Cramped up in the huddle room, for the daily never ending project discussions, I was exhausted. I needed to work. Just me and my Laptop!!!. But those discussions never seemed to end. At 2.30PM, everyone had gone for break and my phone rang.
Dec 22, 6.30AM ( Exact a month earlier)
With a hustle and bustle in the single bedroom apartment that we were staying temporarily at Sierra Ranch, Phoenix, Arizona, we were getting ready. Alwin and Dheera had come to the US for Christmas 2012, and I had planned a few trips. It was Grand Canyon and Sedona that day. I had booked a trip in SouthWest tours. They were supposed to come and pick us up at the apartment at 6.30 AM. and we were getting ready,
Rick came on time and we got into the van and started a great family trip to Grand Canyon. First time ever, in eight years of our life together.
That's Rick and Alwin posing against the mighty Sedona rock formations. Rick almost knew everything about the place and about the native Indians there.
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| A family picture @ Sedona |
It was Dheera's first trip,a long awaited trip to the US, and she was immensely happy. Still suffering from jetlag, she slept through the whole drive and just got up at the pit stops for breakfast, lunch, for photography and to play in Snow.
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| Dheera and Alwin and..... my i pod |
It was snowing in Flagstaff.
Dheera was clicking pictures with my ipod while Alwin was trying out his new Nikon camera.
We had a great time but for just the small accident Dheera had. She became sick of the long ride and puked.
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| We @ the Grand Canyon |
It felt great to be together as a family again. We spent time taking silly pictues as this one. Awed by the grandeur of God's creation, returned home tired and just wanted to hit the sack, and little did we know that Dheera had dropped the i-pod somewhere.
Later, much later on the next day did we realized that I no more had an i- pod.We had lost it. I was a bit sad, The i-pod was indeed my companion during the days of loneliness.
It was lost and there was no use thinking about it. I suck it up, and planned to get an I phone. But that would happen only after I earn some more.
Dheera had taken lot of pictures of me and Alwin together, and was hoping just if I could get the pictures back. Of course, it was wishful thinking. There was no way I would get it back. Just to try, I called SouthWest tours and told that I had lost my i-pod and if they found it in one of thier vans, they cound it to let me know. The lady over the phone promised me that she would. And I never heard from them until........
Jan 22, 2.30 PM.
Laura from South West tours called me up and said, " I believe you have lost your i-pod in our van. We found it. Would you like to have it back, we could come and drop it at your place if you want." My heart leaped with joy. I could get my snaps back. Nobody ever takes the snap of me and Alwin together. Only Dheera does that. And true to their word,They came and gave it to me at my place. After one complete month after I lost it, it was back in my hands. I held it with joy, while thanking Laura and SouthWest Tours Arizona.
