I took the longer route to Rohit’s place. The GPS took me via the interstate route that added an extra hour and hence instead of reaching at midnight, I reached at 1:30 in the morning. As I turned the rental car on Yale Ave I remembered my last trip with Sumeet in December last year. Shital was awake and was trying to give me directions to the house. I know that the road gets tricky especially in the night but I had the confidence to find my way. Not for long. I drove around in the community in vain. Shital finally decided to give me the signal by blinking the drive way lights. Shital I guess uses the same technique to send S.O.S. when in distress. After few U-turns, I reached the driveway that was blinking at 1:30 a.m. Rohit woke up by the time I reached while Ruhi was fast asleep by then. I chit chatted with Shital (I knew Rohit wouldn’t last too long and I excused him as he had to work next day).
May 22nd morning and it is Neel’s first birthday. The youngest member of our group is now a year old and Shital updated me that he has started to walk.
A question for Asawari: Did he start walking at Hawaii or at California?
We called up Sumeet and at expected Asawari and Sumeet were overwhelmed with calls. Sumeet sure was going crazy as he called us back after a while. Meanwhile, Shital and I were planning for the next few days and decided that it made more sense to travel on Saturday than on Friday. Ruhi and I caught up with our signature Clementine song. I think she will probably remember me through the song and the song through me. Rohit came back from work by 1 p.m. and it was time to call back Sumeet. We tried to pursue him to fly to Tulsa at 1/3rd cost (as Rohit and I would have paid the difference). But he was not comfortable with the timing of the flight. No wait.. I think he was not comfortable with the impromptu plan… or was it the price?.. no, I think it was the fact that he would have had to work from home on Tuesday; but he normally does that and so that cant be the reason. Well, it should be that the flight was not from SNA.. or was it because Neel doesn’t like to fly early? or maybe since the flight was NOT a red eye flight. I was confused and so were Rohit , Shital and even Ruhi. The bottomline line was that they couldn’t make it. Finally, I am to be blamed as I didn’t plan it correct.
A question for Rishi: What would be your executive decision for a similar proposition?
We moved to our next plan and booked our hotel at St. Louis and also made reservations for “Top of the Riverfront” restaurant for dinner on Saturday.
We went to Rivewalk crossing near Tulsa where Ruhi had a blast playing in the fountain. She enjoys water thoroughly and I am sure she will get to see the beach more often in California than at Oklahoma. We walked along the river waiting for a live band to start. It was taking a looong time for the band to set up the speakers and instruments. After about 45 min. the band started playing with slight hiss and shrills from the speakers. I think (and Shital, Rohit would agree) that it wasn’t the faulty system that was the problem. The singers especially the female singer wouldn’t have sounded any worse without the system issue. I think she worked part time with the band while her full time job could have been at the place “where Lovers come to Play” (if you know what I mean).
We picked up “Benjamin Button..” movie on our way back. Barbeque plan was still on. The grill was hot but skewers were not. The lid of the grill pushed the skewers up and it took a long time for the meat to cook. But it was worth the wait. Reshmi kabab, chicken, mushroom and veggies were delicious. I must have mentioned this in an earlier blog but its true that food is the center of all our trips. Yummy yummy in our tummy!!!
May 22nd morning and it is Neel’s first birthday. The youngest member of our group is now a year old and Shital updated me that he has started to walk.
A question for Asawari: Did he start walking at Hawaii or at California?
We called up Sumeet and at expected Asawari and Sumeet were overwhelmed with calls. Sumeet sure was going crazy as he called us back after a while. Meanwhile, Shital and I were planning for the next few days and decided that it made more sense to travel on Saturday than on Friday. Ruhi and I caught up with our signature Clementine song. I think she will probably remember me through the song and the song through me. Rohit came back from work by 1 p.m. and it was time to call back Sumeet. We tried to pursue him to fly to Tulsa at 1/3rd cost (as Rohit and I would have paid the difference). But he was not comfortable with the timing of the flight. No wait.. I think he was not comfortable with the impromptu plan… or was it the price?.. no, I think it was the fact that he would have had to work from home on Tuesday; but he normally does that and so that cant be the reason. Well, it should be that the flight was not from SNA.. or was it because Neel doesn’t like to fly early? or maybe since the flight was NOT a red eye flight. I was confused and so were Rohit , Shital and even Ruhi. The bottomline line was that they couldn’t make it. Finally, I am to be blamed as I didn’t plan it correct.
A question for Rishi: What would be your executive decision for a similar proposition?
We moved to our next plan and booked our hotel at St. Louis and also made reservations for “Top of the Riverfront” restaurant for dinner on Saturday.
We went to Rivewalk crossing near Tulsa where Ruhi had a blast playing in the fountain. She enjoys water thoroughly and I am sure she will get to see the beach more often in California than at Oklahoma. We walked along the river waiting for a live band to start. It was taking a looong time for the band to set up the speakers and instruments. After about 45 min. the band started playing with slight hiss and shrills from the speakers. I think (and Shital, Rohit would agree) that it wasn’t the faulty system that was the problem. The singers especially the female singer wouldn’t have sounded any worse without the system issue. I think she worked part time with the band while her full time job could have been at the place “where Lovers come to Play” (if you know what I mean).
We picked up “Benjamin Button..” movie on our way back. Barbeque plan was still on. The grill was hot but skewers were not. The lid of the grill pushed the skewers up and it took a long time for the meat to cook. But it was worth the wait. Reshmi kabab, chicken, mushroom and veggies were delicious. I must have mentioned this in an earlier blog but its true that food is the center of all our trips. Yummy yummy in our tummy!!!
Ruhi was busy swatting imaginary mosquitoes until a real big one came inside the house. She chickened out as soon as she saw the big one.. and it was truly a big mosquito that ended it’s flight under Rohit’s thumb…squash!!!
The rented movie was a drag and put Rohit and Shital to sleep. Good food and great time put me to sleep in no time as well.
1 comment:
Boss last minute plan madhe Neel cha bday cha plan hota.. also 4AM is not best time for Neel and Me too...grrrrrrrr
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