PICS. AND OTHER SUCH GOODIES

I KNOW, I KNOW…LONG TIME NO BLOG. WELL, I HAVEN’T FELT LIKE WRITING, SO I HAVEN’T. ALTHOUGH I HAD A PRETTY FUN WEEKEND, I’VE BEEN HAVING ANOTHER SEVERE BOUT OF INSOMNIA – WHICH REALLY SUCKS WHEN YOU WORK ON THE COMPUTER ALL DAY, IN A QUIET OFFICE (ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO FALL ASLEEP WHILE WORKING, AND THAT DOES NOT GIVE THE BEST IMPRESSION!). I’M NOT SURE WHY I’M HAVING THE TROUBLE SLEEPING. I HAD THIS ISSUE THE FIRST WEEK I WAS HERE, BUT THEN FOR 3 WEEKS OR SO, I’VE BEEN SLEEPING LIKE A BABY. HANK SAID MAYBE I’M EXCITED ABOUT HIS RETURN AND OUR TRAVELS – BUT I DOUBT THAT IS IT. (NOT THAT I’M NOT EXCITED, JUST THAT – I’M CERTAINLY NOT THINKING ABOUT IT AT 3AM – THE ONLY THING I AM THINKING IS “GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SLEEP.” MAYBE IT HAS BEEN A COMBO OF THE ANTIBIOTICS, VITAMINS, ETC. I’VE BEEN ON FOR MY SORE THROAT, OR MAYBE IT HAS BEEN THE FEW SODAS I’VE HAD RECENTLY (I NORMALLY DON’T DRINK THEM). I DON’T KNOW. ALL I DO KNOW IS THAT FOR SOMEONE WHO CONSIDERS SLEEP ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE ACTIVITIES ON EARTH (I’M A 9 HRS. A NIGHT KINDA’ GIRL!) INSOMNIA BITES THE BIG ONE!

ON A MORE PLEASANT NOTE, ONLY ABOUT 5 MORE DAYS UNTIL HANKO GETS BACK! WOO HOO! I CAN’T WAIT! I AM EXCITED TO SEE THE TAJ MAHAL – PRAY FOR A SUNNY DAY (FOR DECENT PICTURES)! WE’VE ALSO PLANNED OUR TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS – GOING TO A CITY CALLED LEH (“LAY”) IN THE UPPERMOST PART OF INDIA. THE WORST PART (HOPEFULLY) WILL BE THE DAY OR MORE IT TAKES TO GET OVER THE DRASTIC ELEVATION CHANGE (OVER 3,000 METERS UP) – OTHER THAN THAT – LEH IS SUPPOSED TO BE PHENOMENAL! A PEACEFUL, CITY OF BUDDISTS (BUDDISTS = NO VIOLENCE) – WITH LOTS OF MONESTARIES, MARKETS, AND COWS, ALL PLOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF MOUNTAINS. I’M HOPING THAT WE CRAZY AMERICANS WILL FIND IT AS WONDERFUL AS THEY DO! I HAVE HOPE THOUGH – APPRENTLY THE TWO INTERNS FROM MY SCHOOL WHO CAME HERE LAST SUMMER CHOSE LEH AS THEIR MOUNTAIN CITY ADVENTURE AND AFTER ABOUT 5 DAYS THERE – THEY EXTENDED THEIR TRIP ANOTHER WEEK IN ORDER TO STAY IN LEH AND DO MORE HIKING, EXPLORING, ETC. ALTHOUGH HANK AND I DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION OF EXTENDING OUR TRIP ANY LONGER THAN ALREADY PLANNED – THAT STORY BODES WELL FOR THE BEAUTY AND MAJESTY OF LEH. EXPECT GREAT PICTURES!

I'VE INCLUDED A FEW CHOICE PICS. FROM LAST WEEKEND WITHIN THIS BLOG. WE MADE IT TO DILLI HAAT AND SAW ALL THE CRAFTS – IT WAS BASICALLY AN INDIAN VERSION OF A FLEA MARKET (WHICH I LOVE) SO WOO HOO! THEN, ON SUNDAY, CURREY AND I WENT TO LODI GARDENS – A BEAUTIFUL, SERENE ESCAPE SOUTH OF WHERE I’M STAYING. (PARK-LIKE AREA BUILT TO MARK THE TOMBS OF A FEW IMPORTANT PEOPLE.) THE FULL COLLECTION OF PICS. FROM THIS WEEKEND CAN BE ACCESSED HERE: http://picasaweb.google.com/April.Gay/DilliHaatAndLodiGardens