Hyd trip (1)

Hyderabad! A little break from my usual monotonous rut. 

This trip had so many issues- with all the convincing, constant planning, and then the postponing. Man, we really worked through it. So basically I met up with my boyfriend Kartik, and his AWESOME family. Great fun it was... new place, new people. The perfect getaway.

We were staying with his aunt Deepa. Deepa Aunty is definitely one of the coolest adults I know. She's too much fun! And extremely loving. Kartik is super close to her... he says that he is 'just like Atta'. Which is kinda true. Their house, Ashraya, is so pretty. DAMN I wish I'd clicked more pictures. It has a beautiful front, a little pond with fishes(FISHIEEEE!! :D) and tadpoles, and trees and colourful flowers. One night, I was sitting out and it feels so good, just to be there! 

They have two dogs- Rusty and Taz. I am so not a dog person... which I've been told is very strange. :/ Anyway.

Rusty and Taz! Rusty is really old... so he just sniffs around and comes behind you if there's food in your hand. Taz is the active young dog. EXTREMELY active. Like the jumpy jumpy active. He's cute, but from a distance. I'm just very scared of dogs.

And then Neha and Aarti, his two sisters. We got along so well- felt really good to hang out with some new people. Neha is the elder one... she's 19. She's studying for architecture and interior designing colleges. She being an ex-FIITJEEian, could relate to what I was saying(whining, rather) about that place.

FIITJEE. 

I hate it. Even more now. 

So anyway. Neha and I talked a lot, got to know each other better. She's so damn cute! 

And Aarti. Aarti is 14... but as Deepa Aunty puts it, "She's 14 going on 40." Haha. Aarti is QUITE mature for her age- I guess that's coz she mostly hangs out with people who are a couple of years older. She and I chatted about the randomest stuff. We spent a lot of time hanging out together. Talking late night, shopping- great fun.

And then the rest of the family! They're all such sweethearts. His grandparents, and the rest of the aunts and uncles. A family so unlike mine.