Dilli Dilli Dilli

Okay people, we finally made the move! Now we live in New Delhi! Considering that up to a few months ago all that I knew about Delhi was the railway station and the airport, I am much more seasoned with what the city is all about now. Even if its only the Dwarka part of it.

The truck was unloaded with help from the Army and for that I am eternally thankful. There were all kinds of scenarios running through my head when I left with Rehaan from Gorakhpur. Thankfully things could not have gone smoother and must share my heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped me.

I reached on 19th, the truck reached on 20th and my hubby reached on 21st. By which time I had hung up the curtains, unpacked the kitchen, made up the bedrooms and had the hired furniture cleaned and placed. I must also say that the location of the house is great because I could walk down to the local market and pick up WHAT EVER I needed.

The icing on the cake was my parents who are on a trip of north India and had essentially come for the Bhuj Fatehpur day celebrations to the regiment. Still they reached within two weeks of our reaching and both of them took over many of the settling down aspects. Dad turning handy man and Mom turning cook.

The boys are also more or less set in the routine now, although poor Rehaan has tons of making up syllabus as the books here are different from the ones he had in Gorakhpur. Still he’s made enough friends in the colony for one of them to come ring the bell and ask for him to come down and play one evening, so I’m happy.

He is also learning to skate. Can you imagine the school has skating and abacus as a part of its curriculum. Its such a welcome change from his last school. The class teacher is nice and the co-ordinator is really efficient. Plus there is the added advantage of having a friend there as a teacher.

Jamshed is learning to deal with the long drive, the long hours are not new to him. On my own front, I am happy with all the restaurants that provide home delivery in the area. I have baked precisely two cakes here since the time I have come, because I really don’t need to.

I have ventured into main Delhi just once when we went with Jamshed to do a route checking for his way to office, but like I have come to discover, you really do not need to move out of Dwarka at all. Every thing is available here!

 

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