Winter...

Got a lil while to myself today! We’ve had a house full of guests this past week which left me with no time at all to blog or blog hop. A lot has been happening here at home...in the family...close and extended. Anyway I like being like this...busy, excited and yet at the same time I also like that restless feeling I get in the midst of everyone...that feeling of wanting to get away from it all? :-)

Getting away...I am, u know, in some ways getting away next month but not from it all!! I’m making a two week trip to Mumbai with my maa-in-law and Vedant during Christmas and New Years. I will be back next year ... the first weekend of January 2007. Others from R’s side of the family will be there too...and hopefully R will get a chance to fly down for a weekend...doubtful but who knows? :-)

The weather’s changing again! Autumn’s drifted by and winter’s setting in fast...Mornings are chilly and windy. In a month’s time, Delhi’s infamous smog will leave us braving cold dark mornings driving the kids to school....I do hope the current problem we’re facing with school transport gets resolved before then! (The Delhi Govt. and UP Govt have stopped buses from either side from entering into their states due to some financial issues). We’ve set up a carpool meanwhile involving 5 families which takes care of the 5 school days in a week.

I got here to do my Winter list btw... if u remember I did a Summer list and an Autumn list?

1. Late and lazyyy weekend mornings! Staying in bed and catching up with morning news and steaming cups of Tea and Coffee! :-)

2. Sitting out in the sun, reading a book and listening to music...

3. or better still sitting out in the sun drying my hair and chatting with next door neighbors

4. Getting out the carpets and lying on them while watchin TV or reading or playing with Vedant.

5. I luv roaming barefoot in the house during summer but I luvv wearing colorful socks during winter and pullovers, jackets....feeling warm and snug

6. I love ice creams in winter...I remember a trip to Shimla (hill station up North) in the month of January where after dinner out... R, a cousin and I had ice creams had ice creams while walking back to our hotel!

7. More on food! My appetite seems to increase this season :p...I luvv hot soups (maa makes the yummiest spinach soup ever!), vegetable bakes....mmmmm :-)

8. I enjoy walks during winter evenings...and I do need that exercise coz winter eating kind of makes me put on weight fast....

9. Christmas and New Year celebrations with family and friends!!

10. Christmas Gifts :-)

That’s the Top 10 list but there are tons of other things that makes winter my fav time of the year ;-) ... not all need to be mentioned here....hmmmmmm :-)

Share your list with me?

Ps: The song playing is an old number from a movie called “Electric Dreams” I watched mannyyy years ago with friends... the song is “Love is Love” by Boy George.

"You don’t have to touch it to know
Love is everywhere you go
You don’t have to touch it to feel
Love is every second we steal

Love is love is nothing without you
Love is love is everything you do
Open up your eyes
And you will see
Love is love is everything to me

You don’t have to touch it to be
Wrapped up in emotion like me
Everyone must feel how I do, yeah
Love is just to be close to you

And you know that love is love
It’s written in black and blue
And everything you say
Must bring her closer, closer to you

Love is love is nothing without you
Love is love is everything you do"