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Three Things Thursday (4) –Travel Edition

written by Parita 26 Comments

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my last trip of the year was this past Monday.  I am officially done with the whole travelling thing until 2015.  WOOT!

With that being said, I thought I would dedicate this Three Things Thursday to traveling and my love/hate relationship with it.

1.  So it’s not that I don’t love to travel.  I do.  What I don’t love is the process of flying.  In my opinion, everything from standing in the security line to getting off the plane is a huge pain in the ass.  And don’t even get me started with delays and mechanical problems.

Once I get over all the logistical stuff and settle into my seat, views like this definitely help me relax and appreciate the fact that I’m even able to travel as much as I do!

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2.  I’m not a huge Starbucks fan.  Again, I don’t hate it but I don’t love it either.  However, when I’m travelling, I will go out of my way to find a Starbucks and treat myself.  My drink of choice these days?  A soy skinny caramel macchiato.  Mmmmm!

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Most of my recent flights have been early morning ones.  There’s something magical about taking that first sip before 7 am.  It’s the perfect travel “juice” to jumpstart the day!

3.  In 2014, I travelled to Atlanta (multiple times), Augusta, Chicago (multiple times), Las Vegas, Austin, Houston, New York, Washington DC, and London.

And from the looks of it, 2015 is also going to be filled with travel.  As of right now, the following cities/countries are on the list – Puerto Rico (my friend Sweeti’s bachelorette party!), Detroit (Sweeti’s wedding!), ITALY!!! (in the midst of planning this trip right now), Hawaii (Vishnu’s parents want this to be our big family trip before Vishnu starts residency), London (for work in May), and hopefully a couple of more fun trips along with a few more weddings I’m sure!

Thank goodness we are using the rest of December to recharge and relax!  Bring it on 2015 travel schedule, I’m ready for you (or so I think!).

Your turn to share – where did you travel to in 2014 and where are you travelling to in 2015?

If you’re a blogger, write a post and link back to one or all of the hostesses; Raj from Pink Chai Living, Nisha from Love Laugh Mirch, or Salma from The Write Balance.  Then share a link to your post (not your blog’s home page).

Written on December 11, 2014 Related:Travel

Week in Review

written by Parita 6 Comments

Hello hello.  As I mentioned, I was in Chicago for work this week.  Luckily I made it back to Florida before the weather turned nasty.  Phew!  That could’ve been a huge disaster!  And now we’re on our way to Atlanta for a week before flying back up to Chicago for New Years.  So much travel this year!

This particular trip was a lot of fun.  While I was there for work, I got to spend some time with my best friend.  We hung out with a few other friends and reminisced about college.  Lots and lots of funny stories were shared.  I haven’t laughed that much in a long time.  It was much needed.

I also had the opportunity to attend another work holiday party.  It was so nice to finally meet people I email on a regular basis.  It’s cool to be part of a highly virtual organization, but nothing beats face-to-face interaction.

I didn’t take too many pictures this time around, but I can tell you this…lots of good food was consumed.  Chicago is really a food lover’s dream!

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Pad Thai from Big Bowl – YUM!

My boss also treated me and another co-worker to manicures after work.  We went the festive route.

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I consumed one Starbucks drink a day…I’m a daredevil!

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I described my perfect New Year’s dress to my friends on Monday night.  On Thursday I got a text from Roshni asking if I liked a dress they found while browsing at a store.  It turned out that the dress was exactly what I was looking for!  Thank you Roshni and Ankita!!!

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The back is the best part.  Oh and the 3/4 length lace sleeves.  Love!

Another friend sent me a beautiful link about 26 touching moments from 2012.  The tears were flowing Monday morning.  It’s nice to be reminded about all the good that exists in the world, especially in times like this.  Enjoy!

And finally, I want to share something my friend Monica sent me the other day.

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This made me laugh a lot.  Indians are obsessed with Taco Bell sauce packets.  We had several containers full of them growing up.  I’ve even seen households with entire drawers full of the colorful packets of spicy goodness.  Ha!

I hope you all have great weekend full of beautiful moments. 

Catch you later…from Atlanta!  Woot!

Written on December 21, 2012 Related:Food, Friends, Life, Travel

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