2014 in pictures

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So, 2014 has been one hell of a journey for me. Its so special that, it'll be etched onto my memory for a long long time. I would have never, even in my wildest dreams imagined that so much is going to change.

Writing this post, I am so filled with nostalgia that I can't begin to think about how am I going to pen all these thoughts into a single post.

These are some of the best things that changed in 2014 in pictures....

My wedding ofcourse has been the biggest life changing event that happened in 2014.

I am sure you have all checked out my wedding posts, if not here is the link, do check them out.

After marriage I had to leave my home and move to Dallas. This was especially hard for me as was a total mommy's girl and this was the first time I was going away from home let alone to another country. Fortunately bae SJ has been so supportive and full of love that it made everything so easy. Life in Dallas has been so different from what I used to imagine it'd be like. I will be sharing more updates on that in coming posts. Here's a preview. 

 Okay, I am officially embarrassed about this one, but this has been a major lifestyle change and so I had to include it. I stopped being a vegetarian ever since I left India and I am not sure if I am happy or sad about it ..just kidding! Honestly I love chicken :P

 If you follow me on Instagram @manalidaydreamer I ll keep you up with my food journey!

Yes I am going back to school now
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And I travelled to almost 15 cities in 2014, where I had never been before. The journey ha been fantastic, nothing less than a dream.

Check out more about the places I travelled.

I hope you guys like this post, do leave your comments and let me know your thoughts. I love to hear from my readers :)

Heritage Farmstead : Living life country style

Wishing all my readers a merry Christmas and a very happy new year. I hope you guys accomplish your goals and be super happy and successful the coming year.

I have been busy enjoying my holidays the past week. Since this is my first year in the US, I am very excited to dive in the culture and experience the life here, so we decided that we will spend the holidays going around Dallas and visit places that we usually never go to and gather new experiences.

Yesterday we went to this place called "Heritage Farmstead Museum" in plano. Based on the reviews we figured that it is a farm/museum located in the heart of the city. I found that hard to believe at first but when we reached there I was pleasantly surprised to find this jewel quietly hidden amidst the hustle bustle of city life. Its a beautiful country style farm house and has every possible thing you could imagine at a farm.

There was a beautiful little pond surrounded by trees just behind the house.

Beside the lake there was a whole miniature animal farm. These cute little pigs were having a lot of fun in their sty.

There were these huge asses of the size of an Indian horse. This one was named Jack. ' pun unintended'

We got to feed chickens and turkeys. I saw a turkey for the first time in my life, I mean first living turkey of course.

There was a windmill behind the house and there were a lot of early century farming equipments that people used in those days.

And there was this scarecrow that I thought was super cute.

  We definitely had a day well spent getting a sneak peak into the old world country life.