Part II: Shopping in Surat

We had a bit of a late start, but it was for a good cause. We spent the morning getting our journal up to date. If you missed it, we were able to post our second day in Hong Kong and all of our days in India so far. Lunch time at Hima’s grandparents consisted […]

Shopping in India

Today was all about shopping.  Hima has quite a lot of errands that need to be done in advance of the wedding, and much of it is/was shopping. So off to Bordoli, we went (with six people in a five seater vehicle… seems to be a trend for this trip!).  This is where Hima actually […]

Arriving in India

Another long travel day – 7 hours in the air to get to Mumbai and another five hours by car to get to the Surat area where Hima’s family lives. We arrived at Hima’s grandparents house around 7am, where we were promptly fed and then brought to where we are sleeping (about a block away […]

St. Louis to Hong Kong

16 hours on a plane. 16 hours. We survived.   Food was hit and miss, and the last two hours were pretty rocky. BUT we flew over the Artic Circle, which is pretty darn cool in my book. While in the Artic Circle, Kevin snapped a picture of the sunset.. Cathay Pacific is by far the […]

Excitement or Anxiety

Have you ever thought about how you experience very similar symptoms when you are anxious or excited? Rapid heart rate, chest muscles tensing, feeling in the pit of your stomach, restlessness, difficulty sleeping, etc etc.  I am certainly not downplaying someone who has been clinically diagnosed with anxiety, but for someone who is not, these […]

All the Gear

I asked Kevin if he would be a guest blogger and talk about all of his camera gear… He did not say ‘yes’.  Apparently I’m the writer and he’s the photographer… So… as most of you know Kevin is a hobby photographer as well as a technology nerd (I say all of these words with love).  […]

Holy Clothes

Well we started packing this weekend. Holy clothes! I was fortunate that I was able to borrow all my traditional clothes from Hima’s family — mom, sister, grandma — I’m so thankful they are so sweet.  I recently met Hima’s extended family, and they all allowed me to borrow clothes from their closets so that […]

Where has the time gone?

I can’t believe we are only 12 days away from takeoff. It seems like it was just yesterday that Hima and I became friends.  Just yesterday that she asked “if I ever get married, would you come to the wedding even if it is in India?”.  Just yesterday that she texted me a picture of […]