I know I am late but need to record this in this space as a tradition.
Adi’s Winter recital happened on Dec 6th and the girl was rocking on the stage as usual. She was part of two performances and at the end her classmate’s dad came to us and said “you guys have a dancer in your family” 🙂 🙂 Well I wanted to shout as my gene, my gene.. For those who are not aware I have learned Bharathanatyam for few years, did my Salangai poojai at Music academy, Mylapore when I was at my first job with few more kids (yes that’s the crazy part of me.. Imagine a working girl dancing with fellow 2nd,3rd,4th grader on stage). Given a chance I will go back to my dance lessons anytime.. I lovvvee them.. So do you agree its my gene? 😉
Dance class performance
First grade class performance
For the records Adi still believes Santa. We convinced her that Santa used the same gift wrapper as we have at home just to confuse her. She was convinced more by the note left by Santa. He wrote that all in cursive and she strongly believes that we both don’t know to write in cursive. Reading the note she said “Now I know that its really Santa who gave these gifts because you guys cannot write like this”.. Whatever my trick worked ;).. Couple of times I told her “You see that’s why I bought you this gift and when I bit my tongue for saying it loud she innocently corrected me saying amma its not you its Santa who gave me the gifts” and I hurriedly replied with a big “yes, yes” nod. I must confess that I have a bigmouth.
She also asked Amma why didn’t you get any gift from Santa? Are you on his naughty list? What to say 😦
We visited Pittsburgh perumal temple during the long New Year weekend. It was 7 hours drive from home and we stayed at Pittsburgh for 2 days and did local sight seeing. The trip was great and adventurous with some unexpected pleasant and unpleasant twists and turns. Details coming up in next post..
And for the virtual treat here is a double layered strawberry flavored cake which I baked for Christmas.. Please to enjoy this until we meet in person for the bigger treat.
I assume this was the bite taken by you all 😀 😀 😀
what is stopping you from joining a dance class? I bet there are great teachers around. I was so glad I went back to Bharatanatyam after marriage in Houston. Now I am looking for a teacher in Singapore. After years of Bharatanatyam, I am thinking of learning Kathak – just to challenge myself – go for it and put yourself first and dance away
yes I have to but the problem is the time management which I am very poor at.. I don’t want to just say I have no time.. Its just that I am not managing my time better.. I went for hip hop classes in local for couple of months.. That was good too.. I am now focusing more on gym activities 🙂 I will definitely get back to Bharathanatyam one day.. 🙂 🙂
Good luck with Kathak Vini..
you girl should be banned from baking..that looks so yummilicous…yesterday AT wrote about the two tier cake she made and now you…planning to kill us all in India drooling over your cakes is it
I am not able to open the videos here..will go home and check them out
Cute that Adi still believes in Santa…errr…so do I…can I get something…even if you dont write in cursive I am fine with it 🙂
You did Bharatnatyam as well..awesome..get a teacher and re start na…
only true believers get the gift RM 😉
yes yes there are plans to re start my dance classes but after few years..
Of course, Adi has got your genes! 🙂
‘She also asked Amma why didn’t you get any gift from Santa? Are you on his naughty list?’ – Are you? Are you, Ani??! 😛 😛
And the cake looks yum. I think its high time we stop asking for virtual treats. We are way better off not drooling over it! **Sigh**
And waiting for the ‘Pittsburgh puraanam’!! 😀
**asking with an innocent face – you know that appaavi pavam pola face**
do you think I am on the naughty list SnS? do you? do you?
the puraanam is coming up next 🙂
CAKE!!!!!! 😀 lovely 🙂 I WANT NOWWWW 🙂
Are you on his naughty list? — hahahahaahahaha 😛
Yes Yes definitely your genes !! 🙂
I will see the videos at home Okay ? 🙂
what’s there to laugh on me being in naughty list? haan? wait you didn’t any gift from Santa right then you are also in his naughty list? ha ha ha **dancing in joy**
oh thank you for saying my genes.. I seriously doubt given the way the girl gets glued to her daddy.. ;( seri-ana appa ponnu 😦
so do you guys write in cursive or no? 😛
yeah yeah make-doing with this virtual treat,sigh!
the videos are rocking! OMG Adi is a rock-star already…please get an autograph,pliss? 😀
we don’t even know how cursive looks like as per Adi’s standards **rolling my eyes**
Shouting out to Adi – One autograph for Scribby mausi..
Being Adi’s manager I might charge an international courier+sundry expenses for the autograph okie? 😀
Hi Ani,
Came here from RM,Scribby,Summerscript,garima – so many of them 🙂
Wishing you and your family a very very Happy New Year! And the cake looks YUMMMMMMM…. *drooling*
wowww RS is here.. welcome here RS..
Wishing a very happy and healthy New Year to you and your family..
I want that cake. like right now! You post not one, but 2 pics and expect me not to salivate:|
Is there any doubt that Adi takes after her amma?! Both the videos are awesome, but i was not able to make out Adi:( All are similarly dressed, of same height, cute:)
She is the rightmost one in first video and the one who gives intro before the dance in second video.. 🙂
That cake looks y.u.m.m.y 🙂
I liked the idea of a different handwriting to convince the letter was sent by Santa 😉
A.w.e.s.o.m.e videos 😀
Hugs to the super sweet Adi and her naughty list topper mum 😉
She just asked if I am on naughty list and you made me the topper? why ME? why? why this kolaveri?
Adi is rockstar…give her a big hug from me….
And the cake looks yummy 🙂
thanks AT 🙂 Adi is hugging you back…
Both the links are blocked in my office :-(will watch it at home.Two stage performances way to go Adi.Super proud of you..
And that cake am just drooling and thinking when will you visit India ,so waana eat that cake 🙂
Wow you are a trained dancer,amazing.You managed to make Adi beleive in santa thats great..hope you had a nice trip 🙂
yeah we had a nice trip garima.. hope your lips are better now.. did you try butter?
sure sure I will bake one exclusively for you 🙂
Video is not playing here.Well i know she must have performed well.Cake looks awesome.
video not playing at home? what could be the reason?