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Just for fun, we thought we'd make one last trip for Num, as she won't be allowed to fly anywhere during her 3rd trimester. As we had long-hoped to visit her cousin Milind & wife Preethi (who are currently in Florida), and Leena & Sanjay (who we've been meaning to visit for a while), it was time to do the deed. Short weekend, but a great time to relax in a quick 4-day weekend trip.
We rode out to JFK and flew on Song to Tampa. Picked up our Ford Escape rental car (with Hertz NeverLost GPS), drove the 2 hours to Gainesville to meet Milind & Preethi. We arrived at their apartment @ 2am, and we were pretty darn tired. Still, we all stayed up to chit-chat until 4am. Hey, I'd never met Milind, and I hadn't hung out with Preethi since August in Bangalore.
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The weekend was spent hanging out, going household shopping with them, chilling out, and seeing a bit of Gainesville. Seriously, nothing really to see in Gainesville. |
Our Ford Escape rental car
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Shopping @ Walmart with Preethi & Milind
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Have you ever seen radio control cars this big?
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Num's cousin Rashmi (see India
2004 trip) creates English subtitles for DVDs, such as Gilmore Girls
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Hmm, what I wouldn't give for the Knight Rider episodes
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| Speaking of household shopping, we got them a TV stand, and I helped them choose out a VCR/DVD player. Ah, it wouldn't be a trip if I couldn't help someone with their electronics. |
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Preethi, entranced by Need for Speed
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"How do I set up this DVD player?"
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"Hey, it works!"
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Num & Preethi, as we drive around Gainesville
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Check out the Gator love
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Saturday |
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On Friday, we saw more of Gainesville, and drove around the U of Florida campus, including the stadium. |
University of Florida, where Milind is doing his Ph.D
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Stadium
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Whoa
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| Around 5pm, we loaded up the SUV, and we were off on our 250-mile journey to Fort Myers. |
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Milind & Preethi
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Indian soda...in America?
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"GPS? Check. iPod? Check. FM transmitter? Check."
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On the road again!
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Look at that belly
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Argh, my butt is sore from sitting around
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But at least we're on the way to Fort Myers
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85 MPH down I-75 for 4 hours. Arriving at 9pm, we had dinner with Sanjay & Leena at their house Saturday night.
Sunday |
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Sunday, we all jumped into their Durango (very nice!), and we drove around Fort Myers. For fun (?), we went researching for baby stuff @ Burlington Coat Factory for what felt like a long time. |
Breakfast!
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Ah, Fort Myers. Love those palm trees
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Hey cutie!
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The ladies
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Daddy & Alisha, hanging out together
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| Afterwards, we had a late lunch at Steak n' Shake (hmm, great burgers and desserts). Dinner was just at home again. |
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| Monday, we headed out to the UPS store to ship some hand-me-downs from Leena back to NY, return the rental car, lunch at the airport, catch our flight, etc. No biggie. |
Getting some stroller tips
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"These strollers are tricky!"
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Uh oh. We've been found
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Why is my child white?
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I still love him anyway
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Alisha, being cute
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I guess kids are kinda cute
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Sanjay & Alisha wasting time while we browse
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Hmm, Diet Coke
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Num, me, and my stupid hat
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A brownie and ice cream? Don't mind if we do!
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Hmmm, yeah, that's good stuff
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So sleepy
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