Tennessee, so much to see!

I know it has taken some time, but here is the video you have all been waiting for... from our trip to the Smoky Mountains and Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

If you are interested in Deer and Bear in their natural environment then you might want to watch this video. We got some up close footage of the bears and deer, and they are just more beautiful in their natural environment being themselves! I was amazed to see the Llamas while on a hike in the Smoky Mountains. You can watch the Llamas as they walk past us and see the peaceful setting of Autumn in the Smoky Mountains. You will also see some footage of Uday and me in our favorite environment, "travel & adventure"!

Click on the picture below to view the video of the Smoky Mountains and Gatlinburg:


I also could not resist adding this peaceful video of the footage we shot at Ripley's Aqaurium. I felt like I was swimming with the sharks and I show this in the video. It actually looks pretty funny if you watch it until the end!

Click on the picture below to view the video of Ripley's Aquarium:

Miami Zoo is Underrated!!

We celebrated my Mom's 61st birthday on Sunday November 9th and took her to the Miami Zoo. We knew that the zoo was quite huge with lots of animals, but we did not know just how fabulous this zoo was going to be. Now, having been there, I can't believe it is not more crowded than it was. Even though the Zoo did not have any rides with the exception of real life Camel rides, I would say that it is much better than Disney's Animal Kingdom. With that said, the Lion Country Safari in Palm Beach County may also beat Disney's Animal Kingdom.









Mom also loved it! It was a beautiful day with some clouds, a dry cool breeze, and a spectacular sunset to end the night! There were so many exotic and gorgeous animals that we spent a lot more time taking pictures of them than with each other. Uday and I at times had to fight for the camera since we were so excited to take pictures with our new camera. We had plenty of space to walk and see the animals and the Zoo gave the animals a lot of space to roam freely.





















Mom said it was a really good birthday present seeing these awesome animals. If you go to Miami and are an animal lover, the Miami Zoo is a must see!!























Click on the picture below to view more pictures from Miami Zoo:

The Last Couple Weeks have been Hectic!

It all started around Halloween when mom decided to spontaneously throw a party at her house. Then our Salsa class that mom also attends were having a costume party. Here is a picture of mom with one of the Salsa teachers, named Jose. Jose is Mexican and for Halloween dressed like a Mexican guy. He is always very funny and my favorite teacher there. Uday dressed up as "men in black" and Boo as herself, "the joker"... I was too busy to dress up in a costume this year!!













Next we attended our friend Jerry's wedding on November 1st. Jerry and his wife Britney had a nice beach wedding on Singer Island, but it rained so the wedding was in a covered area. We got some good pictures outside after the wedding when the weather cleared.

On the way home we saw some people we recognized from the wedding on a main street out of their car stopping traffic and looking under a car. We assumed that they got in an accident. We stopped our car as well to help them and lo and behold, they were trying to rescue a dog which was hiding under another person's car. This man was very impatient and wanted to leave but we all stepped in along with a few other strangers to help the dog. Uday and I volunteered to take the dog to Peggy Adam's Animal Shelter (a "no kill" shelter where I got Boo). After grabbing one plain hamburger from Wendy's and a double plain Whopper from Burger King, along with a lot of water for the hungry and thirsty dog, we finally arrived at Peggy Adams Animal Shelter too late! They were not accepting dog's past 3:30pm. Reluctantly, we went to the Palm Beach Animal Shelter and they did accept him. We then called our friends and our mom's friends to see if they would adopt the dog, but they did not want a dog. I could not leave the dog at the shelter knowing that if he did not get adopted that he might be put to sleep. So we put our name as adopting him and we thought we could buy time and find him a home after getting him neutered and vaccinated. We thought about taking him home directly but we did not want him to give any diseases to Boo, in case he had any. A week later we found ourselves taking home a new family member. We named him Simba since he looks like the small skinny lion from The Lion King. He is a sweetheart so far. He is not yet completely potty trained and is now suffering with Kennel Cough as I write this. Boo is a very jealous Boo and it has not been easy working with the two of them this long weekend. Uday says it best, "This weekend has gone to the dogs!" Luckily I was off Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday due to Veterans Day!! Here are a few pictures of Simba:

On top of this, Uday and I celebrated mom's birthday, have been working on planning our India trip, and thinking about how to do well financially in this difficult economic time where we could both possibly lose our jobs somewhere in 2009! Needless to say, I got a little behind on keeping up with the blog, and keeping up with my Salsa dance classes.

I can't imagine how we would have done this if we had a kid! But that's another blog topic for another time! Keep in touch!

"Trying to Make Sense of it All" - Arthur K. Rose

My cousin Arthur, is an author, who just recently published this book called, "Trying to Make Sense of it All". This book particularly intrigued me because Arthur dared to ask the questions many of us are afraid to ask (at least publicly) but have often wondered about as we grew from childhood to adulthood. Not only does he ask the questions but continues on his courageous journey to try and answer his own questions.

Arthur has studied the Bible for years and has tried out different Christian religions. Along with this, he has recently been interested in scientific theories about the Universe. In his book, as he raises several questions that you and I may have at some point in our lives asked ourselves or others, and he diligently bases his answers on his research of science and the Bible to come up with answers that make sense to him. The answers cousin Arthur comes up with also make a lot of sense to me.

Here is a list of just a few questions he finds his own answers for:

-- Why are we here?

-- Is the Bible the whole truth or stories for us to learn from and find out our own truth?

-- Was Jesus truly the "Son of God" and what does that mean?

-- Did the "Immaculate Conception" really happen as told in the Bible?

-- Is there life on other planets?

-- Can time travel really happen?

-- Does the Loch-nest-monster really exist?

-- Have aliens already come to our planet, and is the Government trying to hide this?

Some of you may or may not have thought about these questions. Some may have given up seeking answers to these daunting questions, while some are still pursuing them. No matter what one's belief in religion or science may be, Arthur asks the questions that many of us, because of our own beliefs, may be afraid to ask, and he backs his answers by his own research and thoughts. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to make sense of life. Even if one does not agree with Arthur, his book really helps one think of life, mind, and purpose.

CLICK HERE to find his book for sale at Amazon.com.