Well folks, its that time again. Almost a year has passed and we have not returned to India. Our hope was that Roy's parents could come here and visit the baby and us, but thanks to Indian bureaucracy they haven't been unable to obtain passports yet. And once they get passports, they need to travel to another area to apply for a visa, which is another test of patience, bribery, and time. But, we'll keep working on it.
So, a lot has happened since last year. Shivali is now a mobile monster with 12 teeth and a vocabulary of almost 30 words. She is super smart and so much fun it almost makes me forget how crazy I am for starting over.
Kaila has graduated high school and is attending UW Fox Valley for 2 years and will then transfer to Madison for Actuarial Science. Jordan is now at a private school proudly abusing his 'new boy in class' status and getting good grades and making us proud.
Roy and I are heads down working for competing insurance companies (go UHG!) and doing our best to balance family life and demanding careers. Its not always easy, but we make a real effort everyday.
We had an awesome family road trip the first part of June touring most of the western US from South Dakota to the Grand Canyon and back. Shivali did quite well in her car seat all those hours and the rest of us didn't consider too many times leaving her along the roadside in the WY grassland or backroads of CO- so all went well!
It became apparent to us that not visiting the family until Roy's sisters wedding in February wasn't going to be an option so we went ahead and booked it. We leave Sunday and are staying for just over a week this time. Its just too difficult to get away from work after our trip in June, but a week is better than nothing.
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This is Kaila's first trip to India, so will be easier with another pair of hands to help with Shivali, but will definitely be an eye-opener for her (and lots of material for me...hee-hee). Jordan is staying with Lori and Tim and the kids- I always say he isn't ready for India and India isn't ready for him! He is more than happy to stay back and has only requested a mini Eiffel tower from the Paris airport- so, easy enough!
Thanks everyone for taking the time to read the blog and I hope I can continue to provide a view into India- with all its goods and its bads. I can't promise you'll always agree with what I write, but I do guarantee you'll get my candid observations and opinions and entertaining insights!
Kaila has graduated high school and is attending UW Fox Valley for 2 years and will then transfer to Madison for Actuarial Science. Jordan is now at a private school proudly abusing his 'new boy in class' status and getting good grades and making us proud.
Roy and I are heads down working for competing insurance companies (go UHG!) and doing our best to balance family life and demanding careers. Its not always easy, but we make a real effort everyday.
We had an awesome family road trip the first part of June touring most of the western US from South Dakota to the Grand Canyon and back. Shivali did quite well in her car seat all those hours and the rest of us didn't consider too many times leaving her along the roadside in the WY grassland or backroads of CO- so all went well!
It became apparent to us that not visiting the family until Roy's sisters wedding in February wasn't going to be an option so we went ahead and booked it. We leave Sunday and are staying for just over a week this time. Its just too difficult to get away from work after our trip in June, but a week is better than nothing.
If you haven't already, sign up for the blog feeds to go right to your email or just visit as time permits.
This is Kaila's first trip to India, so will be easier with another pair of hands to help with Shivali, but will definitely be an eye-opener for her (and lots of material for me...hee-hee). Jordan is staying with Lori and Tim and the kids- I always say he isn't ready for India and India isn't ready for him! He is more than happy to stay back and has only requested a mini Eiffel tower from the Paris airport- so, easy enough!
Thanks everyone for taking the time to read the blog and I hope I can continue to provide a view into India- with all its goods and its bads. I can't promise you'll always agree with what I write, but I do guarantee you'll get my candid observations and opinions and entertaining insights!
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