Sean and Ruchika

A couple from #USA and #India posting our adventures. Met in #Delhi, lived in #Toronto, currently in #Chicago. Proud parents of a new little human named Viraj.

“On vacation since Sept 17, 2014…” ❤️❤️❤️

#travel #vegetarian #vegan #food #cafe #coffee #indian #indianfood #urbanexploration #city #citylife #art #nature #adventure #boardgames

Profile: Us at the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, OR, USA from 07/23.

Header: Sunset in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India from 03/18.

Current Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sean's Mastodon: https://mas.to/@seanbala
Ruchika's Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@dohappybelove

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2025-03-20 18:46:45 CET

Hey #Gardening people - we're thinking about ordering some #heirloom tomato plants from the #Chicago #Tomato Man. We are complete novices at this and need some guidance.
- We need to grow in an apartment (dwarf or tabletop) or on our balcony in a south-facing building with lots of sunlight.
- We do a lot of #Indian cooking.
- We don't have a lot of experience with tomatoes.
Here is a link to what is available:
https://www.chicagotomatoman.com/new-page-2
Thanks!
#Plants #Food #Cooking #Garden

2024-11-29 05:48:31 CET

Happy #Thanksgiving from Ruchika, Sean, and Viraj! We decided to do #Parsi Thanksgiving again this year. We started with Irani Chai and butter biscuits. We then had berry pulao and dal dhansak. Everything was #vegetarian (and could be made #vegan. Just to be "traditional" we had an apple strudel from Aldi for desert. Such a special day for little one's first holiday!
Recipes below!
#Thanksgiving2024 #Indian #IndianFood #Parsi #Food #Cuisine #Cooking #india #thankful #Recipes #Chai
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2024-11-23 03:29:07 CET

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Assalamu alaikum -
Thank you so much! 🙏
Also, it appears that you may be new to Mastodon - if so, welcome!!

2024-11-23 03:03:42 CET

Game night during one of the little one's all-too-brief naps. We played "Ticket to Ride London." We really like this one - we picked it up at a severe discount at a Walmart one year. It is small enough to play quickly but still be challenging. It is also one of a handful of games we have that is for more than two people, LOL.
#BoardGames #Boardgaming #GameNight #TicketToRide #London #Parenting #Quiet #brettspiel #brettspiele
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2024-11-20 09:59:27 CET

Some positive vibes during a late night feeding of our newborn ❤️
#Night #Children #newborn #parenting #parents #studioghibli #ghibli #Anime #Totoro #MyNeighbourTotoro #TonariNoTotoro #animation #LateNight #hayaomiyazaki #miyazaki
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2024-11-04 18:07:32 CET

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Thank you Bala - hope all is well!

2024-11-03 02:43:07 CET

We are pleased to announce the birth of our son Viraj Jain-Bala! He and Mumma are healthy and we all are overjoyed. We have come so far from that day we met in August 2014. We have come together and built a good life of respect, love, and joy. Now we are embarking on something very new, scary, and exciting. All three of us will now build something new and wonderful together. Wish us luck!
#Chicago #Family #Life #Milestones #Love #Joy #Baby #Parenting #Parents #Children
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