This Joy’s Life

Ok, so I’m falling in love all over again with the Humbug! blog and I just had to share this post which made me LOL. If I’d been drinking milk, it would have flown out my nose (shoutout: Suzannadu):

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I received an email earlier in the week from Dirk, recommending the following [Hell's Kitchen blog on how to win arguments]:

Use meaningless but weightly [sic] -sounding words and phrases.

Memorize this list: 
Let me put it this way 
In terms of 
Vis-a-vis 
Per se 
As it were 
Qua 
So to speak 

You should also memorize some Latin abbreviations such as “Q.E.D.,” “e.g.,” and “i.e.” These are all short for “I speak Latin, and you do not.” 

Here’s how to use these words and phrases. Suppose you want to say: “Peruvians would like to order appetizers more often, but they don’t have enough money.” 

You never win arguments talking like that. But you WILL win if you say: “Let me put it this way. In terms of appetizers vis-a-vis Peruvians qua Peruvians, they would like to order them more often, so to speak, but they do not have enough money per se, as it were. Q.E.D.” 

Only a fool would challenge that statement.

Indeed.

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LOL, right? That’s awesome. I think Miss South Carolina may have used the Hell’s Kitchen article to *help* her in the interview portion of the Miss Teen USA contest. In case you’ve forgotten, I’m happy to remind you:

Oh, it burns so good.

As promised, here are some pictures to give you a feel for the traditional Indian wedding I attended at a Sheraton in the cornfields of Iowa this past weekend. It was a full on two-day affair. The fan-fare, outfits and colors were amazing, but, of course, the best part was seeing my friend marry his beautiful bride:

Fun times at the Sheraton!

The happy couple at the Sangeet

Kevin, the best man, Suzanne and Sylvia

Me dressed in my Salwar Kameez for the Sangeet

Sylvia, Suzanne, Me, & Jessica decorating the groom's car

The groom in his wedding day garb

Sylvia, Kevin & Yashan

Mother of the groom, Chetna

The groom's father, Praful

The groom's sister, Ami

A ceremonial coconut

Surrounded by ceremony

Man & Wife

Thank goodness we're finally married!

I'll dance to that!

I know, I’ve been lame and not really done much on the blog lately and whatever loyal readers I once had have probably moved on by now. But, I started thera-pee today, so things are lookin’ up!

I hope to begin again updating the blog on a more regular basis because there is lots going on, like baby #2 whom is due on Halloween – my most favoritest holiday of the year! I fully intend to give birth in costume. Ideas given to me so far: a nun, a member of the rock bank Kiss, woman with baby limbs growing out of her belly. I like them all! I should put it to a poll, eh? Leave your suggestions in the comments if you are so inclined.

So we’ve got a baby’s room to decorate and I will post pictures of that once we decide what we are doing in there. First we must decide if we are going to find out the sex. Chad wants to, I’m on the fence. But, decision day will come in mid-June. Clara will be a big sister either way, but will she have a little bro or a baby sis? Only time will tell. . .

Tomorrow, I leave for a weekend in the Iowan cornfields, off to the Indian wedding of a good high school friend. Punjabi’s and sari’s will abound and I’m excited for my first opportunity to wear both. Soon, if you are lucky, pictures of my adventures will again begin popping up on this blog. I’m back on Sunday in time for a Mother’s Day BBQ and will hope to get pictures up later that evening. So be sure to check back in a few days, . . . or you’ll be SARI