Monday, November 30, 2009

I'm Back!

I’m back in Bangalore after a relatively long break of almost 15days!! I had gone to Jabalpur (A town in central India where I grew up) to visit my parents and attend a friend’s wedding. The wedding went great, I got a chance to wear a couple of my own wedding sarees (which I had never worn before and I have been married for almost 2 years now!!).
My mum recently retired from her job as a college professor (she is a professor of Zoology). Her career spans 39 years (phew!) and she has no intention of stopping now, she will take up another job next month. So she is between jobs right now, which was great for me as I got to spend some quality time with her. Earlier whenever I visited home she was at work half the time.This is me with my Dad after my friend’s weddingThis is me with my mum(not great pictures cause they were taken with a cell phone at night)
Well I don’t have any pictures with my friend at her wedding, I guess will have to ask her for those.

After her wedding I traveled to Jordan to join my husband who had gone there for work. This was one of my best holidays ever! Jordan is a really beautiful country.....we visited loads of places there......I don’t have the patience to write about them and I’m sure you’ll find better descriptions elsewhere.
We took loads of pictures too.......here are 2 of those.This is me looking tiny and insignificant beside the gigantic roman pillars of the temple of Artemis in Jerash (Jerash is known for the ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa, and the site is acknowledged to be one of the best preserved Roman provincial towns in the world.).This is me and Aridaman (my husband) standing in front of the grand south gate entrance to Jerash.This is the famous Blue Mosque of Amman (I’m the tiny spec in front)

I also managed to do some craft shopping there. I was roaming in the streets of downtown Amman and I chanced upon shops crammed till the ceiling with craft stuff, well most of the stuff was made in China, but what the hell!!I got these small plaster of paris teddy bears and laby bugs, and also some cute white picket fence.I got these from another shop; these are painted wood alphabets and some wooden clips with bright colored flowers on them.

I did manage to some crafting over the weekend. Will post pictures soon!

Have a great week!!

12 comments:

  1. What wonderful pictures and information! I feel like I know you so much better now! You are just beautiful!!! I'm glad to hear you had such a great time!

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  2. Hey Juhi, welcome back!!! we missed u so so much... gud to have u bak and cant wait to c yr lovely creations again...

    u and yr parents luk lovely...

    seems like u hd a roll in Jordan... wat awesum stuff... njoy yr play with them!

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  3. Welcome back to blogging days Juhi. Good to know that you had a lovely time and the craft stuff is awesome too.. Waiting for more creations with all those..

    Take care :-)

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  4. welcome back juhi... i m excited to know how u'll use the craft stuff u have bought..... i know u'll do full justice to it.... :)

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  5. hey Juhi, nice pics of Jordan..i've been following your blog..really love it...Shilpa

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  6. Welcome back!!.. u luk soo pretty!.. ur vacation must have been awesome!!.. luv the letters!

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  7. Wow Juhi, great info.....Like ur style of writing too. Yes, really waiting to see ur creations with new stuffs.

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  8. Thank you ladies, it feels great to be back :)

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  9. Good to see you back in action, Juhi... Seems like you had a wonderful vacation...

    Smita

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  10. Hi Juhi,

    The name Jabalpur takes me into the flashback and brings a big smile on my face.I missssssssssssss Jbp.Now that I have been in many parts of the world as well as many parts of India.But there is no place like Jabalpur on this earth.May be these words hold true for u and me: ).My Lovely small city with so much of closeness.Anyways! now I m getting carried away..

    Lovely pics...and u look extremely pretty in sari.U know what I am not able to (finding a correct word)take Juhi in a sari...because I have ur image of maroon uniform or mostly in skrits in my sub-conscious mind.But u look very pretty :)Aunty - Uncle although retired but they DO NOT look tired at all,still with look young and energetic.Please convey my good wishes to Aunty for a new beginning in her life.

    You and Aridaaman make very nice pair.I would love to meet him.Do tell him about our friendship.

    Again lovely pictures!

    meghana

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  11. i loved the innovative designs of your cards.they are easy to make,and yet very attractive.

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