Right after Prasad reached US, he realized there was a lot to do before he could ship our things. Since I was so eager to go back, I was more than happy to book the tickets and join him to help. My mom agreed to take care of the kids while I was gone for almost 10 days.
I was happy since I wanted to squeeze in a visit to a couple of places in my hectic schedule.
But, the day I reached, Rishabh got really sick and had to be hospitalized for almost 4 days. It was a nightmare. Staying so far away when my baby was sick was something I hadn't even dreamed about. We were glad when he was finally discharged and sent home. But by then my week was almost over. Learnt my lesson: don't leave the kids with anyone for more than a day!!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The first 3 weeks
The first 3 weeks since we move has been a breeze. We went straight to our new house in Bangalore from the airport. My parents had done a great job getting the house ready for us to move in. We already had a refrigeration, gas and kitchen was almost equipped with the basic necessities to start cooking.
Kids had already got admissions in a very good school(it's our perception). We went to the kids schools, talked to the teachers, found out that they had already missed around 3-4 weeks of school. So decided to send them to school from that Monday. I felt really bad for Rishabh. He had just finished his school in the US. He must have had a week of summer vacation and there he was again going through the grueling school work, catching up for the past 4 weeks of missed school. Rohan, on the other hand, was loving it. It was more fun for him than work:)
Everyday we would have an agenda to get things for the house so it would be comfortable for me and the kids.
I think Prasad was really happy that he would be back in the US and didn't have to deal with the day-to-day issues in the new house (atleast that's what I would like to think:))
Kids had already got admissions in a very good school(it's our perception). We went to the kids schools, talked to the teachers, found out that they had already missed around 3-4 weeks of school. So decided to send them to school from that Monday. I felt really bad for Rishabh. He had just finished his school in the US. He must have had a week of summer vacation and there he was again going through the grueling school work, catching up for the past 4 weeks of missed school. Rohan, on the other hand, was loving it. It was more fun for him than work:)
Everyday we would have an agenda to get things for the house so it would be comfortable for me and the kids.
I think Prasad was really happy that he would be back in the US and didn't have to deal with the day-to-day issues in the new house (atleast that's what I would like to think:))
Moving to India
12 & 1/2 years ago when I got married to my dearest hubby, little did I know that he was very serious about moving back to India in the future. I had hoped that it's a phase and as time will pass we will decide to stay in the US forever. Eventually over the years as I started making trips to India every summer to visit my parents, I realized that as a daughter(-in-law), the priceless gift I can give to our parents was the joys of spending their time with the grand kids. The kids got so attached to the grand parents, that I didn't think it was such a bad idea to move back. After all this is where I spent the first 21 years of my life.
As the time to move back was approaching, I wanted to trap all of my priceless memories in NJ from the past 12 & 1/2 years. Didn't know that I would get so attached to that foreign land, that I would be thinking so much before returning back to my homeland. I think more than the place itself, it was what I was leaving behind. I had made some really good friends. And I was sure I would miss them a lot. Although the world has become one big global nation, it's still not the same like sharing a conversation over coffee with some of my closest friends. And though I would hate to admit, I think somewhere in my heart I thought moving back was like going back in the past instead of moving on into the future.
It's been 2 & 1/2 months since we moved here in Bangalore, I am still not settled. The kids are definitely settling in. I am glad they are. I don't want them to go through the same emotional turmoil that I am going through. I am still trying to find my solace and happiness here. Prasad says give it some time. I am just not sure how much....
As the time to move back was approaching, I wanted to trap all of my priceless memories in NJ from the past 12 & 1/2 years. Didn't know that I would get so attached to that foreign land, that I would be thinking so much before returning back to my homeland. I think more than the place itself, it was what I was leaving behind. I had made some really good friends. And I was sure I would miss them a lot. Although the world has become one big global nation, it's still not the same like sharing a conversation over coffee with some of my closest friends. And though I would hate to admit, I think somewhere in my heart I thought moving back was like going back in the past instead of moving on into the future.
It's been 2 & 1/2 months since we moved here in Bangalore, I am still not settled. The kids are definitely settling in. I am glad they are. I don't want them to go through the same emotional turmoil that I am going through. I am still trying to find my solace and happiness here. Prasad says give it some time. I am just not sure how much....
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