Beautiful! Dear Kaia,
Thanks for sharing the photos and the brief description of Diwali. You look truly stunning in the sari. What a wonderful host of memories you are gathering during this special time.
Enjoy all of the festivities--and the great adventures that await in November with your travels through the great land of India.
Karin
so great to hear from you You look soooo beautiful in your new sari!
Holly's been asking about you, so has Cleo.
Diwali looks like a lot of fun. We love you Kaia!!!!
Skinny and white Wad up home slice. We miss you. Hahha I like the picture of the potter on the bottom. What a cutie. Jeeez its been awhile. There is so much going on here as well. I dont even know where to start. And question do oyu have an accent? Go on msn more so we can chat! We luv you chica!
Great Pictures! Kaia, hope you keep posting more pictures....Now I know what you see outside your window everyday! Have a safe trip to Gujarat! Love you, Mom
Wow So great to hear from you Kaia--we hold our breaths until we hear from you! You look great in your colorful picture. We sure do miss you here but it looks like India's good for you!
Love Julie, Dean, Holly and Miss Cleo
Hey Kaia!!! Wow.
Just from seeing the pictures, India looks amazing.
Soooo different from here.
But I bet it's a nice change. [:
I hope you're having a great time.
Miss you Kaia!
xxx
:) So great to hear from you Kaia! I wish you were feeling better but it's so great to hear about all your adventures. We really miss you here!
Love Julie Dean and Holly and Miss Cleo
Hang in there! Hi Kaia,
We look forward to your blogs and emails and enjoy reading them. Then, we print them off and show Grandma and Grandpa. We certainly are thinking of you, Kaia, and pray for you everyday. It is great you are experiencing the culture, and hopefully you can get out and do some serious shopping! We love you and miss you!
Bob, Kristy, Erikka, Alysson, Grandma and Grandpa
im so jealous Kaia! I don't even know if you remember me. Im Knutson's friend. Wow, you are having so many adventures already! I am sorry that you are sick, I'll pray for your health. But I am so glad to hear you have friends and your b-day party sounds better than anything I've ever had! And I have to say I am very jealous that you've gotten henna all over! I was just saying yesterday (no kidding) that I want to do that!! I guess I will have to make the trek to India someday! Blessings Kaia!
Beth
Happy Birthday! Sweet 15 and in an ALL GIRL'S SCHOOL.....you are really safe! Enjoy and party with all those gril friends...did they decorate you locker? Did they tease you and play any jokes on you? What food did you eat?
I heard about your new clothes...you will be beautiful when you return and model for all of us. We love you and are thinking of you on your Birthday!
U-15 is in the state soccer tournament..lots of excitement! Friday night at 5pm and Saturday night at 7pm and Owatonna will win! Go and Win!
((((Kaia)))) It's so great to read your posts, Kaia! We know you're going to do great--hang in there in school it will be okay. We love you and miss you! Have your happiest birthday ever!!!!!
Love Julie, Dean and Holly Gutzmer and Miss Cleo The Dog
Hello Hey Kaia.
Wow seems like school kinda sounds like a drag...
I'm sure you'll do okay though, you're smart, I think you'll get through it.
From your blogs Amravati sounds alot different than here...kinda nice huh?
Except for the whole uniform thing...I doubt that I'd like that.
Ahh I'm jealous that clothes are really cheap over there...I love cheap clothes!!
Well I hope you're having just an awesome time, and can't wait until you post a new blog!
xx
EWWWWWWWWWW rats! Holy bals I woulda flipped. Your my hero stickin it out kaia bo baia! And daaaang woman, already famous. Psh I knew you would be some day! And I thought you said they spoke english lol? They cant even understand you! To them do you have an accent? Well Its nice to see you wrote another one of these. I was worrying about ya! But hey happt almost birthday! Hope its quiet grand! Miss you kiddo!
Love jordannnnn!
WOW hey kaia i just got done reading your posting and its so interesting!! wow just the way you talk about it makes me wanna go visit for a while.... i cant believe they have school in the summer! thats weird.. well i know you'll do well so have fun and post often cuz it sounds so intresting!
AJ
dessert Remember to eat dessert...it is stress spelled backwards! YOU are so popular with your "new" friends and they don't even realize all your talents! Have you shown them the Duffus family art projects like jewelry and fashion design?
Though of you at the Lake cabin today...remember that really fun sleepover with Jake and AJ and your best friends? Thanks for coming out...just you and your mom enjoying the dock time together.
Linnea is a "keeper" here at LZE...she knows and does everything...even drives Grandma June to Mpls for her docotr appointments...and Grandma June is so awed by Linnea's talents...chef, nutritionist, traveler...we love her here and want to bribe her not to go back to college!
Do you get an opportunity to cook?
Keep your faith strong and know that the world is God's cathredral...and you are experiencing/feeling more than most young girls....I truly feel you are Ann Frank...your letters are so beautiful!
KAIA Hey there kaia! Omgawsh! Texas was fricken amazing i loved it!! I wish you would have beeen able to come!! Im so glad your having a good time!! Oh and by the way Happy Almost Birthday!!!!!!!Ahhhh I already want you to come home. HAve fun!
Holly----:)
haha! Kaia- I laughed so hard when i read about your words being transfered to something else. !!! It was really funny. And OMG!! you are famous...autographs and everything!!!...can I get your autograph!!! YAY!!!haha. Thats sooooo cool.!!!! Have a great Day!!! ****Noelle
uhhh Kaia Kaia bo Baia. Guess what I saw you before you left he he. Texas was awesome! We missed you, and we will be missinig you for the next year! Ohh did you find your romeo yet LOL!?
Greetings! Hi there! Your family told us last week that you had arrived in India and had met your host family. Enjoy this exciting journey and know that you are on our prayer list.
Looking forward to hearing and reading of your adventures!
The Knutsons
OMG!! One more thing i forgot to tell you!!!... just this one more thing...I was watching good morning america and they were talking about the best family camps to go on vacation to and the number one camp was CAMP DUNORD!!! yay...talk about good memories. I was just really excited. and they showed pics and i was like awesome.!!! I just had to tell you!! Talk to you soon....who knows i may have something else i forgot to tell you that i will suddenly remember in a few minutes...haha..okay !! Bye!!! Noelle
HEYHEYHEY OMG!...how has everything been going so far!???? i'm so excited to hear about it! Do you have jet lag?? How is the food??? Well we had a soccer tourney this weekend and we got second! Not too bad. But anyway...enough about me...we need details....HAHA! YAY KAIA!! Well i'm thinking of you...have fun!!! I LOVE MIFFY!!! -Noelle
u rock Kaia you are an amaizing girl... i give you props for being so strong!! we are all praying for you, make it safe-- and i hope you and romeo didnt get sick on the plane ride... thats right!!
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wow kaia that sari is sooo beautiful. we miss you like crazy!!! i hope everything is going well!!