Ashok completed residency and started fellowship and is now even halfway through that. We’re so proud of him and can’t imagine that the point we waited so long to get to is getting closer. Akshay completed 4th grade, 2nd-year in piano, and achieved a second-degree brown belt in Charleston and its equivalent in Ohio in Tae Kwon Do. Ashu creamed Kindergarten, 1st year of Bharat Natyam classes, and earned a green belt in Charleston and a green-tip belt in Cleveland in karate. She also lost her first tooth and then several others, making tons of money from the tooth fairy in the process.
My accomplishments can’t be measured in terms of certificates, belts, or things of that sort, but I supported my three A’s diligently and with that my goals were met too. I continued my active social life in Charleston with get-togethers, exercise sessions, karate, cooking, book clubs, and a little work here and there; though unfortunately, much came to a halt in our move to Cleveland. And with that we made “the big” move from Charleston to Cleveland, missed friends in the process and made new ones on the other end.
As life dichotomy is sometimes, we congratulated many friends on many new babies this year, job changes, house changes, promotions, etc…but we also had to console other friends that went through much hardship either through health reasons, financial reasons, death, and others. Our prayers are always there for all of them, in good times and bad.
Summer 2009 will include another “big” move, but hope this one proves to be our last, one that will ground us and allow us to grow roots. Our New Year’s Resolution have been made and leaving anonymous which resolution(s) belong to whom, here they are: Improve diet and exercise, work on temper control, try to be more humble, improve listening skills, and other personal developments. And finally, we hope to continue our 2009 with good friends, family, food, travel, love, support, devotion, commitment, knowledge, passion and all the things that make life what it is. Cheers!