This past weekend was Kunal's birthday weekend and it fell on a Saturday which was nice considering he's gone during the week. It wouldn't be fun to celebrate alone thousands of miles away from ME. =D
Friday, we went ice skating with friends. This isn't something we normally do but when there's a groupon involved, we'll do anything. I can't remember the last time I went ice skating and boy was it a lot scarier than I thought. I felt a few times which was a tad embarassing considering there were ton of little kids who acted like they were born with ice skated attached. It was definitely something different and a fun way to spend the evening. Although looking back on it, I'm sure the wine we consumed at dinner helped greatly with ability to see the fun. After we were done acting like 15 year olds, we decided to go to downtown New Brunswick to ring in Kunal's birthday with a drink. That one drink turned into a night of drinking and ended of course with us getting some pizza from Gio's on the way back home. Something about their buffalo chicken pizza that hits the spot when you need late night food.
Saturday was spend watching lots of college basketball and resting up for the night's activities. We had decided to celebrate Kunal's birthday in Hoboken this year and everyone got together for dinner and then we hit the local bars. Kunal got the best birthday present ever in NC State beating UNC. I was a bit sad but at least the birthday boy was smiling. How fitting that the first bar of the night was called Wicked Wolf.
I'm sure that after travelling every week, it was really nice to spend a weekend with friends. Sunday was a catch up day on laundry, grocery shopping, and work. And before I knew it, the weeknd was over! Now I'm starting to look forward to the work week because it's more restful and calm than the busy weekends we seem to be experiencing. We've done AC, San Fran, Kunal's birthday so far. We have the Superbowl this weekend, I'm going to MB next, after that is Anika's birthday, then my bachelorette in DC. I'll be looking forward to March 1st when we can have a nice relaxing weekend!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Wow January is over..
First of all, how is January almost over??? Didn't 2013 JUST get here??
Since Kunal is out in South San Francisco for work, it made perfect sense for me to go visit him one weekend instead of him coming home. Definitely fun to get out of NJ during this cold, dreary, miserable weather and go to the sunshine state. Friday Kunal had to go to the office and lucky for me, my cousin had the day off. She offered to pick me up in the morning and hang out which was great. We went down to Half Moon Bay to walk along the beach and had lunch at the Ritz Carlton as we enjoyed the ocean view from our seats. The coast in California is so different than the East. It's so rugged and full of cliffs and so very pretty. After lunch, we decided to go see some redwoods. In my naive East Coast mind, I was expecting to drive through some trees..no not the case in the part of California we were in. The redwoods we saw during our "hike" were rinky dink. Apparently I need to go way up north for those giant redwoods that I can drive through.
That evening, I got together with all my cousins for dinner. It was a great time and so nice to see family without having event upon event to attend. Usually the only time I see my cousins is for wedding purposes. I miss the times when we would have family reunions every summer and just get to truly enjoy each other's company.
On Saturday, we went to explore the Bay Area. We went to Cliff House which is so beautiful. and perched right there on top of a cliff overlooking the jagged rocks as they disappear into the ocean. Afterwards, we went to see the Golden Gate Bridge and then went to meet up with my old roommate from NCSSM and her fiancee at Caffe Delucchi. It was so nice to catch up after years! Crazy how time flies from when we were sharing a little room in Durham to having lunch on the other side of the country with our significant others. Then we made our way down to Fisherman's Wharf and took a boat cruse around the Bay and out into the Pacific which was great minus the wind. We drove on the "Crooked" part of Lombard Street and after Kunal got a little weary of the hills, we went home to relax and change for dinner. Dinner was phenomenal at Ozumo on the water with a great view of the bridge and the water. After dinner, we had a night cap at The View - Marriott and admired the city lights from up high. I have a thing where I must go to one of the highest points of cities and see the night lights. It's so serene to be so high and gaze upon the vast city that I'm in.
It was a great trip and I really enjoyed myself. I hope I get to go again sometime soon. I know that February is not likely but hopefully in March, there's a weekend open.
Since Kunal is out in South San Francisco for work, it made perfect sense for me to go visit him one weekend instead of him coming home. Definitely fun to get out of NJ during this cold, dreary, miserable weather and go to the sunshine state. Friday Kunal had to go to the office and lucky for me, my cousin had the day off. She offered to pick me up in the morning and hang out which was great. We went down to Half Moon Bay to walk along the beach and had lunch at the Ritz Carlton as we enjoyed the ocean view from our seats. The coast in California is so different than the East. It's so rugged and full of cliffs and so very pretty. After lunch, we decided to go see some redwoods. In my naive East Coast mind, I was expecting to drive through some trees..no not the case in the part of California we were in. The redwoods we saw during our "hike" were rinky dink. Apparently I need to go way up north for those giant redwoods that I can drive through.
On Saturday, we went to explore the Bay Area. We went to Cliff House which is so beautiful. and perched right there on top of a cliff overlooking the jagged rocks as they disappear into the ocean. Afterwards, we went to see the Golden Gate Bridge and then went to meet up with my old roommate from NCSSM and her fiancee at Caffe Delucchi. It was so nice to catch up after years! Crazy how time flies from when we were sharing a little room in Durham to having lunch on the other side of the country with our significant others. Then we made our way down to Fisherman's Wharf and took a boat cruse around the Bay and out into the Pacific which was great minus the wind. We drove on the "Crooked" part of Lombard Street and after Kunal got a little weary of the hills, we went home to relax and change for dinner. Dinner was phenomenal at Ozumo on the water with a great view of the bridge and the water. After dinner, we had a night cap at The View - Marriott and admired the city lights from up high. I have a thing where I must go to one of the highest points of cities and see the night lights. It's so serene to be so high and gaze upon the vast city that I'm in.
It was a great trip and I really enjoyed myself. I hope I get to go again sometime soon. I know that February is not likely but hopefully in March, there's a weekend open.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Regression to 2010
Back when Kunal and I were dating, it was always long distance. We'd get through the week with wakeup calls, goodnight calls and multiple texts/emails all day. On the weekends we saw each other, it was a whirlwind of staying out late, seeing friends, and minimal sleep. Once we moved in together, our weekends became a little bland; no more spontaneous activities popping up, no more staying up until the sun rises, no more going out every night. It was nice and I really enjoyed staying in, cooking a meal, watching a movie, spending all night in house shoes and sweat pants. I mean I don't have 3 blankets for my couch for nothing.
Now that Kunal is travelling for the work week, we only see each other on the weekends. This past weekend was a perfect example of what I didn't want to happen! We went out Friday night and ended up going to bed at 4am! Saturday, we watched the NC State and Carolina basketball games at home before heaading out to watch the Ravens game with friends at a bar. After the game ended, we drove to AC for the night to gamble away. We went to bed a little earlier than the night before, at 2am. The following morning we gambled until 1pm and then drove home to watch some of the football game, only to leave the house again to have dinner with some friends. Once we returned home, we watched a movie and packed Kunal's bag since he will be gone for 2 weeks. I ended up going to bed around 1am. Sigh...
I love seeing my friends and doing things, but now I've become such a homebody. I like being at home, getting a chance to do some laundry, clean up a little, watch tv, etc. I neglected my house all weekend and now it's the work week and I don't want to have to clean after a long day. Looks like it's getting put off until next weekend...more like next month in reality. This coming weekend, I'm off to visit Kunal in San Francisco. The following weekend is Kunal's birthday which we are celebrating in Hoboken. Then, it's Superbowl Sunday which currently we have no plans for. Maybe we'll keep it that way and just watch the game at home.
Now that Kunal is travelling for the work week, we only see each other on the weekends. This past weekend was a perfect example of what I didn't want to happen! We went out Friday night and ended up going to bed at 4am! Saturday, we watched the NC State and Carolina basketball games at home before heaading out to watch the Ravens game with friends at a bar. After the game ended, we drove to AC for the night to gamble away. We went to bed a little earlier than the night before, at 2am. The following morning we gambled until 1pm and then drove home to watch some of the football game, only to leave the house again to have dinner with some friends. Once we returned home, we watched a movie and packed Kunal's bag since he will be gone for 2 weeks. I ended up going to bed around 1am. Sigh...
I love seeing my friends and doing things, but now I've become such a homebody. I like being at home, getting a chance to do some laundry, clean up a little, watch tv, etc. I neglected my house all weekend and now it's the work week and I don't want to have to clean after a long day. Looks like it's getting put off until next weekend...more like next month in reality. This coming weekend, I'm off to visit Kunal in San Francisco. The following weekend is Kunal's birthday which we are celebrating in Hoboken. Then, it's Superbowl Sunday which currently we have no plans for. Maybe we'll keep it that way and just watch the game at home.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Christmas Blur
It's kind of hard to believe that the holidays are over already. They definitely flew by. It was weird having 4 day holidays followed by 3 work days. Maybe that's why it flew by because it just wasn't one big chunk of time. We spent a good chunk of time with family with was great because I was sad about not actually going home to see our families.
Having Rochani here was fun. Mainly because we could pick on Kunal as a team and we ate at really delicious places. We had Christmas Eve dinner at my aunt's house. It was fun since my other aunt was visiting from NC with her family. Christmas Day, we were homebodies and my relatives came over for some afternoon snacks. Wednesday it was back to work which wasn't the best way to end the holidays. Luckily my dad came up that night for the wedding of his friend's son. He was in and out as he visited with family and went to wedding activities. Friday we went with him to the Valima. I was most excited for the food since Rasoi III has great food. Definitely did not let me down as I helped myself to more than enough Indian food.
On Saturday, we made our way to the city in the snow. We had brunch at a great spot called The Crooked Knife with Kunal's cousins. It was very delicious and I'm already looking forward to going back again soon. They have a brunch option for unlimited mimosas or bloody marys and an entree for $25 bucks. Obviously took advantage of that special.
After brunch, we all parted ways and us three made our way to our hotel to check in and drop our bags before we headed to Dave and Buster's for some grown up style arcade fun. I really like this place because well, one - who doesn't love arcade games, two - there's a bar, three- they have really awesome shot glasses in the store. Last time we went in Charlotte, we got these twisted shot glasses that is split down the middle so you can pour two things in it and it will mix in your mouth. They were a huge hit at our holiday party so we decided we needed to expand from 2 glasses up to 6 total.
After we tired ourselves out from playing games, we decided to go to the hotel and relax. We were going to a show that evening called How 2 B A New Yorker which included a buffet style Italian dinner with Sarah and her two sisters. I don't know about you but I love penne in vodka sauce! The show was definitely funny and the dinner was a nice plus for the cheapness of the ticket price. After the show, we all decided to go back to our hotel to hang out and catch up. It was lots of fun even though it was 6 people in a very tiny NYC hotel room. After a while, Sarah, her sisters and I headed out to go to R Bar. After the bar, we went to Crif Dogs to get some food. I had such an amazing hot dog, I am drooling as I think about it!
Sunday, my dad was off to Maryland/home so we left the city at a fairly decent time so we could get home in time to say bye. After he left, we met up with some friends at one of our favorite New Brunswick places, Brother Jimmys to catch up over what everyone had been up to over the holidays.
Rochani left Monday morning to go back home. I had scheduled Monday as my sleeping in day so I slept for as long as I could. Then I got ready and Kunal and I headed out to run errands. That evening we went to our friend's house for a NYE party. I am so glad they hosted one because I was so not interested in going to the city for it otherwise.
And then just like that, before I knew it, 2012 was over! What a whirlwind year it had been. There are a lot of things that I accomplished and still a few goals left for me to handle in 2013.
Having Rochani here was fun. Mainly because we could pick on Kunal as a team and we ate at really delicious places. We had Christmas Eve dinner at my aunt's house. It was fun since my other aunt was visiting from NC with her family. Christmas Day, we were homebodies and my relatives came over for some afternoon snacks. Wednesday it was back to work which wasn't the best way to end the holidays. Luckily my dad came up that night for the wedding of his friend's son. He was in and out as he visited with family and went to wedding activities. Friday we went with him to the Valima. I was most excited for the food since Rasoi III has great food. Definitely did not let me down as I helped myself to more than enough Indian food.
On Saturday, we made our way to the city in the snow. We had brunch at a great spot called The Crooked Knife with Kunal's cousins. It was very delicious and I'm already looking forward to going back again soon. They have a brunch option for unlimited mimosas or bloody marys and an entree for $25 bucks. Obviously took advantage of that special.
After brunch, we all parted ways and us three made our way to our hotel to check in and drop our bags before we headed to Dave and Buster's for some grown up style arcade fun. I really like this place because well, one - who doesn't love arcade games, two - there's a bar, three- they have really awesome shot glasses in the store. Last time we went in Charlotte, we got these twisted shot glasses that is split down the middle so you can pour two things in it and it will mix in your mouth. They were a huge hit at our holiday party so we decided we needed to expand from 2 glasses up to 6 total.
After we tired ourselves out from playing games, we decided to go to the hotel and relax. We were going to a show that evening called How 2 B A New Yorker which included a buffet style Italian dinner with Sarah and her two sisters. I don't know about you but I love penne in vodka sauce! The show was definitely funny and the dinner was a nice plus for the cheapness of the ticket price. After the show, we all decided to go back to our hotel to hang out and catch up. It was lots of fun even though it was 6 people in a very tiny NYC hotel room. After a while, Sarah, her sisters and I headed out to go to R Bar. After the bar, we went to Crif Dogs to get some food. I had such an amazing hot dog, I am drooling as I think about it!
Sunday, my dad was off to Maryland/home so we left the city at a fairly decent time so we could get home in time to say bye. After he left, we met up with some friends at one of our favorite New Brunswick places, Brother Jimmys to catch up over what everyone had been up to over the holidays.
Rochani left Monday morning to go back home. I had scheduled Monday as my sleeping in day so I slept for as long as I could. Then I got ready and Kunal and I headed out to run errands. That evening we went to our friend's house for a NYE party. I am so glad they hosted one because I was so not interested in going to the city for it otherwise.
And then just like that, before I knew it, 2012 was over! What a whirlwind year it had been. There are a lot of things that I accomplished and still a few goals left for me to handle in 2013.
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