned out to be better than the actual stay down in the Florida Panhandle. Not-so-friendly and not-so-warm weather greeted us during our stay but all in all, a good break from the routine of Work-Life imbalance!
And now with the writing cobwebs out of the way, more writing and more stories are in store as we look forward to Summer 2024!!
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