Where did I leave off? Ah, yes–last Monday.

Monday– One of abbu’s subordinates at work is moving to Brazil and was in town checking the area out to find a place to live.  Abbu, being his boss, graciously invited him over for lunch and a basic FAQ session.  So this guy showed up around noon with his wife… did I mention they’re South Indian, ??  Wery antarasting, indeed. (more…)

Sometime early last year my dad’s job relocated him to Brazil.  It was a stinking tragedy to have him move away from all of us, and then to have my mommy leave, too.  Since then my chances to hang out with them at any length have been few and far between.  And usually when I did get a chance to see them it was always for a special circumstance–wedding, baby, funeral, etc; so for the most part they were always preoccupied.  Our parental-baby time was usually pretty short.

So imagine my delight when I was asked to come visit them for 2 1/2 weeks in Brazil!  The excitement was primarily to spend time with them and secondly to get to see Brazil.  The past 8 days have been a blast. (more…)