Mele Kalikimaka

Christmas in California wasn't the ideal place to spend the holidays, especially far from my family. Nonetheless, we had a great time with the Naidu clan in Sacramento. Ate too much, played a lot of fun games, and stayed up really late. I got everything I wanted for Christmas.

Maui Waui

We recently came back from a trip to Maui! We were lucky that the hubby and his work team got rewarded with a free vacation. It was for a week in paradise. We stayed at one of the most amazing hotels in Wailea called the Andaz. All expenses paid, it was definitely celeb status. Got to see family, get a tan, eat onolicious food and relax. It was very hard to leave that beautiful island and back to the cold.

Fletcher Family

Short note: Last weekend me and the hubby made a quick road trip to Utah for my really good friend's wedding. We left right after work on Friday, spent the night in Nevada and made it just in time for the reception on Saturday! Luckily we were able to stay at my sister's new home in Provo. The reception was very nice and we had a lot of fun. After the reception we got to spend a little time with the Gorhams, we tried to go to a haunted house for some pre-halloween fun, but Avalika was too scared and the lines were too long. So we ended up picking up some snacks for a late night scary movie.

The new Mr.&Mrs. Fletcher

We almost made it to the entrance.

Fun with the Gorhams!

                               

Happy Halloween!

This year for Halloween my job allowed us to dress down for work, but not dress up in costumes. So my co-workers all agreed that we'd wear super hero t-shirts! Me and the hubby didn't plan to wear a costume, so I just bought him a Superman shirt in since I had already got a Batman one for work. I was a super slow night, we had ONE trick-o-treater, a really cute little Darth Vader that lived across from our door. We ended the night with a movie, Monsters University and a lot of leftover candy. Next year we'll hopefully plan a better one.

Batman and Superman

Two of my favorite co-workers Tiff and Jess

                               

Naidu Wifey

So part of being married to a Naidu is that I have to eat as well as cook like a Naidu. Today was my first attempt at making Chicken Curry for dinner and Kheer for dessert. I had no recipe to look at, all I had was what I could remember from my mother-in-law teaching me when she cooked once and also really good tips I learned from Anant's cousin Tina, plus a lot of improvisation. We had the in-laws over for dinner to celebrate and bless our new apartment. Yes, we moved this past week, I forgot to post something about it because it all kind of happened so quickly, but my next post will be about the new place. Anyways, I was very happy to know that the in-laws gave it a thumbs up for my first try. Anant gave me a "B" as my Curry Grade, which is not to shabby. I'm going to continue perfecting my curry skills until that B turns to an A+!

Bam! Chicken Curry and Kheer, I'm turning into quite the Indian Wifey:)

 

General Conference October 2013

I always love watching General Conference, it always puts me in a good mood and gives me such a spiritual high. All the speakers had something to say that I needed to hear and should definitely work on. One of the things that stuck with me was a talk about getting into "spiritual shape." I recently started getting back into physical shape and after hearing this talk, I realized that getting into spiritual shape was more important. Here are a list of exercises that we already do, but I felt we could work on as a couple:

• Daily Prayer 
• Daily Scripture Reading
• Family Home Evening
• Attending the Temple
• Magnifying our Callings
• Service
• Fasting
• Paying Tithing

It's Officially Fall!

Short post. Fall is officially here, although it doesn't seem like it here in California. I can, however feel the cold starting to creep its way in. In that case we decided to prepare for it! Yesterday we went to "pop some tags" and found some really great steals. A new coat, jacket and warm clothes for less than $50. For one sweet deal and one cheap meal, I'd say it was a good day.

                                                                 >Tribal Cardi for Fall<
                                                                    pic cred: the hubby

September is almost over!

The last time I posted anything was almost a month ago. If I'm going to keep my family and friends updated, I need to posting updates....duh! Quick recap on everything that happened since my last post. Got to hangout out with the Naidu Clan after the wedding before everyone went back to their separate ways. It was also a great way to celebrate my BIRTHDAY! Did a hike with our favorite church couple and 2 boy scouts in Carmel. Had a ward Talent Show, where we taught everyone how to do the "Hukilau!" Recently got a visit from my sister-in-law and her new husband this past weekend, ate some pizza and did a little shopping too. Phew! There's a summary of almost a month of summer squished into one paragraph.

These guys were too many fun!

Bye bye Pati and Narayans

It looks like we're lost...

"Oh, we're going to the Hukilau..."

We look related right?

This fool left me for Hawaii!

Wacky Wedding Week

I haven't posted anything lately because last week was a very busy and crazy week! This past Saturday was my Sister-in-laws wedding, so there was a lot that needed to get done. Last minute favors, decorations, and cooking. Plus Wednesday there was the Bridal Shower, Thursday was the Haldi (Indian Ceremony) and Friday was the Bachelorette Party. Tons of family came from all over, so everyone's house was very crowded. A lot of work had to be done and sometimes there was a lot of stress, but it was all worth it and everything worked out in the end. I was a very beautiful wedding and and I am very happy for my sister and her new husband Matt! Welcome to the family:)

The Naidu Family is getting bigger...

The Kwakers came to the Wedding!!!

One Year!

One year ago today, me and this lucky guy got married for time and all eternity. To celebrate our anniversary, the hubby had a surprise romantic weekend getaway for the both of us. We stayed at the beautiful Hyatt Regency in Monterey. Did a little hot tubbing and enjoyed the fancy living. On Friday we went on a beautiful scenic drive called the 17 Mile Drive. Then hit the Del Monte Center for a little shopping. Saturday we cruised Cannery Row and ate some dinner at the famous Fish Hopper...seafood and steak, yum! We ended the night at Planet Gemini with some comedy and late night dancing. It was a fun filled weekend where we really got to enjoy time together with no interruptions. I can't wait for next year:)  

A little about us...

We are the Naidus! Welcome to our Blog. Since we are so far away from many of our family and friends, we decided that keeping a Blog would be a great way for us to share what we have been up to. We'll try to keep it updated as much as possible. Enjoy!