{"id":4917,"date":"2011-11-28T13:05:27","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T18:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/?p=4917"},"modified":"2011-11-28T13:06:46","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T18:06:46","slug":"its-been-a-tough-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/28\/its-been-a-tough-year\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s been a tough year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/thirdparty.fmpub.net\/placement\/449788?fleur_de_sel=[timestamp]\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\">This post is sponsored by<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/clk.atdmt.com\/AVE\/go\/354243774\/direct\/01\/\">Tempur-Pedic<\/a><span style=\"color: #888888;\">, the brand millions of owners trust to deliver their best night\u2019s sleep every night. Enjoy our Buy 2, get 1 free pillow offer now and give the gift of custom comfort to someone you love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but I am thankful for:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">O<\/span>UR FAMILIES,\u00a0FRIENDS,\u00a0READERS AND BLOG FOLLOWERS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>And most importantly, the ability to make a living and have food on table. Each day.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving, saying prayers, passed around yummy delights and spent catching up with the family \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>My blog is where I try to divulge a lot about our life. But sometimes it&#8217;s difficult especially during the time when we had a lot going on with our green card applications. Throw in the fact that I have the Husband coworker&#8217;s reading this blog while he is seriously contemplating of resigning and joining a new firm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4945\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/28\/its-been-a-tough-year\/dsc_0261\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0261.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1289300793&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0261\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0261-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0261.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4945\" title=\"DSC_0261\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0261.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0261-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We got our green card. So that&#8217;s a huge relief!!<\/p>\n<p>And that definitely gave us the urge to look for other opportunities that includes a chance to relocate somewhere out of Orlando. Getting a green card was our ticket to freedom. Literally \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>That happened 2 weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>We were seriously contemplating of moving to Atlanta, Georgia. Hence the recent road trip.\u00a0We arrived, Husband aced the interview and we went house &amp; apartment hunting. Yes, it was that serious.<\/p>\n<p>We returned to Orlando and started contemplating the job offers and reasons to relocate. That&#8217;s when it hit us. The reality is, we are not ready to move out of Orlando just yet. And why&#8217;s that?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orlando has been our home, away from home. This is where we <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/18\/its-official-we-are-first-time-homeowners-today\/\" target=\"_blank\">bought our first home<\/a>, together.<\/li>\n<li>We made many great friends and it&#8217;s so hard to part with them.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ve discovered that owning a home makes it a lot more difficult to move out of state, especially with the current economical turmoil.<\/li>\n<li>Theme parks! Silly reasoning, but it works \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There would be many more logical reasoning, but we are pushing everything aside because its THAT time of the year where we focus our energy by stuffing ourselves completely silly. I love Holiday season here in the States. Had we not move to the United States,\u00a0never in a million years we would have celebrated <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/2011\/10\/31\/happy-halloween-vegan-whole-wheat-moist-chocolate-cupcake-w-ganache\/\" target=\"_blank\">Halloween<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/27\/i-am-thankful\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thanksgiving<\/a> and now Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Our official Holidays Comforts may be boring to some, but we are sincerely blessed \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0050.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/28\/its-been-a-tough-year\/dsc_0050-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0050.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1321101240&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0050\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0050-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0050.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4943\" title=\"DSC_0050\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0050.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0050.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0050-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A small donation goes a long way &#8212; we love <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/25\/the-power-of-giving\/\" target=\"_blank\">helping the poor and needy<\/a> during the holiday season.<\/li>\n<li>Sipping a good mug of holiday coffee, while still lazing in a robe and holiday slippers.<\/li>\n<li>Load&#8217;s of baking \ud83d\ude00<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\">Road-trippin&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0during holiday&#8217;s are the best!<\/li>\n<li>Holiday oats is a must in this household.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/24\/goodwill\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thrift shopping<\/a> is highly recommended.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/2011\/11\/18\/feel-good-comfort-soup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Feel good comfort soup<\/a>\u00a0are no longer <em>just<\/em> for the ailments.<\/li>\n<li>Watching endless holiday movies. Some of our favorites: The Holiday, Home Alone, A Christmas Carol, Muppet, A Christmas Story, anything and everything Santa related. And Bruce Willis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Die Hard and it&#8217;s sequels are on my watch list, pretty much all year round.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Can you tell I am a DIE HARD movie fan? What are your Holiday comforts and favorite holiday movies?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>__________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Comfort is the perfect gift for everyone on your holiday gift list, so be sure to take advantage of<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/clk.atdmt.com\/AVE\/go\/354243774\/direct\/01\/\"> Tempur-Pedic&#8217;s<\/a> <span style=\"color: #888888;\">Buy 2, get 1 free pillow offer! I was selected for this sponsorship by the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clevergirlscollective.com\">Clever Girls Collective<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #888888;\">In no way I was compensated to give a positive review. 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