always room for one more

Today R packed up her bed and all her worldly belongings and moved from her rented room four blocks away to our upstairs room. There were some financial set backs and we wanted to help her so we offered her a temporary housing arrangement. My main worry is that we will not be able to provide suitable living conditions for her because lets face it we do really weird things. For instance, this morning while I was folding clothes Z threw a white cloth over himself and went to where R was working and made ghost sounds. R laughed heartily and said that she does not easily scare...that is a good trait to possess while living with foreign weirdos.

eating habits

This month I have been experiencing frequent headaches and fatigue. I went to see the doctor to have it checked, all the tests came back negative - Yay! I don't have any weird parasites or diseases. So now I have to figure out what healthy things I can do to stave the headaches and boost my energy. I have been taking vitamins and keeping track of what we eat. As far as our diet is concerned the reality is shocking. I have put together what I would like to call Z and Me's food pyramid which breaks down what we eat based on frequency...let me just tell you, it is not pretty. Any respectable Dietitian would slap me. And yes, I made this food pyramid with Microsoft Paint.

RAIN!!!!

After 3 months of experiencing sweltering heat and no precipitation what so ever, today it Rained! One of Z's friends was so excited about the rain, he came running to our house and wanted Z to play with him in the rain...um, this friend is over the age of 25 mind you. Anyways Z compromised and stood out in the rain with him; no playing, no dancing, no singing, just standing...in the rain.

We Love Mangoes!

~A close friend thought of us and brought us this heart shaped mango...it's so pretty, I do not have the 'heart' to eat it. (tee hee)

frankly speaking...

...Traveling home from the big city last night we had a very talkative and brutally honest taxi driver. Rajesh didn't stop talking for the 3 hour drive but we didn't care we were thoroughly amused while he aired every one's dirty laundry. Things he had to get off his chest:

• No one can be successful in Curry Land unless they lie. Rajesh admitted that he lies all the time.
• When people are reimbursed for their travel by their employer they get taxi companies like the one he works for to write them fraudulent receipts and then they hop on trains or buses and pocket the reimbursement. I consider this stealing - 2 down, 8 more commandments to go.
• Rajesh stated how he hates anyone who eats cows or buffaloes... we did not have the gumption to confess our dining preferences.
• Then lastly and out of no where he talked about how he liked to look at girls...you know for someone who "lies all the time" he is a pretty honest fellow.

Shout out to Dabby!

Happy Father's Day!

You're the BEST-EST EVER!

Thank you for working so hard so we could spend all your $ on private schools :)

Thank you for the Wedding of my Dreams!

Thank you for all your love and support.

Newman Loves YOU!

The 'out' laws Love YOU!

And your girls Love YOU!

more buff on the barbee

About a month ago Z and I realized what was missing this summer...Summer cookouts! Juicy burgers, potato salad, fresh watermelon, and ice cold drinks. In Curry Land beef is a forbidden food item so we have substituted it for buffalo. Maybe we have been away from cookouts way too long... but I tell you these burgers taste so GOOD! So if any of you at your summer cookouts when you bite into a burger and think in your head 'oh how I wish this was buffalo' just know you are always welcome to come over to one of our cookouts :)