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Back to "Normal" :)

Our city is starting to settle back into "normal" mode :) The main part of holiday season is over (although there is still at least a holiday a week :)), so things are starting to "normalize". We definitely see less of these:
This is our neighbor's house the day after Diwali - lots of firecrackers (or Crackers as they call them here).
Our neighbors spent a lot of money on fireworks this year. We didn't spend anything, but got to benefit from their fireworks display :) haha!
The traffic is starting to get back to normal too! whoo hoo!
So, now that everything is getting back to "normal", I'll be able to post more... well, until the baby comes - haha! I guess life is never normal :) - which is good, it would be boring if it was normal all the time :)
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Joy said…
We are loving being back to normal too! We just ordered a "nice" Canon camera and our family is bring it next month. Looking at your pictures makes me excited to get it!
3:27 PM
SouthAsiaRocks said…
oh fun!! That will ROCK!
5:48 PM
Christine said…
I like that crazy traffic, it may be my favorite thing about the whole city.
7:00 PM
SouthAsiaRocks said…
haha! yeah, me too! (there was sarcasm in that statement :))
7:27 PM
Erin G said…
how in the world would that blue bus actually control a riot? Would they put the rioters in there? TOGETHER?? Seems like a recipe for disaster. :)
1:47 AM
SouthAsiaRocks said…
haha! yeah, you'd think :)
11:21 AM
Emily said…
And now all the holiday madness is about to begin on this side of the world!
6:20 AM
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