the arya family

The microwave has left the building

rajat — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:32:42 +0000

In an effort to remember our roots I have removed the microwave from our kitchen. This way we can appreciate our meal even more and recognize the importance of spending time together heating and cooking it.

Or the microwave needs repair and I finally dropped it off today. One or the other.

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Hiking Denny Creek

rajat — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:16:50 +0000

A quick post with a couple pictures from hiking Denny Creek this
morning with Partha. This hike truly is the most family friendly hike
I have been on in the northwest. Read more about the hike here:
http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/denny-creek

See and download the full gallery on posterous

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A Few Recent Pictures

rajat — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:03:19 +0000

Here are some recent family pictures from attending Sonny and Tamanna's reception on March 27, 2010. Look at us all smiling

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Christmas 2009: San Juan Islands

rajat — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:33:38 +0000

So the whole family (meaning with Snoopy) took a brief vacation to the San Juan Islands over Christmas. We stayed at the Lakedale Resort, renting a log cabin. It was quiet, scenic (it was sunny every day!), and thoroughly relaxing.

Our plan to play tons of PS3 (a household present this holiday season) was foiled by the television in the cabin being too old for the PS3. However we did find open wifi from a neighboring house so that was a pleasant surprise.

We took a bunch of pictures, available here:
http://www.thearyafamily.com/v/sanjuanislands.

Below are some of the choice images:

Hiking Wallace Falls, Snoopy’s First Hike

shaily — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:15:35 +0000

Hiking Wallace Falls with Snoopy and Sunil. Was a great hike, Snoopy loves hiking, as we expected. It was raining through the first half of the hike, but the weather improved through the afternoon.

Click here to see all the pictures, some of them are below:

Our New Addition: Snoopy

rajat — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:33:39 +0000

We adopted and brought home a two year old rescue beagle yesterday. His name is Snoopy. We are attached to this guy from the first time we met him a couple weeks ago. We are still getting to know each other but his disposition works with us completely.

So welcome Snoopy along with us. Come and visit us and you too get to meet him. He got a great grooming session today and is in the midst of changing his diet and getting used to our house and living in Seattle. His foster family was in Tacoma where he had huge fields to run in. So far he’s doing great and so are we.

Below are some of the pictures, the rest are available here:

Swaranjali Recital 2009

rajat — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:10:32 +0000

Quick post from visiting Portland last weekend to watch my mom’s recital from her singing group. Shaily and I had a great time from the event – Nisha aunty’s students never cease to amaze us. I think Shaily and I were the only children there supporting parents but it was a great time for everyone.

Find out more about Swaranjali Academy here.

The pictures are below, also available here:

Hiking Twin Falls Trail

rajat — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:44:36 +0000

Hiked Twin Falls Trail on May 30th with Bishal. Easy to moderate trail and very close to Seattle. Was a beautiful day and the trail was well-maintained and busy. We had a great time.

Here are the pictures from the hike, and you can grab them from here as well:

Hiking Rattlesnake Ridge

rajat — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:44:34 +0000

Shaily and I hiked Rattlesnake Ridge over Memorial Day weekend. It was the perfect way to start the hiking season this summer, and it was Shaily’s first hike in the northwest. We had a great time though the trail was more crowded than I had ever seen it.

Our pictures from the hike are below, or here:

Townhouse in Seattle

rajat — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:40:15 +0000

In March Shaily and I moved into our first home together. We bought a townhouse near downtown Seattle, next to University of Washington. We love the house we live in now and are slowly getting ourselves settled in. There are still a few things we would like to get to finish the furniture part of setting up the place. After that we’ll move onto artwork/decoration/etc but so far we are having a great time.

You should come and visit us or catch us on Skype and we’ll walk you around on webcam.

Some pictures are below and some more are here.