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Annual review

So besides the calendar year, is the birth anniversary....hence as I add on to my age tomorrow, here's an attempt to recollect how the past year has gone.

-Loads of shopping
-Fun with Bangalore and Dubai friends
-The WEDDING itself : laughs and tears
-Landed in USA
-Boredom overwhelms on weekdays
-San Francisco visit
-17 mile drive
-Joined aerobics
-Lake Tahoe visit : first ever parasailing,jet skiing
-Trip to Las Vegas
-Visited Santa Barbara and Solvang
-Finally completed my case study
-Joined ICC as a volunteer
-A California Driver License earned
-Trip to Los Angeles and San Diego
-New year party at a club ,first ever
-Yet another assignment completed
-Joined dance classes
-Hubby's business trip
-A small time course taken up
-A new dance class

And in the meanwhile

-Home sickness
-Earned some good friends
-Painful paper problems
-Potluck dinners
-Mixed thoughts about this place
-Learnt some decent cooking
-Few physical issues
-Grasping the local laws
-Relocation : its thrill and the woes

I believe the past year has been a mixture of ups and downs like many others, but it was special, as I took a big step in life and I think of myself as more responsible in all senses.
I hope the coming year will be yet again eventful with much more experience to help me get better.I pray to Lord!

Comments

Shrividya said…
Neat list. We all have a to do list. We should posses a "done" list too :-), to pat yourself on back.
Why dont you write in IL.
BlackThorn said…
wishin u a belated birthday :)

Relocated? within CA itself?
sharikahline said…
hey Thanks! :-)

nope, just the relocation to Mars, just realised the last line is misleading!!
BlackThorn said…
ohh! i understand now. lol.

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