Hi5 Mondays: Diwalloween – part 1

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breakfast, deepavali, diwali, Indian, indian clothes, sari, sweets, temple

I seldom post on a sunday because am too busy warding off monday blues 😛 , but this week was different. I was in such an upbeat mood the entire time awaiting the weekend for Deepavali (one of my favorite festivals of all time) + halloween( which I refuse to outgrow)! In fact I did so many things over the week it simply wasn’t enough to cram it all in one post:D So here’s part 1 of Diwalloween and part 2 to follow tomorrow.

1. The new clothes( Courtesy: 2 sets of parents from home)made up for the lack of crackers( barely though). Good news is I can still wear a sari without becoming a human pretzel! 😛 2. This was the first time I tried making all these indian goodies so I started earlier this week to make sure I had enough time. Big mistake…. We polished off most of the snacks and I had to make some more this weekend 😉 NOM NOM NOM! 3. Deepavali literally translates to festival of lights…. so we decided now was a good time to put up lights on our patio. 4. We visited the temple after a while! This picture could have literally been in Chennai and no one would know! 😀 I misss hommmeeeeee5. More food!?? Went all out with my Diwali breakfast spread and skipped lunch! NOW IF THAT ISNT THE WAY TO LIVE!?? 😀HAPPY DEEPAVALI/ DIWALI EVERYONE! 😀 Hide your weighing scaleeesssss!! 🙂

Hi5 Mondays

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coney island, Daffys, Diesel, Food, Lady Gaga, luna park, sweets, Vogue

Welcome to yet another edition of  Hi5 Mondays! In between looking for jobs and worrying about my future, I’ve been (surprisingly)  spending good time getting to know New York better. .

1. Finally visited the Luna Park in Coney Island. I’d recommend a trip just to get a feel of the “old school” charm of this place complete with freak shows and arcade games.. oh yes.. and the cyclone !:)2.  I found this on Pinterest and took it as a sign from above 😉 3. Try sinking your mouth into one of these sweet treats(I did :)) .. candied apples, marshmallow coated nuts- you can worry about the sugar high later 😉 4. Got to see the the much awaited September Vogue cover featuring Lady Gaga.. While I totally dig the dress… the hair not so much..!5. Daffy’s is going out of business! ( I always feel bad when I see one of those banners!) I have never been in one of those stores earlier, but bf and I just decided to get in on a whim. We picked through a truckload of stuff and finally stumbled upon these fab shoes from Diesel for him on a great deal. Sniff I wasn’t that lucky! Looking forward to yet another eventful week! Happy day 🙂