Cant Live Without Them...Cant Legally Shoot Them! :)

Hehehheheh...that's me giggling at my own posts title :) and be warned this is a teeny tiny post just because I felt like writing :)

So basically my husbands been gone for 2 days now! He's in Chennai on work...and I cant believe I'm actually missing him!I mean considering he is an absolute slob around the house,and fights me for the remote every night(damn these cricket leagues),and yaps non stop throughout my programs with comments like "You don't even enter the kitchen and yet isn't it funny that you watch Master Chef" and then laughs at his own NOT so funny joke!You get why I want to shoot him don't you.

But still I miss him!I miss cuddling up to watch that one show that we both watch!(Thank god for Criminal Minds!) I miss yelling out to him from the kitchen asking him what all has to be heated up for dinner,I miss fighting for that last bit of dessert or chocolate,that's part of out after dinner snack,and most of all I miss his huge 84 kilos almost piled on top of me,because that just the way he sleep!One arm and one leg over me and I'm pinned to the bed and can hardly move!BUT I miss it :)

Anyhow he just called while I was writing this saying that he's getting back early...and even though I grinned to myself I didn't let that show :) After all a week with him and I'd go back to wishing I could shoot him all over again :)

A slice of just everything! :) But just a slice! :)

No question about it!I have been neglecting my blog for quite a while now and the reasons I have highlighted below(well not in that particular order)

1.I've been ill..
2.It was my daughters birthday...(She turned 2 yipppy :) )
3.I had skipped town for a small holiday :)
4.I had a mountain of work at office!!
5.Found a couple of interesting books and just HAD to read them during any spare time I got!

So starting with the fact that I fell ill!!Uggggghhh!!I hate falling ill as it is and to fall ill when your family is visiting you to celebrate your daughters 2nd birthday is just HORRID!
One of the longest illnesses I have had,started off with a cold,moved onto a sore throat,then a fever and finally a blocked stuffy nose and chest!
Add to this 3-4 nights of waking up sweating thanks to the tabs and promptly feeling chilly again!Attending meetings at work the next day and trying to get the house clean!
Trying to eat right but not getting anywhere because the cook makes the most unappetizing fare and all you want is ammumas rasam :((and have no way to get it!),sleeping in fits, only to wake up to a scratchy,horse throat!

Anyway now that I have the bad stuff out of the way....lets move onto the good stuff :) :)

My little princess turned 2 last month :) and my has she become a big girl now :)She is all chatty,has her likes and dislikes defined and loves dancing(am so glad she gets something from me!).
We did up the house predominantly in pink and white and got her the most beautiful castle cake (that I had to go to the other end of town for,but was completely worth it!).
She had the most beautiful gown/dress pink with roses and little hearts stitched on it and looked every bit the princess that she actually is :)She pranced around like she was a pro at hosting parties,smiled for the shutterbugs :) :) and basically did everything a Page 3 personality would do!(Boy am I in trouble when she gets older!)
Also a really dear friend (who writes amazing blogs by the way) wrote the cutest lil piece for my daughter on her birthday!Very special that was and I am so lucky to have friends like her :)
I could go on an on about my baby and her birthday but somehow I just guard my moments with her quite jealously and I dont know if I am ready to share everything I feel for her on this blog as yet.

Moving on I had a little holiday recently :)Well actually it was a bit of a selfish gift to the husband,because instead of gifting him something that only he would enjoy I gifted him a holiday we both could have fun with :)

We went to this place called "The Serai" its a resort in Chikmaglur a 6 hour drive from Bangalore and it was gorgeous!27 little villas with your own private pool,jacuzzi the works.each villa is mostly made of glass and overlooks coffee plantations and because you are at a height you have privacy as well.The bathrooms are huge,and again made completely of glass,they do have some blinds that you can pull down if you are on the conservative side :)

The foods not too great though but they make up for it with their service,chocolates on your pillow,complimentary fruits and cookies,addressing you by name,rooms being cleaned even if you dont put up the sign,letting you check in early since you got there early etc.

According to me these little things do make a difference.

I have been asked by quite a few people as to how "The Serai" compares to "Orange County" and I'd say "The Serai" is "The poor man's" Orange County (If 17900 INR per night can be considered poor!)
The reason behind saying this is that when I stayed at Orange County almost a year back they charged the same,but now when Serai costs 17K Orange County costs 23K per night!
I'm sure you understand my view now :)

No doubt Orange County is spread over a lot more ground,the villas are bigger and the staff of a slightly higher caliber,there is just an overall aura there of class and somehow everything happened on a higher scale and in a smoother way :)

If I had the money I would definitely prefer to get pampered at Orange County,but no complaints, for now The Serai will do just fine :)

And now work!

Actually happy that I am now a fully contributing team member,I have my set of duties and goals,I know exactly what I have to do and I get to make intelligent contributions in meetings as I now know the process inside out.I am being piled with a lot of work,some of which I request for myself,because according to me its always good to gain as much experience as possible and from anywhere that you can get it.

And finally a couple of books that I really enjoyed after a looong time :)

1.The girl with a Dragon Tattoo-An excellent book and since its part of a trilogy I cant wait to get my hands on the other parts.It was also the last 3 books the author wrote and he died before they were published.The series have also been made into a movie but I would suggest reading the book any day!gripping,riveting and an end that leaves you shocked and wanting for more!Author: Steig Larsson

2.The Language of Flowers-I wouldnt call this chick-lit but my,what a beautiful book.Its just pretty and emotional and I just loved going through the entire book.Made me much more observant to flowers and scents and in touch with my emotions!LOVED IT!Author:Vanessa Diffenbaugh

3.Only Time will Tell-Good old Jeffery Archer!Never fails to disappoint!The very "real" traumas/drams faced by the protagonist!The life choices he makes,the fight against all odds,the villain out to get his mother,illegitimate children this book will keep you burning the midnight oil!Beacuse you cant wait to see what will happen to Harry Cliffton next!Especially since the book spans his entire life...literally!With an end that made me scrape at the back cover hoping against hope that that wasn't the end and there would be something happening next!
The classic Archer twist and I fell for it Hook Line and Sinker! :)

Overall as you can see I have managed to keep myself quite busy and the month ahead promises to be quite hectic as well!

Here's till next time :)

P.S I just re read my post and seriously its a mess!A whole lot of things stuffed into a blog and I don't think I have done anything justice!But hey its my blog and the idea is to put things down so I can head back to this page in a couple of years and see what I was upto at that time :...which is a mess....hhuummmmnnnn ??? :)