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This past Saturday was the Big Bad Blue swim meet held at our school. This is an annual event that takes place to help our SAISA team prepare for the meet in Mumbai. Unfortunately, Carissa is not old enough to make the travel team, but as a 5th grader was allowed to compete in this meet. When school started Coach Elizabeth handed out the schedules with morning and afternoon practice times, each

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Well another school year upon us here in India. This year is a "special" one because Ryan started kindergarden. All summer long he talked about going to the big school and meeting new friends. He even asked his cousin, Chantelle (who is 15), to pick out his first day of school outfit and of course she obliged. I thought he would be a little scared, but he proved me wrong. He marched into that

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Usually I just blog about my recent trips or things the kids do, but today's entry is going to be a little different. I need to vent, REALLY, REALLY vent!My frustration with our school started a couple of weeks ago, when one of our board members announced at a PTA meeting that the school was going to allow local kids to enroll in our school. Let me give you some history as to why this is

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It all stated on January 13, 2000 at exactly 11 a.m., when Ben an I were blessed with our beautiful little girl, Carissa Danielle Armijo, she was 19 1/2 inches long and weighed 6 lbs, 11 ozs.The past 10 years have been fun watching her grown into an fun, loving, caring and AMAZING kid!

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I have been going back and forth about putting up our Christmas tree. It has been our family tradition that we put it up after Thanksgiving, but since we will be gone for Thanksgiving and our Christmas holidays start on the 11th of December, I figured what the heck put it up.I also received a lot of encouragement from my facebook friends... talk about letting peer pressure get ya!I took out the

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Happy Halloween....... this year Halloween has turned into a 3 day event for us.It all started on Friday with Halloween parties at school. Luckily this day I only had to worry about Carissa since Ryan is still in Pre-school. The school parade started at 2:15 followed by snacks in the classroom. It was small but nice. I am almost sure that every kids actually contributed to the party, which is

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On Thursday the school celebrated United Nations Day. This is a day where all different countries come together as one and put on ' one heck of a party'.It started with the parade of flags. There are about 28 different countries that attend our school. Each country's flag is carried in by children from that country. It is a very touching ceremony. As my friend stated..." It is like we are

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When Ben brought up the option of going to Vietnam for fall break, I was not too thrilled.I thought all we would see was a war torn country and the people would not like us, but I was totally wrong. Vietnam is a BEAUTIFUL country and Americans are very welcome.We started off in the Northern part of the country, Hanoi. We stayed in the Old Quarter at a little 3 star hotel. It was very nice, clean

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Diwali is the biggest festival here in India. It it like Christmas and New Year all rolled into one.The PTA of the school plans a celebration every year for the families. It is so much fun to see everyone in their Indian attire.Everyone had a good time dancing. Yes, those are sticks you see in everyone's hands. It is a type of dance called Dandiya. You hit the sticks together to the beat of the

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This year Carissa decided she wanted to practice her swimming. She is a pretty good swimmer, but she wanted to get stronger. I talked to our Aquatics Director, Ms. Elizabeth about what options were open for her. She informed me that Carissa was a good swimmer and she could work out with our Middle School and High School Swim team(note: Carissa is in 4th grade). I talked to Carissa about it and

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After 2 1/2 years, I decided to take the kids to Mahabalipuram. This is 7th century city about 60 km south of Chennai. It has beautiful rock carved temples, statues and caves. Some of the monuments are World Heritage sites. Carissa and Ryan had so much fun climbing and hiding in every nook they could find. We had a great time playing around and taking pictures. Cariss and Ryan at the Shore

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Well now that I am back and finally getting back into my blogging mind, I have decided to start with the recap of our summer. As you can read from my previous post we started our summer with a family camping trip. From there the kids went home with Nana and Popo and Ben and I went on a "little vacation" for just the two of us. We headed back to Phoenix and had lunch with Ben's old college

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Our family decided to go camping when we arrived back in the USA. The kids were really excited to see all their cousins.We are the typical mexican family, we don't do things small. There were about 19 of us out there for a four day weekend.We went up to Greer, Arizona and stayed at Antler Ridge Lodge.The guys fished and fished and fished. The kids played and played and played. We all laughed and

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While living in India, Carissa has had to find other things to do since they do not have softball.While looking at that newspaper one morning I ran across the advertisement for John Britto's Dance Company.They were having a dance camp called "Summer Shakes". She decided to give it a try so we went to the first class and registered.  We found out that it was going to an hour class everyday for the

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BRADLEYHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU !Love your pal,Ryan

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I know...I know... I have not blogged for a long time, but I was too busy...ha ha ha.I don't think any of you who actually read this are going to believe it.Ok, here's the truth and nothing but the truth.....I didn't think anyone was reading it anymore so I stopped posting.I am happy to say that upon receiving much grief I am back to posting.So stay tuned and I will try and catch you all up on

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With that housekeeper position filled , I decided to accept an invitation to a Cocktail/Mocktail lunch at the new Taj hotel on Mount Road. I haven't been in the mood to go out lately, but one of my old friends persuaded me to go and I am glad she did. There was a total of 16 of us and we had a BLAST! We started off with these cocktails:Apple & Star Anise MartiniCucumber & Basil MojitoKiwi &

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My parents always wanted me to be an engineer, but I don't think this is what they had in mind.Since living here I have had a housekeeper, but recently I had to fire her. She had been with us a little of a year and was getting a little too comfortable in our home. We had been thinking about letting her go for awhile now, but because the kids were so attached to her (so we thought) we looked the

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On Friday the 13th Carissa's school had their sports day. I know that the schools in the States usually do this towards the end of the year, but it is waaaayyy toooo HOT here for that so it is scheduled during the not so hot time.Each class gets to choose their team name. We came out with being the "BAD BABOONS". I don't know how or why they chose that name. Each child, teacher and room mom get a

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I decided to follow in the footsteps of my friend Michelle. I have been tagged on facebook several times to do this...so here it goes. 1. My hair is naturally curly (went that way after Carissa was born) 2. I grew up in a small town of 5000 people 3. I hate to fly 4. Ben and I got married in Las Vegas 5. I love to watch "Chick Flicks" 6. I don't like balloons 7. I don't like chocolate 8. I LOVE

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Sorry for the late post, but I had to wait for the photographer to give me the pictures.Carissa's birthday was a blast. We decided to have a Indian style party. All the kids came in Indian attire. We painted pots, rode on a horse, dandiya danced, ate, had mehendi done...and much more. Enjoy the pictures.

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We saw and did much more in Australia than play with kangaroos and koalas.In Cairnes, we boarded a train for a scenic tour to Kuranda. The train went through 15 different tunnels and through the Barron Gorge and Barron Falls. It was so nice to take in the crisp clean air. This was the first time the kids had ever been on a train ride. Ryan thought it was pretty cool.Once we reached Kuranda we

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January 13thIt is hard to believe that our little girl turns 9 years old today. I can still remember waiting for her to come along. It seems like only yesterday I was holding her for the first time.I am so proud of the girl she has become; respectful, thoughtful and beautiful. She has made adjustments these past two years and been strong about it. You are truely an AMAZING girl.We hope you have

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What is a trip to Australia without seeing Koalas and Kangaroos. I think we have seen enough for a looooong time, but I have to admit they were so cute. I think I had as much fun if not more with than the kids with the kanagroos.Carissa's main goal was to hold a koala so being the daddy's girl that she is that is just what we did. She was nice enough to let the rest of us pet the koala while "

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We finally made it back home after a three week holiday. It was a great vacation, but to be honest I am glad to be back in my own home.We started our trip out in Cairnes to swim in Great Barrier Reef. The weather was great, the water was clear blue and it was truely AMAZING. We started by getting on a boat for an hour trip out to the reef. Ryan thought that was a blast. It was nice just to rest

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My friend Joni sent me this and I finally got around to doing itThe object of the picture tag is to:1) Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer2) Select the 4th picture in the folder3) Explain the picture4) Tag 4 people to do the sameNO CHEATING! (cropping, editing, etc!)Here is mine!This is Ryan and Carissa playing on the beach in Bali.Ok, Donna, Lynn tag you are it!

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We are leaving for OZ (Australia) in the morning. I will try and post on our trip, but no promises.We wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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The OWC (Oversees Women's Club) put on a santa brunch for the kids. They arrange for different crafts for the kids, sing Christmas carols and best of all they get a special appearance by Santa.After the kids get their presents from Santa then it was time to eat. The event was held at my favorite hotel, Asiana, so you know (from past posts) that the food was amazing.It was a nice touch to get into

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We were invited to Sathya (Ben's secretary) and Jay's wedding this past week. That is the first funny part....it was during the week. The reception was on Tuesday evening at 7pm and the actual wedding ceremony was Wednesday morning at 6am. The reception was to greet the couple take photos (snaps as they are called here) and be part of a video. After the photo session, it was time to eat. There

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I am not sure how many of you reading this blog have heard about the attacks in Mumbai.I am not going to lie it was shocking to watch what was going on live on TV. I felt like it was Sept.11th all over again. I know this is not my "home" country, but this country has been my home for the past couple of years and it is still hard to believe that this happenend. I am not sure what the reports are

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Every year Global Adjustments, the relocating company that helped us move, holds a photo competition for expatriates. I decided to enter some of the photos we had taken throughout the year. They had four main categories, Faces, Places, Into India and Festivals. They also had a Humor category. The requirements were that the photos had to be taken in India, given a caption and taken by an

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What is Cake Mixing? That is a good question...we had never heard of it until moving here.It involves mixing a lot of dry fruits and nuts and then adding wine and rum. The big hotels make a Grand hurrah about this. They usually invite celebritites and VIP guests to do the honors. Luckily, our friends at the Asiana (http://www.asianahotels.com/) put together an event for a different kind of VIP's,

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Since Diwali is such a big holiday around here. Carissa's school had a big celebration.We all had to dress up in traditional Indian clothes. We had fun "mingling" with all our friends.Divya and Carissa Ms. Lauri (Carissa's teacher) Carissa, Ryan, Amy, Christian and Michael Yun Seo,Carissa,Ginny,Mahra and EllenGrace,Darlene,Emi,Sun Oak,Angie and KimBelieve it or not, I have friends too.We

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Diwali is the time of year here in India that is like Christamas/New Year rolled into one.The tradition is to get new clothes, gives sweets and light a heck of a lot of firecrakers. Since we we out of town, we decided to have a party for our staff and their families before we left.I let Easwari take control of the party, I just provided the house and funds. She was so excited, even her husband,

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As I mentioned before, we went to Bali to rest and relax and that is just what Ben did. He deserves it!We all just lounged by the pools and hopped between them and the beach. The kids had fun at the beach. The water was clear after the tide went out. You could see the bottom of the ocean. Carissa found a starfish, but she forgot her underwater camera so we couldn't take a picture. Ryan had fun

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We continued our adventure the next day with a day trip to different villages. We first headed to a cultural performance called "Barong" Good vs. Evil. We were given a piece of paper to explain the story. It was very interesting on how much preparation and emotion goes into each performance. The costumes were amazing. Carissa made sure and got a seat in the front row. After the show she got to go

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We had a fall break at school so we decided to take a little trip. We wanted a nice place to hang out and relax. BALI was the PERFECT place for that. I think this one of the best places we have been to.Bali is a beautiful island in Indonesia. We stayed at the Nusa Dua Beach Resort. It was so much fun. The kids had a blast. The first day we went on a camel ride on the beach.That evening we had

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What is United Nations Day? Well let me tell you all about it......It is a day that we celebrate all the different nations at Carissa's school. We have a total of 29 different nationalalities. The kids are supposed to come to school dress in their native country coustume. I know, the US does not have a country costume, but as you can see we were very creative.The day started out with a "Parade of

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I really have had nothing interesting to blog about so I guess I will let you in on where we live.My friend, Joni, has been asking since last year to see pictures of our home.Ben's company did a photo shoot of our family. They asked if we would be the "Poster Children" for the company. They are trying to show that it is not hard for a family to live in India.Here is a slideshow of the day. As

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF MY VERY BEST FRIENDS!I MISS YOU SO MUCH. I HOPE YOU HAVE AN AWESOME BIRTHDAY.LOVE,CARISSA

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It is festival time here in India. It seems like every week there is some kind of prayer (pooja) or festival that is being celebrated.We were invited to attend a Kolu, which is a display of dolls from the different parts of India. Women collect these dolls throughout the years and display them in the corner of their home during Navratri.This was a small display at Global Adjustments (our

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Well like I have said before, there is always something to pray for in India.This week was Auyeda Pooja. This is a special time of year when a prayer ceremony is performed to the Gods for good luck on machinery, tools, cars and bikes.The flat that we live in has a water purfication system so that was the main item to be prayed on. If you look closely you can see the tools in front. Isn't is

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After our visit to the Taj Mahal we had planned on staying in Delhi for a few days to see the sights there. We first ran into Shiva and Hanuman (the monkey god) on the way back from Agra. Once we got to Delhi we had plenty of more to see. We went to the India gate.This is a war memorial to the soliders that died in World War I. All the names of the fallen are inscripted on the gate they also have

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Well folks....we finally made it to the TAJ MAHAL!!!!!! This is one of the reasons I agreed to move to India. I always thought the Taj was in Delhi. It is actually in Agra which is about 290 km southeast of Delhi. We had to fly to Delhi ( a 2 1/2 hour flight) and then rent a car and drive from Delhi to Agra (3 to 3 1/2 hour trip). The good thing about the drive is we left early in the morning so

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Just in case any of you are unhappy with your jobs, here are a few positions that I am sure have immediate openings. I am not sure about the pay, but I hear the benefits are GREAT! Executive Chauffer- Must be willing to work long hours and be flexible with meal time.Master Stylist- Must be up to date with the latest trends.Sales ExecutiveRailway Safety Director- Must be able to stay awake during

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This weekend Carissa got to bring home the class guinea pig, Johnny. I was a little skeptical at first, but she had taken responsibility all week at school by changing the paper, giving it water and feeding it so I decided it was ok. I was a little worried that Ryan was going to "freak out" but he was so excited. He wanted Johnny to sleep in his bed with him. We had to compromise and put the cage

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When you think of family night you imagine your family playing a game together or watching a movie. We took it to a whole new level. Family night at our house includes not only our family, but Eshwari's (our housekeeper) family. You usually see her girls, but her husband, Ramesh, and her nephew,Prakash, decided to join the party.It started out as usual, with the changing of the design in front of

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We decided to have a birthday party for Ryan. His actual birthday is July 12th, but since we were back home for the summer we figured the little guy needed a party with his "friends". I am not taking anything away from the day at the river with Nana and Popo because Ryan talks about it all the time.So here I go doing what I do best....become a total control freak. First thing first, find a place

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The time had come for Lord Ganesh to leave our home. Let me give you some background...Lord Ganesh is the remover of troubles/obstacles. He is the god that is worshiped when new buildings,homes or offices are moved into. During this celebration each family is supposed to buy a statue and keep it in the home for 10 days and then take him out to sea. Well.... he has been in our home for the past 10

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These past couple of days I have seen some amazing stuff. I only thought Indians were good at fixing computer problems and making tea. First of all, as promised....our new design.This will be the last one for a while. Remember from our Lord Ganesh post it is time for him to go into the water, but I will blog about that later.Now, I want you to take a look at these sculptures.....

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All I can really say about today is that I did absolutely nothing. As my Nana (grandmother) would say....The life of Riley. I really never understood what that meant until today.It started out this morning with my last PTA meeting at Treasurer. Just to give you some background, this PTA was more political than this years upcoming election. (Joni, I thought I had left PGSA, but it followed me to

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I am sure y'all (yup, still have the Texas slang) think how lucky I am to have domestic help.Well....think again. They are like having grown children, you have to tell them step by step how to do things over and over. I somtimes think to myself, "it probably would be a lot quicker if I just did it myself", but then I hear Ben in the back of my mind saying...."we are helping the Indian ecomony".

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Well here we go....what a better way to start our blog. Yesterday was the birthday of the Hindu elephant god Lord Ganesh. Our housekeeper was so excited when we told her she could by a statue and put it in our house. I have never seen her little chubby body move that fast (other than payday...of course). Little did I know that we would have a small temple in our home.Now, let me give you some

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