Nikhil Kini's Blog

Oct 31st,  2008 - As today is Halloween, my parents wanted to take me trick or treating. Instead of going to the homes in the neighborhood, we decided to go to the Grapevine Mills Mall which had Trick or treating between 6 and 8. I think it was a good idea to go to the mall. Most of the stores had someone sitting outside with lots of candy and as we went to each store, they put a little candy in my pumpkin. We went around the mall and I wished everyone "Happy Halloween" and collected my candy. There were so many kids in the malll, it was a lot of fun. Some grown-ups were also dressed in their Halloween costumes.

This is a fun holiday and a great way to end the week. Can't wait until next year to go trick-or-treating. 

Oct 25th,  2008 - Today is our school Carnival and its a big event for the school. All the kids from the school will be there and so will their families. After my nap, my parents dressed me up in my Bucaneer costume and we were ready to go. We reached the school around 3:30 and the whole area was crowded. There was no space to park and we ended up parking away from the school. 

All my friends from school were there, Ria was a friendly witch, Manav was an alligator. There were princesses, astronauts, doctors, supermen and more pirates too. There were lots of games for us to play. We had ring toss, cupcake walk, obstacle course, basketball, fishing, face painting and many other games. After we finished each game we also got a prize. It was a lot of fun. My dad was a volunteer at the Obstacle course game.

By 5, I was really tired and it was time to go home. It was fun. Thanks to all my teachers at school for making this a fun event. 

Oct 25th,  2008 - One of my father's office friend, Ramesh Uncle had a baby girl a few weeks ago and we went to meet her this morning. Her name is Dhatrisri. It was a nice drive to Southlake and we saw all the car dealerships on the way and I was very excited. 

When we got there, she had just finished her bath so she was sleepy. I said Hi to her. Babies are so small and quiet. Ramesh Uncle gave me a few toys to play with. I had some cookies too. Since we were there around lunch time, they served lunch. I had rice, dal and potato curry. I really liked the potato curry. It was very tasty. 

We left at 1 and I saw Ramesh Uncle's grey Toyota car. I am going to take a nap now and then its time to go to the carnival at school. 

Oct 19th,  2008 - Every once in a while, my dad and I go to the nearby Krispy Kreme to get some donuts. Its usually on Sunday mornings. Today when we went to the store, my dad picked special donuts for us. Since it was Sunday, they were offering the "Football"shaped donuts and since Halloween is also at the end of the month, they were also selling "Pumpkin" shaped donuts. A double treat for me.

Don't they look tasty. They were....you should try some. 

Oct 18th,  2008 - The Hindu festival of Diwali is at the end of the month and there is a large mela at the Texas Stadium in Irving. There are many families of Indian origin in the Dallas Fort Worth area and this event brings them all together. We live in Irving too so the stadium was very close to us. We left home around 5 in the evening and reached there in 15 minutes. It took us another 15 minutes to get in and find parking. 

Once we got in, there were maybe a hundred booths mostly of local Indian businesses. The Salaam Namaste booth gave me a balloon. I met the ladies from the "Show Me the Curry" website. They gave me a packet of spices. Most of the local restaurants had their booths and they were  selling Samosas, Dosas, Biryani among other things.

There was a play area for kids with inflatables and I got very excited and wanted to go play there. Unfortunately there was a long line and I was pretty impatient (I don't quite understand the concept of lines yet). My parents decided that it was time to leave. On the way out, we met Tejas and Vikram uncle and their families.