Thanksgiving 2006 in New York

Manhattan skyline as seen from Liberty Island...

With Miss Liberty...

View from the top of the Empire State Building

With the Stricklands for a candlelit Thanksgiving dinner

Dudeling and the DQ (Emily Strickland)

With the kiddos

Our fam outside the Strickland home

More pics from this trip at:

http://poonen.org/sunil/nov_06/

Also, check out ma boy's blog for some cool pics of him with his cousin Sofia:

http://www.xanga.com/dudeling

Peace.

Since it is easier to update and for people to comment on, I've converted Zachary Aaron's website into a xanga site. It can be accessed at:

http://www.xanga.com/dudeling

Since I don't expect to update much myself anymore, I suggest that you subscribe to Zachary's xanga to find out what's going on in Anugrah's and my lives, and to hear the unbiased truth about our family from the mouth of an innocent babe:) Of course, there will be many more pictures to come on his site as well.

Anugrah and I managed to get away for a fancy Valentine's Day dinner on Feb 14th, thanks to Anugrah's mom who was babysitter for the evening:

Exactly a week ago, my life was forever changed by a single mind-blowing event, accompanied by unspeakable joy.

Click here for more details.

Currently Watching The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe see related

We went to see "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" - the second in the Chronicles of Narnia series, and the first Hollywood production of one of the chronicles by beloved author C.S. Lewis - on opening night last Friday with Sanjay, Kathy, and Sandeep. An amazing allegory of the Gospel message - the unbelievable sacrifice Jesus made to atone our sins. I grew up reading all the books in the series and "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" was by far my favorite, but for me, seeing it vividly prortrayed on the big screen was much more poignant than just reading it.
Here's what we looked like that night:

I am three weeks overdue on my commitment to post pictures and highlights from our Southern California trip. But, better late than never, here they are:
Day 1: Drive down the incredibly scenic Pacific Coastal Highway (HWy 1) from San Francisco to my aunt's house in Orange County.
Day 2: Universal Studios theme park in Hollywood. Fun rides, shows, and the inside look on how they make the movies.

Day 3: Sea World in San Diego. I've been to San Diego a dozen times and each time I'm more and more tempted to move there!
It was my first time at Sea World though. I wonder if when God created the killer whale, he ever foresaw it doing backflips!

Anugrah petting her new dolphin friend.

Thanksgiving dinner was later that evening with my Aunt and her family.

Day 4: Day after Thanksgiving sales in Orange County, which I suspect was Anugrah's highlight of the vacation;)

Day 5: Hanging out with my 6 year old cousin, Isaac, at Newport Beach and watching the sunset over the Pacific yet another time.

Day 6: Drive through Hollywood. Walk a few blocks around Hollywood Blvd and Vine St. (otherwise known as the Walk of Fame). Drive down Sunset Blvd to Beverly Dr. and Rodeo Dr. in Beverly Hills. Intensely struggle with the desire to covet other people's houses on Beverly Dr. and once this urge was overcome after a lengthy battle;) , we drove back home to San Francisco to our cozy apartment in Foster City.

More pictures at:
http://www.poonen.org/sunil/nov_05/
http://www.poonen.org/sunil/dec_05/

Finally... some pictures from my brother Sanjay's wedding last weekend:

The notorious Poonen boys before the wedding, outside Sanjay's house:

With the groomsmen and bridesmaids at the wedding:

With both families before the reception at scenic Thomas Fogarty Winery:

Anugrah and me after the reception:

More pics of this blissful event at:

http://www.poonen.org/sunil/sanjay_wedding

We will be driving down to L.A. and San Diego tomorrow for a 6 day vacation and spending Thanksgiving Day with my Aunt Mary in Orange County. More pictures and memories from what promises to be a week of immense fun in my next update.