Almost Home Alone

Sorry that I have not posted for nearly 2 months, but we have been pretty busy. We toured the Golden Triangle in Northern India for around 6 days before leaving for the US on December 3. We visited Delhi, Jaipur and Agra where we had the opportunity to catch some of the sights that the North has to offer including a visit to the Taj Mahal on our 5th wedding anniversary. After our fun but exhausting vacation we headed back to the USA. After a few hours in Chicago I hopped on another flight so that I could attend a meeting on neurodegenerative diseases in New York for a few days and then met Eric in New York so that we could visit friends and family in Connecticut for another few days. We had a great time catching up with my friend from college Suzen and her family and also with my cousin Jenn and her husband. We then returned to Chicago where we moved Eric into his new apartment in Arlington Heights. We were lucky, moving day was around 40 degrees F so it wasn't too bad and I was very proud that we managed to move everything by ourselves! After getting Eric settled we spent the next few weeks spending time with our friends and family, enjoying the holidays and the great food that is responsible for more than a bit of weight gain on my part. We had a wonderful time but as the saying goes all good things must come to an end and I had to go to O'Hare and board my flight to Paris alone. I handled it much better than I thought, I didn't cry and I was very lucky to sit next to a lady on my flight to Paris who was from Bombay and we talked for hours on the plane and since she was traveling alone also we became each other's travel companion and kept each other company until we had to part ways when she boarded her flight to Mumbai and I mine to Bangalore. I arrived with no problems and immediately got unpacked, cleaned the house and collected my Mira and Chaya so that they could keep me company. Just a few days later my Mom and one of her friends, June, arrived in Bangalore and I haven't even had the time to be lonely or miss Eric too much. I am sure when they go it will be tougher but for now I am doing well. Even from half a world away Eric has been helping me sort out problems with our internet but I think that he has hopefully taught me enough that maybe I won't depend on him as much as I have this first week back in India. It is nice to do things myself, but I do certainly miss the help and most of all the companionship. Luckily we have the internet working at home (for now) and so I am able to email, chat and call home which has made all of the difference. I have probably talked to Eric on the phone a dozen times in the last week which has made the separation less painful. Anyway, all is well. The girls are fine, I am fine and Eric is also fine (but cold I'm sure). And the countdown is on.