Wearing Irony

Today in the morning we went for a hike, and it was just great. Unfortunately, Saachi was feeling a little droopy. She explained that she was allergic to the smell of trees...and we left it at that. on our way back down, dad noticed that she was wearing a sweatshirt, and suggested that her exhaustion was caused by heat. I looked at her, and recognized the article immediately. Let me describe it to you. When I was eight years old, I came into possesion of a sweatshirt. It was dull, gray, and wasn't at all remarkable. But the thing that set it apart from my other clothes was what was on it. There was a picture of a football and the words, "Refuse to lose! Football rules!" And guess what, I didn't like football. In fact, I thought that it was scary. That was the sweatshirt that Saachi wore today. The irony is overwhelming. It advertised football, yet neither Saachi nor I play it. Out of all my sweatshirts and sweaters, it has lasted longest and looks just like it did when we bought it, and, honestly, I still feel the same way about it. Its dull, gray, and so incredibly ironic.

An exciting weekend part II

On Sunday, my friends came over. Stefan and Brandon came around 11:00, but Nathaniel was still missing. Mom and I started to get worried, but finally he arrived as well. We played some video games and ate Chinese food for lunch. Stefan and Nathaniel had a verbal war, and eventually Nathaniel made Stefan spit his milk back into his glass. The things they said were hilarious. After lunch, we went to the Movies. We had planned on watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but mom was still a little apprehensive. Honestly, it was really wierd, but since we already knew the story, it wasn't that scary. Mom, on the other hand, was appalled at the sight of us laughing when, say, the greedy girl was a "bad nut" and got thrown in the trash. I could see her point, but I tried to convince her that it was perfectly OK. After the movie, Every one was picked up and it was, once again, a lazy, boring Sunday. YAY!

An exciting weekend part I

What a rush! 2 birthdays, 3 parties... all in one weekend! Saturday, the 23rd, was Saachi's Birthday. First we went to Shadowcliff park with Ishan and Sejal's family, and had, of course, a picnic. At least, the grown-ups did. We went down to the shore of the lake and jumped into the warm water. Unfortunately, we could only go about 4 or 5 meters out, since after that it was too deep. We were entertained for a whole hour trying to swim normally in water 3 feet deep. It was sort of pathetic, really. Later, we got to the fun part. On the far side of Shadowcliff Park, there's a huge water slide, almost(but not quite) as big a the Serpertines in Raging Waters. The factor that tipped the ride up a notch were the mats we slid down in. These things were about 1 by2 feet, and all of us almost slipped off. There were four slides, but we only went down two of them. After that, we went back to the other parents and we all drove to Ishan's house( it was his birthday yesterday). The parents chatted and talked while we played Ebay and Twister. After dinner and a marvelous cake made by Mona Bu, Saachi and Ishan opened their presents. Saachi recieved a voice changer(of her choice) from our family and books from Sejal and Ishan. Ishan was delighted to get a remote control airplane and a lego car. We helped build the car, play with it, and, in the end, partially destroy it(just the headlights and side doors, to make it streamlined). After that, we started a 750-piece Times Square puzzle. We had alomost finished the heading before the parents finished talking. Saachi stayed for a sleepover, and I don't know what they did. Can you believe we did all this in one saturday? I felt totally drained...but as they say, you can always take one more step.