Lawn Tennis - From Spectators to Players

I never thought Monday evening was going to see Abhi actually buying a Brand New Raquet ! And we hit the Court !! Yep ! Our very 1st attempt at being players of one of our favourite sport. It did make us think like yeah - it seemed a lot easier to be spectators ! But it was a lot of fun and tremendous improvement in within a weeks time ! (Tou today saw me sitting at the sidelines - thanks to this painful sprain in the neck and a stiffness in my upperback). But I enjoyed watching Abhi play a good game with our companions.

We'v missed our chance on getting tickets to the Prestigious Wimbledon, but we make it for sure next year - as spectators ;) :) ofcourse ;) what did u think ;) :)

Jokes apart, tomorrow's the day to watch out for Spain for sure. Abhi however's supporting the Germans :) We would've loved to be one among the huge audience that adds to the thrill of this game !! We would've even loved to watch it on our very own TV with some chilled Beer for Abhi and some Vodka with Sprite for me with nuts, chips and the company of our friends. All of us lying down with cushions and pillows in the ambience of yellow light and gr8 music and witness all the excitment right from the word GO !!!

But, there'z a better plan - A Pool Dinner at our common friend's - that makes it 6 people together chipping in to watch - The 2008 EURO CUP Finals : Germany vs Spain. So lets c who wins the bet - Abhi or Me :) :) I have my fingers crossed.

At the end of it all, I am sure its gonna be a gr8 game to watch ! Happy Watching to you too...

I am sure all the Sports Bars back home in India are gonna be jam packed with some electric atmosphere!!!

Cheers !! [n Go for it SPAIN ! ]

- sayli :)

Oops this was suppose to be a post on Tennis ! ;) :)

Making the Most of Now

Well, I know I resolve way too often. But it kinda keeps me going. So here I go again :

I've been toying with the Idea of wanting to be something more than just a loving wife, a good cook and a health concious human being!

I would want to look at myself as someone who knows how to Swim (I kept telling Abhi that I was a gr8 swimmer till we both jumped in the pool on our Goa Vacation and I started to drown - Mannn... I loved it for one reason - the post drowning experience which was oh so romantic - now cummon.. I ain't need to describe every single thing - each soul has a sense of imagination - put yours to USE! ;) :)

We discovered I had actually forgotten how to Swim :) :) !!! Well they say Swimming n Driving are two things you'll never forget but I just proved the former wrong and am hoping not to prove the other fact wrong as well ! :) ;) )

So .. starting where I left off.. Swimming ! yeah ! I am going to pursuade Hubby Deary to accompany me to Swimming Classes in a nearby club that's exactly between his office and our Home - making it even more convenient for him to Join! ;)

To top it all.. it has a Gym (this is one thing we both religious love and are at it !) a sauna, steam n jacuzzi - so much to keep onself occupied and feeling good.

Therez also a tennis court around here... and nope we aren't gonna start off by making new purchases of rackets rather we borrow them from our gr8 friends here and see how interested this sport manages us to keep ! And if it does catch our fancy - there would be nothing like it !!

Alright not too many things at a time - just one as of now - or should I say [the way Vodafoners do :)] to MAKE THE MOST OF NOW !! :)

Life's Little off Moments :( !!!

Well, its been over 2 months since I took a sabbatical before Abhi n Me landed in UK on the 31st of May'08. Its been quite an experience. I've learned to value free time and not just while it away. There were a couple of things that kept me busy, with Yoga and the Gym taking priority over others! That was a time I had an opportunity to meet up with other full time Home Makers - newly married and even Mothers to new borns.

Each woman in her own way was struggling to come to terms with change. Be it trying to fit into those old trousers or the estacy of weighing even 700 grams lesser - accepting herself the way she was at that point in time always seemed a struggle for her. And I wondered ... are we born to act like this!

Yes - Me Included !! I mean the only reason I took a break from work before shifting base was to do all the things I had ever wanted to and complained of not having enough time to do them while I worked full time. But the truth was - I always had enough time !

I dint have to rush to work or battle traffic jams to get home late at night, was ofcourse, the best part about this little holiday I was having! I always envied full time homemakers. Thinking how much time they have for themselves to rearrange their wardrobe or even exercise or go out for a movie.

But I as a career woman too did enjoy those pleasures - the only difference being - enjoyment became a need rather than a luxury. And rightly so, I do not value the experience of going for a movie now, as much as I did when I'd go for a movie on a Friday night after a week of hard work at office. It was like this rewarding and a truly enjoyable experience. Now it is more of - ya I am going for a movie kind of a thing...

I craved for a holiday outing once every quarter and no it din't have to be an expensive place far away from home. But even a weekend away to some place nice would have me ticking till our next vacation ! Now, every day seems like a holiday - I hate That !! I don't have the urge to plan on our next vacation together - cause I am not occupied with work or neither do I feel stressed out to desparately want a holiday!

However, I still have people telling me - "Its Summers !! the best time to be here ! Njoy yourself to the fullest - you'll never get this time back !" But the truth is, I feel I don't deserve to njoy in the presence of an absolute absence of occupation !!!

I do not know what sets me apart from the rest of my girl friends who are having a jolly good time being full time homemakers for years on end - be it India or Abroad! But well, I think God Made me a lil different ! And now, I hope even he realises this and helps me find some work to do !!

Well one thing is for sure - no sabbaticals for me anymore !! "Work + Sayli A. Yadav" would be together till Death Does us Part !!