deepavali weekend.

Deepavali's finally over and what a relief!
I say this with as much positivty I can muster right now, as I moan that I'm back at work and grumble that I did not take this day off so that I could have enjoyed the long weekend (DOH!)

All that aside, Deepavali day was great! I managed to get sleep the night before (unlike the 2004 Deepavali) because I got everything done and even managed to catch bits of the Deepavali show. The day itself looked promising and it truly was a Festival of Lights:)



Paternal grandma's place in the morning was a nice, simple affair and on to Prem's place after that. Shanthi was at the temple, but everyone else was home and it was such a good feeling being there, running about, serving guests and above all, just being home. Felt like Santarina when I was giving out Deepavali presents and that was really the icing on the cake:)

Dad dropped the three of us off at my uncle's place at Marine Parade and Krishna was really nervous, poor thing. Everyone on my mum's side, sans my uncle and his family in Indonesia, was there, and as much as they have been verbally accepting (i try, but there seems no other way of explaining this) of him this past 2 weeks, I couldn't help but feel nervous as to how they would react to his presence.But thank god, my super-conservative grandparents were ok, and even blessed him (!!!???!!!) So much for surprises yeah? Lol.

The rest of the evening was spent lazing around at Marine Drive, watching Jil Endru Oru Kaathal and catching up on everyone's lives. And me praying furiously for all to go well.

At the end of the evening, we dragged our sticky selves to Krishna's place, only to be greeted with more food, warmth and love. Mmmmm. Was a good end to the day and Mu and I went home super tired and happy.



My darn service provider decided not to be too forgiving of me having forgotten to pay the bill and ruthlessly cut my line (ok, yes, I do know its their job) and much to the chagrin of some of my constants, I could not reply their goodwill Deepavali messages.

Somethings could have happened for it to have been a better day but I'm not complaining. It was most definitely one of my best Deepvali-s so far and I'm praying that its the start of many more.

The day's rating: A

Sunday didn't start off too well, fell really ill and could not get out of bed till about 2 in the afternoon and after that it was a mad rush to get ready for my mum's side who were coming over to my place for dinner after a really long time.
It was an experience that I had missed sorely, and after last night's response, an experience that I would love to revive each festive occasion.

The day's rating: A-


Overall, the weekend was a good one, and reminded me the importance of giving, receiving, forgiving and forging ties. Was watching Maid in Manhattan, a few days back when they showed it on the telly and this remains etched in my mind

Sometimes we are forced into directions we ought to have taken ourselves - The Butler to J.Lo, Maid in Manhattan