Aanika and I enjoyed modeling our new shirt’s based on Indian desserts and chai time!
Jalebi Baby!
Author: gundara
June 2023 Fun
June marked the beginning of summer vacation for Jatin and Aanika! Aanika said farewell to elementary school and took the sweetest picture with her buddy Liam! Jatin hosted his band friends over for a kickback to officially celebrate summer! Nick and I took the kids for a hike on Fathers Day morning and did some plant hunting at a local nursery! We enjoyed a beautiful day off at at The Grove and totally loved the amazing farmers market! Aanika got back on her horse after recovering from her broken arm. All in all some very special memories shared in the early part of June.
Aanika’s Elementary School Graduation
Aanika cutie pie finished 5th grade today! She did well and walked and got her certificate of completion. Nick and I took her out for Chinese food after to celebrate and then we did a little shopping! Middle school here we come!
May 2023 – Jatin is Drum Major
Jatin had his end of year band banquet that was Tropical themed this year. He looked lovely and officially enters the role of Drum Major! I also attend the local carnival concert where the whole band performed a 30 minute set. We’re so proud of him!!
Daddy – Gulu Nana’s 80th Birthday!
Neera, Nikki, Naya and Naveen came into town to celebrate Daddy’s 80th Birthday Weekend! We had a beautiful lunch at Boccacios in Westlake on Saturday and Sunday Brunch at our place before they had to head home.
May 2023 – Universal Studios
Nick and I joined Brody, Gee, Neha and Brody’s friend Aubrey for a day at universal studios and the new Nintendo world to celebrate Brody’s Birthday! We learned that Brody loves John Cena – the worlds strongest man and that he doesn’t love roller coasters – much like his big brother Jatin. Bowsers lair is amazing when in line for the Mario kart ride! And of course both the Gundara brothers won huge toys for the boys playing basketball 🙂 Gee told us a funny story – beeboop beeboop…
May 2023 – Weddings, Pickle-ball and More!
May was busy busy busy but fun! We had 2 full weekends celebrating Rishi and Lisa’s wedding with all the family! Mommy and daddy hosted the family on Friday night and we enjoyed celebrating Islas 4th birthday and then on Saturday we hosted the Krishnan’s for brunch at the before the evening party. We played pickleball after some mimosas and bagels 🙂 It was fun!!!
That evening we celebrated Lisa and Rishi’s upcoming wedding at Urth in Culver City hosted by Sheila Masi.
The following weekend Daddy, Mommy and I drove to Lake Arrowhead for the wedding ceremony. Neera and I danced the night away as usual and we celebrated Mother’s Day with mommy and daddy before heading home.
Main Event 2023
Nick made the main event hosted in Dana Point California this year. It was so relaxed just being able to drive there rather than fight airport lines and crowds. We started off by having lunch at the Coastal Kitchen just down the street from the resort.
Next we checked into the hotel and got our gifts. Sunglasses 🕶️ Hats 👒 flip flops 🩴 and 🏖️ bags. Once we rested a bit it was time to go to the first evenings garden dinner on the hotel grounds. We met up with Tom – Best Bud, Rajiv – COO, and Nicks team Randy and Farrah and her husband Josh.
Spring Break 2023
We booked a few days at a home near the beach in Oxnard for the kids spring break again this year. Bonus was Neera and Nikki had the same spring break schedule so they came to town at the same time!! We were very proud of Aanika. She was great while eating out, playing with Naya and Naveen and even while boating. Positive progress for the whole family! Whooohoo! We got Nana and Nani to join us for the day for some pizza at Toppers and a harbor boat outing. Nick and I got to take our favorite magical walk in the alleys of the beach homes while our amazing son Jatin watched Aanika and the 3 of us watched some Better Call Saul on the big screen while Aanika watched some Cobra Kai in her cute room. All in all a very positive spring break vacation!
20th Wedding Anniversary 2023
Nick and I celebrated 20 years married this year! Thank goodness Aanika was feeling well enough that we were able to get away to Vegas for a few days to celebrate together. We stayed at our favorite wrap around suite at the Cosmopolitan with Bellagio Fountain views.
We enjoyed cocktails at the beautiful Parasol Bar at Wynn followed by dinner at Casa Playa. The decorations and lit trees in Wynn were so beautiful that I told Nick that we can make that the theme of our backyard someday when Jatin gets married 🙂