This weekend was quite laidback for us, and I didn't mind one bit! Friday, I headed up to the Embassy with Teresa and S so that we could have lunch with the guys and then take S to the kiddie pool to hang out. Stewart got off early so we headed home before heading out to our birthing class (love the class!). Dinner was waiting for us when we got home - the perks of having a cook! It was so good too. Rita made mixed veg with chapati which are pretty much veggie soft tacos.
Saturday, Stewart and I slept in and then tidied up our home in preparation for dinner. Sunil had told us that he really wanted to cook dinner for us. Ok, go ahead. Then he told us that he was making a lot and maybe we wanted to invite the Rays over! This was very much not me hosting dinner but, rather, Sunil cooking a feast for everyone. I can't wait for our HHE to get here so I can actually do some cooking!
While Sunil prepped dinner, Stewart and I decided to go out and take a lengthy walk around our area. We don't live in a colony anymore. Panchsheel Park is an area that is cut through the middle by Outer Ring Road (think major, major road). On our side (S Block), its only two streets before different colonies and enclaves start. We headed off on our walk and went through Sidhna Enclave to a busier road. We walked along looking at all the stores and people bustling about. We got quite a few stares along the way. Probably because of the fact that Stewart is a ginger, we're very tall in comparison to Indians, ..... and, oh yeah, we were the ONLY non-Indian people walking around! We definitely live more immersed in the local area than we did in Shanti Niketan. During the hour we were walking we didn't see any diplomatic plates or non-Indians. We liked it. Our turning around point was pretty cool. We need to bring a camera next time. It was a mosque and burial tombs from 1397. Right there, in the middle of this bustling area.
Stewart drove and picked up the Rays for dinner. Sunil told me that he's going to teach me how to drive in New Delhi traffic. He's impressed that I've already driven around West End and I'm the one who gets diesel at the embassy. Yep, that's me behind the wheel of a right side drive stick shift that all the men line up and stare at. Anyway, when we got to the Rays building, I was able to talk to the guard in all Hindi asking him to call the Rays for us! Dinner was fantastic. Sunil made chicken briyani, korma, dal makhani, and kheer for dessert. I thought the briyani was pretty amazing. He can definitely make that again! And I ate all the leftover kheer and didn't really share with Stewart.
Sunday was an incredibly lazy day for us. We're gearing up for our trip to Thailand this week so I didn't really want to do too much this weekend. We hung out around the house which the dogs loved having us all to themselves. We capped off the day with leftovers from the night before and watched Fight Club (which for the record, I did not like and do not want to see ever again).
Looking forward to Stewart working a short week and heading off on Thursday!!
Saturday, Stewart and I slept in and then tidied up our home in preparation for dinner. Sunil had told us that he really wanted to cook dinner for us. Ok, go ahead. Then he told us that he was making a lot and maybe we wanted to invite the Rays over! This was very much not me hosting dinner but, rather, Sunil cooking a feast for everyone. I can't wait for our HHE to get here so I can actually do some cooking!
While Sunil prepped dinner, Stewart and I decided to go out and take a lengthy walk around our area. We don't live in a colony anymore. Panchsheel Park is an area that is cut through the middle by Outer Ring Road (think major, major road). On our side (S Block), its only two streets before different colonies and enclaves start. We headed off on our walk and went through Sidhna Enclave to a busier road. We walked along looking at all the stores and people bustling about. We got quite a few stares along the way. Probably because of the fact that Stewart is a ginger, we're very tall in comparison to Indians, ..... and, oh yeah, we were the ONLY non-Indian people walking around! We definitely live more immersed in the local area than we did in Shanti Niketan. During the hour we were walking we didn't see any diplomatic plates or non-Indians. We liked it. Our turning around point was pretty cool. We need to bring a camera next time. It was a mosque and burial tombs from 1397. Right there, in the middle of this bustling area.
Stewart drove and picked up the Rays for dinner. Sunil told me that he's going to teach me how to drive in New Delhi traffic. He's impressed that I've already driven around West End and I'm the one who gets diesel at the embassy. Yep, that's me behind the wheel of a right side drive stick shift that all the men line up and stare at. Anyway, when we got to the Rays building, I was able to talk to the guard in all Hindi asking him to call the Rays for us! Dinner was fantastic. Sunil made chicken briyani, korma, dal makhani, and kheer for dessert. I thought the briyani was pretty amazing. He can definitely make that again! And I ate all the leftover kheer and didn't really share with Stewart.
Sunday was an incredibly lazy day for us. We're gearing up for our trip to Thailand this week so I didn't really want to do too much this weekend. We hung out around the house which the dogs loved having us all to themselves. We capped off the day with leftovers from the night before and watched Fight Club (which for the record, I did not like and do not want to see ever again).
Looking forward to Stewart working a short week and heading off on Thursday!!
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