home-milwaukee style

hey everyone!
i'm back in wisconsin after a very long journey home. luckily, i had some coworkers and their daughter on my flights from delhi to amsterdam and then on to detroit. it was nice to have some company, and some other brains to navigate the crazy delhi intl airport. i arrived in mke on saturday to a snowy town and brrrrr, lots of cold temperatures. i spent most of the last two days ooogling over my niece and nephew and trying to catch up on sleep.

so far things have been wonderful! i am looking forward to some friendly faces this week. and of course, the holiday shopping!

hope the holidays bring you warmth and love....
hasta pronto
b

not a creature was stirring

and all through the house, christmas draws nearer, no sitings of a mouse!

the mouse-capade that i had a few weeks ago is no longer. the little mouse friend hasn't visited good ole B8, at least, not landing on the sticky trap!

delhi continues to go well. we have 7.5 days of school until the holiday. pretty darn exciting. i wrote my first midterm exam for the high school. sometimes i still feel like i should be in high school, taking sra. rathjen's exams. let me tell you this one is a killer!

eamon arrived on saturday and we've been having a ball. just hanging out, cooking, watching movies and tonight we are headed out to dinner. crazy that this time, in 2 weeks, i'll be home.

can't wait to see everyone!
much love
b

snooze control

as december draws ever nearer....and the mornings grow ever darker...i am reminded about how much i love the snooze button. it's actually a two part snooze, as my phone conviniently snoozes long with my alarm clock. nonetheless it is quite handy to live a 5 minute walk from school, i am learning just how late i can leave and still be where i need to be on time. dont get me wrong though, i LOVE getting up early when my body says it;s ok.

fun weekend ahead. choir concert tonight. i am singing a solo in alison krause's down to the river. cool! then it's my friend tom's bday, he and isabelle are having a get together.
tomorrow we have a few parties to go to . one at the canadian high commission and another on a friend's rooftop. convinient that both are 70s parties. i got a 70s kurta made! i have to go pick it up tomorrow. then on sunday there is a big mela (market) at school! shopping! and even more exciting eamon is coming to town. we have social engagements in the evening, a friend's dinner, but he'll be around all week, which i am psyched for.

ok. HAPPY FRIDAY. and don;t lose your snooze control

glorious goa.

we knew when we stepped of the plane and looked at the bright blue sky and breathed the clean air that it was going to be great. and goa never disappointed. thinh and i spent most of our days laying on lawn chairs, and soaking up the rays. we met up with tom and isabelle (work friends) on sat. up at little vagator beach which was more stunning than our baga beach.
had some incredible seafood (followed quickly by incredible belly aches, surprise surprise) and vegged out. much much needed.
highlights? most def. the tan. and also the rave on saturday night. so very much not my scene, but i was glad to have experienced it.
check out the pics!

i survived

i survived my first, and hopefully last delhi earthquake. any earthquake is bound to feel big at 445 in the morning when you wake up shaking with your bed. it was just a little one, but provided quite the jolt of fear

goa pics and stories to come


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Strong_tremors_rock_Capital_adjoining_areas/articleshow/2570791.cms

xoxo
b

gobble gobble

happy thanksgiving.
as we sat in the teacher's lounge eating the fabulously prepared turkey (from our principal's cook) and stuffing i think of just how much i have to be thankful for.
there is something about india that really humbles you. it makes you take a step back and see just how fortunate you are, and how blessed you were to be born you. sometimes these exact humble moments really make you feel like shit, but that's india.
i'm blessed to have been adopted into a wonderful school with a fabulous staff who invite me to come over and hang out with their kids:) it is the next best thing to having my little ian and eloise. i'll take what i can get. and of course, i am SO thankful for my friends and family. seriously. what would i do without all of you? being here is half the battle, i admit that, and it is courageous and enlightening (these are your words, not mine, i don't always feel all the courageous)...but i truly couldn't do it without all of you as my anchor. reminding me that i am not really alone here, and that i do still make some semblance of sense even though my blog entries clearly show that i am in a constant state of flux.

THANK YOU!
and happy thanksgiving.
i'm going to the beach in goa. (im REALLY thankful for that:) )
all my love
b

mascarade balls and such

fabulous weekend here in delhi. i got some new wheels! i finally picked up my bike from school and took it to the bike wallah who got it all spruced up for me! riding home on my indian bike i felt a new freedom...it was amazing
shopped yesterday with my friend briar who showed me all the good fabric stores. i have moved into the time when i am ready to explore getting clothes made...quite exciting. i gave the tailor some of the fabric to get started on some kurtas for my trip to goa next week.woohoo!

my friend laura takes a dance class here in delhi, and last night was the celebration evening. so, we headed to a hotel for a lovely pool party (albeit a bit chilly). i met an old friend, captain morgan. amazing how he never ages, right?