Monday, September 7, 2009

Labor Day Weekend at the Gandhi's

While in Northern California to celebrate our roommates' wedding, we also had the opportunity to visit Jeeta & Chet - the friends we had stayed with for 2 months when we first arrived in California. Our friends, Seema & Suraj, were also able to make the trip up there, and together, we had a great time... eating, drinking, and playing 28 :)

Sunday, September 6, 2009

The Wedding of David Webb & Nicole Valverde

Our roommates, David & Nicole, got married on Labor Day weekend in Napa Valley. They were kind enough to invite us to celebrate their special day, and we were honored to be a part of it. We wish David & Nicole a lifetime of love & happiness.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The Birth of Hungamma

There are some of you who will not understand the photo album below. However, for those of you who were involved or aware of this practical joke, you will truly enjoy and appreciate this album :) She was a good memory of this summer, so we felt the need to include her in our blog.

Thanks to all those who encouraged the birth & short life of Hungamma Snehekunthu. Your participation was appreciated :)

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Jessy's 30th Birthday Voyage

John's friend, Jessy, also celebrated their 30th birthday while we were in Philly for the summer. Her friends surprised her with a birthday lunch on the Spirit of Philadelphia. Happy Birthday, Jessy!

P.S. We also took the opportunity to celebrate Nisha's birthday as well. Happy 30th Birthday, Nash!

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Pailyn's Birthday Bash

Abbey & Soby's little boy, Pailyn, turned 1 this year. We were so happy we could join in on the celebration!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Saturday, August 1, 2009

The Wedding of Binoy George & Charynda Guereva

Our good friends, Binoy & Ryn, got married on August 1, 2009. We were honored to be involved in their special day, and wish them a lifetime full of love and happiness. Congratulations, Binoy & Ryn!

The photo album is a combination of pictures taken by various friends. There are a lot, so again, when you have some time on your hands.... enjoy! :)

Friday, July 17, 2009

Chicago

John and I worked in Chicago for a month during the summer. We were able to stay with his friend, Gibi, and explore the beautiful city of Chicago. We definitely fell in love with the city, and look forward to going back to visit again next summer!

Saturday, June 27, 2009

John's 30th Birthday Dinner

A surprise dinner with friends at a Thai restaurant for John's 30th Birthday. Happy Birthday, John!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Mom's 60th Tropical Birthday Bash

For my mom's 60th birthday, my sisters, John, and I decided to throw her a surprise party. We had about 50 guests join in our cruise/tropical themed party, and were able to truly surprise her. Here's to another 60 more years! :)

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Susan's 30th Bowling Birthday Party

A group of us went to "Lucky Strikes" to celebrate John's friend Susan's 30th birthday. Happy Birthday, Susan!

Saturday, May 16, 2009

The Wedding of Ami Shah & Shalin Patel

Congratulations, Ami & Shalin. We were glad to be there for your special day, and we wish you both a lifetime full of love and happiness.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Our Friends' New Orleans Trip

Every year, our group of friends plan a trip so that we can all come from wherever we are in the U.S. and create wonderful memories together. It started on the 4th of July, so we keep calling it that - even though this one was in May. This year, we were supposed to go on a cruise to Cozumel that departed from New Orleans, but thanks to the swine flu, our cruise was cancelled.

"When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade."
So we spend the entire week in New Orleans. Maybe it wasn't our first choice, but at least we got to spend time together with everyone - which is the best part anyway :)

The photo album is a collaboration of pictures taken by everyone on the trip. There are a lot, so when you have time to kill... enjoy! :)

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Spring 2009

So here are pictures from different events from Spring 2009 in California - right before we went back to Philly a summer visit. Enjoy!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Altadena

Seema and Suraj decided to come visit us for the weekend in Altadena, CA (which is where we now live). From our house, you get a great view of the mountains nearby, so we decided to take a road trip and do some exploring. It was great to see, and we were talking about planning a camping trip together one day as well.

We were also so full after our weekend together eating at a few different "very cheap, but very good food" discoveries we've made :) A mediterranean dinner from one place - where all 4 of us were fed for $10.00 (rotisserie chicken, pita bread, garlic and chili sauce, and jalepeno hummus). Lunch the next day was at John's and my favorite Asian diner - where we usually are stuffed from a spicy, yummy plate of Singapore noodles for $6.50... I love these little discoveries :)

Here are our pics from our Altadena "exploring":

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Solar Magic

John and I have decided to use our time in California to experience as much as we can, and in doing so, we've met and worked with many interesting people. We've had the opportunity to work a few times with Trina Celise (although she goes by the nickname, Tee), the owner of "Solar Magic" - a business that produces jewelry which changes color in the sunlight. Her father actually invented the Mood Ring (remember that from the 70's-80's?)

Anyway, for those familiar with QVC, the famous home shopping network was interested in Tee's product, and has placed orders with her about 4 different times so far. John and I have worked with her to help complete some of those orders, and we helped run her Quality Control department as Project Managers for her most recent order.

For those interested in seeing and possibly purchasing the product, take a look at her website: www.solar-magic.com (Sometimes, it takes a little while for the pictures on the website to load up, but you get to see the 4 different styles of jewelry and the colors that change). The product can also be found on the QVC website.

Here are pics from our last product order with her:

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Trip to Visit the Gandhi's

After returning from our Philly trip, Seema, John, and I drove up to Sunnyvale, CA to visit Jeeta, Chet, Krishav, and the new addition to their family - Jiyana. (Unfortunately, Suraj was out of town for business). Although we wished we could have stayed longer, we definitely enjoyed the time up there, and look forward to making a trip up there again soon. Thank you to the Gandhis for being such great hosts!!

Our pictures:

Friday, February 20, 2009

Visting Family in Philly

Since John's mom was visting Philadelphia from India, we decided to make a trip back home for 2 weeks to spend time with her. Although this trip was designed mainly to be with family, we did get the chance to hang out with friends one night. We'll be going back again in May, and will get the chance to see everyone then!

Here are some pics:

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Our California CRIBS

When we moved to LA in September, we found a couple on Craigslist looking to rent out a room in their house, and John and I decided to take them up on the offer temporarily while we were working at the LA Fair for a month. We ended up building a great relationship with them, and are still living with them now. They are "hella" cool (a Northern Cali expression we've learned from them:), and we've enjoyed making new friends with them.

David is a thermal engineer, and Nicole works with an environmental company. They both moved to the LA area from Northern California and are engaged to be married in September.

Here are some pics of them, and our CRIBS since we've moved to LA: