Bits and Bytes from my Life

Its almost been 5 months since our boyz arrived. Time just flies by. Having twins is real fun but it is tooooo much work. There is not time for anything else including blogging. :)

Here are some pictures from day they were born…

Month 4:

Month 3:

Month 2: First Portrait

Month 1:

After 2 weeks of keeping us on our toes, our boyz arrived on 2^nd Feb around 4:40pm. Abhi, Arni and Swati are doing great. Arni is currently in NICU and will be there for some time but he is doing fine. Abhi has already moved in with us.

Names:

1. Arnav(Arni): 4.3 pounds, birth time – 4:40pm on 2^nd Feb 2010

a. Arnav means Ocean in Sanskrit.

b. Arni is of Hebrew origin and means “high”

2. Abhinav(Abhi): 5.4 pounds, birth time- 4:41pm on 2^nd Feb 2010

a. Abhinav means Young; innovative.

b. Abhi means fearless in Sanskrit

Few Snaps:

1. Abhi with Mom and Dad

2. Abhi with Mom

3. Arni with Dad

This song from this weeks American Idol is awesome. No it is Beyond Awesome!!!

Happy New Year or I should say Happy new Decade. What a decade it was. Personally it was huge for me with tons of changes. I moved to US in 2001, Got married in Dec 2002 and had an amazing time since then.

2009 was special for us we had an amazing vacation in Italy which was dream come true for Swati. I have been too busy to blog regularly especially since September. With tons for travel for office around the world including Hong Kong, Berlin, LA, Kansas City, NY, Louisville etc. Work is hectic as usual. But main reason for my being busy and not having enough time for blogging or other similar activities is next transition in our life…

YES WE ARE EXPECTING… That too TWINS. Due date is anytime from now to mid Feb. Later the better for us and keeping our fingers crossed. Pregnancy is tough on Swati especially with Twins but it is also fun. It is amazing how technology has advanced. You can really see both babies very early on in Ultrasound and then track there progress. It is an awesome experience. Now we have 2 doc appointments every week.

2010 will be huge with we going from 2 to 4. Happy new year to everyone and will try to be in touch with y’all through this blog.

Enjoy and Happy New Year!!!

Seattle it the most beautiful city in summer. The weather is awesome, there is farmers market in every neighborhood. We love to head out to Pike Place market and enjoy the weather.

One such day we came across this band Slimpickins. Everyone of the members is really talented but Annie is beyond awesome. I have become a fan. You should look at her when she plays her Violin, She puts her heart into it. Really awesome. I will recommend them for any occasion.

Just watch 1 minute into this video and you will know what I mean.

Slimpickins website: http://www.myspace.com/jakeandannie

Photo from Pike Place:

I know it has been more than 3 months since I updated the blog. Too much work and lot of things happening in life. But this blog is an important of life, so today my goal is to update everything for last 3 months.

Enjoy…

One of my favorite blogger has written an amazing post on cars and men.. It is really awesome stuff must read.:) Check it out.

Buying a car is like finding a husband. Now potential husbands should take this with a pinch of salt, especially if they are potential car sellers too. You see, the process begins with visual estimation. You go to car selling websites and put a certain number of search criteria you are looking for- make, model, mileage, and price. The same happens in a matrimonial website, or in any potential mate hunting arena- bars, friend’s birthday party, dandiya celebrations, anywhere you can find a reasonable number of men showcased to take a look. You are still looking at the same parameters- make, model, mileage and price, be it a car or a man.

sunshine: Some deep perspectives on cars and men

This Thursday I turned 34… Its been a long journey from Navy Nagar in Mumbai to Seattle, WA. It is strange how life changes… All my childhood friends are in far away land and we hardly talk nowadays but moments like these bring back good old memories….

One of my very close friend Beri’s birthday is on 13th May(Happy Birthday Beri) and growing up we always celebrated our birthdays together.. He was the one who forced me to my first Jagjit live concert… I celebrated my 34th birthday this week by attending another one of Jagjit concerts with Swati. It was beyond awesome…

This songs is so true:

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We reached Venice in the afternoon and taken away by its charm instantly. This place had a mysterious charm to it cant describe in words. Its situated on an island and the lagoon waters take place of  roads in this city. We saw this place thru gondolas, water bus and on foot. As we walked the streets over Rialto bridge and there were shops laden with the famous masks. The Piazza del San Marco and the Rialto bridge are structures which are replicate din Vegas casinos. And u come here and see the true beauty this original has. Truly astounding drawing crowds from all over the world. Loved travelling thru the canals on gondolas. The black lagoon which surrounds Venice is supposed to be the savior of this place. An interesting fact I learned Venice, built around Fifth century was under Austria, France and now owned by Italy. No wonder its unlike roman cities and has an eclectic flare to it.

Today we visited Vatican city, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican museum. Vatican is a nation by itself. They say many structures built here have taken their building materials from Ancient roman structures. There are gaping holes in the walls of Colosseum which are living evidences. As we entered the St. Peter’s piazza and stand in front of the Basilica, only one word to describe this, Symmetry in Architecture. Perfectly symmetric piazza with massive colonnades on each side. Central obelisk flanked by water fountains on each side. St. Peters basilica is an excellent example of Gothic Architecture in its full glory.Have not seen anything else like this in my life. There is something divine about this place , truly the holiest of all places. Am not a christian myself but this place convinced me that there is a mighty power watching all over us. We visited the Vatican museum and especially Michelangelo’s Sistine chapel. The world famous painting on the dome ceiling which draws millions every year. We had to go thru a lot of hallways and exhibits before we get to see this masterpiece waiting in anticipation. But truly worth it once we set eyes on it. As I came out of this museum covering only 25% of it, was in total awe of such talent packed in this one structure. Roman cities built in ancient times are still true to the test of time.The public squares adorned by water fountains are such great places for social gatherings and intermingling of people from all walks of life.