Where in the world are the Patnodes??: Another fun weekend...

On Saturday, we had dinner plans with a co-worker of Pat's, Vikas, and his family. They live in an apartment nearby. Taylor, Lauren and I had appointments for pedicures and manicures at 3:30, so I was hoping we wouldn't be running late for a 4:45 departure.

We made it out just in time ($30 US including tip for all 3 of us to have hands and feet done!!) and arrived at Vikas' right at 5:30. Vikas has a 9 year old girl and a 6 year old boy, which was perfect for Taylor and Andrew. It was so nice to be out of the hotel and in a home for a bit! Vikas and his wife said they were nervous to host us, because they had never cooked for people who were not Indian and they did not know what we might like. They cooked several customary Indian dishes and ordered Domino's Pizza as a "backup"! The food was all very good!! They were excited to offer us a "new" drink in India.... Bacardi Breezers - they were disappointed to hear that we've had Breezers in the US for a decade. We had a nice visit and departed at about 10pm.

On Sunday we had plans to visit our friends Vim and Dev who moved out of Palm Meadows last week and into their villa in Prestige Ozone, nearby. Dev took a transfer here from her position with GM in Detroit. She and Vim's parents are both from India. They have 2 kids, Mira (8) and Millens (6) who will be attending Indus with Taylor and Andrew. We spent the afternoon at Ozone... Andrew got right into a game of cricket in the courtyard and Taylor was excited to ride a bicycle again... Lauren wandered about in the lazy river and was thrilled to have cookies and milk on the porch! You can see Pat in the background of the last photo here, playing in a pickup volleyball game, too!

We had planned to have food delivered from a Little Italy, but at the last moment decided to cram into our car (their driver has Sundays off) and just eat there instead. 10 of us, plus the driver... it was comical. Thankfully there are no seat belt laws in India! The dinner was unreal! An authentic Italian eatery in Bangalore... who would ever think it. I think it is the first time since we left the states that I have actually felt full. Pat can barely wear his clothes already... he has lost 15 pounds on the India "diet"!! Andrew has gained at least 5 lbs, the food has not affected him in the least!!!