St. Augustine.....here we come!!!!!

Well this weekend, providing that all goes well, i will be taking off to St. Augustine, FL. it's where Ponce de Leon came looking for his "fountain of youth." really excited to be taking off. I guess i really do not give up when it comes to any issue. my mom must really be exasperated with me sometimes! i never take no for an answer. but at the same time, i just wanted to do what i really like. i love travelling. i love seeing new places; especially cities that are very old. St. Augustine is about 4 hours north of where we live in S. FL. Ami is probably online right now looking at places where we can drive to also while we are up north. i know when he and vinod are together, they get crazy. they get along well when they are on the road. hopefully, this will be like this too. a lady told me today that if i liked savannah, ga as much as i did, then i would like st. augustine too. i am excited now about the trip. for us, going on a trip depends on if our time off comes on the same day.
i guess i feel a little bit tired. i argued a lot this week to have my way. i mean, i am happy that i have the go ahead from my parents now but i feel as if i really caused too much of a stir. they are adjusting to us being young adults and living in a new country. that is hard for any parent...even if they are in their own home land. i can only imagine....
today i had lunch with my friend at work. i have gotten her to eat all these so-called "health foods" that are really what my diet is like. she was having a soy burger and she told me that she liked it more than the real burgers. my secret was the olives. olives add a distinct flavor to anything...especially when it is with cheese. at least i know that i can make a sandwich that tastes good. i was happy. she doesn't eat meat much anymore and i actually saw her develop the taste for the soy burgers. in return, she has taught me how to eat less carbohydrates. Indian people eat from a diet with a high carb content and later on in life, most of them develop type 2 diabetes. for us, it's all about lifestyle and if the changes are made when we are young, it is for our own good. For me, it was imperative that i stop eating carbs but i couldn't do it as i wanted to. when you see someone not eating the carbs as much though, you eventually stop. sometimes all we need is that little push to get rolling. so now, my meals have less flour and rice (although i LOVE rice) and more of the protein...whether they are the soy burgers or dhall....and you never really notice it but carbs make you sleepy. they fill you up too quickly and then you just feel like sleeping after.