Namaste! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Ours was lazy. Perfect :-)
The weather here during the peak summer months is brutal. I found this out twice last week when I spent some time outside during the hottest hours of the day. I was so wiped out and exhausted after 1-2 hours not to mention very sweaty. It's very much different from the states in that your activities truly are limited. When we lived in Podunkville, the temperature would get quite scalding but we would still get out and do stuff. We would hop in our air conditioned car and drive to somewhere that was also air conditioned and inside. Not so here. If we're lucky, we get an air conditioned taxi but that's only happened once by chance so far. Most of the things to do and see are outside - so no air conditioning. We can't wait for the cooler months to get here so we can really start to explore our new home!
Friday was an easy day for us. Stewart had worked two really long days last week so he didn't have to go into work until 10. It was nice spending the morning with him. I rode along in the taxi so that I could take care of some things at the embassy as well as meet up with a woman I had met the previous weekend. She invited me to a lunch and then to a gathering of women at the pool. It was nice to meet other people who also just arrived at the embassy and were adjusting to a new way of life. They all seemed very friendly. Stewart got off of work early and we stopped at the commissary to pick up some things for John and then headed home. We had planned on heading out to explore some but the heat wiped me out. We were pretty big bums.
Saturday we slept in and it was great. This is the first time since moving here that we were able to sleep past 7:30. We hung out around our flat reading and then walked over to the Ray's flat for dinner. Teresa is a fantastic cook. She made tex mex and even made her own flour tortillas. The chicken was amazing. And she's now gotten me hooked on cucumber lemonade. My next trip to the commissary will include what I need to make that! We hung out at their place for awhile and then realized it was 10pm! We headed back to our flat and were able to Skype with Stewart's brother, Otis, in Texas. It was our niece, RAR's, birthday on Friday, and we were sad to have missed out on what sounded like a great party. We got a chance to chat with her but missed out on really chatting or seeing our other niece, RER, and nephew, OMR. Those kids are growing up sooo fast!
Sunday morning, the Rays came over so that S could play at the park across from our flat. From what we've been told, it's the best playground in New Delhi because it's privately maintained. The equipment is all new and the grounds are well kept. We went early because of the heat and had a good time out there. Stewart made friends with a grandfather who brought his granddaughter there. The granddaughter kept throwing a ball with Stewart. S had a great time too. The look on her face when she got there was so precious. We hung out at our flat for a little bit before they headed home in time for S to take a nap. We hung around the flat for the rest of the day and Skyped with my parents last night. We got lucky and caught my sister, Mandy, and her family before they headed out to see the movie Brave. Movies ... man, that would be nice to go to. Maybe one day :-)
This week should pass a little quickly ... maybe? We have things going on today, tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday. I'm sure we can find something to do on Friday too. Next Saturday is a 4th of July celebration at the embassy (why on June 30th, I don't know). And the monsoons are predicted to hit this Friday!
Have a great week!
The weather here during the peak summer months is brutal. I found this out twice last week when I spent some time outside during the hottest hours of the day. I was so wiped out and exhausted after 1-2 hours not to mention very sweaty. It's very much different from the states in that your activities truly are limited. When we lived in Podunkville, the temperature would get quite scalding but we would still get out and do stuff. We would hop in our air conditioned car and drive to somewhere that was also air conditioned and inside. Not so here. If we're lucky, we get an air conditioned taxi but that's only happened once by chance so far. Most of the things to do and see are outside - so no air conditioning. We can't wait for the cooler months to get here so we can really start to explore our new home!
Friday was an easy day for us. Stewart had worked two really long days last week so he didn't have to go into work until 10. It was nice spending the morning with him. I rode along in the taxi so that I could take care of some things at the embassy as well as meet up with a woman I had met the previous weekend. She invited me to a lunch and then to a gathering of women at the pool. It was nice to meet other people who also just arrived at the embassy and were adjusting to a new way of life. They all seemed very friendly. Stewart got off of work early and we stopped at the commissary to pick up some things for John and then headed home. We had planned on heading out to explore some but the heat wiped me out. We were pretty big bums.
Saturday we slept in and it was great. This is the first time since moving here that we were able to sleep past 7:30. We hung out around our flat reading and then walked over to the Ray's flat for dinner. Teresa is a fantastic cook. She made tex mex and even made her own flour tortillas. The chicken was amazing. And she's now gotten me hooked on cucumber lemonade. My next trip to the commissary will include what I need to make that! We hung out at their place for awhile and then realized it was 10pm! We headed back to our flat and were able to Skype with Stewart's brother, Otis, in Texas. It was our niece, RAR's, birthday on Friday, and we were sad to have missed out on what sounded like a great party. We got a chance to chat with her but missed out on really chatting or seeing our other niece, RER, and nephew, OMR. Those kids are growing up sooo fast!
Sunday morning, the Rays came over so that S could play at the park across from our flat. From what we've been told, it's the best playground in New Delhi because it's privately maintained. The equipment is all new and the grounds are well kept. We went early because of the heat and had a good time out there. Stewart made friends with a grandfather who brought his granddaughter there. The granddaughter kept throwing a ball with Stewart. S had a great time too. The look on her face when she got there was so precious. We hung out at our flat for a little bit before they headed home in time for S to take a nap. We hung around the flat for the rest of the day and Skyped with my parents last night. We got lucky and caught my sister, Mandy, and her family before they headed out to see the movie Brave. Movies ... man, that would be nice to go to. Maybe one day :-)
This week should pass a little quickly ... maybe? We have things going on today, tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday. I'm sure we can find something to do on Friday too. Next Saturday is a 4th of July celebration at the embassy (why on June 30th, I don't know). And the monsoons are predicted to hit this Friday!
Have a great week!
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