These are a few of my favorite things...about winter

So..everyone has a few things they look forward to every season. I have put together some of my favorite things that I look forward to every winter. In no particluar order, here we go...

1. The First SNOW shower of the season! Need I say more..the pristine white blanket covering the ground and the branches of the now-barren trees. Nature at its best!:)

2. The relaxed atmosphere at work. Parties, lunches, vacations!Can we ask for more?

3. The gaiety and festivity at the malls! The huge decorated wreaths, humongous christmas tree and teh cute old man from the North Pole with the very excited kids!Picture perfect!:)

4.And of course for the shopaholic in me....The SALES!!

5. Lights, decorations, Santa-biking snow globes, the beautifully gorgeous ornament studded trees! Aww....

6. The baking frenzy that sets in just a few days before Christmas... The yummy home made cookies and debut of many aspiring bakers!

7. The spirit of christmas. It's all about giving and receiving. I love buying gifts for friends and family. The anticipation on the face when opening the gift warpper..Priceless:)

8. Memories made and captured with family and friends. This year has been fabulous so far on this front!Good times....

9. Anticipation of a new better and fulfilling new year

10. More than anything else, a wish for a perfect white christmas!

Mumbai massacre

The utter audacity of the terror strikes, the precise planning and the execution leaves one numbed to the senses. Hearing the survivors describe their plight and the shots from the bloody carnage cannot be erased from our memories for a long time to come. Time heals ..so they say, but ask the thousands that have been rendered kinless by the mindless barbaric acts of "few mad men" with skewed ideologies of glorified religion. Our nation is angry, thirsty for answers. All the talk about "Mumbai limps back to normal" & "Kudos to mumbaikers for bracing an attack again" has thankfully taken a back seat. Heads have rolled, so is this a beginning of any action and accountability? India was the center of the world's media attention this past weekend, exactly what the attackers wanted! But is that going to yield a solution? Is that going to make us unified in our fight against these violent strikes?Are our neighbors going to co-operate?

I wonder...