Quick Trip to India

In the middle of April, my family and I went to India for 8 days. That's by far the shortest India trip I've ever taken, but it was in the middle of school and work and we needed stuff done so it had to be snappy. Our to-do list was like, floor length. The most important thing, however, was to get my costumes stitched. These Bharatanatyam costumes are custom-made to fit you perfectly and are made from sarees.
Chennai is the most dance-involved city in india, so we took a day trip there. Seriously, it was only a day. The flight was in the wee hours of the morning and we took another flight back to Bangalore at night. While we were there, we rested and had lunch at our good friend Nandini's family's house. They fed us and took care of us really well, and her brother helped soo much with going around the city. We went to saree store after saree store, trying to find color combinations and silks to suit me. Finally, 5 sarees were selected. We were all really pleased with the day and its selections.
Back in Bangalore, the sarees had to be given to a tailor for stitching. We gave 2 to the Prabhat Kalavidaru tailors, which is a well-known dance school in Bangalore, and the other 3 to a trusted tailor Mr. Armugam. We were able to take 2 stitched costumes back to America, while the rest were mailed to us.(They came around mid- May and they are sooo pretty!! Everything fit well and they looked really good). But even with the major job out of the way, we still had much to do.
Over the next few days we shopped for temple jewelry, bangles, bindis, make-up, decorations, favors, gifts, and a lot of other stuff for the Arangetram. One day my mom and I were out shopping, and we both ended up with mild heat exhaustion. Walking would make us dizzy. I remember being woken up late at night to be spoon-fed ice cream. haha. My mom had it pretty bad. In the end my dad took her to a local medical clinic where she recieved IV fluids. She was fine after that though.
Within the next 2 days we finished up our duties the best we could, and then we were setting out for home again. Really, going to India for 8 days...