FOUR MeMes IN ONE!!! :)

Well.. here are 4 MeMes in one post! I have been tagged to two of these a month ago and others recently. Thought it's about time I did these!! These are just my thoughts, feelings and opinions, nothing personal about anyone or anything. Enjoy!:))

WHAT'S IN YOUR FRIDGE?

Whenever I saw the "What's in your fridge" MeMes in other blogs, I always kept my fingers crossed that I won't be tagged for this! But when checked my mail last week, there it was! Madhuli of "My foodcourt", tagging me to show my fridge! I thought "AHHHH!!!" ;D
Well, here it is! Thank you for tagging me Madhuli!:))

Here is my fridge and the overloaded freezer! Didn't prep the fridge for the photo but looks lot better here than I thought! Freezer on the other hand is whole another Enchilada!:D


Fridge on your left!
Well... nothing to explain really as you can see EVERYTHING.
Arvind stashes his chocolates in the butter section and his coffee pd next to my Hazelnut cream.Lot of kids' juice cartons, lunch meat and pudding cups for school lunches are stored there too. You can see kids' milk ready to grab when they come back from school around 4pm.
Loads of salad dressings, breakfast items like OJ, Bread and Eggs, veggies, Yogurt, Sor cream, pickles, Beverages, Cake Frostings, Cream, Nuts, and spice mixes in the lower sections.Dinner is ready to heat up. On the door,last section contains LOT of Chaat sauces along with box of Bacon too!!:)
A gallon of 2% milk, ran out of fat free milk which I usually keep for my Tea next to 2%. Next to the milk is what makes few of you happy that I have it! We are ready for winter already!! London dry Gin is in there along with few mixers.(I know I don't have to keep Gin in the fridge but I do it anyway!:P) We will keep it outside when it's time to open it, will get some Scotch in December too. Just waiting for the cold weather!:D

Freezer on your right? What can I say?
I am a hoarder.I keep buying frozen veggies! I am sure there is some Psychological explanation for that!;D
Even my daughter gets angry when she opens it and half of stuff teetering on the edge falls right on her feet, says "mom, why do you keep buying these when you already have some?" :D
That freezer has Ice and water dispenser outside,so lot less space inside for me to stash things. I have another freezer in the garage which is loaded too.
They both have veggie packs, meat, leftovers, lot of veggies I grew chopped and ready to go. I have Hashbrowns, lot of cheese, herbs and waffles there too.

That's it! Now you know what's there! Latha and Lakshmi of "The yum blog", I am tagging both of your refrigerators for this. Hahaha!!

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FANTASTIC FOURS

Raaga, Srivalli, Sunita have tagged me for the "Fantastic Four" MeMe. Thanks girls for tagging me! Here are my not so fantastic fours!!:))

4 Places I’ve lived:
Just 4 would be hard to choose, I have lived in many many cities!!
1. Belgaum, India.
2. Bangalore, India.
3. Dover, UK.
4. Minneapolis, USA.

I am in North Carolina now as you all know.

4 Jobs I’ve had:
1. A short stint as a Beautician (Facials and Electrolysis)
2. A blink of a job in a computer software company in B'lore when I was a young bride and bored out of my mind!
3. A wife, most thankless job in the World!;D
4. A mom, the hardest and the most stressful of all jobs in the whole wide World. Don't believe me? Go have some kids!!:D

4 Favorite places I’ve vacationed:
1. Malaga, Spain
2. France, Paris
3. Rome-Venice-Florence, Italy
4. Bern, Switzerland.

4 Favorite foods:
1. All Chaats,(Spicy light Indian snacks, not Chat lines!:D)
2. Dal-Roti
3. Jamun,(Indian sweet)
4. Strawberry Cheese Cake!

4 Places I’d rather be:
1. At home, in peace and quiet with a good book,
2. A home by the Ocean,
3. Surrounded by greenery and birds chirping,
4. Anywhere as long as I am with my family!!

4 Bloggers I’d like to tag:
This is hard since some of you have already been tagged for this MeMe.If you have done this MeMe already, please ignore the tag.
1. Roopa of Kitchen Aromas
2. Roopa of Chow Chow Bhath
3. Kribha
4. Suganya

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FAVORITE THINGS

I had been tagged by Twisted DNA for "Favorite things" MeMe few weeks ago.He specially asked me NOT to mention food!:D Thanks TDNA!:))
(Check out his hilarious MeMe, I am almost ashamed that I couldn't come up with any humorous things for this!)

Some of my favorite times or things are:

1. The day when my hubby initiates to discuss about our future plans!...THAT doesn't happen often!!:P

2. When we sit down to plan our yearly 10 days vacation and kids are excited too. THAT doesn't happen often either unless it's Universal Studios, FL!!:D

3. When we all agree in unison on one place to vacation!

4. You all know this..sitting and staring at the Ocean for hours!:D

5. A peaceful and eventless day.

6. Around any Festival or Christmas time when most people are happy and smile a lot!

7. When News media doesn't scare us with something or other every single day!! I am still waiting for that day!!;p

8. To look forward to watch a great movie and still happy about it when we are out of the theater!! "Mystic River" was one of them, had read the book and was so happy with the movie too!:))

I will tag Bee and Jai for this MeMe. I am sure you both are lot more creative than me!:))

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WHAT'S IN A NAME?

I have been tagged by RV and Srivalli for "What's in a name?" MeMe. We are supposed to take the letters of first or middle name and say something relevant about it. For rules, check out rv's post. Thanks rv and Srivalli for tagging me!:))

Since I don't have a middle name; A-S-H-A it is!:))

A for Aroma, of course!!
Anything and everything that triggers my childhood memories, I love! Might be the rain and smell of Earth when it hits the ground after a long rainless days, aroma and sound of Garlic seasoning sizzling in the pan, aroma of Camphor which reminds me of temple and Sandal scented wooden boxes reminds me of Mysore, and most of all I love the smell of clean little babies which reminds me of my own kids!:))

S for Stubbornness:
Yes! I am and have always been very stubborn all my life, specially when I know I am in the right! You cannot convince me otherwise. No matter how many more degrees you have than me and how much more intelligent you are than me, if I know something is right I will stick to my guns, doesn't matter what you say!! You can go ahead and curse me all you want!:D

H for honesty:
Honesty is one of my favorite characters I would like to see in my family members and friends. Most of the time, I will know quickly when somebody is being dishonest. I will know when somebody says nice things to your face which they don't really mean!!;D
I have always told my kids that it's okay to fail in something and learn to better yourself next time than to pass with flying colors by cheating! I have taught them how "Karma" works!!
Honesty is great virtue, makes you grow into a wonderful human being. Yes, it's hard path to take in life but peace of mind you get from it in long run is worth a try!:))

A for aspirations:
I don't have any BIG aspiration or never had one really to become popular or famous or CEO of a corporation or anything like that. Just a little one, to lead a peaceful life, be good to myself and others. Yeah! There are many ups and downs in life which is quite okay,I accept without much complaint!:)
To have a ambition and to aspire to become something in life is a realistic goal for many, nothing wrong with it at all, my kids have their's too. This is just how I feel, my opinion. I am happy with what little things life offers me. My goal is to just accept life as it comes to me gratefully, count my blessings and be happy about it. Que Sere Sera!!!:))

Now to tag, I can think of:
A for Aarti
S for Supriya
H for Happy Cook
A for A kitchen scientist & a white rat hubby aka Sona

Thanks Y'all for tagging me. Take up these tags only if you want to, do when and if you have the time. I know how busy you are. Absolutely no obligation!! Enjoy the weekend!:))